The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-12-23

the Law, going down into death. In.
stead Of attaining to perfection of life.
Even Moses, the special servant Of
God, could not, and did not, attain the
blessing Of the Law.
Then God made them the promise OF
some better thlng-of a greater Medi.
ator and of a more successful Cove.
nant through that Mediator. The Me-
diator Of the New Covenant der.
31:3l-34l was to be greater than Moses:
as he himself declared, "a Prophet
shall the Lord your God raise uu
unto you from amongst your breth,
rem like unto me Out greater)-him
shall We hear in all things whatsoever
he shall speak unto you. And It shall
come to pass that the soul that will
not obey that Prophet shall be destroy
ed from amongst the people" (Acts 8:
q, 23.)
THE Desire of All Nations"
As surrounding nations and those
afar of heard of Israel's hopes-that
to them would come a great Savior.
Deliverer, who would bless them and
exalt them in the world and through
them bless all peoples, the beauty Of
the thought took root in every direc-
tion. Messiah was more or less looked
for under various names, and the Clio.
ries Of his Kingdom were pictured by
heather poets as the Golden Age.
Thus it happened that when our Lord
was born, when he was made flesh
and dwelt amongst us. IAN men were
In expectation Of him'-nOt Of Jesus.
but Of the promised Messiah, whom Je-
sus was. Thus It was that wise men
In the East were attracted to see and
to worship him that was born King
Of the Jews. Thus It was also that
during Jesuss ministry certain Greeks
came to the disciples saying, "Sirs, we
would see Jesus" They had heard Of
him and recognized that in some re-
spects his magic power implied a re.
lationship with the lOng-expected Mes.
slab. And so 1t was with the multi,
tudes of Palestine, They heard; they
listened. They said, Is this hef The
rulers said, No, this is not the Messiah.
Then the people asked. When Messiah
cometh can he do greater works than
this man? Never man spake like this
man! ... ..
Nevertheless, there were few ready
to receive him, even amongst bis own
only -lsraelltes indeed to whom, be.
cause of worthiness Of heart. God spe.
cially revealed his Son. This was in
harmony with the prophecy of old,
"The secret Of the Lord Is with them
that reverence him and he Will show
them his Covenant" Psa. 2J14J As
again 1t Is written, Il will give him
for a Covenant Of the people lisa
1873 Neither Jews nor Greeks nor
Persian wise men knew to expect that
Messiah would first appear to offer
himself, through obedience 10 the
Truth, a living sacrifice for sinners
None OF them knew thar long period
must elapse from the time when Mes
slab would be the man Of sorrows and
acquainted with grief, Of whom the
people would be ashamed, until he
would appear in power and great glory
to establish his Empire under the whole
heavens, in fulflllment of the prophetic
picture Of Daniel 2:34; 713, 1927.
Few understand Gods great secret
or mystery" hidden during past ages.
and dlspensations Col 1866. that, dur.
ing this long period Of the Gospel Age
a sanity 'little flock" would be select.
ed from amongst men to be Messlah's
Bride, and joint-heir with him In bis
Messianic reign. Few see that this