Evening journal., 1905-09-18
THE GOSPEL
OF THE KINGDOM
lc0ntlnued fron -. Twol

So but Isaiah did not know that be-
tween the two parts of that sentence
there should pe an interval OF nearly
/ two mhleniums Gabriel told Mary
that she should bear a son named
Jesus that He should be great. and
that lac should be called the Son of
I the Highest. He also told her that
the Lord God should give unto Him
I the throne OF Ills Father David: that
] lie should reign over the house Of
Jacob forever, and that Of His king
! dom there should be no end. Gabriel
idid not tell Maryland Gabriel prob
ably did not know Il for IL was yet n
mystery hid In God-Gabriel did not
tell the mother Of Jesus that between
The birth of the Son Of the Highest
land His ascension Of David's throne
there should be a gap of nearly two
thousand years. And Jesus Himself
hen i'm the tenth chapter of Matthew
He gave directions TO His disciples
reaching down 10 the end-time and
even 10 the Second Advent Of the son
Of Man Tvs %, 2O did not inform
them that that end-time and that
Second Advent would be deferred for
almost twenty centuries and preceded
by the calling out from the Gentle ma
tiuns Of people for His name.
The Jewish Dispensation in which
Jesus lived upon the earth in the days
Of His flesh. had not been completed
when the Church Dispensation began
and indeed it has not yet been COM
( pieted. The 490 years OF Daniels
I prophecy Of the seventy weeks Dan.
80 had not fully run their course when
/ Messiah was cut off, Indeed. the
terms OF the prophecy provided for
an interval Of indefinite duration be-
tween the sixty-ninth and SEVENTEEN
week Of years. and the final week of
seven years is pushed into the future
TO make way for this parenthetical
J age. while the Church OF God. like her
Typical apostle, is born as one out Of
due time. When the Church is COM
/ plete-wheu the elect number. accord
I ing TO Gods eternal purpose has been
called out-then shall the Church be
caught up to her Lord in the air O.
Thess. 49, and then shall at once be-
gin the fulfillment OF Daniels final
lheptade of years. Jesus. IN the tenth
chapter of Matthew. has all this in
mind and gives His apostles directions
not for the Church age. but for the
Jewish age then present and includ-
ling the time of THE Great Tribula-
ltion' fin the final seven Of years. with
this borne i'm mind. all in the chapter
becomes perfectly clear.
IF il be asked why. if all this be
true. we should study this Scripture
at all suffice it TO say that with all
Scripture. it is given by inspiration
lof God and is profitable. OI. Timothy
i3 16D Though not given for the d.
lrAct government Of the Church Of
iGod. it is still for her teaching. and Sc
far as principles are involved it is fOl
,her guidance. Israel is. indeed. i'm the
foreground in this Scripture hut AL
these things happened unto them fol
TYPES and they are written for oui
Iadmonition. q. Cor. 10: 10
Tn the first verse Of our chapter tn
King. having commanded His follower
TO pray the Lord OF the harvest that III
srnd forth laborers into Ills harvest. no'
takes His place as Lord OF the harvts
] and proceeds to unfold His plans for il
ingathering. He first calls Ills twelv
disciples unto Himself All fruitful ser
vice In His harvest must begin Just here
The laborcr must first be called unto Him
And then he gives them authority In thi
case it is authority 20 perform miracles
In any case whenever He sends forth tn
laborers. they so fully equipped for th
labor unto which IIe appoints them
Many are sent forth by men, ard the,
fail as a matter Of course. Many are self
sent and they also fail. and quite a
naturally. II is only those who go fort
t with His authority who can stand in IN
: day Of battle.
''The disciples are FIRST called Apostle
here. An apostle. in this connection. is on
sent forth as a messenger, but with an
solute authority as representing the sen
der. The apostles are named in pairs an
thus sent forth, for according to Israel
= law the testimony of two witnesses wa
4 true. John SI7; Deut. 1876; 1870.
in all the lists Of the apostles. give
by the various evangelists Peter is name
T. first. The reason for this viii appear 4
s our study OF the sixteenth chapter. Juda
IS Iscariot is invariably the last named. an
Is always with that terrible word. 'wh
s also betrayed him.
; TN verses to i5 there are rules q
conduct for the special mission Of N
twelve. They were to go only to Israe
The Gentlles had no part In their mini.
6 try for the time being They were {
, preach the Gospel or the Kingdom as the
went. saying The Kingdom Of Heaven
N at hand Literally, Il is "rhe Kingdom q
= the Heavens hath drawn near II was IN
n message of John the Baptist and also tha
10 of Jesus Himself IN an His public preach
o ing up TO this time in His ministry ]
s was a proclamation TO Israel. forina
: presentation of the Kingdom, with "a
King walking amongst them. ready {
take His great power and reign, II III
people were ready to receive Him. Tn
ministry of the apostles was 10 be attest
ed by miraculous signs and wonders, fo
these were always accompaniments q
. the Kingdom. Having received freely, tn
should also give freely. No provision va
. TO be made beforehand for their suppor
for they were going amongst their brett
. rem and the laborer was worthy Of hi
food. They were 10 search out the worthy
that IS. those having a heart for the mes
sage and willing 20 receive the messeu
Z gers AS for those who should reject then
: a terrible Judgment was reserved 70
them.
This little remnant of twelve men uu
Of all Israel prchgurcd the remnant @
Israel who should be raised up Tor thi
very purpose during the last DAYS Verse
10 TO g describe the prosecutions OF tha
= awful time. The Great Trbulation.' wh.c
VIII come upon Israel just before the sec
I ond Advent of fl,a ar--.t-A MI ,-;t,,..s