1917_The_Finished_Mystery_Text

Of God and of Christ.— "No mention is madehere of being priests of the Holy Ghost as itwould undoubtedly have been mentioned if ithad been the third person of the "trinity.'"And shall reign with Him a thousand years.—"The ‘kingdoms of this world,' even while beingcrushed by the Kingdom of God, will be quiteignorant of the real cause of their downfall,—until, in the close of this ‘day of wrath,' the eyesof their understanding shall open, so that theywill see that a New Dispensation has dawned,and learn that Immanuel has taken to HimselfHis great power, and has begun His glorious andrighteous Reign."— C128; Rev. 20:4.And when the thousand years are expired,Satan shall be loosed out of his prison.— "Itwill be for only a little season; for, his heartremaining unchanged, he will soon see a newavenue to the success of his long-cherishedambition. He will see not merely a perfect humanpair with power to produce a mighty racedestined to live forever, but a race restored to lifeand vigor. His thought will be, ‘If I can win thismighty race to my standard, my triumph andexaltation will be speedily accomplished.'FM307Again, therefore, he will figure as a leader,though, as now, unrecognized by men. Doubtlessthe temptation will again rest upon his olddoctrine— that they shall not surely die, even ifthey do disregard the will of God."— Z.'94-251.Revelation 20:8.And shall go out to deceive all the nations.—"At the close of the Millennial Age there will bea ‘harvest' time, for sifting and separatingamongst the billions of human beings thenliving, each of whom will have enjoyed a fullopportunity of attaining perfection. The Harvestof the Millennial Age will witness the completeseparation of the ‘goats' from the ‘sheep'"(D644.)"While the blessing of the Lord will provide anabundance for all, nevertheless we may safely