The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-18

| Il
Eod because of his works. or prayers,
or aims. but must first be lns'ruete"
resppts1c Christ and bis redemp'iNe
work. and must believe and accept 'he
same Neither is there salvation III
any other: for there Is none o'her
name under heaven given among men.
whereby we must he saved" facts w.
-, either in this age OF in any other.
Thus il was that. in harmony with
| cur Rpdppmpr'S promise. St Peer uStu
he key" which introduced the Gen
tiles to the rpniecuStaI blessings. As
| ne used the first Key on the Day OF
ppntmost in explaining to the multi
tudcS of jews the meaning OF the
| Pentecustal blessings. and the privilege
| that they had of entering into me III
vine favor thereby. so. ar TINS later
! date. the Lord instructed CorhrIl'S 20
send for Ietrr. saying. send 'ueFe-
fore to .Ioppa. and cali hithrr simon
whose surname is Peter: ne is lodging
in the house of one Simon tanner hy
the seaside: who, when he ""UP'l'
| shall speak unto thee CNriS " ~: NJ.
H. Ia Thus we're the !Wo keys
used hv St Potter and 'hus We're lhf
! doors Of the Gospel fHNor- the nigh
calling of ioinr-nrrship with Jesus
! thrown omen. both io Jews and 10 Gen
tiles. through fai-h in the precious
! blood. The doors jAnS thrown open
are not vet closed: hut. rs we some
! times sing. ~ hau gaie was left agar
| for me-
rejoice with Won today. fcIlow-sIn-
dents of the Word Of God. that tins
great Gift of Cod is still ohiainahIe.
that the time has not yet fully come
when the door Of opportunity 10 this
high-callmg must close. Close it Will,
so soon aS the fill number of the
"olccr" shall br Completed Thank God
that another door will then open; the
door of RcxtjiHt,oH to human perfection
and to earthly life. grand beyond the
power of description.
But the blessed opportunity Of this
| pentecOSta favor is still granted. As
st. Peter declares in his cpistlc
"Whcrcby are given unto us exceed
| ing great and precious promises; that
| bv these We might he partakerS of the
divine nature" III Peter j. d. The door
TO this divine nature is the one that
will soon shut. as our Redeemer illus
trated in the parable of the Wise
and Foolish Virgins" When a sutti
cient number of wise virgins shalt
| have entered to complete the bride
class. forthwith the door of Opportu-
nifty TO that station. 10 that class. TO
that honor. to the divine nature. will
| be closed. and the elect of God will he
neither one more nor one less than the
number originally foreordaned.
my Spirit Upon All Flesh"
! st. Paul speaks Of this Gospel age
saying. Nov is the Grccpf0bte time:
today If We will hear his voice.
harden not your hearts" Not all hear
| his voice in thps" days The great
mass OF umuSind have not even heard
/ Of The name OF Jesus. ana consequent
/ ly could not harden their hearts
( AGAINST MIN. uog against the terms now
Offered for return to- fellowship With
/ God This is the 0rccpta5ic time "r
period Of salv5tluU in the sense that
! God Is now willing Ia arrtpt the offer
/ ines of believers if they present their
/ battles friu4 -H"iJcns st Paul de
/ clar.~ I'D. r..- is 90 t..2onaS'n service.
/ ualv wand u,oe..a..,..j tiod NHuaI. Xii. i.
/ The Testimony f. tar uuYeh and the
nieh-camu4 nave been open during
| this Guspc. Age. The testimony to
| the world ana the blessings under that
| testimony will he during the Mi!len-
NAL Age. The death of Jesus is the
| precipitation satisfaction, for our sins
| (the Churchs. and not for ours Only.
! but also for the sins of the whole
world'-iu due time. during the Mil
| lennial Age q John ii. -. For. as
| the Apostle Paul declares. there shalt
be resurrection. both of the lust and
of the unjust" (Acts xiv. ~. 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 res
tilution to who-so-ever will receive the
| same
Then Gods holy Spirit-holy power
will. through Christ, be outpoureC
| upon all fiesh-upon all mankind. Mes
siah will inaugurate the new dis
! penSation by sealing with Israel the |
New Covenant in his blood; as says
| the Lord through the Apostle Paul, |
| This is my Covenant with them when |
l Shall take away their sins. AS con
| hA h.N,