Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-11

80 NFfN 49, '''
with the fulHlmeut of Tia; Gpulie
their blindness will begin TO vanish.
and IAN the blind eyes shall De uien-
ed" or that time the Lord declares
that He who scattered Israel will
gather them
We are impressed. not by fancy. but
by the Word Of God. that ~Israel's
munication whatever. no light 40 shine
upon their pathway. The prophsts
words have been fulfilled. Let Their
able become a snare before them: and
that which should have been for their
welfare. let II become q trap. Let
their eyes be darkened. that they see
not" psalm Xix. %. o3'. They have
stumbled: they are blinded; but thank
God! their blindness Is not 10 be per
petual. The period Of their blindness
double" Is now fulfilled. that l~srael's
blessing has already begun, that the
opening of ~Israel's eyes is now in
progress. For this reason we have
chosen for our text. Comfort We. com
fort We my people. saith your God.
Ny INV o1i 7titR anu soy ~ hNA
that her appointed time is accomplish
ed. for she hath received at the Lords
hand double 1.-THE two parts Of her
chastisementl for all her sins" Be
cause the double is completed. we
may speak the words of comfort.
Thirty-four years ago we called at
tention to these facts, but few had
ears to hear. When eighteen years
ago we visited Jerusalem. having In
mind chiefly the fact that the time for
the ~regathering of Israel was nigh at
hand. and that the set time to favor
Zion had come. We found no hearing
ears amongst the Jewish people: and
Zionism had not then beer dreamed
Of. our communications with the rep
resentatives of the Baron Hirsch I'm
migration Fund. and also with the eX-
ecutors of the Sir Moses Montetiore
Jewish Relief Fund met with scant
recognition. Nevertheless. we felt sure
that ~Israel's double" had been full
filed. and that her morning Of Joy
would @ break.
nv" q AuS hdIHttth
during those eighteen years, Zionism
has risen and engendered the hope of
the chosen people" in every land, and
turned their eyes toward the land of
promise: not that all are thinking of
returning thither, but that every jew
fathers. and in the Abrahamic prom
Use, is now looking and hoping for the
time of blessing. long foretold. They
know not about their double; they
have not been studying the Holy Scrip
lures. but the teachings of their an
clients. as presented by the Talmud.
They have been making a very similar
mistake TO that of Christian people.
who have beer studying the creeds of
the dark ages instead of the Word
Of God.
The Three Doubles"
Glance with me at three different
statements by the Lord through the
Prophets of Israel respecting lsrael's
double of experience: the first, an
experience of Gods favor: the second,
an experience of equal length without
divine favor. Notice first Jeremiah's
prophecy Jeremiah xvi. 49,. After
telling OF I~srael's disfavor. and then
of their ~regatherirg. the Lord declares.
And first | will recompense their in
EQUITY and their sin doubie'-some of
the recompense with favor, and some
without favor. Jeremiah's prophecy
looks down to the double" from his
own day. which was more than six
hundred years before the second part
| Of their double" began.
Turn now to Zechariah's prophecy,
and note that prophetically he takes
his standpoint at the very time when
the second part OF the double be-
gan. His words are. Even to-day do l
declare that | will render double unto
thee (Zecharlah tx. ~.
Come next TO our text, and note that
the Prophet Isaiah stands with us, and
, views the matter from the standpoint
that the double OF experience has
been fulfilled; Speak comfortably unto
Jerusalem, cry unto her that her dp-
Sointed time is accomplished, because she
hath r~eceired at the Lords hand double
1.-TWO equal partsl for her sins" II is
our understanding that this double
reached fulflment In the year 1876
A. D., and since that date we have
! been declaring to the best OF our abil.
ity, as the Lord granted opportunity
these comforting words to Israel, as
suring Gods chosen people that theil
period Of d%iSfavor has ended, and thai
they are gradually returning TO pros
perity; that Divine favor began with
them in 1878. Yea, more than this
our sermons which 10 some extent re
fleet this feature Of the Divine program
relating TO ~lsraels restoration TO Di
vine favor, are being read to a consid
cradle extent by Hebrews as well al
by Christians; their eyes are gradual!
opening, as the Scriptures foretell they
shall do.