The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-12
Written for the Republican,
The Restoration Of the Kingdom 3
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OF Israel WAS the KING OF the Twelve
tribes OF Israel. When God chose him
Tor the throne he was man after
Gods heart His kingdom was term
ed the Kingdom Of Israeli He was
succeeded by. his own son Solomon
days Of Rehoboam the kingdom was
divided by envy, jealousy and rebel
lion, into two Kingdoms. One king
dom comprised ten of the tribes, and
1t retained the name of the 'kinQdom
OF Israel" The other kingdom was
made up OF the remaining tribes, and
was called the ''kingdom OF Judah"
After an existence OF about $50 years
the ten-tribe kingdom OF Israel was
overtbrown by the Assyrians, and the
tribes as such, were scattered and lost.
The kingdom of Judah remained in
tact about 400 years, and then 1t was
overthrow by the Babylonians. The
tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi
were scattered, but they were not
s'lost." Thousands OF them returned
to Judea after the captivity, but they
did not again become an independent
kingdom.
In the days when our Messiah was
upon the earth, after his resurrection
from the dead. some OF his disciples,
literal descendants OF Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob, said unto him Lord, wilt
thou, at this time, restore again the
kingdom to Israel ~ Tho Christian
Israelites who asked Jesus this ques-
ton, fully believed that the kingdom
of the twelve tribes Of Israel would be
restored; and Jesus had said nothing
during his public ministry that ex-
pressly stated, or even implied that
such an event would not occur. On
one occasion he used language that
implied that the restoration Of the
kingdom to the twelve tribes would
take place about the time when he,
the Messiah, shall Sit in the throne OF
his glory.
The occasion alluded to was that on
which the twelve apostles were gather
ed together, when Peter said, Behold
we have left all and followed thee;
what shall we have therefOreY And
Jesus said unto them, Verify I say
unto you. that ye which have followed
me, In the regeneration, when the Son
of Man shall sit In the throne of his
glory, We also shall sit upon twelve
thrones Judging the twelve tribes OF
Israel" Matt. xix, "a, 2S. The word
Judging" connected with the term
thrones" hns the sense of ruling.
Whatever may DO the meaning OF the
passage, Judging the twelve tribes
Of Israel" we are enabled by the
Scriptures to determine when this
judging will be done. We have al
ready learned that 1t will be done ''in
the generation, when the Son OF Man
shall sit in the throne OF his glory"
But when will the Son of Man sit in
the throne of his glOryF Jesus an
swerS this question as follows:
"And there shall be signs in the sun,
and in the moon, and in the stars,
and upon the earth distress OF nations
with perpleSity; the sea and the waves
roaring; mems hearts falling them for
fear, and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth; for
the powers OF heaven shall be shaken,
and then shall they SEQ the Son of man
great glory" Luke, XXI, 1921. when
the Son Of man shall come in his glory,
and all the holy angels with him, then
shall he sit upon the throne of his
glory" Matt, XIV, 81, also Matt,
XIV, 29-81.
The Son Of man has not yet come
'1n cloud with power and great
glory" hence that glorious event is
somewhere in tho future. When that
glorious event takes place, then
the Son of man will 'sit in the
throne OF his glory" then the
regeneration" will DO inaugurated;
then the twelve apostles will sit on the
twelve thrones and rule over the
twelve tribes Of Israel.
Jesus Is now seated on his Fathers
| throne. He will have hereafter a
throne Of his own distinct from his
Fathers. The distinction between
the two thrones is clearly expressed
iii Rev. Ill, al, From other passages
of scripture we learn where his throne
will be located. One of the most
prominent of these passages is Luke
l., 6-S3.
In that passage 1t is declared that
Jesus shall reign on the throne of his
| father David;n and that The shall reign
over the house OF jacob forever"
The ''house OF Jacob" consists OF the
twelve tribes OF Israeli -
But will these twelve tribes of Is
rael" be unbelievers? Certainly not.
By turning to Rev. VII, liz 1t will
be seen that IA, 600 persons of twelve
tribes of the children of Israel are
| termed the servants OF God" They,
with a numberless multitude Of
| other persons, are spoken OF as com.
ing ''out OF great tribulation." In the
previous chapter some of the ciroum.
stances Of the great trlbnlationp are
recorded by the prophets pen.
We are told that in that tribulation
many souls will he put to death by
decapitation. A fearful earthquake
will take place. The sun will become
black as a sackcloth of hair; the moon
will become as blood and not give her
light; etc. This circulation" and
these celestial and terrestrial pheno-
mena are located in the near future.
IL will DO the time of Jacobs trouble
predicted by Daniel xii.i;a time OF
trouble such rs never was since there
WIS a nation, even up to that same
time IN that awful trlbulaton God
will pour out the spirit of grace and
supplieation upon his ancient people,
Zechariah's prophecy informs us of
that circumstance. They will repent
OF their sins and believe on tho Lord
Jesus Christ, and will be prepared
for his coming and Kingdom.
The reunion of Israel is predicted in
Ezekiel XXNvii 15-2S. There 1t is de-
clared that Israel shall he no moro
two nations" In the connection we
read these sayings of Jehovah the God
of Israel; behold, will take the chill
dran OF Israel from among the heather
whittier they be gone, and will gather
them on every side, and bring them
into their own land. And will make
them one nation in the land upon the
mountains OF Israel; and one king
shall be king TO them all; and they
shall be no more two nations, neither
shall they DO divided into two king
doms any more at all; neither shall
they deitle themselves any more with
their idols nor with their detestable
things. nor with any of their trans
gressions: but will save them out of