The Watchtower Society and John and Morton Edgar - A2Z.org

'and as a signer shall be accursed he who dieth ata' hundred years old "--Isaiah LXV., 20, Leeser'stranslation. This shows that some will be sinners -in that Millennia1 day, and that the incorrigiblewill get at least a hundredsyearsJ trial. The Apostlestates pla+ly (1 Corinthians XV., 25)) that Christmust reign till he hath put all enemies under hisfeet." In other words, the Millennium will notbe a time of perfect peace;and righteousucss; it isthe " day " appointed ,by God for the putpose ofestablishing perfect peace and righteousness--ActsXVII., 31.By the end of the Alillennium, all mankind willhave had restored to them the perfection ml~ich waslost by Adam, the perfect human nature; and thepwhole earth will be restored to the former paradisecondition-Acts III., 21 Isaiah XXXV. Then, thethousandlyears being finished, Satan is to be loosedfor a little season-Revelation XX., 3. ",Why!" 'some will say, " that will mar everything ! Whyshould Satan be loosed after paradise is restored?"When Ada.m and Eve in the beginning were ,place& in the Garden.of aden, they were perfect,but God permitted Satan to tempt them. Wm ? In -order to te.st their loyalty to Him and to righteous-- ness. . 'l'hey fell. Sin entered illto the world and'death through sin; hence all the present sighing,crying and pain, which have continued now forsix tliousaird years, and by means of which menhave been leariling the bitter lesson of the sinfulness.of sin-Romans VII., 13. - Christ will soonhegin his glorious reign. He will call. and allthe dead will come forth from the death-state.Those who in the past shared Christ's sufferingsan& death will now share His glory, and will with15I