"The Age to Come"
BY JOSEPH MARSH
ROCHESTER, N. Y., PUBLISHED AT THE ADVENT HARBINGER OFFICE 1851
GLORY OF GOD WILL FILL THE WORLD
That glory will consist in the perfection of the purpose of God in the creation of the earth, which purpose for six thousand years has been frustrated, and the policy of Satan has triumphed. But then that arch enemy will be bound, that he may deceive the nations no more for a thousand years. Then Eden will be restored to all its native loveliness; Jerusalem will be clothed in the beautiful garments of the Lord; Zion will be redeemed, and be the place where the Lord will delight to dwell in the tabernacle of David, and reign upon his throne. Then, the law shall go forth from Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem, to the peaceful nations of the earth, who will learn war no more. The inhabitants of the globe will not be cut off by premature death, but will attain unto long life, and, like the patriarchs of old, become ripe in wisdom, so that the knowledge of the Lord will fill the world. Peace will universally reign in the animal kingdom, which will be in harmless subjection to man. The quiet earth will not then be convulsed by the terrible volcano, nor shaken by the mighty earthquake. The poisonous blast of the deadly sirocco, and the devouring breath of the desolating tornado, will be exchanged for the sweet zephyrs of the Paradise of God. The sterile plains and thirsty deserts of desolate Palestine, will become like the well watered garden f the Lord, and plenty will fill the world. In a word, it will be the day of Christ's triumphant, universal and glorious reign on the earth; when joy and gladness will fill every heart: the high praise of God be heard under the whole heavens. Or, as the poet sings
"And Truth shall sit on every hill,
And blessings flow in every rill
And praise shall every heart employ,
And every voice shall shout for joy."
In view of the glory of this day, well may the Christian most ardently pray, "Thy Kingdom come, thy will
be done in earth as it is in heaven."
This we understand to be the Bible theory of the millennium, or Age to come; and though it has been
imperfectly presented in the preceding pages, we feel a strong assurance that in its general outlines it is
fundamentally correct. Hence, all other theories of the millennium must be incorrect.
At the termination of this day of glory, the . . .