West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-06-26
|SRAEL'S DOUBLE.
And hrst viii recompensc their iniquity
and their sin double. Ter ioIs

sins aud for poluting their land. rhl
would mean that the promises made I,
them would not be ful6lied in their 6rs
| possession ol the land. Therefore.
| (when the promises are rcaliked)--it shal
no moro be said; AS the Lord iiveth tha
brought the children OF Israel out of III,
land of Egypt. but as the Lord iive,h tha
brought the children OF Israel from IN.
land OF the north tRussisl. and from al
tue lands whittier he had driven them
And Will bring them again into the Ian,
that gave unto their fathers" For 49,.
years the children of Israel waited fo
their promised Messiah. aud becaus,
oil their blindness aud hardness of hear
as nation. their time of waiting wa,
| doubled. First | will rccompcncc tbci,
iniquity and their stu double. They mus,
wait until the fullness OF the Gentilcs b.
| come IN. Rom. HAS. Their promise.
were all earthly aud were made TO the,,
fathers, Internationally. by a coycparl
that must stand TO the letter sworn TO b,
the Lord himself for he could swear b,
no greater, Heb. ora. The seed ol
Christ and they that are his
-insures the promises to- the natural seed
OF Abraham, aud TO all flesh The LAW
Covenant was not to secure the promises
IL was an offer OF life II obeycd TO the
letter. II was the death warrant OF eyer,
thing Imperfect a minstration Of death
Cor. az; Rom. 4;IsIs
The double" OF waiting is forctold b,
the prophet. zech. 9--at the same time
with tue coming OF the Messiah-"Rrlolco
greatly o daughter OF Zion. Shout q
daughter OF Jerusalem: behold the King
comcth unto thee; he is just and having
salvation; lowly, and riding upon an Ass.
even upon colt the foai Of an ass. #SNEs
| (lle will csusc wars to cease forever
| And he shall speak peace unto the
nations; aud his dominion shall Toe from,
sea TO sea. aud from the river In ends of
the earth. As for thee also. because of
the blood OF thy covenant have sent
forth thy prisoncIs out of Thy pit wherein
Is no water" The Jewish nationality.
represented by the rich men OF the parable
and all The race from destruction. Psalm
9o;3 But thoy rejected their King. aud
their promises must wait their double
Hence the prophet Immediately adds
Turn you 10 the strong hold. yc prisoners
OF hope even TO day declare that will
render double unto ibcc. Their double
began to count from A. ID. 81. when our
Lord pronounced their house desolatc.
until they should say BLESSED is he that
cOmcth IN the name OF the Lord"-As clay
In the poticr's hands for their promises
are sure to come, From a - "a, to A. u.
1873. completes their double. and there
| Of a
receive their long delayed Inheritance as
soon as the Gentle times are cudcd--for4
what shall The receiving Of them bc ?
Rom. ft:IS. Their blindness opened the
channel Of dclvcrance. much more their
return to favor will open the way for the
blessing OF the race. for the promise is
very great. will make thee thc father Of
many nations. As the stars, As the
sand % the depth Of the riches boih of
the wisdom and knowledge Of God How
nnsearclIablc his judgments anl his ways
past finding out-by mans wisdom.
AS igis written Eye hath not seen. nor
car heard. neither have entered into heart
OF man .hc things which God has prepared
for them that love him. But God hath
revealed them unto as by Ills Spirit Of
truth II $ revealed Word. for the Spirit
searcheth AL things yea. the deep ihings
Of God 80 .. Cor. sszLI6
The prophet Isaiah, Oh. 20 stands in
vision from a. d. 1913 Comfort We my
people. Saith your God Israel FIRST and
including all who have the faith Of
Abraham. Speak )c comfortably TO Icru.
salem. from The lights OF Zion Cry unto
haf fe
her inquity Is pardoned recommended,
and themselves ransomed: for she hath
received OF the Lords hand donble for all
sins"--God's justice cannot pardon sin
IN the sense Of passing it by without recon.
pensc. See IN the case OF David. who.
when lac saw thai he had pronounced this
sentence Of death upon himself cried Out.
= have sinucd and cast himself upon
mercy received instant reply "Thon shalt
not die. but this shall be fby punishment"
which followed. as In the natural course Of
things. sure and severe just rccompcnse
that worked good Tor David aud for the
nation q sam. i1:s-isJ
The promise Of tile possession Of the
land caonot be interpreted IN any symbolic
sense. 1hcy are to be planted upon their
land And I will give unto thee. and to
thy seed after thee. the land wherein thou
art stranger. Ill the land 81 Canaan. for
an everlasting possession. "(Gen. fg;I4-Iz)
They we're many times carried away
from Their land into captivity. But when
repiantcd they shall no more be pulled up
out OF their land which have given them.
Amos o:fffLis-As the time drew near a
e In 10 a.
into two classes; the orthodox. who still
hold to TIE promises Of God aud still hope
that God s set time 10 favor ZION soon may
come. This class includes most Of the
/ poor. oppressed Jews as we'll as some Of
/ the wealthy and learned. and are vastly
more numerous than the non orthodox;
though tie latter are by far the more ia.
hucntiai aud respected. often merchants.
| BANKERS. cd tors &c. These dincr from,
the orthodox widely; many of them are
ayowcd atheists. and " they do no, deny
prophecy entirely they explain that the
/ Jewish nation ~ itself the Messiah and Is
I reforming the world gradually. II is the
class no doubt. that viii BE- gathered and
blessed. who viii say 10 this Is our
/ God we have waited Tor him. aud se wifi
save Us 80 iss 2s'o and later ON in the
deep trouble. tic blind eyes " ali will be
/ opened and ali ihe dcaf ears shall bc
! unstoppcd iut 80 special favor To- the
! Jew oltwatdlJ by facial expression and
/ family relationship merely. but to those
who bold 70 the faith of hb aham aud trust
/ in The divine promises.
This people have before been suited
down to only those retaining faith In God.
/ The returning little band OF less than
10000 under the lead OF Ezra and Ncho.
miah were all the Israeliies then remain
ing or afterwards recognized as worthy
] or eligible for the blessings and honors