The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-08-04


q suxgs=s bon of = be- vs-saly ~ spsrtFual
calling /: christians have hrav~nsy
cnllfng II il 90 ran~s Tor osgeu~e %
Mohamnedanx and Jews neither Of
whom hare conaIcsinz hot~z- There
f. no need for courlct-~v.ry rea~oa
for harmony
Times Of Res;s;u.icn-"
Not only do The ancient prophecies
foreteil coming blessings Of the Lord
upon Jew and Gentle. bond aud free.
but the Law typIfeSi The same Erery
Gftieth year With the Jew was to tie 4
Jubilee ycar-a time Of release from
debts and from all bondage The les
son Il that MeSSiah's reign will he the
great time Of jubliafion To men. TO ali
who will accept and obey his rule
The cancellation Of debts represents
that God (through Messiah, will thus
cancel the debt Of Original Sin and set
free Adam and his race AL will then
be given 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-
rection from the dead. the great pris
on-house mentioned by the Prophet
isaiah lxi, u.
II We see this great fact about 10 be
accomplished need we quarrel about
how 1t Is to be done? Since it offers
blessings to all who love Gods righ-
teousness. why dispute over details?
Shall we contend with God and his
plans and promises except TO our in
jury? Let US rejoice with the Jew.
God has decreed for the natural seed
Of Abraham q glorious share in the
great work Of blessing the worId-to
the Jew, first, this means a blessing:
to the others later! The Scriptures
clearly teach that Messiah will estab-
lish the New Covenant with jacob
natural Israel. Let all who reverence
the Lord acquiesce in his arrange
ments. And IL the Jews shall some day
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-
vealed In power and great glory be
composed of many members" on the
spirit plane, what matters it 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
~ Will Shake tho 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
time Of trouble, with which the col
lapse Of present institutions will come
about as precedent to the establish
ment Of Messiah's Kingdom-"the de-
sire Of all nations"
We are not left to speculate respect
ing the import of these words, shake
the heayns. 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 Israel's
Law Covenant was but a feeble pic I
ture of the awful commotion which
will prevail in its antitype-when Is
raePs New Uaw) Covenant will be in
stituted at Mt. Zion in the end of this +.
Age at the hands of the antitypical
Moses-Messiah.
The prophet intimates that it 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 make-shift for
truth. equity. will be .
shaken out of the way-not be allowed I
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 iii 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. /
and powers being sub /
ject
THE Prince of Peace"
Notwithstanding the fact that Mes
slabs Kingdom will be introduced by .
a period of universal trouble. anarchy, +
etc. which will overthrow civilization +
and uproot every sinful and imperfect
human organization, nevertheless this I
will! eventually lead to the most pro-
found and most enduring peace. In /
that one great lesson humanity will
Lea IN tho futJlitv of Ire avrp or5oo-o,.