The Family of God by Jos. Clarke

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 5, 1872

The Family of God.

By Jos. Clarke

THE inhabitants of the whole universe are the creation of Almighty Power, and were all originally designed to add to the happiness of each other and to the glory of God, and although some part of this family have fallen, and must be banished forever from existence, yet it is consoling to know that not a jot of glory or of excellence is to be abated thereby.

Although rebellion has marred for a time a small part of the work of God, yet in due time all is to be restored again, more glorious than before; and from this sad event a lesson is to be learned, which will forever secure the universe from the recurrence of a like catastrophe.

Happy indeed will this family be, when all are gathered from this sin-stained earth, and united to the family above. Soon this is to be consummated in the resurrection of the righteous from the dead.

THE ADVENT now near is the festal day of Jehovah, to which he looks with intense interest, when his family of ransomed ones will be complete, and not only angels, but Jehovah and his dear Son, will rejoice over the rescued and the redeemed.

It is to be the festival of God, when he will rejoice over his work, and his labors will be rewarded with success and victory, in the greatest and most important war ever waged.

JOS. CLARKE.