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Revealed Theology.
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TWO SIDES TO THE plcrrRy.


TWO SIDES TO THE PlCTCRR.
The great mistake that was made By the
lisCiples Of Christ before his c%rucifXion.
vas in suppOsing that He wa going TO
establish His kingdom THEN.
You remember the conversation b.
wcen Jesus and two of the apostles imme-
lately after He arose from the dead. which
: related in the last chapter Of Luke. II
Gems that while they were on a journey
o Emmaus, Hlking earnestly of the on
lrous things that had happened IN Jerusa-
EN-, the Savior himself drew near and
went with them, and in the conversation
which cnsued, after speaking OF His mighty
works and cruel death, they said: But
we trusted that it had been He which
have REDEEMED lsRAEL.' Then
replied. 80 fools, and slow OF heart
10 believe L that the prophets have spo1
ken Now, it Is n matter Of fact that nov
only did the prophets speak OF the glorl1
Gus reign of the promised Messiah over al
the nations OF the earth and the prc-cmiI
nencr of the Kingdom OF Israel, but they
spoke also Of his ignOminiOus death. Very
few, If any, however, Of the Jewish MAJ
ton, won among the apostles, csnld per-
Siiadc themselves 70 Lclicye that their De-
livcrcr.-who was to be the migltiest con
qUeror that the world has ever sccn.-1
should be drought ~ a lamb to tht
Slaughter and he "CuT OFF OFT OF TIL
LAND OF THE LIVING They looked only
at the bright side OF the picture, and hcnc|
did not believe all that the prophets had
spoken.
\ LIGHT USTo THE GENTiLts.
Abiding to Christ. centuries before III
birth, Jehovah exclaimed:
"It is a light thing that thou ,houldci
b my servant, u raise up the tribes of Jdcd
and n restore tie preserved q israel: | vii
- GIVE THEE FOR a LIGHT UNTO mi
GESTILEs. that thou mayest be my Salyd
ton unto the end OF the Garth
And this COMFORTS with the speech 4
James in the Convention of tue apostle
and elders at Jerusalem. "Simeon latI
declared said he, how God at the iiri
did visit the Gentilcs, to take out Of them
people ,Jor His name. And to this agree thI
words Of the prophets; as it is writtcf
AFTER THIS | will return and will bull
again the tabernacle of David which
fallen. and | will build again the ruin
thereof "and | will build it as in the day
Of DID,"
THE OBJECT OF THE GOSPEL.
The great object. therefore. which is t
be accomplished in this Gospel Dispense
ton, is not to convert the whole world t
Christianity, a. many suppose, but simpl
"to 0ke out q the nations a people for II
name Of God."
THE LAST CONVERSATION BETWEEN CHRIs
y HIS APOSTLES.
1t is related of the Savior that he sper
FORTY DAYS with His disciples after ii
arose from the dead, SPEAKING O
THE THINGS PERTAINING TO THE KINGD0
OF GOD And when He stood upon tn
Mount Of Olives, just before His depal
turc from this earth, with His apostle
around Him, gazing fondly upon their be
loved Master, they earnestly exclaimed
lord. with thou az this time REsTOR
AGAIN Ii KINGDOM TO ~IsRAELE' He Ia
been talking to them for forty days abol
"tlc Kingdom Of God" and as they wei
men who were in the habit of maxim
their bread by the sweat of their broy
they doubtless took a practical view
what He said, and it would be folly to 81
that such a teacher as Christ did not MAX
Himself thoroughly understood. He ha
oNtu.IS ~" u"tn'ho " ti0li %'ou' u.
Palestine, and the re-establishment of Il
Kingdom and throne of David. This
clearly implied by the question. '.L.or,
wilt thou AT THIS TINE restore AGAIN IL
kingdom to Israeli" The question as
the TINE when He would restore the king
dom to Israel was the only thing TIL
troubled the minds Of the apostles. VII;
did Christ say in reply to this question
Did He tell them that they did not under
stand Him? or that they took IL wron
view of the matter? or that He did not il
tend to restore the kingdom to Israel
No, sir. What, then, did He say II
simply told them. 1T is not for YOU t
know THE TIMES OR THE SEASONS mhic
the father hath int in his OcR pouer.'