The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-09-20
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
I abernacle.

DraQcl OF t0e lHteCuuliOuhi DiDie otu-
dents Association. He had an excel
lent hearing and large and Intelligent
audiences. One address was entitled
"The Great Hereafter" The other we
now report. The speaker said:-
Our text has not yet been fulfilled.
but we believe the beginning of its
fuIfllment to be near. 1t pictures Mes
siah's Kingdom, for which Christian
people have long been waiting and
praying, "Thy Kingdom come; thy will
be done on earth as In heaven"-the
same Kingdom for which the Jews so
long waited and are still waiting. Our
text relates not to the spiritual part of
the Kingdom. which the Gospel Church
is called TO share. but to the earthly
part of the Kingdom. which belongs to
the natural seed Of Abraham. A
great mistake has been made by many
OF us in the past, In that we have not
dlscerned and acknowledged the two
Israels, spiritual and natural and the
separate rewards and blessings appor-
toned TO these by the Divine promises
of the Scriptures. Both are to be used
of God In fulfilling the promise made
to Abraham-in blessing all tue fami-
lies OF the earth.
After the completion of Messiah, Head
and Members. on the plane Of glory,
the New Covenant will be naugurated
with Israel. ms the Scriptures distinct
ly teach Jeremiah XXI, 3l-3f. Our
text. therefore. waits for its accom-
pllshment until the last member Of the
elect Church Of Christ shall haye pass
ed beyond the vail.
Israel the Earthly Representative.
In the symbolic language Of the
Scriptures mountain Is always sym
bolical Of Kingdom. Hence the
mountain OF the Lords house means
the Kingdom OF God and that royal
house or family recognized by him.
For instance. we read that David sat
upon the throne of the Kingdom OF
the Lord and that God made Gov
enant with him, 'even the sure mer-
cies of David"-viz., that none but his
Seed. his posterity. would ever be rec
ognized as the Divinciy appointed rep
resentatives OF God In kingly author
fly and power. In other words, Mes
sah was to be the offspring of David,
the great antitypical David (Beloved),
who must reign from sea to sea and
from the river to the ends of the
earth"
The Messiah King on the spirit plane.
the Son of God (and Hike God invisible
to men. as are also the angels), IL the
antitypical David and the antltypical
Solomon, the wise, the great, the rich.
In the days OF his flesh our Lord was
the Son of David according to the
flesh. though begottcn OF a divine life
not tainted by any human imperfec-
ton He was. therefore. holy, harm
less, undefled and separate from sin
ncrs His falthfulncss to the VIII OF
the Father made him subject to al
OF the experiences OF suffering and
death. MS expressed in his own words
The cup which my Father hath pour
ed for me. shall refuse TO drink
It? His obedience unto death, ever
the death Of the cross. demonstrated
his loyalty to the last degree ana h'
received the high reward appropriated
Him hath God also highly exalted
and given name that Is above every
name. that AT the name Of Jesus every
knee should bow. both of things II
heaven aud things In earth
Exalted TO the right hand of Divine
favor he waits only for the Fathers
timo to take TO himself his great power
and reign Rcveation Xi ~. Meantime
In harmony with the Divine will, pur
posed before the foundation of the
world. he acts ns advocate for such AZ
have the hearing ear and the obedi
ent heart and win now respond to th'
special invitation OF the Gospel Age
That call is to leave the world. IL
sins. It's pleasures and its hopes, ant
10 walk by faith In the exceeding grea
and precious promises of God-th'
ear heard neither hath entered Int
the heart Of man. These are the heav
enly things promised them as the
Bride and Joint-heir with their Redeem
er In his glorious Kingdom to come anC
its blessed work Of uplifting israe
and the world
In the Top Of the Mountains.
We have before our minds the anti
typical house of David. Messiah's king
ly household. the royal priesthood ID
vinely prepared Az Kingdom II vii
be nj the top. above all the kingdom
OF earth. Not only will this be tru
OF the spiritual Kingdom Invisible (
men as the angels are inylsiblel bu
II win include also an earthly KingdoI
composed of "Israciltes indeed" A
their head as princes In all the cart
VIII stand the rcsurrected Ancler
Worthies. perfected as men and san
Piles OF what all mankind, by obed
ence to the laws OF the Kingdom, ma
attain to. with eternal life. These Al
c!ent Worthless are enumerated In Il
Scriptures-Abraham. Isaac. Jacob, Il
prophets. etc. and described by
Paul in Hebrews xi. 9840. To thei
belong the earthly promises Of the o
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