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 exalted and honored of God among men. These are the class referred to in Chapter VIIL (page 145), whose judg- ment day was previous to the Gospel age. Having been tried and found faithful, in the awakening they will not be brought forth to judgment again, but will at once receive the reward of their faithfulness an instantaneous resurrec- tion to perfeflion as men. (Others than these and the spir itual class will \& gradually raised to perfection during that Millennial age.) Thus this class will be ready at once for the great work before it as the human agents of the Christ in restoring and blessing the remainder of mankind. As the spiritual nature is necessary to the accomplishment of the work of Christ, so perfect human nature is appro- priate for the future accomplishment of the work to be clone among men. These will minister among and be seen of men, while the glory of their perfection will IKS a constant example and an incentive to other men to strive to attain the same perfection. And that these ancient worthies will be in the human phase of the kingdom and seen of man- kind is fully attested by Jesus' words to the unbelieving Jews who were rejecting him. He said, "Ye shall see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God/ ; It should be noticed also, that the Master docs not mention that he or the apostles will l>c vis- ible with Abraham. As a matter of fafl, men will see and mingle with the earthly phase of the kingdom, but not with the spiritual ; and some will, no doubt, be surely vexed to find that they rejected so great an honon

We are not given explicit information as to the exaft manner in which these two phases of the heavenly kingdom will harmoniously operate:; but we have an illustration of the manner in which they may operate, in God's dealings with Israel through their representatives, Hosts, Aaron, Joshua, the prophets, etc. though the coming manifesto

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