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But they were inslncere. Hence when
their questions, intended TO cntrap the
Teacher and Master, were answered
and foiled they merely acknowledged
their defeat by their silence. The an
swer was not, as imperfectly trans
lated in our Common Version-The
Kingdom of heaven is tcithin Vou, hyp-
ocritical Pharisees, but. My Kingdom,
the Kingdom of heaven. of which l am
the King, will not appear at all. 1t
will be an invisible Kingdom-it comes
not with observation or outward show.
Ye shall neither say, Lo, 1t is here,
nor, Lo, 1t Is there; for 1t viii be every
where in the midst Of you, amongst
you, invisible but all-powerful duke
xvii 20-22).
Truly, what manner of man was
this, and what manner of message and
Kingdom was his, so different from
anything the Jews had ever expected2
Can we wonder that only q compara-
lively small proportion Of them were
In the heart attitude to receive this
message respecting Spiritual King
dom? We cannot wonder! Even his
most intimate disciples did not grasp
the depth of his teaching until, after
his death and resurrection, they, at
Pentecost, received the special en-
lighterment foretold for the servants
and handmaidens Joel II, 29).
Then understood they the true depth
Of the teachings of him who spake as
never man spake. Then they compre-
herded that he was the only begotten
Son Of God who, in obedience to the
Divine program for Israel and the
world, had left the heavenly courts
and glory Of the spirit nature and been
made hesh-"The man Christ Jesus"
Il Timothy II, W. Then they under
stood, not only that he was a perfect
man, but that, through the amounting
Of the holy Spirit which came upon
him at baptism, he was indeed Gods
Anointed, the antitypical Priest, anti
typical Prophet and antitypical King
not that he was these in the flesh, but
that the new spirit nature, begotten
In him through that amounting, was
perfected in the resurrection, and that
it is the gloriied Christ on the spirit
plane who will accomplish all the
great things predicted through the
prophets, blessing all Israel and all ma
tions, in Gods due time. Then they
understood the meaning of the Mas
ter's words to the Roman Governor,
My Kingdom is not Of this Age; if 1t
were, then my servants would fight
for me and / should not be delivered
to death. Then they perceived that
his Kingdom will be not the less real
and powerful, but the more so, be-
cause heavenly one, a spiritual one,
which, in due time, in the Age to
come, will operate through the nation
of Israel, just as was originally prom
ised and expected.
IsraeI's Hopes Merely Deferred.
The Apostles discerned that the
hopes of their nation were not blasted,
not destroyed. but will all have full
fillment, though the time of fulfilling
was deferred. They saw that in or
der to make the Messianic blessing as
great as God intended that 1t should
be-world wide and unto eternal life
1t was necessary that great sacri-
fee for sins should be made-a sacri-
fice typed for centuries In Israel's
Atonement Day sacrlfices-a sacrifice
In two parts. These two parts are
shown in Israels Atonement Day-the
bullock of the sln-offering and the
Lords goat of the sin-offerlng. Jesus
himself fulfilled the first of these, the
merit of which has been applicable to
the sanity few of Jews and Gentiles
who have, during this Gospel Age,
made n full conservation to walk In
the Redeemer's footsteps. The second
airy part of the sacrifice, the offering of
the goat, pictures the sacrificing com
pany of the Lords faithful disciples
throughout this Age. These, under
cover of his righteousness, suffer with
him SCIENTIFICALLY.
Their reward is to be share with
the Redeemer ON the heavenly, spirit
plane, participating in his glory, honor
and Immortality and in his great work
OF dispensing the Messianlc blessing tC
Israel and through Israel to the world
Surely, neither jew nor Gentle car
object to the Divine arrangement by
, which so great blessings are about tc
, come to the whole world. Israel anG
the world in general have no part ir
! these spiritual blessings, Nor do they
! generally desire that gift. The bless
, ing that Is for them is restitution tt
human perfection-to all that was los
In Adam The restitution blessings Of
Messiah's reign will embrace not only
humanity, but also all of their inter
ests. including the earth, which shal
become Paradise restored, the glorious
home of Israel alone; for be 1t noted
the Divine arrangement is that all wht
VIII ever receive blessings unde
Messiahs reign must receive 1t al
Israelites, since the New Covenant 4
TO be made with Israel.
How ashamed VIII all men be wheI
the "times OF restitution" mentioned
by st. Peter (Acts Ill, 1929 shall b,
T uaharad int How oatoundad all will