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From the study of the Lord's Word I conclude that his workwould not be complete, if the "rest of the dead" were raised upafter the thousand years, for then Christ will deliver up thekingdom to his Father perfect in every respect.-- 1 Cor. 15:24and following verses.Peter says in Acts 3:20,21: "Restitution of all things." Thisimplies a restoration of all things both dead and living to theiroriginal condition or state of perfection lost by Adam'stransgression, and if such is not the case the Apostle Paul'sstatement in Rom. 14:9 has no meaning. We cannot for amoment suppose that Christ would deliver up the kingdom to hisFather in an incomplete condition, and it certainly would be so,if he did not awaken all and give all the opportunity to be fullyraised up out of death; and it would be contrary to his ownwords in John 5:27-29 and 11:25; and to Paul's words in 1 Cor.15:21,22.-- Diaglott. Yours in the service of Jesus,W. C__________.[We think the above reasoning sound and Scriptural.--EDITOR.]====================R1119 : page 7OLD THEOLOGY TRACTS.Sample copies of OLD THEOLOGY TRACTS, No. I. of theseries, have been sent to all the TOWER readers. These will beissued quarterly, beginning with April 1889. Our first edition ofNo. I. was 10,000 and was quickly exhausted; now 50,000 moreof the same are at your service. We are ready to do our part tomake the edition a million, and if each steward of time andmoney and influence among us will do what he can, we believeit will not be long before the Old Theology, older thanRomanism or any other ism--the theology of our Lord and theapostles--will be much more clearly understood than at present.Study over the matter, and decide how many you can subscribefor and use each quarter, at the very low rates mentioned onsecond page of Tract No. I. Some write that they can take alarger quantity, if permitted to send the subscription price inquarterly installments, instead of sending for the entire year atonce, and ask if this will be agreeable to us, or whether it willcause too much trouble. We answer, Do whichever way you canaccomplish the greatest results. We gladly take any extra laborthat will honor our great Redeemer's name and help set freeGod's saints still held in error's bondage in Babylon.Some of the saints are very enthusiastic in regard to theseTracts. Bro. Weber insists that they will be the shower of hailmentioned by the Prophet Isaiah. (Chap. 28:17.) As heretofore