The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-12

but the Law tSplucu. tue Shlhe' Every
nfticth year with the jew was to Toe n
Jubilee yCar--a time OF release from
debts and from all bondage The les.
son Is that Mcssiah's reign will be the
great time of iubilntiOn to men, To all
who will accept and obey bis rule.
The cancellation Of debts represents
that God Through Mcssiah will thus
cancel the debt of Original Sin and set
free Adam and his race. All will then
Ice given II fresh start for life eternal
The setting free from bondage In the
Jubilee Year typed mans release from
the Weaknesses inherited through
Adams fall II will include the resur-
rccton from the dead, the great pris-
on.housc mentioned by the Prophet
isaiah Xxi, II,
If we see this great fact about to be
accomplished need we quarrel about
how 1t Is to be done? Since II offers
blessings to MI who love Gods RICH
teousness, why dispute over detAE:s
Shall we contend with God ans Mr.
plans and promises except to NiP IN.
jury? Let us rejoice with the Jew.
of Abraham II glorious share In the
great work OF blessing the world-to
the Jew. first, this means a blessing;
to the, others latcrl The Scriptures
clearly teach that Messiah will estab-
fish the New Covenant with jacob
natural Israel. Let all who reverence
the Lord acQuicsce in his arrange
| And ~ tho InWG shall 1uU
see that the Oath-Bound Promise to
Abraham meant two seeds, let them
be glad and rejoice in their portion.
II the great Messiah soon to be re-
vealcd In power and great glory be
composed of "many members" on the
spirit plane, what matters 1t 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
thermore 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
their love for righteousness and faith
fulness under trials.
"a Will 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
% Ia,
lapse of present institutions will come
about rs precedent to the establish
| ment Of Messah's Kingdom-"the de-
sire of all nations"
We are not left to speculate respect
ing the import of these words, "shake
| the hcavnS, the earth and the sea"
The great theologian, st. Paul, quoted
| this very passage in his epistle to the
Hebrews xii, 26-2s). He pointed out
that the literal shaking of Mt. Sinai
and the terrible sights associated at
the time of the inauguration of lsraels
Law Covenant was but feeble pic
ture of the awful commOtion which
will prevail in its antitype-when Is
raels New G.aw) Covenant will be in
stituted ut Mt Zion in the end Of this
Age at the hands of the antitypical
| MOses-MeSsiah.
The prophet intimates that 1t will be
a short, sharp, decisive shaking, quick
| ly accomplished. And the Apostle ex-
plains that it will be so thorough going
| that everything that can be shaken
| will be shaken and will be removed In
other words, everything that Is in the
| nature of temporary makeshift for
righteousness, truth, equity, will be
shaken out of the way-not be allowed
to remain, because the Lord will make
| a thorough work. st. Paul intimates
| that the Kingdom which the Church
is TO receive will be the only institu-
| ton which will stand the shaking time
and that only because the Church of
| the First born, whose names are writ
| ten In heaven" will have the Divine
| approval: they will 'be changed In a
| moment, in the twinkling Of an eye
| established enduringly on the heaven
ly plane at the Right Hand of God,
principalities and powers being sub
ject.
"The Prince Of Peace"
Notwithstanding the fact that Mes
siah's Kingdom will be introduced by
| period of universal trouble, anarchy,
etc, which will overthrow civilization
md uproot every sinful and imperfect
| human organization, nevertheless this
will! eventually lead to the most pro-
| found and most enduring peace. In
that one great lesson humanity will
| learn the futiity of its own endeavors
and will cry unto the Lord for help
and for the desired peace-then "the
desire of all nations shall come"
Referring 10 this time of trouble the
Prophet David declares of the Lords
work at that time, HE maketh
wars to cease unto the end of the
earth. He breaketh the bow, and cut.
teth the spear asunder" psalm XVI,
~. Then wonderfully he announces
the climax of it all, "Be still and
know that | am God / will be ex-
allied amongst the nations. l will be
| exalted I'm the earth " The only trre