The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-06
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5wifii Ell d death Of Jacob. when he gave
Sbis bles ing Is die tw 1--WE tribes. The
period from that time u ne death q
Jesus according 10 the 81 ripttires wtial
I ISIS years: and d like period Of disfa-
yof, mea suring tom the az Of JssisS
fejee don marks tie year 1915. assthe.
ehd OF Israets dtsfayo the lime
when the message Of comfort should
10 forth. However Divine favor was
only graf6flly taken from israel land.
altogether d period OF thirty 81 years
Intervene between the death Of Jesus
4 and the utter destruction Of Jerlisa=I
lem. similarly We should expect TINT
1.-The return Of favor would be graduAi.
a Ike period $50 years: and this NJ
would bring us to the year 1914. as the
time when Gods favor for his people.
wilfbe pabiiciy and openly manifested.
t.Tbe; sesd Of Abraham"
The question now arises. What has
God accomplished during the latter
/ half OF Israelss double? Did he pass
By his chosen people to directly bless.
/ the Genttles, or how shall we UNDER
stand Divine Providence with respect
to this matter?
We answer that Almighty God had
one feature Of bis plan which he did
not make known directly and explicit
! " to Abraham Or any other Prophet;
be kept that feature of his purpose a
secret. 1t is this: Messiah could not
be a man and yet accomplish the great
things which Jehovah intended, as
stated in his Word. The Law called
for an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth and mans life for a mans life.
In this God'set forth his principle gov
erning his course Of dealing with men.
AS by man adam came the sentence
death, and through heredity upon all
Of his offspring. even so the Divinelaw
purposed that there must be a sacrifice
| Of one human life to OFFSET the one hu-
man life condemned to death. The
one who would thus meet the demands
Of Justice on behalf Of the race would
have the right to give eternal life and
human perfection to every member of
Adams race willing to accept 1t on the
terms Of the Divine Law. 1t was for
this reason that Christ should die, the
| just for the unjust"
| AS n reward for bis obedience to the
Father even unto death, Christ was
raised from the dead to the Divine no
ture. In this exalted condition be Is
i capable of being a Mediator and Of do
ing a work for Israel and for the world
much higher and broader than Moses
could effect. Moses, the typical medi-
ator, made atonement for a year with
tile blood Of beasts; but Messiah with
| his own blood makes perpetual atone
ment for the sins Of all the people,
This is the great Messiah tJesusl who
suffered the death Of the cross forthe
Jews and for the Gentiles-'for all tue
PEOPLE," This Is the gIoriGed Messiah.
who as the Spiritual Seed Of Abraham
| Is about to bless Israel's Ancient Wor-
| tbles. and to "make them Princes In
all the earth:" ministers Of his King.
dom for the ruling. blessing and IN
struction Of whosoever will. out of the
present sin and death conditions, to
| life eternal to full human perfection,
With the earth rs Paradise restored.
4 Members Of Messiah.
But. some one may say. Where do
Christians come In connection with
| this Divine arrangement? And II
Gods dealings with the world are to
be through Israel, and not through the
Church, why has there been so long a
delay? Why did not the glorlfied Mes.
slab at once set up his Kingdom. and
brlsg forth the Ancient Worthless
from the tomb to be its earthly repre-
sentatives? oh, here is another part
Of the mystery Of God! Isaac. Abra-
ham's son, was typical Of Messiah. tue
Splrltual Seed, but before tsaac began
the work OF dispensing the blessings
to his brethren and to his children, he
first took bride, and this act also
was categorical or typical. In the anti
tyne, Messiah, the glortfied Jesus. par.
took Of the divine nature according to
tbe Fathers Invitation. and he Is to
take q Bride who is to be his joInt-
heir on the spirit plane-to share with
him the glory, honor and service Of
bis Messianic Kingdom. The period
Of Israel's dlsfavor as a Nation. has
been the time in which special class
has been called Of the Father and be-
gotten of the holy Spirit to 1oint-helr-
shlp with Christ as his Bride.
But did God pass by the natural seed
OF Israel to give these spiritual priSi-
leges to the Gentes-to gather from
the Gentiles people. tiglratvely to
constitute the Bride Of Messiah2 Nay.
The Scriptures assure US that THIS
spiritual privilege went first to the
Jews; they show Us that during the
three and u half years Of Jesus min
istry. and during the thirty.six years
following 1t, the gospel message was
given almost exclusively to the Jews,
and gathered from that people as
many us were found to be 'Israelites
indeed without guile" as many as
were not only Of the circumcision Of