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separated between Jew and Gentle.
Even then IL could not be received Of
God BECAUSE q his works Of prayers
Or aims but must first be lustrllclel
respecting Christ and ills fsdenltliye
work. and must believe aud accept the
same Seitllsr q there salvation lll
my other for there IS none oIliet
name Under; heaven given alnopE mem
whereby we must he slyet lAets W.
: i2l. either IL this nee erilp anS otIlef.
Thus HI was that. 40 shafnony with
onE. Redeemes.s promise Peter tisell
the s.skey's which introduced HE Getls
tiles to the pentecostat blessings. As
he used the 6rst key ION the Day Of
Penteeosts ln3 explaining 70 THE multi
tudes otsjews the meaning Of the
Pentecostal.b blessings and tilepriyiIege
that theyShad ofenleftng Into the Ok
vine favor Thereby. so.Rat this later
date. the Lord Instructed Cornelius 10
send Tor Peter. saying. '.SeHd these
fore toiJoppa. and call lliihFr Simon.
| whose surname is Peter: lie Is lodging
In the house OF one Simon aianner by
the seaside; who: wien he3roineth.-
shall speak unto thee" lActs <. 30; 81.
IA, ISL Thus were the two keys
Used BY st. Peter. andatllns were the
doors Of the Gospel faror-the high
calling Of jolnt-helrship with Jesus
throwniopeu. both 10 Jews aulio Cen
tiles. through faith In the precious
blood. The doors thus thrown open
are notFyet closed; but. ias We some
times sing. ''That gate Masleft ajar
for me- "A
rejoice with youftoday FELLOWSHIP
dents Of the Word Of God. that this
great GIT OF God is still obtaInable.
that the time has not gee fully come
when t6eydoor Of opportunity TO this
high.callllg must close. Close It will.
so soonsas the full number Of the
''elect' sliaIl be completed. Thank God
that another door will ther;open; the
door OF Rsstitatioa TO. human. perfection
aud to earthly life. grand beyond the
power Of description.
But tile blessed opportunity Of this
Pentecostal favor is still granted. AS
St. Peter declares ID his eplstie.
"Whereby are given unto us exceed
ing great and precious promises: that
by these We might be partakers Of the
divine nature" al Peter !. a. The door
10 this divine nature Is the one that
VIII soon shut. rs our Redeemer films.
trated 10 the. parable Of the Wise
and Foolish Virgins" When a sntti-
cIent. number OF wise virgins, shall
have eltered to complete the. bride
class. forthwith 3be door Of opportll;-
nifty to that station. to that class. 10
that honor. to the divine nature. VIII
be. closed and tlieielect Of Col. VIII be
neither oae;moreipor one less than the
number originally Sforeordained,
aMyisPfrft uhen All FLESH
4 ST. PAU speaks sof this Gospel age
saying. "Sow Is Che acceptable time;
today il ye Will hear his voice.
harden not your 9arts., Not all hear
his voice ii these days. Tie great
mass ofmankind have not even heard
of the name Of Jesus, and consequent
Is could mot harden their. hearts
against him. nor against tle,t terms now
offered for return to fellowship with
God. This Is the acceptable ;ttge or
perlod Of salvation. ip the sense that
God Is INV. willing to accept the offer
inss Of believers IL they present their
bodies living sacrifices. st. Paul de-
clares that this is Il reasonable service.
holy and acceptable to God Rom xii. y.
The testimony to the Church aud tile
high.callDng have been open during
this Gospel Age. The testimony to
the world and the blessings under that
testimony will be during tue MilIenI1
NAL Age. The death OF Jesus Is "the'
precipitation (satisfactionl for our stus
(the Church'si, and not for ours only.
hut also for the sins of the whole
world"-in due time, during tile Mil
lennIar Agerd john 81. ~ 1'r, as
the AIoste'Paul declares. there shall
be a resurrection. both OF the Just aud
Of THE Unjust" (AGts xiv, Iii THAT
win bethe time for the precious merit
Of Jesus sacrifice 10 be ltihde SHOWN.
to be understood. TO beFRpprecIated,
and to bring Its blessed results Of res
tltutioti 10 who-so.ever viii receive the
same. ''S W. 5'' or Ea' ~
Then Cots holy sbift-hoiy power
will. through Christ. be outpoured
upon all desll-upoI all mankind Mes
slab wllIGInaugurate the new dis
pensation by sealing with Israel Tue
New Covenant in his blood; as says
the Lord through the Apostle Paul,
'This is my Covenant with theni when
l shall take away their sins: As con.
corning the Gospel they are enemies
for your sakes, but as touching tile
election, they are beloved for The fa-
Tiers sakes" CRomans XII p, 9sl,
This outpouring of the holy Spirit
Is not merely for Israel. nor Gods
blessing merely upon ADrahan's nat