Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-09-18

pdlIldrCuS, Uut Tie TeSuITtCllOu diSO VI
all the families Of the earth that have
gone down into death under the great
Adamic sentence (Romans v, IL, II, 19)
The nation of Israel was segregated
from all the other nations of the world
and bound to the Lord and he to them
by the Couendnt Of the Las0 entered into
at Mt. Sinai. Under the terms Of that
Covenant it was implied that that
whole nation should constitute the seed
Of Abraham and rule and bless all
other nations, but the conditions were
the keeping of the Law perfectly. God,
of course, knew that, as imperfect men,
Israel had undertaken an impossible
contract. But he also knew that under
his supervision the contract would not
eventually be to their disadvantage.
but the reverse. He used that nation
as a typical people, their jubilees rep
resenting the 4.times Of restitution
(Acts iii. 20) coming to the world under
the Milennial reign of Christ. Their
day Sabbaths typified a coming bless
ing to Spiritual Israel. Their year
Sabbath typifed a coming blessing to
/ the world, to the universe. Their Day
Of Atonement for sins typified the day
Of better sacrifices. of Christ and the
Church. Indeed. we may understand
that f1eshly Israel and all of its great
affairs we're typical foreshadowings of
Gods greater blessings to come in aft
er dispensations.
Jewish Favor eliminated.
The elimination Of the Lords deal
fngs with Israel was reached, as he had
intended from the beginning. when
our Lord Jesus left the glory of the
Father on the heavenly plane and was
made flesh. being born under the Law
Covenant. Not being direct member
of the human family, but holy, harm
less and separate from sinners" he
was perfect and fully able to keep all
the terms of that Law Covenant, and
did so. Thus under the provisions of
the Law Covenant he, and he alone.
of all the Jewish nation, could claim
the rights of the Abrahamic Covenant
the blessings foretold and the rightful
authority to bless men, for, as the
ruler of earth, he took the place Of
Father Adam with all his rights and
authorities described in Psalm viii. A..
BY keeping these rights and priv
ileges as man our Lord indeed would
have been an earthly potentate of con-
siderable dignity. the highest amongst
men, But the Fathers place for bim
and for the world was far higher than
this. As an earthly potentate he would
have ruled over a falling and dying
race and would have been privileged
merely to counsel. rule and direct their
imperfect energies; but he never could
have brought them to eternal life.
Hence the Divine Plan was that he
should die as the Redeend kpf Adam
and his race. that thus e ght have
the just. the legal righy fc lift out of
sin and degradation and death all of
mankind who would fall in line with
the gracious arrangements OF the Di-
vine purpose which center in Christ.
1t was in fulfilment Of this feature Of
the Divine Plan that our Lord laid
down the earthly, Kingdom. the earthly
rights, all that he had, as mans ran
som price (Matthew xiii. AZ. "Who
gave himself a ransom for all. to be
testified in due time" q Timothy ii, g..
avery Knee Shall Bow
We now have Messiah exalted
and in his possession the authority
justly. legally acquired. whereby he
may bless all the families of the
earth-all the children of Adam, by re-
storing to the willing and obedient
that which was earthly perfec-
ton and dominion. Where will be be-
gin his blessing work All the prophe-
| cies implied that Messiah would begin
his work with Israel and that it should
| progress through Israel to all nations.
But the prophecies did not even hint
at the fact that before giving the res
| titution" blessing to Israel. under the
New (Law) Covenant of Jeremiah XXI,
! 81, Messiah would first make use Of
his restitution authority for the
| gathering of special class Of people,
"a holy nation, a peculiar people,
royal priesthood" This, as the Apos-
tie tells us, was kept Mystery,
and. generally speaking. it is still a.
"Mystery," not only to Israel. but to
| the world The gathering of the Spir-
| itual Israelites was the first step in
| the new program. Those of the Jew
| ish nation at our Lords First Advent
who were of the right attitude of heart
were transferred from Moses to Christ,
| from natural Israel to spiritual Israel.
| Then, as we have seen. from the time
of Cornelius onward the Gospel mes
sage has. been free to all who have the
believing heart and hearing ear to take
! the message. These, as whole. as
our Lord intimated, are but little
! flock" His words were, Fear not.
| little flock: for it is your Fathers good
| pleasure to give you the Kingdom"
/ Luke xii, 3oD.
The Kingdom. the life eternal, etc.,
which the Lord has to give away. are
those of Adam, which were lost
| through his disobedience and repur-
chased by our Lord at Calvary. These
he gives to his followers, the little
flock" but not to keep. Earthly resti-
tuition blessings are theirs to sacrifice
only. Whoever will not accept them
7 on these terms cannot be Jesus dis
ciples Such are the terms of the
heavenly or high calling bestowed
upon his followers. They must take
up their cross and folloD him IN the
sacrifice of earthly life and earthly
restitution rights, If they would share
with him the glory and honor that
will be his in his exalted station.
"The scorld to come merely signifies
the epoch to come. the epoch wherein
dwelleth righteousness, where right
eousness will be in the ascendant, and
where sin will be absolutely under the
control of the great Redeemer. who
then will be the King of glory. ruling,
reigning, enlightening- blessing, uplift-
ing. restituting. purging, purifying and