The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-01


From Genesis to Malachi there Is Dot
suggestion Of heavenly or spiritual
calling. IL Christians have heavenly
calling It is no cause for offense to
Mohammedans and Jews--neither Of
whom have conflicting hopes. There
is no need for conhict-every reason
for harmony.
"Timss Of Restitution"
Not only do the ancient prophecies
foretell coming blessings Of the Lord
upon Jew and Gentle, bond and free,
but the Law typified the same. Every
fiftieth year with the Jew was to be
Jubilee year-a time of release from
debts and from all bondage. The les
son is that Messiah's reign win be the
great time of jubilation to men, to all
who will accept and obey his rule.
The cancellation of debts represents
that God through 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
Tie setting free from bondage In the
Jubilee Year typed mans release from
the weaknesses inherited through
Adams fall. 1t will include the resur-
rection from the dead, the great pris-
on-house mentioned by the Prophet
isaiah Xxi, ~.
If we see this great fact about to be
accomplished need we quarrel about
how 1t is to be done? Since 1t offers
blessings to all who love Gods righ-
teousness, why dispute over detail >?
Shall we contend with God and his
plans and promises except to our In
jury2 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--toI
the Jew, first, this means blessing;I
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 IL the Jews shall some day
see that the Oath-Bound Promise to-
Abraham meant two seeda. llet' them
be glad and rejoice in their portion.
IL the great Messiah soon to be re-
vealed in power and great glory be
composed Of "many members" on the
spirit plane, what matters II. 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.
"a Will Shake the Earth"
The context shows us that "trhe de-
sire Of all nations" will be realized as
the result of 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 Ol All udtlOuS.
We are not left to speculate respect
ing the import of these words, shake
the heavns. the earth and. the sea-"
The great theologian. St. Paul, quoted
this very passage In his epistle to the
Hebrews xii. 26-29. He pointed out
that the literal shaking Of Mt Sinai
and the terrible sights associated at
the time of the Inauguration of Israel's
Law Covenant was but feeble pic
ture of the awful commotion which
will prevail in It's antitype-when Is
rael's New Naw) Covenant will be In
| stituted at Mt Zion In the end of this
Age at the hands of the antitypical
| Moses-Messiah.
The prophet intlmates that 1t will be
a short. sharp, decisive shaking, quick
ly accomplished. And the Apostle ex-
plains that 1t will be SO thorough going,
that everything that can be shaken
will be shaken and will be removed. In
other words, everything that Is In the
nature of temporary make-shift for
righteousness, truth, equity. viii be-
shaken out of the way-not be allowed
to remain, because the Lord will make
| a thorough work. St Paul intimatesI
that the Kingdom which the Church
Is to receive will be the only, institu-
tion which will stand the shaking time
and that only because the t.Church Of
the First-born. whose names are writ
ten In heaven" will have the Divine
approval; they will be changed In q
moment, in the twinkling Of an eye"-I
established enduringly on the heaven,
ly plane at the Right Hand of God,
principaliies and powers being sub
| ject.
"The Prince of Peace"
Notwithstanding the fact that Mes
siahs Kingdom will be introduced byl
period of universal trouble, anarchy,
etc. which will overthrow civilization
and uproot every sinful and imperfect
human organization. nevertheless this
Will eventually lead to the most pro-
found and most enduring peace. In
that one great lesson humanity will
learn the futility of its own endeavorsI
and will cry unto the Lord for help
and for the desired peace--then "tha,
desire of all Nations shall comeV