The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

page shows US that the great clock of
the universe is marking the hour when
he whose right it is shall take to him
self his great power and reign. All,
yes! We remember that it is written
that then the nations shall be angry,
and GODS wrath shall be manifest. and
then the time shall come for the judg-
ment of the dead and the reward of
all, both small and great. But we are
glad, nevertheless, that the times of
the Gentiles'' are nearly at an end and
the time of Messiah's theocratic gov
eminent is at hand-F'or he must reign
until he shall have put down all I'M
Righteousness and INSTRUMENTATION, un-
til he shall have caused every knee to
bow and every tongue to confess to
the glory of God the Father.
First in order of the Kingdom work
will be the binding Of Satan-the work
king. Gradually in the Judgments
DEGREES, rewards, punishment of man
kind and the banishing of sin and
death will the great King Of Glory re-
veal his own gracious character and
the Fathers righteousness to the chill
dren of men. Gradually all will have
the eyes of their understanding open
ed to see, not only the Father of all
in his true character, but also the Son
in his glorious majesty-the Conquer
or, who. for the joy that was set be-
fore him, endured the cross, despising
the shame" and hence is at the right
hand of Divine majesty and entrusted
with the pouring out of the Divine
blessing upon Israel, and, through Is
rael. extending that blessing to every
nation
One King, but Two Kingdoms.
1t has escaped Christendom in gen.
eral until now that the Divine promise
to Abraham Is to be fulfilled through
two seeds-one a heavenly class, the
other an earthly class, with Messiah
~ oil ST.
turtles God favored the seed of Abra-
ham. the nation of Israel. Chastise-
ments they had, reproofs in righteous
ness; yet in all the time they had also
Divine favor, as represented in their
! law and in the prophecies and in the
| privileges which came to them under
the law covenant, in that they had an
| annual atonement day. which contin-
| ued to them Divine favor. That period
| of favor, explain it how we may, be-
gan to wane about the time of Jesus
4 death. It was completely removed
from them in the desolation of their
| land by the Roman army A D. 70.
| Now a parallel time has been reached
as stated in our text. Hence it is time
for the return of Gods favor, as here
| in mentioned. The favor already is
returning.
The Jew has not been so comfort
able nor so favorably fixed as he is
today, in more than eighteen cen
turtles. But the blessing is only begin
ming. Shortly Divine favor, in Gods
due time will accomplish for his
Chosen People all the precious prom
Uses of the law and of the prophets
Already the Jew is awakening to a re-
alization of this great truth. Zionism
| which started as political movement
| is about to bud and blossom into re-
tligious movement and the blessing OF
! Divine Providence will SO order theil
affairs. The words of the Book, the
words of divine promise, SO long read
ignorantIy and blindIy, are about tt
become luminous and constitute the
light which will direct them in the
ways of the Lord-leading on to tht
rehabilitation of Jerusalem and to the
attainment of loftier ideals amongs
the Jewish people. A voice is sound
ing from the wilderness. and the Jew!
| everywhere are hearkening to it. /
does not call them to become Chris
tians, but to remain Jews and to real
ize, as Jews, the ideals set before
them by the Lord in the law and b.