The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-21

the holy spirit, John i, 13) during this
age are promised spirit birth, to
spirit being in the resurrection. We
read: 1T is sown in corruption; it is
raised in interruption: 1t is sown in
dishonor; it is raised in glory: 1t is
sown IN weakness: it is raised in pow
er: 1t is sown an animal body; it is
raised a spiritual body. =. For this
say. brethren. that flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom of God;
neither doth corruption inherit incor-
ruption'' q Corinthians XIV 42-44, SOD.
The entire period between the first ad-
vent and the second advent of our Re-
deemer is set apart in the divine pro-
gram for this great work of selecting
from amongst men the. little flock, ="
such as shall be counted worthy of
these honors on the spirit plane, and
the privilege of participating with
Messiah in his great work of the next
age. c
To the Jew First.
Only Jews received the Pentecostal
blessing. The Gentiles were excluded for
three and. a half years thereafter, in har-
nlony. with a Divine promise made to the
similar privilege to be extended to the
Gentiles, and the record informs US that
ceived into spiritual relationship with
God. He was a good man, and had been
good man for years; he. prayed often,
and gave much aims to the people, but
until then, the middle wall of partition
separated between Jew and Gentle. Even
then he could not be received of God
because of his works, or prayers, or aims,
but must first be instructed respecting
Christ and his redemptive work, and must
believe and accept the same. Neither is
there salvation in any other; for there
is none other name under heaven given
Ac}s y IN eit5er N T tSis age or in any
other
Thus it was that. in harmony with our
Redeemer's promise, ST. Peter used the
key" which introduced the .Gentiles to
the Pentecostal blessings. AS he used
the first key on the Day of Pentecost in
explaining to the multitudes of Jews the
meaning of the Pentecostal blessings, and
the privilege that they had of entering
later date the Lord instructed Cornelius
to send for Peter, saying, Send there
fore to Joppa, and call hither Simon,
the house of one Simon a tanner by the
seaside; who. when he cometh, shall
1P Ss %afe the two AefS used By st.
Peter and thus were the doors of the
Gospel favor-the high-calhng of joint
to Jews and to Gentiles through faith in
the precious blood. The doors thus thrown
times sing, THAT gate was left ajar for
/ rejoice with you today. fellow-students
of God is still obtainable, that the time
has not yet fully come when the door OF
number Of the ELECT shall be completed
Thank GOD that another door will then
open; the door of Restitution tC human
perfection and to earthly life, grand be-
yond the power of description.
6gf the ayor Is Ip graned
Peter declares to his epistle, whereby
are given unto us exceeding great and
be partakers of the divine nature" Oh
Peter i, a. The door to this divine nature
is the one that will soon shut. as our Re
illustrated
wise and Foolish Virgins. When a
sufficient number of wise virgins shall
class, forthwith the door of opportunity
to that station. to that class. to that
to fh of od W be neither
more nor one less than the number orig
inally foreordained.
MY Spirit Upon All Flesh
St Pau speaks Of this G9sP ella age to say
if We will hear his voice, harden not your
hearts. Not all hear his voice in these
days. The great mass of mankind have
not even heard of the name of Jesus, and
consequently could not harden their
hearts against him. nor against the terms
now offered for return to fellowship with
God This is the acceptable time or period
of salvation, in the sense that God is now
ers if they present their bodies living
sacrifices. St Paul declares that this is
a reasonable service, holy and acceptable
The testimony to the Church and the
high-cafling have been open during this
Gospel Age The testimony to the world
and the blessings under that testimony
will be during the Millennial Age. The
death of Jesus is the population (satis--
faction for our sins lthe Church 81, and
not for ours only but also for the sins
of the whole world''-in due time, during
the Millennial Age q John ii, p. For. as
the Apostle Paul declares, there shall
be a resurrection, both of the just and
of the. unjust (Acts xiv. 10. That will
be the time for the precious merit of
Jesus sacrifice to be made known. to be
understood to be appreciated, and to
bring its blessed results of restitution to
whatsoever will receive the same
Then Gods holy Spirit-holy power will,
through Christ be outpoured upon all