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that the absence of Christ will not be felt andGod will not be needed. It endeavors to makemen so satisfied with this life that they shall betotally indifferent to the life hereafter. Itpropagates the principles of self-sacrifice, mercy,charity and benevolence, teaching men to live forthe good of others and to be kind to all. For thosewho observe its conditions and obey itscommands, it promises the development ofcertain inherent occult powers, the solution ofthe more recondite problems of man'sconstitution and the accumulation of esotericknowledge which is withheld from the multitude.In short, it declares that all who will eat of theforbidden fruit shall ‘be as gods.' The gospel ofSatan is one of works. The Devil's ‘Delusion isthat we can be saved by our own works, andjustified by our own deeds. Whereas God tellsus, ‘By grace are ye saved through faith, . . . notof works, lest any man should boast.' And again,‘Not by works of righteousness which we havedone, but according to His mercy He savedus.'— Eph. 2:8, 9; Tit. 3:5,"— Z.'16-42.[And] they BOTH lived and reigned withChrist.— See Rom. 8:17; 2 Tim. 2:12; Rev.5:10.A thousand years.— "The loss of this hope byour forefathers led on to all the grievous errorsfrom which we are now seeking to escape. Dowe not still pray, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earthas it is done in Heaven?' The Messiah's comingKingdom is the key to the world's blessing byRestitution back to human perfection in a worldwideEden."— Pastor Russell. Observe howmany times this period is mentioned in Rev.20:2-7.FM30520:5. [But the rest of the dead lived not againuntil the thousand years were finished.]"These words are not found in the oldest andmost reliable Greek MSS., the Sinaitic, VaticanNos. 1209 and 1160, nor the Syriac MS.However, the repudiation of this clause is not