West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-07-31
THE RESTORATION or ISRAEL.
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pardoned. ,ha, she hath received Of III,
Lords hand double for all her sins. ;
"rhe voice Of one that ericih, sPtepar,
yc in the wilderness the way OF the Lord
make straight in the desert highway 10,
our God.'"
| The prophet stands on the summit OF
human history at the poin, of time wheu
Israel has fulfilled their double of waiting
from the time of their rejection in A. ID. 4,
until 1873, period Of Is4s years of punish.
ment wiihou, favor. His language Is yer,
direct aud Is put into the mouth of the
messenger promised by isracl's last prophet,
"Behold, will send my messenger and he
shall prepare the way before me" and again
by the same prophet, ''nehold. will send
you Elijah. the prophet. before the grea,
and terrible day Of the Lord comes"
Al our Lords first advent. he said of the
typical messenger. "If yc will receive It. this
Is the Elijah which was to come"
hut The nation was not willing aud the
world Is wilderness still. "Israel, follow.
ing after law of righteousness, did no,
arrive a' that law. whcreforcr Because
they sought |, no, by faith, but as |, were by
works. They stumbled at the stone of
stumbling" The nominal "housc Of sons"
stumble a, the same stone. "Christ cruel.
hed"--thc ransom for al--''ro the Jews a
stumbling block and TO the Gcu,iles foolish
ness' therefore the second coming of the
Lord, while heralded as day Of deliverancc
Is also great and terrible day" Neither
the physical earth nor its people are pre-
pared for the new order and the plan is so
timed that great physical disturbances,
earthquakes, eruptions, tidal waves. plane
'ary changes etc. will constitute a part of
the great chastisement To break the proud
hearts Of men. bcfole the offer Of the "I,aIm
OF Observation-Disclosures. One of the effects
of these oaamiles will he the overthrow OF
the faith Of many--of oil who have no, the
faith in Gods promises.
Only the feet can stumble aud il Is the
faithful OF this class--the last members of
the "house Of sons" that constitute the
Elijah which was 10 come. II Is written of
them "liow beautiful upon the mountains
are The feet OF him that bringeih good ,dings
iha, publshcth peace. that bringc,h good
tidines Of God. that publisheih salvation
Restitution of all things--ihat saith unto
Zion, Thy God reignelh.' II Is these
only that can speak comfortably TO Jcrusa-
lem and that cry Prepare ye In the wilder
xsax ..C H. l = -
for The restoration Of ilcshly Israel, as well
~ In Inc great harvest work for the gather.
Ing OF spiritual Israel, The agency of the
now cast off nominal house IL entirely
ignored. The various organizations Of
"Chnsiendom" are quietly left to them.
selves and In his own time and way and be-,
new, humble, untitled instruments as in the
jewish harvest. God is causing his great
work TO prosper and progress.
True 10 It's Jewish pattern the nominal
house Is bindiy stumbling since 1881, of35
years nf'er the kingdom Of Zion was due TO
have gradual beginning and parallel 10 the
Time when favor went TO the Gen,ics, while
remarkable religious movement began
among the Jews in southern Russia and is
still In progress. bringing thousands Of that
people TO recognition Of Jesus Christ as
The long promised Messiah. and to an
acknowledgment, Of their national sin, in
rejecting aud crucifying Him. II is an in.
dependent movement entirely Jewish lis
leader. Mr. Kabbinowitsch, was not n
rabbi, neither he nor any Of leading men Of
the movement, we're clergymen Of any sect
or creed. More than ten years ago I, was
reported IN IIarpcr's Weekly and other
papers rs 'no longer mere experiment
with doubtful chances Of permanent exist
ence. II has manifested remarkable
vitality. Its growth has been steady and
healthy. positive 10 character, yet avoiding
all unnatural haste aud dangerous extremes.
u has been recognized by the Russian
authorities as feligio ieiia, /, now has
legal existence and legal rights. It's character
stamps u as one IF the most unique phen.
omena in the yafiegaicd Kaleidoscope Of
national, social and religious interests that
divide the hearts aud minds Of the Cars
one hundred and sixteen million subjects"
a similar movement began in Siberia, the
leader, Polish Jew, thirty years ago came
10 the conclusion that Jesus Of Nazarath
was the true Savior. The strict Lalmudic
Jews got him transported 10 Siberia, where
for fifteen years he labofed almost unheeded
to awaken faith in his fellow exiles.
The great change in Jewish thought may
be seen from the views Of Jewish noiables
respecting Jesus, all in Substance agree with
the following extract from Prot. Emil G..
iiirsch Of Chicago University: ''rbe Jews
Of every shade Of religious belief do no,
regard Jesus IN The light q Paul's theology.
Bot the gospel Jesus, the Jesus who teaches
So superbly the principles Of Jewish ethics
IS severed by all the expounders Of Judaism.
Ills words are studied, the New Testament
forms part Of Jewish literature. Among
the great preceplofs that have wosded the
truths Of which Judaism Is the historical
guardian, none in our estimation and esteem
takes precedence to the rabbi of Nazaratb.
TO Imputc io us suspicious sentiments con
corning him does US gross injustice. We
know bim 70 he among the greatest and
puresi"
Thus the blindness has began 10 pass
away from ISRAEL, but their general recogni-
ton Of the frne Messiah and Ills Kingdom
waits the full ending Of the Gentle times
IoI4-and will doubtless come about under
and through the restored palnarchs and
prophets whose perfect restoration will be
the first work Of the Christ after all the
body members have been giori6ed, for the
fulhllmeot Of all the glorious plan Of saliva
ton waits this manifestation Of The Sons Of
God.
20 thou that tellcsi good lidings 10 ZION,
Get thee mp into the high mountain:
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