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n suggestion of n heavenly or spiritual
cgllirg IT Christians have a heavenly
calling 1t is no cause for offense to
Mohammedans and Jews-nether Of
whom have conflicting hopes There
IS no need for confectionery reason
for harmony.
Times of Restitution"
Not only do the ancient prophecies
foretell coming blessings Of the Lord
upon Jew and Gentle, bond and free,
but the Law typifed the same. Every
fiftieth year with the Jew was to be a
Jubilee year-a time of release from
debts and from all bondage. The les
son is that Messiah's reign will be the
great time of jubilation to men, to all
who will accept and obey his rule.
The cancellation of debts represents
that God 0hrough Messiah) will thus
cancel the debt of Original Sin and set
free Adam and his race. All 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. 1t will include the resur-
rectlon from the dead, the great pris-
on-house mentioned by the Prophet
isaiah Xxi, u.
If we see this great fact about to be
accomplished need we quarrel about
how it is to be done? Since 1t 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 a glorious share in the
great work of blessing the world-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 if 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.
If the great Messiah soon to be re-
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.
~ viii Shake the 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 heavns. the earth aud the sea"
The great theologlan. St. Paul. quoted
this very passage in his epistle to the
Hebrews txii. 26-2Sl He pointed out
that the literal shaking of Mt Sinai
and the terrible sights associated ut
the time OF the Inauguration Of IsraePs
Law Covenant was but a feeble pic.
ture of the awful commotion which
will prevail In It's antitype- Is
raePs New Uaw) Covenant will be in
stituted at Mt Zion In the end of this
Age at the hands of the antltypcal
Moses Messiah.
The prophet intlmates that II will be
a short, sharp, decisive shaking, quick
y accomplished. And the Apostle eX-
plains that It will be so thorough going
that everything that can he shaken
will be shaken and will be removed In
othcr<Words. everything that Is in the
nature OF temporary makesshift for
| righteousness, truth. equity, will be
| shaken out of the way-noe be allowed
10 remain. because the Lord will make
n thorough work. ST. Paul intimates
that the Kingdom which the Church
| Is 70 receive will be the only institu-
| tion which will stand the shaking time
| and that only because the Church of
the Firstborn, whose names are writ
! ten In heaven" will have the Divine
approval; they will "be changed In Il
moment, in the twinkling of an eye
established enduringly on the heaven
! ly plane at the Right Hand of God,
principalltes and powers being sub
Iect.
"The Prince of Peace
Notwithstanding the fact that Mes
siah's Kingdom will be introduced by
n period of universal trouble, anarchy,
etc. which will overthrow civilization
and uproot every sinful and imperfect
human organization. nevertheless this
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