World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-04-01

These parallels i, placing the
Jews 10 a condition OF blindness,
as far AZ Christ's 6rst coming
was concerned. So we see by
Christ speaking to them in par
ables He blinded their eyes, for
this reason Christ spoke to Nico-
demus of q birth. And 10 con-
firm the testimony Of Matthew
we must cal! to the witness stand
st. Mark. Dease read.
And he sid unto them, Up'o you
II Is given 10 know TIE mysteries Of the
singdom Of God; but unto them that are
without. oil these things ar. done 10
psrab'es.
ThsLsee'ng they may see and not per
C i've. and hes ng Il ey n. 2 ,~fr spd moi,
understand. lest stany time they should
be converted, and their sins sh0ifId be
forgiven tom. Marx. 4-ii-l2
Christ spoke to tie Isra"l;tes
in parallels SO that they shou d
not see. Mark then confirms
Matthews statement, but we
,, shall not stop here we shall ask
st. John to give in his testimony
on this point, please read.
Therefore they conld not believe,
b' cause thai Esies sad again.
He hath blinded their eyes, and hard
| cpcd their heat; that they should not
see ~iih tn, ir O es nor understand with
their hearts. and he converted. ard
should heal them 81. John. l2 800,
So you see that John bears
stronger testimony of this blind.
ness than either one of the for.
mer witnesses. But we are not
through yet, we want to call
Paul to the stand and see what
he says about it. Please read.
Wha, then! ,lsra,l hath not oJ aimed
that whicn' he Sc keith for; but the
Il. .ciiun hath obtained il, and the rest
we'e blindrd,
(Acrording as 1t is written. Grd hath
given lhcM Ire syiri, Of slamher eyes
that they shout! no, see. and ears That
lhei should not hear y unto IBIS day.
And Daved sas,l. Let their table be
mnde snnr. ard Trap. and stumbling.
block. aud II rec mprnse unto them.
Let their eyes be di,he,ed, iba, lhev
may not see. and how down their back
AWAY,
say then. Have they stumbled that
,h' y should fnli! God forbid; bu, rather
i.ronsh their ill ,alvsion is come unto
the Gentiles for to provoke Them to
jealousy. Rom. IL? i. 10. II.
Now Paul plainly says that
God gave them the spirit 81
slumbcr. And by this we m
dcrstand that they are blind.
And that there must be a birth
inorder for them To- see. After
we have learned that the Jews
has been blinded rs q nation,
which can be represented as a
woman TRAVELLING 10 birth, we
must present evidence to show
rs near as possible when this
birth will be. We have proven
that the Jews were blinded by
parallels, and ut the end II this
blindness is when this bm.h will
be and what will be born, and for
the beginning of this Evidence
we shall go to what the apostle
James said, r ease read.
q Aud alter they had held their pcacr,
Jesus answered, sa ing, Men and IRE h
ryD. beaikrh uuto me.
Sineon hath declared how God at the
first dlG visit the Genlilrt to take out ni
them II people for bis name.
And Ia this agree the words II the
Irolhes; Al il is written.
Ahcr this | will return. and will huid
again The tabernacle Of David, which Is
fallen down; will hui d again the RUNS
thereof and i'll re, i, ny: Acts. 10
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We learn BY the context of
this scripture that after there
had been much diSputing among
the apostles and disciples about
the Gentlles being circumcised,
James informed them that Peter
a good while ago had declared
that he would take from among
the Gcntiles u people for his
name sake, then he also inform.
ed them that the prophet had de.
c!ared after this was once done
then God would return and build
up the tabernicle of David; given
in prophesy the new birth. Ana