The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-24

lie whose right it Is shall take to him.
self his great power and reign. All.
yesl We remember that II Is written
that then the nations shall be angry,
and Gods wrath shall be manifest. and
then the time shall come for the judg
ment Of the dead and the reward OF
all, both small and great. But we are
glad. nevertheless. that the times Of
the Gentiles" are nearly at an end and
the time Of Messiah's theocratlc gov.
ernment is at hand-For he must reign
until he shall have put down all un-
righteousness and insubordlnat,on. un-
I'll he shall have caused every knee to
bow and every tongue TO confess to
the glory OF God the Father.
First In order of the Kingdom work
will be the binding Of Satan-the work
Of a heavenly. and not Of an earthly
king. Gradually, in the judgments.
decrees. rewards. punishments of man
kind and the banishing Of sin and
death will the great King of Glory re-
veal his own gracious character and
the Fathers Righteousness to the chill
the eyes of their understanding open
/ ed to see. not only the Father Of all
| In his true character. but also the Son
in his glorious maiesty-'tne Conquer.
or "who. for the Joy thar was set be.
fore him. endured the cross. despising
the shame" and hence is at the right
hand of Divine majesty and entrusted
Mil ha ~ hn
blessing upon Israel, and. through Is.
rael, extending that blessing to every
nation.
One King, but Two Kingdoms.
1t has escaped Chrlstendom in gen.
eral until now that the Divine promise
to Abraham Is TO be fulfilled through
two Seeds-one heavenly class the
other an earthly class, with Messiah
the Head over all. For eighteen cen.
turtles God favored the Seed OF Abra.
ham, the nation Of Israel. Chasilse.
ments they had, rcproofs in righteous
ness; yet in all that time they had also
Divine favor. as represented in their
Law aud IN the Prophecies nnd IN the
privileges which came to them under
the Law Covenant. In that they had M
annual Atoneinent Day, which cuutin
ued to them Divine favor. That period
Of favor explain II how we may. he
gan to wape about the time of Jesus
death. II was completely removed
| from them In the desolalion Of ihcll
land by the Roman army A. ID. 20
| Now "A parallel time has been reached
as stated In our text. Hence II Is lin,
| for the return OF Gods favor, as here
returning.
The Jew has not been 30 comfort
able. nor so favorably fixed us he L
today, In more than eighteen ceD
turtles. But his blessing Is only begln
ming. Shortly Divine favor, In God'
due time, will accomplish for hi
Chosen People oil the precious prom
ises of the Law and of the Prophets
Already the Jew is awakening TO n re
alization Of this great Truth. Zlonlsm
which started as political movement
Is about TO bud and blossom into n re
| HEiuus IuONStSul uuu Tue ulcoSluk "
Divine Providence Will so order thei
affairs. The words OF the Book. tn
words OF. Divine promise. so long rea,
ignorantly and blindly, are about T.
become luminous and constitute tn
light which will direct them In tn
ways Of the Lord-leading on to tn
rehabilitation OF Jerusalem and TO tn
attainment of loftler ideals amongs
the Jewish people. A voice is sound
ing from tho wilderness. and the Jew
everywhere are hearkening to 1t.
does not call them to become Chris
tians, but to remain Jews and to rea
ize, as Jews, the ideals set befor
them by the Lord In the Law and b
the Prophets. TO all those exercise
thereby great blessing is near. whic
will raore than compensate for the Sol
rows OF the past Neither by sword
nor guns. nor dreadnaughts. neither b.
flying air-ships. nor torpedoes Will Il
rael's great victory be won. neither b.
money power and worshlpping Of tn
golden calf of 1nance, nor by trusting
IN the arm OF flesh, but by looking {
the Lord, from whom will come thel
help, B as. ss
Messahs Spiritual Empire about I
Rs ESTABLISHED will hind SATAN. "a