Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-10

BROOKLYN. y. Y, Aug S-Pastor Russell
preached today 10 Brooklyn tabernacle 90 4
crowded house. lie said. In part:
ExIlialn IL how we viii. theTc j. persistency
On the Hebrew not found In any other
Many aud great nations have risen and fallen
slnrp COTS promise 10 Abraham. In thy se'-i
shall all TIE families Of the earth be blessed.
he Hebrew racea aione has continued II u
with - today fower throughout the civllizeI
woEld- In literature, medicine. science and arr,
a. wen as In finance. the jew occupies today
hixh position. No other nationality can maEe
goed a general showing
The IeW. willingly nr unwillinEly. Is VII
neSs for God and His WOrd-not that the Jewish
traits all amiable. or God-like. or worthy
70 he copied. or worthy 70 b considered rX-
arsrleS Tor the remainder Of mankind, but Re
cause the race connects Us up with the ereat
premise o. God which is the hope OF the whole
wurld-the cath bouEd covenant made with Abfa-
ham. wkich Is Jet % be fulfilled
ISRAEL'S DOUBLE EXPERIENCES.
ne Jews know. aud Christians know. that
Tor centuries Israel was Gods peculiar people.
ali families 81 the earth" tAmos s-Z.l Boih
kuslWu that since the time Of Jesus death that
favored nation has been cut off from the favors
opec enjoyed, has been people without a
country. held together. indeed, but subjected
- caiamittes and prosecutions. But very t"N
81 either Iews ~ Christians have Investigated
ard are swan that there IS exact parallel.
or duplication. OF time between the TIVE expert
eness n lsraei-fhat is % say. that the period
o. exactly thr sane length or duration. AMI
cclEparafivclY few know that there are several
distinct Prnises witch foretoid this parallel
isu. this division Of Israel's history into ;W9
Ereat. equal portions. one Of favor and the
otter ~ disfavor each l-ssS years long.
one q tlese prophecies marks the beginning
o. israei,S disfavor In advance. saying: The
dsys come. saith the Lord when I will cast
y0a of. and showsyou no favor" tier. ls:l3i.
and render INTO you double. Another 81 these
Scriptures points q the exact date which con-
sLtuted the turning point In their experience,
saying. even today Do declare that WIN
render uu.o you double''-liteTally. the other
half % yCur experience Zach s:i2-) 1hal
turning day Is distinctly noted by the prophet
a. beng the onS on which our Lord rode 10
isfry. whea He wept over the city Of Jerusalem
o. ssA Your house Is left unto you desc
late. Ye sHaI Sc me no more until that day
when - shall say Blessed Is ne that c0metn
IN the mare q the lord (Matt. 3s:S-ss.i
Our text marks the closing Of IsraeI's periua
~ disfavor. announces the forgiveness Of Is
Faeis sins. and the return 20 that people %
Gels smile ~ favor, anil states the reason :or
d0uhle for an her sins Not double punish
menf = meant, though Cod were unjust 20
Punish too severely. but double. or parallel,
previous Period % experience under divine
faver as Gods peculiar people.
sPEAK We COliF0RTINGLY.
Every Christian who Is rightly Informed anu
= pleasure in speaking comfortingiy 10 the Jew.
IN harmony with the exhortation OF our text. -
the present. time
ca He should have that general sympathy
FOR the Jew as for all others II the human
family. sid should. therefore. be glad TO re
ioice with him that the end Of his fluctuations
s near AZ hard. even though the scriptures
distinctly declare that his tribulatiOn viii close
witt very sharp experience.
~ When The Christian remembers that the
hnrts and promises which he cherishes belong
- unee q the Jew. and were forfeited by that
nafien beeause % unpreparedness % heart 20
receive the Messiah. IL must cause fresh
svfrpathy. While rejoicing in the riches OF
Gods Eruce. which through the failure OF the
lev was extended % the Gentfles We should
aI<a feel rfrv and ~ n fhpfr
los u the divine favor. which has epme %
rs and which We eniov--Rom- u:zS-SZ.
- The Christian may well rejoice With tie
jew addtinuali because the Scriptures clearly
tnsiicate that with the end Of Israel's dsfavur
Win Gene the end ~ the present order OF things
nnd TIE Inauguration Of the Millenial dispense
tea q divine favor % Isrsel. and through
Israel n the world. And this will mean the
,ompletion Of the church. her change in the
first resurrection" from mortal 20 immortal.
from earthly 20 heavenly conditions. the
bride 81 Christ and as Zion in the MillennIaI
and tben through Israel TO extend that blessing
g ali the families OF the earth.-Rom. u:9s
ABRAHAArs NATURAL SEED.
Let Us hastily review 'Israers hope. noting
the while that IL r. this hope which has en-
ergized that people for now nearly 400 years.
he so-called hope OF Israeli which has
he'd that nation together as a peculiar people
n the world. Is built upon the Scrfptural fact
thar God made a special Covenant with Abra-
ham. saying. In thy Seed shall all the
families o. the earth Be blessed This prom
- 114 maze oatn TO- ana hence the israeli
ties felt Il 10 be immoFably secure. For cen
tury after century they held TO that promise.
believing themselves TO be Abraham's prom
ised seed. and looking forward with antici-
patton 70 the time when God would exalt them
as a nation and make them rulers Of the
world. 20 establish his laws Of righteousness
IN al the earth. and thus 70 bless mankind.
In due time. when Israel realized that her
hope for attaining this high position a
eiimuering one because OF her national vicis-
situdes. Cod explained still further feature
So Fa -
ecuted BIZ the nation OF Israel alone, but that
He would send them the Messiah. the mighty
Imwanuel whose dominion would be from sea
% sea and from the river to the ends OF the
earth and that Israel would. however. consti-
tute His special nation. which He viii use
IN connection with the blessing OF the other
nations. This is sin the hope Of Israel.
although Il has become faded and dim by rea-
son Of the disappointments Of the long cen
turies which have interviewed since their re-
tectfuu q Jesus When Jesus came every
ferent from what they bad pictured u. that
they we're ashamed Of Him. rejected Him.
an crucifIed Him. as the Lamb Of Cod
the passover Lamb We are not 70 think
bard o. the Jews for this. nor TO suppose that
tire ma fority % Gentiles under similar cir
cuustances would have done differently ST
Pets-ss word on the subject the day Of
peufecost arr quite TO the point He said 70
his hearers I wot know that In iSno-
rance ye did IL. did also your rulers
THEY RECEIVED HIM NOT.
The Jewish rulers saw nothing IN the ne
daemer but fraud. They considered Jesus an
fr-f.r@fer brilliant In respects. but ne
eeiver Of the people They feared his uIu,
rr-feiv raising an tnsurrectfon which would
brig against their little nation the strong
power q tire Roman empire and take from theu
the Few liberties and privileges stiu enjoyed %
people. he hiEh priest exnressed the Presa
lent seufimeut-''it is better that one mal
shagsid die than that our whole nation should
rorfsh" John u.Ee-5i-l His words. howet er
vrrrr trua IN a sense. which he did not under
stand. for onIv by the death 81 Jesus could
salvation rvrr have come 20 the Jewish nation
a. t. the 7-0rid. TIE Lamb Of God must Ole
ssfhs inst for tse unjust 20 make reconcilia
tiou frr iniQuty- The prnsity for Adam -
nuzf Be met before its death sentence could %
lifted
A ST Paul points out. nothing happened II
pu~ Inrdss experiences not forsknown to TIE
fssker Israel's rejection Of Messiah. and ~
errp eoueut rejection Of Israel by Him We're al
f0rpsrid through the prophets let no ON
srsssrnxa that Israel's rejection was a rinatity
let 10 one understand that Israel fell; bu
merely th-t Israel stumbled; for. as -. ran
points out. the gifts and cailings OF 600 arr
fhfnrs He will repent 0f-wfll not deyiate from
ffnse-mereIy until spiritual Israel would d
eatherrd When that great work shall have
hsen accomplished. divine favor viii return 70
natural ISrael-farFiveness OF their SINS th'
opening OF their blinded eyes. their restoration
10 divine favor a. a people, and the fulfhlmeni
thrsugh them of the promised blessing OF al
nations.
'-THE HIDDEN MYSTERY"
he thing which the Israelites did not un
derstand ard which. alas. comparatively lev
Christians comprehend Is distinctly pointed on
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