The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-29

rows of the past. Neither by sword,
nor guns nor dreadnoughtS, neither by
flying a1rships, nor torpedoes will Is
rael's great victory be won, neither by
money power and worshiping of the
golden calf of finance, nor by trusting
in the arm of flesh, but by looking to
the Lord, from whom will come their
help.
Messiah's Spiritual Empire, about to
be established, will bind Satan, re-
strain every evil and lift up standard
for the people, blessing Israel and es-
tabl1Shing with them the new OaW)
covenant instead of the old law COW
enant-under the better Mediator, still
more capable than the great Moses;
under the greater King, still more wise
than Solomon and still more beloved
of God than David. This great Celes-
tial Empire will be established with
great authority in the world by a time
of trouble, a time of earthly distress,
which the prophecies picture as terri
ble-a short reign of anarchy. Jews
and Gentiles will be responsible, rich
and poor, for the bringing to pass OF
this awful trouble. by reason of the
selfshnesS which at present is govern
ing the world and which will be used
of the Lord to wreck out present grand
! eivilization-grand at least on its sur
face and in its aspirations and preten-
sionS A socialistic artillery of words
and ecclesiastical bonds of similar ma
ture will only aggravate the strife.
| Financial weights and levers will have
| much to do with the great crash OF
| the forces of civilization in this near
approaching cataclysm of trouble. in
which the reign of sin, iniquity, in
| justice, SelfshneSs shall forever fall,
to rise no more; and the present re-
ligious systems also shall be found
old systems, symbolically the heavens
and earth of the present time will be
substituted the New Heavens and the
New Earth-the church glorif1ed be-
yond the vail as the Bride of the
: soI ct ri h
reorganized, will constitute the New
Earth, wherein will dwell righteous
ness. The transition will be but
nom entary ordeal, as compared with
Messiah's righteous supervision. HE
maketh wars to cease unto the end of
the earth
IsraeFs Hopes-Why So Delayed?
The perplexing thought with our
Jewish friends as well as with Chris
tians, is, If these things be so; If Mes
sfah's Kingdom is yet to be esta blished,
as the Jews contemplated, only on a
spiritual plane instead of an earthly
one; and if Gods purpose is to use
those anciently favored people as the
channels of his blessing in the future,
why has there been so long delay?
We answer, This is what the Scrip
! lures term The Mystery-the matter
which God did not reveal directly,
| either to Abraham or through any of
|
| it, saying to Abraham, '"Thy seed
| shall be as the stars of heaven, and as
| the sand of the seashore for multi
| tude." But Abraham did not discern,
nor did others. that these two illustra-
lions belonged, not to the same people,
but to two different Israels. The
earthly promises belonged to natural
Israel. Eventually all mankind, bless
ed under the Messianic reign will be-
come Israelites-of the seed of Abra-
ham. Thus Abraham's seed shall be
| as the sand of the seashore for multi
tude." And they must all have the
faith of Abraham and his obedience,
ere thew can reach perfection as MEM
bers of his seed. First in the order
of blessing will come the ancient
worthies-Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and
all the prophets and holy ones of the
past. These will be raised from the
dead by the power of God-not imper-
feet and fallen, but perfect; fully up
! to all the glorious ideals of their minds
aforetime. This will be their reward
for having walked by faith and not by
sight Thus we read, Instad of be-
| ing the fathers, they shall be the chill
| dren, whom Messiah will make princes
in all the earth-his Representatives in
power in rulership, in authority
blessing shall return to Israel that his
been taken from them for more than
eighteen centuries-God's special IA
vor. Under their new covenant they
opened; ''they shall look upon him
whom they pierced" they shall mourn
for him; they shall rejoice in him.
They will say, This is our ruler. We
have waited for him, and he will save
US (Zechariah xii, 100.
Crimes Committed in Jesus Name.
With shame true Christians must
admit that most atrocious crimes
were committed in the name of Jesus
during the dark ages" Worse than
that! The horrible Misrepresentation
of all that the name of Jesus stands for
still continue. Witness. for instance,
the injustices practiced in the name of
Christianity against the Jew In Rus
STA for years past, and in various ma
lions in remoter times. Witness the
fact also that only two months ago
the so-called Christians of Roumania
acted like veritable demons toward
their Jewish neighbors. Well anthem
ticated accounts tell that the Jewish
cemetery was despoiled. Many of
those buried within the two preceding
months were dug up and the putrid
and mangled corpses thrown on the
stems and in the door yards Of their
families Can we wonder that the
Jew has come to have hatred for the
word Christian and for the name
| Jesus?
is but another form of Joshua, which
signifies Deliverer. The name Christ
is the Greek equivalent for the word
. Messiah. Every Jew, rightly Informed
respecting the character and the teach
ings of Jesus, is bound to respect
him and his Immediate followers as
amongst the grandest Jews that ever
lived. They must not be Judged ac-
cording to the perversion of their
: teachings, SO common amongst Chris
tians. And it should not be forgotten
that while the masses of Christendom
! have misrepresented their teaching,
: doctrines and practices, there has been
> throughout the entire age sanity
few who have closely followed in the
footsteps of Jesus.
In my preaching I do not urge upon
the Jews to become Christians; but ]
; seek to hold forth the Divine standard
: for them and to assist them to get
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