The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-08-31
JERUSALEM
BY Pastor Russell
Brooklyn. n. Y.


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SS1th your God. Spea. ye comp -iahiy
TO Jerusalem. at.i cry uulo :.cS ira, her
inquiry 5 parcoued Tor she hath re-
celved OF the Lord's hand double tor all
her S.ns."-lsa u.i. =
christendom, with united voice. nd.
mits that all OF the divine revelation
came to and through the Hebrew PEG
pie Listen to the argument OF the
Apostle Paul. What advantage then
hath the Jew? Or what profit is there
Of circumcision? Much every way:
chiefly. because that unto them were
committed the oracles OF God''-the
Divine message respecting the Divine
purposes. present and to come. The
Apostle again informs US that the en-.
tire Gospel message was briefly com.
pretended in the Creator promise TO
Abraham. In thy seed shall all the
families OF the earth be blessed" tGal.
atians 81. 81.
II was the most natural thing I'm
aginable for the Jewish nation 10 sup
pose that the giving to them OF the
law at Mount Sinai. through the medi.
atorship OF Moses. was the fulfIlment
OF the promise to Abraham. Never
theless they were mistaken.
Israel's mediator. and the sacrificing
priests. and the sacrifices they offered
and their Tabernacle. with its holy
and most holy. and the temple. and
all the features OF the law Covenant
were types or foreshadows of the bet.
ter sacrifices" higher priesthood, bet
ter mediator. and glorious blessings
Of eternal forgiveness and reconcilia.
ton yet to be accomplished. Never.
theless the period OF lsraers types
was not wasted. Not only were the
types there given. but at the same
time a special class OF agents we're
selected: Abraham, Isaac. Jacob. and
all the prophets and worthy ones Of
that age. holy. consecrated TO God.
and accepted as agents qualified for
the kingdom conditions. OF these the
scriptures declare. They fell asleep"
They are still asleep in the dust Of
the earth. awaiting the glorious res
direction morning. and a grand share
then with Messiah in the work then
TO be accomplished. In their lifetime.
they were styled the fathers. because
Messiah was fortold to be Of the pos.
tertty Of Abraham. and also "David's
Son."
But other scriptures without con.
tradictins these statements. show US
distinctly that "David's Son" and "Ab.
raham's Seed" Is 10 be lord and faith.
er OF both David and Abraham. Thus
We read. Instead OF thy fathers shall
be thy children. whom thou mayest
make princes In all the earth psalm
xiv. i6). Davids son. Messiah. will
be David's father. or life.giver. when
he viii raise David from the dead.
Similarly he VIII be the father Of all
OF those ancient worthless: and as
Dav!d's Lord. and Lord Of lords. !"
It will be his pleasure TO appoint
the Abraham. Isaac. Jacob and
all OF the ancien, worthless. and
prophets. and faithful ones a glo-
rious share with himself In the
great Messianic kingdom. which he
is about to set up for the ruling
and blessing of Israel and all the ma.
tons OF the earth.
Glance with me at three different
statements by the lord through the
prophets Of Israel respecting Israers
double" OF experience: The first an
experience OF Gods favor: the second.
an experience OF equal length without
divine favor.
Turn now to Zechariah's prophecy.
and note that prophetically he takes
his standpoint at the very time when
the second part OF the double" began.
His words are. Even today do | de.
clare that viii render double unto
thee (Zechar!sh tx. ~.
Come next to our text. and note
that the prophet Isaiah stands with
US. and views the matter from the
standpoint that the double" OF expe.
rience has been fulfilled: Speak com.
fortably unto Jerusalem. cry unto her
that her appointed time is accom-.
plished. because she hath received at
the lords hands double two equal
parts) for her sins" 1t IS our under.
standing that this double" reached
fulhllmeut in the year 1878 A. D.. and
since that date We have been declar
ing to the best OF our ability. as the
lord granted opportunity, these CON.
forting words to Israel. assuring Gods
chosen people that their period of dis
favor has ended. and that they are
gradually returning to prosperity. that
divine favor began with them in 1873
Yea, more than this. our sermons
which to some extent reflect this fea.
ture OF the divine program relating to
IsraeIs restoration to divine favor. are
being read to considerable exten, by
Hebrews as well as by Christians:
their eyes are gradually opening as
the scriptures foretell they shall do.
Israers history as q nation began
with the death of Iacoh ,,,bo,, y. -.