Show WHY WHEN AND HOW CHRISTS CHRIST'S SECOND ADVENT Billy Sundays Sunday's View Better than Yet Quite Unscriptural J Bible Views Long Buried Now Coming to Light Light Erroneous Erroneous Teachings of the Creeds Reasonableness Creeds Reasonableness of Bible Presentation Pres Pres- Instead Instead of World World Burning Burning Messiahs Messiah's Kingdom Will Bring World Bring WorldWide WorldWide World World- Wide Blessing Blessing Anarchy Anarchy Destructive as aa a Fire Will Prepare the Wa Way The Desire of All Nations Norfolk Va February 28 Pas Pas Pastor ws tor Russell ada ad ad- addressing addressing f dressing a large larg e J audience here bere today today to to- t o i h day discussed d S T Why When an and d How Christs Christ's Sec Sec- 4 Second Advent from the text If It ItI f I go away I f will e come come again and receive receive re re- you you John PASTOR l RUSSELL us He He complimented complimented Billy Sunday by saying that although Billys Billys Billys Bil lys teachings do not come up to th the e Bible nevertheless he Is far ahead of o f so-called so orthodoxy on ou this subject Mr Sunday preaches considerably considerably considerably-as as asI I do on this subject said the Pastor yet still comes far short of my conception conception conception con con- of the Bible teaching Mr Sundays Sunday's presentation recognizes that t the Lord Loid Jesus at His Second Coming Comin g will establish a w world wide Empire e which will bless the entire world with wit h light knowledge and fullest opportune ty to walk in the ways of righteous righteous- ness To this we agree But we disa disagree ree with Mr Sundays Sunday's s theory that the thousands of millions million s who died during the past six thousand d L years in hi ignorance of Christ are to suffer suffer suffer suf suf- fer tortures to all eternity because of f that that ignorance Amongst these billions billion s he Includes all who have never heard hear d of Jesus' Jesus name in the true sense I in i heathen lands and at home bome where h he e explains ins to us us some of them were le led d straight down to Hell by the churches churches' These billions according to Mr Sunday Sun Sun- day were very unfairly treated treated very very y S unlucky We disagree with this and present presen t the Bible thought that the dead ar are e neither In a fiery Purgatory nor In a afi fi fiery ry Hell but In the Bible Hell Hell the the tomb We insist that the Bible teaches teach teaches teach teach- I es eR that all that are in their graves s shall hear the voice of the Son of God I and come forth The saintly will come forth to the rewards of r the Church In glory with Christ in His Kingdom Others will come forth to a resurrection resurrection-a a raising up out of sin and death death death-by by y Judgment See Bee ee Revised Version John 20 29 These billions who have not intelligently intel intel- intelligently be heard rd of of Jesus and His RIs salvation salvation salvation sal sal- are not on trial now Their death is the penalty of Adams Adam sin and not of their pers personal nal rejection of Jesus I whom they never never knew It Is too to give these the opportunity of a Judgment or trial during tb the thousand years of ot I Christs Christ's Reign that they will be called forth from the tomb As all died through one mans man's disobedience all allare allare allare are to be awakened and n br brought forth to an opportunity of everlasting life through the obedience of of tb the other man man Christ Christ The resurrection of ot the dead dead both Just and unjust is is' their hope Acts Acts' 2415 Aside from a resurrection res resurrection reS- reS urr there Is no l hope ope It Is In view of this that the whole world good and bad are said said to sleep with their fathers Orthodox View Is Still Worse Those who style themselves Orthodox Orthodox Orthodox Ortho dox arc are still further astray from tho the Bible than Is Mr 11 Sunday While the latter proposes Millennial blessings for forthe the living at the Second Advent Orthodoxy declares to the contrary that contrarY that there will be no Millennium Millen Millen- that alum that there will be no hope for anybody except the Elect few They hold that Instead of establishing His fife Kingdom at His Second Advent Jesus will destroy the earth and Its Inhabitants Inhabitants Inhabit Inhabit- ants with fire They overlook the teachings of the Lords Lord's Prayer that Prayer that His people should pray Thy Kingdom Kingdom Kingdon King King- dom don come and expect It and that they should believe that ultimately Gods God's will shall be done on earth as fully a as it is now do done e In Heaven They neglect the Scriptures pt res which tell teU that Paradise lost as as s the Garden of 01 Ei Eden en is to be restored world wide wide world that the earth Is Gods God's footstool and that He Ho will make the place of His Hh feet glorious Isaiah CO 13 They neglect the Bible declaration that the earth forever and that God created It not in vain but formed it D to be Inhabited Ecclesiastes sl- sl 14 4 Isaiah Tl They ey neglect St St. Peters Peter's declaration that the Resti nest Restitution Times mentioned by all the holy hoy Prophets are to to be realized at il the tho e Second C Coming of Jesus Jesus- Acts 21 Instead they hold hold and express it itIn itin itin In all nIl their creed creeds Catholic Catholic and Protestant Pro Pro- that that at Christs Christ's Second Coming Com Cow in ing the earth n end and d it Its Inhabitants inhabitant are to tobe tobe be consumed with literal fire They are led to thus give a n literal interpretation tation to St St. Peters Peter's symbolic statEments statements state state- ments which portray th the tho fire of f anarchy which will destroy present Inand In Institutions In- In and make mak way f for for- forthe r- r the New Heavens and the New X Earth the Earth the N New w Dispensation of Messiahs Messiah's Kingdom They fall tall Into th this s error because of another formed duMn during th the D Dark rk A Ages es I namely that t the e only kingdom of f God that this world will wil ever see will wilI be besuch besuch besuch such an au one as us it is now now enjo enjoying while the various so called kingdoms of God are butchering each other Each Is trying to Justify its own selfish selfish sel sel- fish course and nil all unite in sij saying ing that the civilized ch nations nation of today todar are Christendom Christendom Christs Christ's Christs Kingdom This theory Le began egan au in the year jear ear SOU with Pope Lc Leo Lai II III I. I since which time tune Catholics s claim the Church Is glor glorified reigning with Chi Christ 1st and und the Pope serving as fiS the worlds world's vice king vic vic-e- gerent or 01 instead of Messiah English German and other reformers coming out of Catholicism brought with them the same theory which has bas been falsely falsely falsely false false- ly added to the Lords Lord's Prayer Player In the words Thine Is the Kingdom and find the power and the glory forever wl which ich wc words do not appear In the oldest MSS Continued on Page 8 S nor In the Revised ed Version Protestants Protes Prote tants generally refusing the Pope a u as the vicegerent of Christ are much confused confused confused con con- con con- fused when hen they attempt to explain the Kingdom for tor which they pray Thy Kingdom come and the referenCe refer refer- ence enee In Revelation to Its lasting a thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand years Protestant preachers are becoming Higher Critics Evolutionists etc and take tale little account of the Bible BI Bl ble We testimony What a pity that such do not Instead resign their pulpits and enter business life Ilfe where here higher standards standards stand stand- ards of honesty prevail What Troubles Honest Preachers There are honest preachers who believe be be- lieve Beve the Bible yet jet et find It difficult to ii believe respecting Messiahs Messiah's Kingdom t Property Properly enough these argue that tha t If U I I Jesus has been glorified for eighteen centuries as a Spirit Being at the right light hand of ot the rather Father and has been preparing preparing pre pre- x paring the Church for the Heavenly Courts It would seem to be a retrogression retro retro- for Him to return to earth ir 9 and establish an earthly kingdom with ii L soldiers servants courtiers etc Properly Properly Prop Prop- A. A erly they reason that for the Lord Jesus Jesus Jesus Je Je- Je- Je sus to leave the Throne of ot Heavenly Glory and return to sit upon a throne I T of gold and Ivory would seemingly be betaking taking a backward step r The difficulty Is that these mInisters have slipped a few cogs In hi the great Divine Plan of ot the Ages What they need yet to note In the Bible Is that i Christ and His Church His Bride class the Royal noyal Priesthood the Household House House- Household hold of Faith are the only ones of the human family promised a share In the Heavenly rewards and blessings that blessIngs that the Divine arrangement for the reT re re- T of mankind is an earthly I Eden or Paradise and human perfection perfection r tion lion in the Divine likeness They faUto fall fail to see that the saintly Church now befog being being be be- ing fog gathered from the world for tor eIghteen eighteen eight eIght- eight eight- eighteen een centuries will compose a Spiritual J Kingdom which backed by Infinite Wisdom and Power will be better able to serve the worlds world's interests than thin could any earthly kingdom and that furthermore the Divine Plan provides that the Ancient Worthies from Abel down to J John hn the Baptist are to be ber r resurrected perfect human beings who will be honored by being made princes In all the earth earth es representatives agents of the invisible Spiritual Kin Kingdom Kingdom King King- dom then in control The Kingdom Now In Embryo Our Lords Lord's many parables refer to I His Church as a Kingdom class a Royal Priesthood This does not sig sig- signify signify that He intended them to occupy places of honor and distinction now The Master Himself was neither a aKing aKing 4 King nor a Priest on earth His Is tha Priesthood of the Mes Mes' Age Then He will also be th the 11 great King over all the earth Well WellI I did He declare to Pilate My Iy Kingdom Kingdom King King- dom is not of this Age John 18 30 As His saintly followers are to share shire in His Kingdom they also must wait walt e for its establishment While waiting d 1 they pray Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as It is is' done In Heaven Of this Royal Priesthood the Apostle Apostle Apos Apos- tle tie John declares The world us not not We are kings a and fad priests I only from the Divine standpoint which I none are able to recognize except the brethren Only In embryo are Gods God's saints spoken of or as the Kingdom class They are now on probation Jesus says that tha t the will be granted grant grant- ed to sit with Him In His Throne as actual members of ot the Royal Priesthood Priesthood Priest Priest- l hood to reI reign with Him a thousand yea years Revelation Revelation 3 21 20 6 He Must Reign Until Until Until- After telling about the resurrection F of the dead St St. Paul explains that the thew w resurrection of the Church to g glory honor and Immortality will be first on the program Subsequently all will come forth every man In his own order or or- order der and Christ shall reign until He shall have put down all insubordination tion lion Other Scriptures clearly Inform us that the length of His Reign wIllbe will willbe be a thousand years ii From the Bible viewpoint the Thou Thou- year sand Day of or Christ is ample forthe for foi the great work to which it has been cons consecrated crated by the wise all-wise Creator F. F u from before the foundation of the w earth Nor should we forget that all d t power In lIea Heaven ven and earth is vested I In the One who then will take the Throne Neither should we forget torget that for tor eighteen centuries the Church has been under special preparation and instruction in in in- In the School of Christ trainIng training train- train Ing lag for their work as a Royal noyal Priesthood Priest Priest- hood They will be able to sympathize with the groaning creation and to be bea a merciful even In the administration of or stripes necessary to many for their assistance as as- along the Highway of or Holiness Eon Holi ness then opened up Messiahs Messiah's Kingdom Invisible Some of ot the noblest minds have been I repelled from faith In the Second Advent Advent Advent Ad Ad- vent by the thought of an earthly Kingdom with Christ and the saints in hi J regal state They were quite right in int t thinking that earthly court and state h would be beneath the dignity of Messiah Messiah Mes Mes- siah slab and find His Ills Bride The Scriptures declare that Jesus left His glory humbled humbled hum hum- y- y bled pled Himself to become a man in hi order order order or or- der that He might become the great m Offering Bin for tor our race But the Redeemer Re Re- r. r deemer prayed to be glorified with the glory which He had with the Father before the world was and He promIsed promS's promised prom prom- Ss S's His IDs Church a share in His Heavenly Heavenly Heavenly enly glory Did He lead us to expect a lt Heavenly glory Heavenly inheritance and glorious change from earthly to I It t Heave Heavenly r conditions ondi and nd will He give glIe I i 1 t J 1 J Ji i 11 W us instead earthly glory and d merely perfection In the flesh 1 How slow wo we have been to see that God never purposed that either Jesus Jesua or His ills faithful Elect should remain inthe inthe in inthe the flesh A few Bible statements misunderstood misunderstood mis- mis understood stood got us Into difficulty We read Every Eiery eye cye shall see Him and forgot that there are eyes of understanding understanding understanding under under- standing as well as natural eyes We forgot that Jesus declares that very few now see or hear only hear only the saintly whose eyes of have been opened by the anointing of the Holy Spirit We forgot that Jesus said A 4 little while and the world seeth Me no more When once we discern that He has his been glorified that glorIfied that He ire has been given gi a spirit nature again that H Heno lIt He lItno no longer has bas the human nature which He lIe surrendered as a SIn Sacrifice then we see why the world will see Hun Him no more and why the Church must mus' be changed by resurrection power before before before be be- fore she can see HimI HunI Him Hun I Will Come Again Jesus left the world not so much inthe in inthe inthe the sense of going so far away that He lIe could not see His disciples and communicate with them but rather In Inthe inthe inthe the sense that He would 1 not Ot see them or communicate with them He would compel them to walk by faith and not by sight to search the Scrip Scrip- tures and to receive their spiritual blessIngs through the fellowship of the Spirit of the Truth By His Holy Spirit He lIe would be with them and n not t by personal contact or further maui- maui His Ills Second Coming would be at the end of the Age to awaken His IDs sleeping sleeping sleeping sleep sleep- ing saints and to change them to the Heavenly state Thus He would come com come again and receive them unto Himself first first the sleeping ones and subsequently subsequently subsequently those alive and remaining who would experience their resurrection resurrection I tion change in the moment of death Additionally in the Harvest with which the Age ends He promised to take tale special supervision of ot the gathering gathering gath gath- ering of His Elect This stage of His Coming is called In the Greek His His Parousia-His His presence pres pres- ence The world Is not to know of His Ills Parousia On the contrary It Is de described described de- de scribed as secret secret secret-lias as a thief In the night |