We continue with the subject of, The Millennium and the End of Sin The Resurrection of Condemnation We continue once again with our look at the Millennium and the Judgement to come. THE WORLD MUST BE CONQUERED Some of them are very degraded; they will need much help before they will be worthy of life, so that it could be properly said that God’s will is done on earth as it is done in heaven. That will shall not be…
We continue with the subject of, The Millennium and the End of Sin The Resurrection of Condemnation We continue with what we were looking at in our last post on the Millennium and the Judgement to come. RESTITUTION REQUIRES TIME The restoration and restitution work of the world during the millennium will require that time and effort on their part be expended, and thus throughout all their judgment-trial time they will be required to overcome the weaknesses and imperfections until…
We continue with the subject of, The Millennium and the End of Sin The Resurrection of Condemnation In our previous post we were reviewing a few important questions related to the second resurrection. First and foremost, what a resurrection actually entails, secondly what the Resurrection of Judgement consists of and lastly here, When will this second resurrection take place? In Revelation 20:5 it is stated: “The rest of the dead [those who were not raised in the first resurrection] did…
Here we would like to return to one of our earlier questions specifically, How the resurrection of judgement will commence, how will it be carried out, the general order of it? Now from our study thus far we understand that in the preliminary stages it will begin with the “holy remnant” of Israel, that they will be dealt with first and brought to a measure of recuperation (recovery from the fall) before then proceeding on to the rest of the…
A THRONE OF GRACE AND JUSTICE Two of God’s great attributes (mercy and justice) as related to His dealing with mankind, operated when he originally formed the Plan of redemption and will continue to be exercised unto its completion. God’s mercy is infinitely greater than men’s conception of it, at his very best. Mercy is defined as that benevolence, mildness or tenderness of heart which disposes a person to overlook injuries or to treat an offender better than he deserves….
“AND THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD” The words of the vision show that the dead of every generation, of every clime and country, no matter how or when they met their death will be awakened before that thousand-year day is over. The Scriptures in referring to this awakening imply that they will come forth, not all at the same time, but in companies or bands. On the statement, “And the sea gave up Those Dead which were in it,”…
THE HOPE OF THE DEAD In great contrast with others is the exposition of this vision, so clearly, logically, as well as scripturally, presented by the Pastor. One of his most luminous statements is found in his early writings and is in perfect harmony with all written by him since. The quotation we now submit deals with the question as to, Who are meant by the “dead” referred to as standing before the “Throne“? “‘The dead‘ includes all of the…
THE RANSOM SACRIFICE BASIS OF WORLD’S HOPE These Scriptures very clearly teach that the ransom sacrifice of the Man Christ Jesus fully offsets what the disobedience of Adam brought upon all men. The elect Church, the called out ones (the sanctified), receive the full benefit of that sacrifice in the present life, as by faith they receive Christ as their Savior and yield their wills to follow in His footsteps unto death. That all mankind are at some future date…
“THE THRONE OF HIS GLORY” Concerning the “Throne” and its occupant, MR. BARNES has said: “The throne here is the same which is referred to in Matt. 25:37, and called there the ‘Throne of His Glory.”‘ The occupant of the Throne he understands is the Lord Jesus Christ, “the final judge of mankind.” Some commentators hold that it is God, the Father. The Pastor has thus expressed himself on this matter: “The one who sat in the Throne represents The…
“WE LOOK FOR NEW HEAVENS AND EARTH” The Pastor’s explanation, as we would suppose because of his having a clearer understanding of the Divine Plan of the Ages, and particularly of the nature and character of the great judgment Day, and of the symbolic language employed to describe the ushering in of the same, is clear and harmonious with all Scriptures. On no subject has he written more extensively. We will select a few of his utterances. Concerning the symbolical…