Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-30

ever during this gospel age the Lord is Sc
lecting still higher class-spiritual Israel
to constitute a SPIRITUAL empire. Of wnt'a tSA
is head The spiritual, the higher Kingdom
class. must be developed first ard the spiritual
promises inherited by these must first be at
tanned; afterward the earthly blessings VIII
all be sure 10 Gods earthly people. Israel, I'M
der their new Qaw) covenant. from. 1:2I. Sd
Note how the Apostle Paul, the Divinely ap-
pointed teacher, explains this. saying Blind
in part (for the time) is happened 10
Israel until the fullness Of the Gentiles be
come in: and so all Israel shall be saved. =
Then all Israel shall be recovered from their
blindness. AS it is written. There shall come
out OF Zion spiritual Israeli the Deliverer; and
Cthe Christi He shall turn away ungodliness
from Jacob; for this is the covenant unto
them. when I shall take away their sins As
concerning the gospel. they are Created as)
enemies for your sakes; but as touching the
election, they are beloved for the fathers
salkes For the gifts and calling Of God he
have not believed God, yet have now obtained
mercy through their unbelief; even so have
these also now not believed, that through
your mercy, they also now may obtain mercy.
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TWO ANTTTYPICAL FULFILMENTs.
We have noticed that our Lords riding on
prophecy and a type. We note now that there
are secondary fulfilments Of the same on a
still higher plane: l. The proclaiming OF Jesus
by the multitude shouting "Hosannay was
proclamation Of faith in Him the Messiah;
so we today, and all OF the Lords followers
down through the Gospel Age, have first hailed
levers in Hlm-and this to US was Justi1ica-
ton by Faith. Hence, Palm Sunday may DO
considered as symbolizing the attainment %
justification by those who recognize Jesus and
are willing to acknowledge Him, Just as suose-
quently at the Memorial Supper Jesus passed
the cup to all Of His followers saying. Drink
We all of it, This signifies full conservation.
even unto DEATH the part OF all who accept
the Lords invitation to thus share His cup.
the sufferings OF Christ. In this sense OF the
word, dear friends I trust that all Of US have
thus declared faith in the Messiah, the
Redeemer. trust that we have all taken the
Lamb into our hearts, Into our homes. 4 trust
that to the full we members Of the Church
Of the First-Born partaking OF the antI-
typical Lamb drinking into His spirit Of full
conservation. well as partaking OF the glo-
rious elements of His character through eat
ing His flesh and appropriating the merits OF
His sacrifice.
A second antitypicaI fulfiIment of today's
lesson is brought to attention by the fact
that everything pertaining to the Jewish people
was typncal OF that nations connection with
spiritual IsraePs experience. AS Jesus offered
Himself in the flesh to Geshly Israel at the
proper time as their King. so in the parallel OF
time he must offer himself to spiritual Israel
at the appointed time as their King of Glory.
AS the time OF natural IsraePs visitation was
at the First Advent, so the time of spiritual
Israers visitation is at the Second Advent
AS nominal Israel stumbled and was blinded
and failed to receive the King and lost the
blessing. so will It be with nominal spiritual
, Israel. Thus 1t is written, He shall be for
a stone OF stumbling and rock of offence to
both houses OF Israel" AS with the Jews
(every 'Tsraelite indeed in whom was no
guile. was specially blessed and kept and as
sisted. so It will be here. All others will
stumble and It is written. "a thousand
shall fall at thy side That which to the one
class will be the stepping-stone to higher ia
vors and the Kingdom blessings will to the
other class be a stumbling-stone. As amongsl
the Jews II was necessary that the proclama-
tion Of the presence Of Messiah be made. so
here the Second Presence Of Messiah must
be made known Nevertheless the parable viii
be complete, Behold We despisers and wonder
uy0rtx 1rlr In Nvr1ffrsd orrc
work which We shall in no wise believe. though
a man declare 1t unto you."-CActs BEAD. we
see here the force Of the Scriptural declaration
! that It Is given or granted to some to under
stand the deep things Of God and not given or
permitted to others TO you II is gfvevn to
know the mysteries Of the kingdom Of heaven
but to all outsiders Ito all not members Of the
inner circle OF Tsraelites indeedO these things
are spoken in parallels and dark savings, that
hearing they might hear and not understand"
YE CAN DISCERN THE SKY.
To the religious people at the First Advent
our Lord said. ''Ye can discern the sky How
is 1t that We cannot discern the signs of the
times?' Our interest In the weather leads us
to take notice Of those conditions Of the sky
which presage storm and fair weather. Should
we not be much more deeply interested in the
much more important things pertaining 10 the
development OF the Divine Plan as respects our
race ana It's various interests? Nevertheless, "
is fact that 50 occupied are with the
cares OF this life and the deceitfuiness of
riches that they think little respecting the
weightier interests. This Is the reason why
many do not more accurately discern the signs
Of the times. However. he would be a dullard
indeed who does not recognize the peculiar. day
in which weHare living On the one hand, the
the wonderful blessings and favors of God
which already have brought to the world so
many useful inventions which are helping TO
spread Millennial blessings on every hand and
which the Scriptures declare are but advanced
messengers Of Gods favor and blessing 20
mankind to be ushered in in connection with
the sealing OF the New Covenant with the
merit Of the precious blood. Many see tina
signs Of the faith dispensation without knowing
how to read them Cwhat they signify. On the
one hand there are some who recognize not the
Almighty IN connection with earth's affairs
but boast OF the progress and inventions as
merely the outworkings Of evolutionary pro-
gress, by which mankind Is advancing from
prfmordial protoplasm TO Divinity.
Others are looking for the establishment Of
! the reign Of righteousness through the chan
nels Of the nominal church by intermixturs
Of Christian principle with worldliness. Few,
namely, that the Lord IS selecting His
Jewels" sometimes called the Bride tho
lambs Wife" and that this class OF the en-
tire age, well the living members of the
and as spirit being like unto the angels, but
OF higher plane. and will be associated with
the Redeemer in His great work Of blessing
the world under the gracious provisions Of the
New Covenant with Israel. Few see that so
far the living church Is concerned now IL
the time Of the coming Of the spiritual king
dom into the rulership of the world and the
church a whole Is unready to receive it. be-
cause Of looking in another direction for sue
to their efforts. Few that, as the
Lord declared to the Jews. Your house Is ieft
unto you desolate:" so now He declares to
nominal spiritual Israel the same thing. Ad-
dressing them under tire name Of the Church OF
Laodices. He says. Behold. I stand at the
door and knock. Every man who hears ms
knock. let him open the door and I will come
in and sup, with him"