In “Our Lord’s return” Rutherford says: “The word ‘world’ means the social and political order or rule governing the people.” (Page 35.) “The end of the Gentile rule, therefore, would mark necessarily the legal end of the present order; therefore, the end of the world”—that is, the end of the “social and political order or rule governing the people.” (Page 37.) “This does not mean the end of trouble, but it does mean, according to Jesus’ words, that the old world legally ended in 1914.” (“Millions Now Living Will Never Die,” page 19.) Hence, according to Rutherford, no government now has any right to exist; they are all usurpers and in rebellion against the world’s rightful ruler. Who is the rightful ruler? In passages too numerous to quote they tell us that Christ would be the universal king when the times of the Gentiles ended in 1914. But who is the Christ of Rutherford? “The Christ consists of Jesus glorified, the head, and the members of his body, which constitute the church.” (Page 76.) Russell taught the same. The church and Jesus constitute the Christ, and they are now the rightful rulers of the world; no other government has any right to exist. That is their teaching. They, therefore, claim to owe no allegiance to any human government, but are opposed to all human governments. If any of our brethren who are conscientious objectors hold to positions similar to the foregoing, then they should have registered as aliens, as should all followers of Rutherford. At the risk of making this too long, I wish to notice by number the items listed by Brother Bales. 1. Read the American Standard Version on Rev. 1:6, then look at the Greek. “Kingdom,” not “kings.” 2. I am not endeavoring to establish a kingdom in the United States. 3. I know not what Brother Bales means by “antagonistic”; that is a strong word. 4. We have not space here to discuss this passage, (Isa. 2:2-4) but trust to do so later. 5. No individual is allowed to take vengeance; even this government forbids that. God takes vengeance through his appointed channel, the human government. Pointed Paragraphs: Israel fell because of its own internal corruption, and so has many another nation fallen. That is the greatest danger facing our nation today. When God is ruled out of the educational, social, and business life of a nation all sorts of corruption follows, and corruption means decay and death. THE NEW TESTAMENT WORD FLESH