The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-03-20

he Septuagint, 400 years before Oniis1, Aue
i've books OF Moses were transcribed IN oAmAr-
tan characters over 900 years before Cnrlst ,ano'
Ince the davs OF Rrhoboam. rival sets, all De-
,e,Ing in the Old Testament jeAlously guarded
heir record making it sure that We have the
ID prophecies uncorrupted in favor OF Cnris-
tianity
Inc second condition Is that these prophecies
must bs such that the story oil their tuinl''nent
.ould not be manufactured out OF their terms
We will return to this For the present Dear IN
nInd the apparent contradictions ot prophecies
such as suffering Christ who should be cut
If. and d triumphant Christ who endures for
vera point that staggered the Rabois and re-
named a mystery until reconcIled by the TIL
lmphant sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Furtner'
,ear In mind the lmpossibllIty OF dramatzing
character like this. and the glorious tact that II
rses high above the conception OF prophets, ana
resents the lottiest character that the world has
seen.
The third condition: This fulhment should
,e undersigned by those who bring it about
This must have been true in the case OF the
Iews and Romans who concurred IN MS oeatn.
t. implies the enmIty of the Jews. the ncklenesS
II the multitude and the caprlces OF the gov
rnment Here we have men, over thousand
ears, portraylng a grand person who was to
:ome, and IN that portrayal they speak mlnutely
t people yet unborn. and OF nations yet to
ONE INTO existence 1t DeTocQuevIlle, many
ears before spoke of our civil war ne had the
Iaua OF present tendencies to guide him There
re no such tendencies here II IS lifted above
human foresight
Ihe FIRST hint of the messiah is in Genesis iii.
Is: II will put enmity between thee and the
,onan and between Thy seed and her SEED II
hall bIuIse Thy head and thou shalt bruise his
leel" Here redemption is promised, but IN
hat crushing OF the serpentS head wound Is
filcred on The redeemer. Thou shalt bruiSe
lis heel" We see the iulfllment IN Jesus Christ.
The next passage Is Genesis Xix 10. the dying
words of Jacob: = The scepler shall not d. part
rom Judah. nor law gIVer from between his
-et un,1l Shiloh come; and unto him shall the
gathering of the people be " That is. your nA
Ional existence shall not cease till Shiloh come,
or sceptre is The symbol OF their nationality
shiloh probably means 1.-THE Peaceful One
Betore Their controversies with the christians
he Iews applied this to the Messiah He must
nave come before the destruction OF Jerusalem.
for then the sceptre departed from them
We come now TO the prophet Isaiah In the
OH chapter 9th and 9TH VERSES, he says: For
INTO us a child is born, unto US son Is gwen )
md She government shall be upon his shoulder !;
md his name shall be called Wonderful. Coun
,ellor, The Mighty God. The Everlasting FAth
-r The Prince OF Peace. OF the increase OF
mis- government and peace there Shall be no end
mon The throne of David, and upon his king
Iom, to order il, and TO establish II with Judg
TN. nj and Justice from hencetorth even forever
Does that refer TO Hezeklah? Flattery has Its
mIts, and those old prophets were not given to
fattery Trey told the plain truth about men.
nj how could il be SAID OF Hezeklah that "of
ne increase OF his government and peace there
hould be no end?" II nust point TO another
quote from DR. Gloag: The prophet, says the
a1gum OF Jonathan. speaketh OF the house OF
David. because a child is born 10 US, son Is
gwen 10 us, and he takeIh the law upon himself
o observe It, therefore his name IS called OF old
~onoerful IN counsel. God the Mighty, He who
.bIdelh orever, the Messiah whose peace Shall
abundant upon US IN his Gays lnis IS aP
pled by the Apostles TO Jesus OF Nazareth.
The most wonderful prophecy Is the sgd chap
er If Isaiah II seems more ike a history OF
Iesus ChIist than a prophecy written seven
centuries before So plain, indeed. IS the pre-
,ilctlon OF particular events IN the LIE OF Jesus
hrIst that great ingenuity has been used In the
Ienlal of It's MessIa..Ic application Atnas oeen
opposed by modern Jews and German Ration
.iIsts Ewald and others say II refers to the
ufferIng OF the ideal Jewish nation. but ideal
altering Is ideal nonsense II has been referred
10 The ItwIsh people DIR. Adler, Jewish rab.
II OF New York, draws dark picture OF the
Iews during the middle agts, aud sayS this is
ne tultillment OF the prophecy. What Is the
OASIS OF this argument? In the former part of
Isaiah he speaks OF the servant OF Jehovah and
,ppiles II 10 Ihc nation In this chapter he Is
peaking OF the servant. and It IS claimed 1t
must mean the nation. Let US see. Is there
All, thing more natural than Tor the prophet to
nIst speak OF the nation and then rise to the
cmmax OF the Nauon-Ihe Messiah Is II pos
Dle that these grand predictions ol the Jewish
nation say nothing OF the Messlah5 DIR. Gloag
avs: The REPRESENTATION of the servant OF
he Lord begins with a collective subject. but as
he Vi pIopheI proceeds The collective idea Is drop
ID, ano IN lhIs titIy-Ihlr chapter OF Isaiah an
,uolvluual Is represented O1hler Says: The
propheuc view ascrnds IN these dIscourses step
" step, as it were, from the broad space cover
d by The foundations of cathedral up to the
ICme on which the cross IS planted The
JIophet here certainly speaks OF an individual
zee how il applies 10 Jesus Thirst. ihlnk of
us bearing before his accusers. and read: =" He
vas Oppressed and he was afflicted. yet he op
ned not his mouth" Remember the manner
II his death, and read = He was numbered
nth transgressors." They did not think OF this
when he was cIuclied between Two maIetactors.
zee the manner OF his burial, and read: He
made his grave with the wicked, and with the
rich. in his death" They did not think OF this
.hen they buried him In Josephs new tomb
,.cause II was nigh at hand - He shall pro-
,ong his days, and the pleasure OF the Lord
shall prosper In his hands. he shall see OF the
not expressed, tins IS glandly fulfilled In his
resurrection and the ouIpourlng OF the spirit.
Some OF the Iews gave this a Messlanic ap
5llcalon, but believed there must be two Mes
ahs-one suffering and cut OH. the other trl
umphant. These were never reconcIird till
Christ died, and from his sacrifice rose the trI-
umphant kingdom Sa~ritlce Is the basis OF his
IIumph HIS satisfaction Is the result of the
uavali of his soul. Look at the great triumph
II christianity springIng from tn. cross, and see
The perfect tuItlllment OF this prophecy.
THIS willing and vcarIouS sacrifice is the rock
IN which all other theories have been destroyed
The Iews never offered themselves vlcdrIous
,acrlhce for the Gentlles This was only done
" Jesus Christ and unto HIM we apply the
prediction.
In Daniel tx, "a, IS and 26. we read: "Sev-
enty weeks are determined upon thy people and
upon Thy holy city, to finish the transgression,
and 10 make an end OF Sins, and TO Make rec
meditation tor InIqulty, and to bring IN eVerlast
my righteousness, and to seal up the vision and
prophecy, and to annolnt the most Holy Know,
therefore, and understand that from the going
forth of the commandment to restore and build
Jerusalem unto the Nj s,iah the Prince shall be
seven weeks and three score and two weeks.
The street shall be built again. and the wall.
ven in lrouDlous times. And after three score
and TWO weeks shall Messiah be cut off but not
lor himself, and the people OF the Prince that
nall come shall destroy the city and the sane
uary; and the end thereof shall be with f1oou
md unto the end OF he war deSolaronS are de
teImlned.
Here are certain great facts that are plain.
Alter certain periods. reconciliation IS made for
sin; everlasting righteousness IS brought i'll; the
anon OF Scripture IS closed. The Messiah IS
reJected by the nation and cut otf-but not tor
himself In consequence OF this foreign pow
comes and destroys the city and the sanctua
ry and there is great desolauon
I he facts OF The lie OF Jesus of Nazareth
completely fulfill the predlcIlun-hIs Offering to
IN; his rejection by this nation his cruc,hXIon
not tor himself, and the consequent destruction
vi Jerusalem under the reign OF THUS.
We Will not ent Int the difficult question
II date In the passage 1t Is sufficient to call
attention to the general expectation OF the Mes
,lah at the time when Jesus appeared. aPpar enr-
y based on this prophecy. Look on two pic
lures. hslnS Of SURPRISING Rlsry and RoWsT,