*see Vol. 3 Studies in the Scriptures.
The harvest of the Jewish house was of two parts, viz: Seven years of favor to the church, and thirty-three years of wrath and trouble upon the then rejected and desolate one, from which the wheat was gathered.
These parallels being prophetic and in harmony with the prophecies already fulfilled, give reason for believing that the harvest to this age which began in 1874, will be like the shadow, viz: Seven years of favor to the church, to be followed by thirtythree years of falling and destruction upon the "Babylon" company which will completely separate all grains of wheat from tares. (Col. 1 Par. 3) The seven years of favor to the church, commencing with 1874, will end in 1881--about the 2nd of October…
(Col. 2 Par. 1) Since 1878 (and never before that) we have felt at liberty to call God's children out of the nominal churches to a position of freedom and liberty, where they would be free to serve Him fully, as well as to study his word and be taught of Him: saying, "Babylon... is fallen and become the habitation of devils and a hold of every foul spirit and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird." (This falling of the nominal church and receiving into her bosom the corruptions of earth has been in process for some time). Now comes the message: "And I heard another voice saying, Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins and receive not of her plagues." (Rev. 18:2-4). The favor of the present (and which we believe will end in October, 1881) is not to the nominal church but to individuals in her, that they may come out and receive the present Lord. He says: "If any man (not church) hear my voice, and open the door I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me." (Rev.3:20).
Notice how Pastor Russell stressed 7 years of favor to the CHURCH, 1874 - 1881. Notice there is no mention of the Youthful Worthies; because they didn't exist.
Youthful Worthies didn't have their inception in 1878 as individuals as the current (ET) would want us to believe. The INDIVIDUALS being called up to 1881 were Spirit Begotten as Pastor Russell taught.
* This is a perfect example of Br. Russell's early thought which progressed further as more truth on the subject became due (Proverbs 4: 18). The foreward in E 5 informs us that Parousia teachings like these by 1914 progressed and became pure - purified for Little Flock purposes as Br. Johnson expounded.
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