Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-03-23

may abide the day of his presence
and who shall stand when he appear
eth? for be is like retiners fire and
like fullers' soap: and he shall sit as
a refiner and purifier of silver; and
he shall purify the sons of Levi, and
purge them as gold ard silver. that
they may offer unto the Lord accept
able sacrifices" (NIalachi iii, 2, 81.
Both Houses of Israel.
Natural and Spiritual Israel are con.
trasted The Lord through the Proph-
ct foretcld that Messiah would be
"for a stCre of stumbling and for a
rock of offence to both the houses of
IsraeP'-to Natural Israel and to Spir
itual Israel We have seen how the
first house stumbled on that Palm Sun
day-celebrated today. They stumbled
because they knc,C not the time OF
their visitation did not know
that the time had come for the estab-
lishment of the Kingdom: hence the-
were not alert to their, privileges and
failed to be in the proper condition OF
heart to receive the blessings. Or, we
might state the matter reversely and
say that those who did not know ana
did not accept Messiah. We're those
! whose hearts were not in the right CON
dition. else they would not have been
left in darkness Il Thessalonians V, 4,
Many things indicate to us. now.
that we are living in a time CORE
spending to that Palm Sunday! Many
things imply that Christand0m is now
undergoing its great test and that only
the fully cOnsecrated Of heart and life
will be accepted Of the Lord as his
Jewels" ard be granted a share with
Christ in his Kingdom. Many things
imply that we are now in the time
when the true people Of God are be-
ing divided into two classes. as pic
tured for us by our Lord in the para
bic of the Wise and the Foolish Viz
gins. AS only the Wise Virgins were
prepared to enter into the marriage. so
only the consecrated ones, the polished
! jewels CT the Lord will be accepted as
fit for the Kingdom and be granted a
| share in the glorious resurrection
change which will precede the great
time of trouble. in which the Foolish
Virgin class, although not of the
world, will participate with the world.
True, that great time of trouble will
usher in the glorious Millennial dis
pensation, in which the Church in
glory with the Great Redeemer will
pour out upon all mankind the won
derful restitution blessings which God
has promised by the mouth Of all the
holy prophets (Acts iii. 1929. True,
the Foolish Virgins may subsequently
get the oil and subsequently have a
glorious future, but they will lose the
choice place of Divine favor and bless.
ing. They cannot be of the Bride
class, but will receive their blessing
under the figure of 1.-The virgins her
companions that follow her. psalm
xiv, AZ.
1t is in order for all of Gods people
who now get awake from the slum-
Der Of worldliness which has long
stupefied them. to join hearts and
voices in great shOut-the shout that
the Kingdom is at hand. The shout
of Hosanna to the Son of David. And
that the time is at hand for the full
fllment of the passage, Gather to-
gether my saints unto me. saith the
Lord! those who have made cove
nant with me by sacrifice. They shall
be mine, saith the Lord. in that day
when l come to make up my jewels
individually (Malachi iii, 10
"See That We Refuse Not Him."
AS the Jewish nation was not ready
to receive Jesus as it's King, on that
first Palm Sunday, neither is Chisten-
dom now ready to receive him at his
"ISraeliteS indeed" in whom was 10
guile, that then knew the voice of the
Shepherd, so it will be here an indi-
vidual matter. The Laodicean period
Of the Church's history is upon us
Revelation iii, 10. The Nominalism
of our day is fully portrayed by oul
Lords words. Christendom boasts
that she is rich and increased in goods
and has need of nothing; and knows
not that she is poor and miserable
and blind and naked The Lord now
{ stands at the door and knocks He
offers himself to the "ISraelites in
> deed" Ours is Palm Sunday in the
highest sense of all. How are we re
ceiving the great blessings which be
token the parOasiG of the Master? d.
we hear his knock? Have we opened
: our hearts? Are we searching his
t Word and listening for his voice anC
j seeking to know and to do his will il
v all things? To all such very shortly
b we believe. will come the greater anC
fuller Pentecostal blessing:-the resur
q rection \''change," from the glory O.
f character merely to the glory of person
3 as well, when we shall see our Redeem
d er as he is and share his glory. AS ST
n Paul says, ''See that We reject not hin
a that speaketh from heaven Create
j. light. greater privilege, greater blessing
l. everyway are ours than were thos
e enjoyed by the Jews at our Lord
e first advent. These privileges an,
e blessings are cur tests. Let us b.