o be made one. The relationship between them
has been revealed to the Church in this wise:

"Hearken, and lo, a voice as of one from on high, who is mighty
and powerful, whose going forth is unto the ends of the earth,
yea, whose voice is unto men--Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight. The keys of the kingdom of God are
committed unto man on the earth, and from thence shall the
gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth, as the stone which
is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll forth, until
it has filled the whole earth; Yea, a voice crying--Prepare ye
the way of the Lord, prepare ye the supper of the Lamb, make
ready for the Bridegroom; Pray unto the Lord, call upon his holy
name, make known his wonderful works among the people; Call upon
the Lord, that his kingdom may go forth upon the earth, that the
inhabitants thereof may receive it, and be prepared for the days
to come, in the which the Son of man shall come down in heaven,
clothed in the brightness of his glory, to meet the kingdom of
God which is set up on the earth; Wherefore may the kingdom of
God go forth, that the kingdom of heaven may come, that thou, O
God, mayest be glorified in heaven so on earth, that thy enemies
may be subdued for thine is the honour, power and glory, for
ever and ever. Amen."[1586]

THE MILLENNIUM.

The inauguration of Christ's reign on earth is to be the beginning of a
period that shall be distinct in many important particulars from all
precedent and subsequent time; and the Lord shall reign with His people
a thousand years. The government of individuals, communities and nations
throughout this Millennium is to be that of a perfect theocracy, with
Jesus the Christ as Lord and King. The more wicked part of the race
shall have been destroyed; and during the period Satan shall be bound
"that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years
should be fulfilled"; while the just shall share with Christ in rightful
rule and dominion. The righteous dead shall have come forth from their
graves, while the wicked shall remain unresurrected until the thousand
years be past.[1587] Men yet in the flesh shall mingle with immortalized
beings; children shall grow to maturity and then die in peace or be
changed to immortality "in the twinkling of an eye."[1588] There shall
be surcease of enmity between man and beast; the