Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-20

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the dying process began from the time OF .. our
\ Lords cructfixion AS our Lord declared, be,
| dSiatt 93:sSI For tbirtv-seyen years, the rich
! man, the Jewish nation, gradually died to al
| of the wonderful privileges and blessings which
| had been theirs as Gods peculiar people. Inc
death of that nation occurred in the year 90
when Jerusalem destroyed by Titus army.
! Never since have they had national life. They
| have been dead and buried, entombed in hades
as a nation Thank God, the resurrection OF
Israel to national life is clearly foretold under
the covenant at the second coming OF
Kingdom behold the DAYS come saith the
Lord, when l will make a new covenant with
| the house of Israel and with the house OF
The death of the bergar occurred three and
half years after the cross. at the end of Is
rael's specified seventy weeks Of special favor.
and Gentle was then broken down. The beg
gar was no longer outside of the gate, the
table Of the Lord and all the gracious promises
and covenants il held forth. Cornelius, the
first Gentle convert. was received at this Time;
and his acceptance marked the end OF speciaI
Jewish privileges. the breaking down OF the
"middlewall Of Partition" Then and thence
forth every sincere Gentle, seeking fellowship
with God and share in his gracious prom
Uses. had through Christ exactly the same rights
as had the Jews-nO more no less Indeed,
the Jewish converts to Messiah became fellow
members Of this Lazarus outcast class Whlch
now though no more glorious than before in
the sight of men. was Specially favored Of the
THE BEcGAR IN ABRAHAFs BOSOM.
, full" and from this standpoint all faithful
to God arc counted as his children, symbol
cally. This is the figure used in this parable,
Lazarus. accepted to Abraham's bosom In the
parable means that all of that class outcast
from the Jewish nation but hungering for
the crumbs OF Divine favor and blessing ana
cleansing, were adopted Abraham's seed,
or children Of his bosom Che typifying GOD.
Thus all Gentiles accepting Christ are now
children of Abraham, children of God by
faith in the blood or Christ. Our Lord Jesus
is the head of the seed Of Abraham and all
We, as we'll as all faithful Jews accepting MIN
and becoming his disciples, are counted mem
bers Of his body. As the apostle declares,
Now. we. brethren. as Isaac was, are the
children of promise " And again. IF We be
heirs" Gal 3:29 4:2s.
THE RICH MAN TORMENTED IN HADEs.
All scholars will concede that the Greek
word hades and the Hebrew word sheol, rem
dered hell in common version. really sig
nifty the death state the tomb; various
hades and that there is neither wisdom nor
knowledge nor device there; that the dead
know not anything. Scholars, therefore have
been perpexed greatly at the statement of
this parable that the rich man lifted up his
eyes in hades being in torments. The diff
Guilty dssolves soon We have the proper
Interpretation to the parable and see that
the Jewish people died as a nation and were
buried as nation, but did not az die indi-
vidually. The people of Israel, outcast from
their own land amongst all che nations OF
the earth, very much alive. socially and
personally having suffered for all these CEN
turtles. It is a matter of history that that
people have been treated most harshly, most
uniustly in almost every nation of the world
In later years the persecution has been chiefly
in Russia.
Only very recently we have had exhibit
tion of how this rich man 6sraeD, dead as
nation but alive as a people. has appealed TO
father Abraham to have Lazarus cool his
tongue with drop Of water OF course, the
thought would not be that a spirit finger
would take a drop of literal water to cool
literal tongue. The Interpretation must be
looked for along the lines of the parable.
TT - fha Taxra Of
country in a general petition, requested the
president Of United States to cooperate with
other Christian nations and intercede on
behalf of theic members in Russia, that they
might have moro liberty and less persecution
that their torrents might be cooled.
IL we look for the rich mans five brethren"
we find them. There were twelve tribes OF
Israel, and. although all of these tribes were
in a general way represented in Israel in our
man was composed mainly Of the two tribes,
Judah and Benjamin. Now if the two tribes
were represented in the one man. the other
ten tribes would be properly enough represent
ed in his five brethren" The suggestion Of
the parable that something be done for these
five brethren is for the purpose of showing Us
tina. nothing would be done for them. rhe
answer of the appeal was. They have Moses
and the prophets If they hear not Moses
! and the prophets, neither will they be per-
suaded though rose from the dead
, luke 1929, 81
Here, dear friends, we have a consistent in
depreciation of rhis parable and it relieves
our minds greatly. 1t assists also in illus
trating to US the special relationship Of the
Jews under the law covenant, and how tbs
special relationship was lost by reason Of their
unbeief, and how their unbelief alienaSed them
from the Divine favor of this gospel age and
constituted a deep and wide gulf between
them and the spiritual Israel class represented
in Lazarus In Abraham's bosom. We thank
God that the promise of the Scriptures is that
with the end of this gospel age this quiz cf
unbeief and consequent separation from d.
vine favor will be done away and Israel will
he delivered from the torments of these cen
t,,-fas ay,1 nat
or resurrection under the glorious privileges.
favors and advantages of the new covenant
| Even have these also not beIieveda that
through your mercy they also may obtain
mercy" Rom. I:31)
ISRAEL'S NEW COVENANT
Gods grea covenant b seod sbsm an tbe
families of the earth be blessed, applies spe-
/ officially to The Christie our Redeemer and
the members of His body. This application the
apostle most clearly SETS forth, saving. We.
promise We are not children Of the bond
woman 1.-THE Law Covenantl, but OF the free
Graco oT sarah Covenant. the apostle points out
barren for a long time-unul Christ came
This covenant, tine apostle tells us was typi1led
by Abraham's wife, Sarah, whose only SON
Isaac, represented Jesus and the ''eleft' church,
His body. Gal. AIS.
Meantime before the coming of Jesus. the
promised Seed of the original covenant was
made with the nation Of Israel Abraham's chill
dren according to the flesh. That covenant was
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the mediator. 1t was found to be not OF grace.
but of works and bondage. under which none
could come to the full liberty OF the chtlcren OF
Z God, but. at the very most, be servants. Israel,
the house of servants under Moses. constituted
/ fleshly Israel, in bondage under the Law Cove
nant. Christ made an end OF the Law Cove
nant to so many Of the Jews as could and did
by faith receive Him; These became spiritual
Israelites. begotten Of the Spirit at Pentecost
Part and parcel of these was the Lazarus class
of our parable. TIE Jewish nation is OutcOst
for the time. while we chiefly Gentiles.
, brought nigh under the superior Sarah Covenant
of grace. 1t requires all of this gospel age TO
call and instruct: polish and prenare and test
the various members of the church OF Christ
the Isaac Of the promise OF which Jesus. is
the Head-"And if We be Chrtst's then are ye
Abrahams Seed and heirs according to the
promise Gal. 1929.
All of the privileges of blessing the world
belong to this class, but they are received COZ
ditionaIly-that they Will sacrifice tkeir earthly
I rights and interests that they nav have in
stead spiritual and heavenly conditions. Christ'S
death and the death of these, His select rlem-
lsrs to ear. lilly interests constitutes the terms
unon which He and they shall be the Medi-
9to- of the New Covenant FOR lsT"eL 10 give
Israel SHIRE on the earthly plane IN IRE
work of blessing all the families Of the earth.
rnfer their New Covenant. Thank God. this
death conditions. not only for those who hTTe
not yet entered the tomb. hut for all of the
race who viii ACCEPT this favor 0f Col thro1gh
Christ including those who Pave COVE in tie
tomb. Nj refusing this grace VIII die the
second death. synbolized hv Gehenna.
We have pleasure in teuacriur To vow oil Tree
7t The hands Of the usrers TO door paw
rIIat which cvariros and evTla'r9 "ve~y O@ss-
agp or Scripture which. hv roo~ t~"0e'qt ion o.
tvie.iug Of our minds. has heer m"8e n an