The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-08-05

garden merely, but the whole earth, as
Gods footstool, shall be made glorious
| isaiah TX, 49,. The promises of God to
| the children Of Isaac and Jacob are
not heavenly or spiritual. but earthly.
From Genesis to Malachi there is not
a suggestion of a heavenly or spiritual
calling. If Christians have a heavenly
calling it is no cause for offense to
Mohammedans and Jews-neither Of
whom have conflicting hopes. There
is no need for confict-every reason
for harmony.
Times of Restitution"
Not only do the ancient prophecies
foreten coming blessings of the Lord
upon Jew and Gentle, bond and free.
but the Law typified the same. Every
f1ftieth year with the Jew was to be a
Jubilee year-a time of release from
debts and from all bondage. The les
son is that Messiah's reign will be the
great time Of Jubilation to men, to all
who will accept and obey his rule.
The cancellation of debts represents
that God Through Messiah) will thus
cancel the debt of Original Sin and set
free Adam and his race. All will then
be given a fresh start for life eternal
The setting free from bondage in the
Jubilee Year typed mans release from
the weaknesses inherited through
Adams fall 1t will include the resur-
rection from the dead, the great pris-
on-house mentioned by the Prophet
isaiah Xxi, y.
If we see this great fact about to be
accomplished need we quarrel about
how it is to be done2 Since it offers
blessings to all who love Gods righ-
teousness, why dispute over details?
Shall we contend with God and his
plans and promises except to our in
jury? Let us rejoice with the Jew.
God has decreed for the natural seed
of Abraham q glorious share in the
great work of blessing the world-to
the Jew, first this means a blessing;
to the others laterI The Scriptures
clearly teach that Messiah will estab-
lADl lIlC I've" SOFCluuL Will JuCOD-
natural Israel Let all who reverence
the Lord acquiesce In his arrange
ments. And If the Jews shall some day
see that the Oath-Bound Promise to
Abraham meant two seeds, let them
be glad and rejoice in their portion.
If the great Messiah soon to be re-
vealed in power and great glory be
composed of many members" on the
spirit plane, what matters it to Jacob,
all of whose promises are on the
earthly plane? Moreover there is no
room for jealousy anyway. for these
elect who shall be on the spirit plane
are of all nations-the Jew being there |
given also the preferred place. Fur
Ihermore the select or elect few are
not either Christians or Jews in the |
ordinary usage Of those words, but |
sanity, holy ones chosen by the Lord |
from every sect and party, because Of |
heir love for righteousness and faith
'ulness under trials.
~ viii Shake the Earth"
The context shows US that The de-
sire Of all nations" Will be realized as
the result of a great shaking of the
heavens and earth and sea and all
nations. This is prophetic of the great
time of trouble, with which the col
apse of present institutions viii come
about as precedent TO the establish
nent Of Messiah's Kingdom-"the de-
sire Of all nations"
We are not left to speculate respect
ing the import of these words. shake
the heavns, the earth and the sea"
The great theologian, st. Paul. quoted
this very passage In his epistle to the
Hebrews (xii, 1928. He pointed out
that the literal shaking Of Mt. Sinai
and the terrible sights associated at
The time of the Inauguration of Israels
Law Covenant was but a feeble pic
ture of the awful commotion which
will prevail in its antitype-when Is
-ael's New 0aw) Covenant viii be In
stituted at Mt. Zion in the end Of this
Age at the hands Of the antitypical
ssiah
The prophet intimates that it will be
! short, sharp, decisive shaking, quick
Y accomplished And the Apostle eX-
plains that It will be so thorough going
hat everything that can be shaken
viii be shaken and will be removed. In
other words. everything that IS in the
nature Of a temporary make-shift for
righteousness. truth. equity. viii be
shaken out of the way-not be allowed
o remain. because the Lord viii make
l thorough work. St Paul intimates
hat the Kingdom which the Church
S to receive will be the only institu-
ion which win stand the shaking time
md that only because the Church of
he First-born, whose names are writ
en- in heaven" viii have the Divine
approval: they VIII "be changed in a
in the twinkling Of an eye
enduringly on the heaven
Y plane at the Right Hand Of God,
and powers being sub
ect
''The Prince Of Peace"
Notwithstanding the fact that Mes
iiah's Kingdom win be introduced by
!. period of universal trouble. anarchy,
tic. which VIII overthrow civilization