Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-31

teacher. better mediator. and under the bet
ter covenant Of the Lord would bring blessings
worldwide! Mark again how He represents the
atonement for the sins of The whole world in
the Atonement Day sacrificial arrangements
Mark how again He typlcaily fortold the
blessings Of the Millenuial Age, representing
n in Israel's Year of Jubilee" In which
every went free and every possession WAS
returned its original ownership thus rep
resenting the blessings OF the future. mans
release from the servitude Of sin and Satan,
and the return TO him OF a.. that vas iosr
through Adam Isaiah. jeremiah. hasea ana
Micah have spoken Of these coming times.
that the Apostle Peter. pointing 10 the future
could truhtfulIy declare that the coming times
of restitution Of all things have been spoken
by the mouth of all the holy prophets since
the world began. tAets, S:s-a.l
HOPE FOR JEWS AND OTHERS.
The second class to be blessed under .he
Abrahamic covenant is neshIy Israel. We are
not forgetting that the Jews were stiff
necked and rebellious people; that they slew
the prophets and stoned the Lords ministers
and caused the crucifixion OF our hedeemer
Nevertheless the Scriptures clearly bold forth
that after they have had a period OF chastise-
ment, which they have been undergoing
II nation since Lords crucifixion. and after
spiritual Israel shall have been gloriffed in
the kingdom. then a blessing from the Lord
will come upon natural Israel; that they shall
be saved recovered from their blindness,
and. the prophet declares. they shall LOOK
upon Him whom they have pierced and shall
mourn for Hm-because the eyes OF their
Outstanding shall be opened. We rejoice. too,
that the promsie is clear and distinct that the
prayer and Of supplicatiOn." (Zech., l2:lO. See
also, Rom. u:25-33.)
But if God is to have mercy upon the natural
Israelite, whom He declares to have been surf
necked. hard-hearted and rebellious, would u
surprise us that the Divine. benevolent lnten-
tion should be to bless others than the Jews
others who had not in the past the favors ana
privileges Of this favored Lation. and whose
course, therefore, was less in opposition TO the
light? It should not surprise And we
find in this great oatn-bound covenant DlesS-
ing for all nations-all peoples.
Let US look at the promise again, remember
ing that the Heavenly Father made II delber-
atcly. and subsequently bound Himself TO Its
provisions by an oath, so that we might not
Only be SIRE that He could not break HIS
word but dOubly sure that He could not break
Ills oath, and that, therefore. without perad-
venture. this promise shall be fulfilled. 1t
the earth he blessed What is the blessing
so greatly Eeeded by all mankindl We answer.
came TO give, saying; Il am come that they
might have life. and that they might have It
more abundantly."
All, yes Life! Life! II is life that tue
whole world needs, and or Lord Jesus de-
clares Himself to be the great Life-Giver In
deed. in the Syriac language. In which our
Lord probably discoursed. the word nfe-giver 10
equivalent TO our word Saviour. Jesus came 10
from sin and from the penalty or
sin-namely. death. 1t is human invention
of the Dark Ages to attach eternal torment
the penalty Of sin; 1t is the Divine arrange
ment to attach TO sin a reasonable and Just
out awful penalty-death. 1t is because we
sinners that all dying creatures;
and for the Lord to give life, implies that lie
will take away the sin and all necessity Tor
its penalty.
POOR. IMPERFECT CREATURES.
I'VE make Gods love too narrow
BY false standards OF our own"
1t is time for US to wake up to the TACT mat
not better than our God, but that
we are poor, impeMect creatures OF the dust,
fallen by nature, and that 1t is time for
TO stop misconstruing the Divine character ana
plan against His creatures, and 10 harken
TO the Lords words when de declares:
Their fear toward Ne is mot OF Me, but ISL
taught by the precepts Of men," IL is time
for us to be praying for ourselves and for each
other, as the apostle prayed for some, saying.
Il pray God for you. that the eyes OF your
understanding may be opened, that ye may De
able 10 comprehend with all saints the lengths
and breadths and heights and depths. and
TO know the love Of God which passeth all un-
Outstanding. "-Eph., 2:1s; 3:1s-1s.
Do no misapprehend us. We are not teaching
that heather and imbeciles and the unregen-
crate in general shall be taken TO heaven,
where they would be utterly out Of harmony
with their surroundings and require to be con-
verified and TO be taught. Such an inconsistent
view we leave to those who are now claiming
that the heather will be saved In their .igno-
rance. We stand by the Word OF God that
there is present salvation without faith In
Christ Jesus, and that the heather and the I'M
beetles have neither part nor lot in the saliva
ton Of the present time. We stand by Tne
Scriptures, which say that salvation at the
present time is only for the little flock"
who, Through much tribulation, snail enter
the kingdom" We stand by the Scriptures,
developed is the seed OF Abraham under the
Lord their head, their elder brother, the BRIDE
groom. We stand by the Scriptures. which say
that through this Christ, when cornplete,
blessing shall extend to every member OF
Adams race-the blessing of opportunity 10
know the Lord, to understand the advantages
Of righteousness, the opportunity Of choosing
obedience, and by obedience obtaining everlast-
ing life.
The blessings Of the future wiz be OF such
a kind that every individual who does not nave
his full opportunity in this present life VIII
have 1t then-not an opportunity to become
members of the ''seed of Abraham" not OPP
portunity 20 have part in the great change
from human nature to Divine nature, not an
opportunity to sit with the Lord Els throne;
but an opportunity to obtain that which was
lost-human perfection, everlasting life under
humsn. earthly. paradisaicaI conditions; an OPP
portunity to come again into the Divine ike
ness, almost obliterated In the human family
through the 5000 years OF the fall.
The period in which this opportunity VIII be
granted to man Is in the Scriptures termed
the Day Of Judgments thousand-year day, the
Mllcnnial Day. II will be day OF trial,
day of test, a day Of proving the world 70
see whether, with a full knowledge Of God and
of righteousness, which He requires, they VIII
choose righteousness in preference 70 sin,
choose lifo in preference TO the second death.
Thank God for that wonderful Judgment, the
trial day for the world, secured fer all through
the precious blood of Christi when the Judg
merits Of the Lord abroad In the earth, the
inhabitants Of the world VIII learn righteous
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