The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-06
sermon By
CHARLES +
RUSSELL
Psaor Brooklyn
Tabernarls


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speak III Brpol siynls largest auditorium,
the Academy of Music HIS toplcssgas
ia1ERUSALEAI, from the text, Com.
fort re. comfort Sc my people. saith
your God. Speak ye comfortably g
Jerusalem. and cry unto her that her
appointed time Is accompil that
der iniquity Is pardoneti; for she hath
received of the Lord baud double tor
all her sins isaiah II. j. 81 As5had
been anticipated. the crowds were Toe
great for accommodation at the TAB
ernacle. The spacious Academy OF
Music was crowded, with a large mum:
Der Of ministers and other men on the
PLATFORM After announcing bis text
the speaker SAID
Christendom, with united voice, I'D,
,mtts that all Of the Divine Revelation
came to and through the Hebrew peo.
BILE. Listen to the argument Of the
Apostle Paul. tWhat advantage then
hath the Jew? or what profit Is there
Of circumcision? Much every way;
chiefly, because that unto them were
committed the oracles OF Cod -the
Divine message respecting the Divine
purposes, present and to come. The
Apostle again informs us that the
entire Gospel message was briefly
comprehended III the, Creators promise
to Abraham. .'Inthy Seed shall all the
families Of the earth be blessed" Gala
tians Ill. 81.
ITO Tho Jew First
It was the most natural thing iInagi-
nable for the Jewish Nation to suppose
that the giving to them Of the Law AZ
Mount Sinai, through the mediatorship
Of Moses, was the fulhlment IT the
promise to Abraham. Nevertheless
they were mistaken.
Israel's Mediator, and the sacrificing
priests. and the sacrifices they offered.
and their Tabernacle. with It's Holy
and Most Holy, and the Temple. aud
all the features Of the Law Covenant
we're types or foreshadows Of tho bet
ter sacrifices higher Priesthood, bet
ter Mediator, and glorious blessings Of
eternal forgiveness and reconciliation
vet to be accomplished. Nevertheless
the period Of Israel's types was not
wasted. Not only were the types there
given. but at the same time a special
class of agents were selected: Abra-
ham. Isaac, Jacob, and all the proph-
cts and worthy ones Of that age, holy.
consecrated to God, and accepted as
agents qualified for the Kingdom con-
dltlons. or these the Scriptures de
clare. "T6ey fell asleep" They are
still asleep in the dust Of the earth.
awaiting the glorious resurrection
morning, and a grand share then with
Messiah In the work then to be Rc-
complished. In their, lifetime. they
we're styled the Fathers. because Mes
slab was foretold to be Of the poster
ity Of Abraham, and also "Davld's
Son.
But other Scriptures. without con.
tradlcttng these statements. show us
distinctly that "David's Son" and
@Abraham's Seed" is to be Lord and
Father Of both David and Abraham.
Thus we read. "Instead Of thy fathers
shall be thy children. whom thou
mayest make princes in all tue earth
psalm xiv. 16l. Davld's son, Messiah.
viii be DayId's father. or llfe.giyer,
when he will raise David from the
dead. Similarly he will be the farther
Of all Of those ancient WORTHLESS; and
as Dayid's Lord, and lord Of lords.
It will be his pleasure to appoint TO
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all of the
Ancient WORTHLESS. and Prophets. and
faithful ones glorious share with
himself In the great Messianlc King.
dom, which he Is about to set up for
the ruling and blessing Of Israel aud
all the nations of;the earth. VIII moi
this be a grand honor to Abraham and
his Seed! Could we expect that the
Almighty would honor and use ID such
a high position any except the faith.
fuI? Surely not When Messiah shall
make these Ancient Worthless Princes
in nil the EARTH as representatives q
his invisible Kingdom. viii not this
mean honor and dignity to the Jews
Arst?