The Detroit times., 1910-06-30


drink, but righteousness and peace and
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to join with Him In the sacrifice of
their earthly interests that they may
be sharers with Him In His heavenly
glories-in the work Of the Millennial
Age, to unearth all that treasure In
the blessing Of the world of mankind.
The hiding of the treasure Is neces-
sary; as our Lord said. Cast not your
pearls before swine:" they will not
understand you. they will think you
foolish. and In their disappointment
may do you injury. Hast thou faith.
have 1t to myself before God" Make
your sacrifice of earthly things to Him
and He who seeth In secret will re-
ward you openly.
Pearls were much more In vogue In
ancient times than now. Pearl buyers
traded In these gems and carried
them to the market, where they were
highly estimated. The parable repre-
sents one of these pearl merchants
as coming across tn finest pearl he
had ever seen. He considered 1t SO
priceless that he was quite rejoiced to
sell or trade all Of his other pearls
and property. that he might become
the owner Of that pearl
This parable represents the Gospel
OFFER Of q share with Christ In His
Kingdom as being superior to all other
propositions In the world. The honors
Of the world. OF name and fame. posi-
ton and wealth, are indeed desirable;
az the Scriptures say. "A good name Is
rather to be chosen than great riches"
A..< ~hov II
Of great price," the Kingdom offer OF
jointheirship with our Lord Jesus In
His heavenly glory and the associa-
ton with Him In His work OF blessing
all the families Of the earth, We realize
that this IL q priceless thing, worth
more by far than all the honors and
dignities and pleasures Of the world.
Those worthy to buy this pearl will
gladly exchange all earthly things
therefor-even their good name. and
this will be necessary, as the master
forewarned them, saying, They shall
Say all manner Of evil against you
falsely for My sake; rejoice and be
exceeding glad. for great Is your re-
ward In heaven, for 30 prosecuted they
the prophets who were before YOU"
(Matthew 5:11, 12.) He that Is not
willing to have the Kingdom at such
cost Is not worthy of the Kingdom.
The Apostle has said, Through much
tribulation must we enter the King
dom" (Acts 14:22); and only those
who willingly endure such tribulations
for righteousness sake-for the sake
Of the truth, in obedience to the Heav-
emily calling-are overcomers. AMY
only to the "overcomers" has the Lord
given ''the exceeding great and preci-
Gus promises" "To him that overcom-
eth will | grant to sit with Me In My
throne. Rev. 3:21.
Another parable Of the Kingdom
represents the gospel message as a
net" Only one kind Of fish Is de-
sired, but the net gathers every kind.
Not every kind will inherit the King
dom as joint-heirs with Christ Jesus,
hence the end of this age will be a
sitting, separating time, as represent
ed In the parable. The desirable fish
will be gathered into vessels; the re-
mainder will be cast back into the sea
as unfit for the Kingdom. but not
necessarily unfit for any purpose. Dur
ing Christ's Millennial reign that
class unfit for the Kingdom will be
sible, made useful and At for eternal
life.
Here as In the parable of the wheat
and the tares, the furnace OF fire, and
the weeping and gnashfng OF teeth In
connection Herewith, symbolizes the
great time of trouble with which this
age will end, giving place to the Mil
lennial Kingdom. the Kingdom for the
establishment of which upon the
earth the church has been praying SO
increasingly for nineteen centuries.
Thy Kingdom come; thy will be
done on earth. as 1t Is done In heav-
en-" What Kingdom that will be! It
will be a Kingdom entrusted to Lit
tie Flock"-"Fear not. little flock. 1t
is your Fathers good pleasure to give
you the Kingdom 1t will be full
ly empowered to establish the rule OF
heaven among mankind!
Our study closes with the Lords
exhortation that all who are instruct
ed respecting the things pertaining to
the Kingdom should set their affairs
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