Evening journal., 1910-04-09

principles OF holiness. As a consequence.
instead OF the whole nation being ready
for Gods work, only a small remnant OF
them were sanity ana received the mes
sage. Al the close OF Jesus ministry only
about fve hundred worthy ones had been
found and the multitude cried. Cruelty
him'" while the goddess PLATE inquired.
Why, what evil hath no done?" Most
evidently, therefore. Israel was not ready
to be used Of God In tho blessing OF the
other nations
God foroknew this. however, and
through the prophets declared that
remnant only would be found worthy. TO
the nation as a whole our Lord declared.
THE Kingdom OF God shall be taken from
you, and given to a nation bringing forth
the fruits thereof" Matt 2i:43) Accord
ingly five days before his crucihxion our
Lord said to them Your house Is left
unto you desolate. Ye shall see me no
moro until that day when We shall say.
Blessed is he that cometh In the name OF
tho Lord" Matt. q .SS. 80.
The Kingdom privil eyes or opportunities
which were first offered to natural Israel
were transferred 10 Spiritual Israel whose
existence began at Pentecost. All 'Israe-
liIes indeed" OF the feshly house were
privileged 10 become members OF tho
/ spiritual house-to receive tho begetting
OF the holy Spirit and adoption into the
Body OF Christ which Is tho Church. OF
this Church st. Peter says. "Ye arc
Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation. pecu-
liar people, Pet. 20
After selecting as many Jews as were
worthy pace In Spiritual Israel, nominal
Israel was cast OF from Divine favor un-
al the completion Of Spiritual Israel. when
God promises that his favor shall return
to them. from. ii25 2G) Meantime the
invitation has gone through the Lords
faithful members to every nation. seek
ing such as have the spirit OF loyalty 20
God, the spirit of "Israelites indeed" All
such are accepted with tho Jews as mem
bers OF the same Kingdom. Around these
Spiritual Israeltes have gathered all sorts
so that there Is an outward or nominal
body or Church numbering millions, as
well as a real body or Church scattered
amongst them.
As at the end Of tho Jewish Age Jesus
came TO inspect them and to set up his
Kingdom II enough worthy ones were IA
be found so he will do in the end OF this
Gospel Age; he will come 10 Spiritual
Israel TO find the sanity The Scripture,
assure us that from first 70 .ast. from
Pentecost until the end Of this age. suf
: ficient number OF saints will be found &c
constitute the elect Church of Christ de
, signed Of God 10 be MS Queen and Joint
, Heir In the Millennial Kingdom, whlci
will then BE- set up and begin the worl
, Of blessing tho world. After the spirltua
J Kingdom Of God shall have been exalted
I tho Bible assures Us. IN Romans II .25-S.
o that Gods favor viii return to naturs
10 Israel and they will be the FIRST natio
e to be blessed under the new order O
n things that will then prevail and throug
z those Of that people In harmony with Go
= the blessing viii extend to every natioi
e Tho Sodomites were Nickedly immora
yet, I'm the Masters estimation. lnss wicl
n. ed than those who after hearing Il
= Gospel rejected it. This principle appli
. 10 many people and many cities OF OF
4 day, as well as to Capernaum The Mast'
i assures us that when the great Aiillonni
n Age. otherwise called the Day Of Judl
., ment, shall furnish opportunity for n
. whole world to be on trial for everlastin
: life or everlasting dea.h, II will be MOI
!. tolerable for the Sodomites than for man
others. In proportion as anyone has com
to a knowledge Of Christ he has becom
responsible. The death Of Christ secure
d for Adam and all OF his race ono fun OF
4 portunity for salvation and no more tn
o majority have died in honthenish darknes
l. without any opportunity and many /
r Christian lands have disregarded their OF
It portunity. as did the people OF Capernaun
s All must be brought 20 fun Snowledg
e OF their privileges in Christ ana then a
y rejectors will be destroyed.-Acts S:23,
T. Tim. "a: Matt. DOS.
y II is for us to be followers Of Jesus an
n the Apostolic walk I'm their steps q
y, devotion and thus 20 make our calling an
st our election sure to a share with Messla
l. Ia his Kingdom, which, during the Miller
Y, MUM, will bless Israel and all tho famiie
10 OF the earth under system Of reward
e and punishments, called judgments. Th
It Scriptures distinctly tell us that the Isra,
C lites and the Sodomitos will be sharers
p that work OF restoration-restitutlon
ie Ezek. 16:5O-55; Acts s;10-2l.