Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-31


| ton, else they would not have been
left in darkness Il Thessalonians ",
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Many things indicate to us; now
that we are living in time CORE
spending to that Palm Sunday. Many
things imply that Christendom 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 and 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 being divided into
two classes, as pictured for us by our
Lord In the parable of the Wise and
the Foolish Virgins 4. AS only tn,
/ Wise Virgins We're prepared to enter
Into the marriage, SO only the conse
Grated ones, the polished jewels O.
/ the Lord, will be accepted as fit fol
the Kingdom and be granted SHARE
in the glorious resurrection change
which will precede the great time O.
trouble, in which the Foolish Virgin
1 class, although not of the world, will
participate with the world.
True, that great time Of trouble
will usher in the glorious Millennial
d1spensation, in which the. Church in
[glory with the Great Redeemer will
Epour out upon all mankind the won
derful restitution blessing 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
blessing. They 6cannot be of the
Bride" Grass, but will receive their
blessing under the figure of ''the vir-
Egins her companions that follow her
psalm xiv, 14). iM
1t is in order fer all of Gods people
Ewho now get awake from the SLIM
Der Of worldiness which has long
lstupefed them, to Join hearts and
voices in a great shout-the. shout
that the Kingdom is at hand! The
shout of Hosanna to the Son of Da-
vid! And that the time is at hand
for the fulf1lment of the passage;
Gather together my saints unto me,
saith the Lord! those who have made
la covenant with me by sacrifice. They
shall be mine, saith. the Lord, in that
day when come to make up my
Jewels Individually Malachi iii,
l17.) ssaf b
'See That We Refuse Not Him. = 7
AS the Jewish nation was not ready
to receive Jesus as its King; on that
first Palm Sunday. neither isY Chris
TENDON now ready to receive him at
his second advent. Assit was. only
the sIsraelites indeed; :" in whom was
no guile, that them knew the voice
of the Shepherd. SO twill be here an
individual NATTER The Lad oicean
period of the Churcll's history is upon
us (Revelation Il, 10. The Nomi-
nalism of our day is fully portrayed
by our 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 indeed Ours is Palm
Sunday in the highest sense of all.
How are we receiving the great bless
ings which betoken the parousia OF
the Master? Do we hear his knock
Have we opened our hearts. Are we
searching his Word and listening for
his voice and seeking to know and
to do his will in all things? To all
such very shortly, we, believe, will
come the greater and fuller Penti-
coastal blessing the resurrection
change" from the glory of character
merely to the glory of person as we'll,
when we shall see Dur Redeemer as
ic oh III c.11 cG
Paul says. See that We reject not him
THAT speaketh from heaven!''' Greater
light, greater privilege, greater bless
i ing everywhere are ours than were
those enjoyed by the, Jews at our
I Lords first advent. T .hese privileges
land blessings are our tests. Let us
be faithful. Let us present our bod
les living sacrifices and with renewed
zeal seek to .glorfy our Lord in our
bodies and our spirits; which are his
q Corinthians vi, 20).
Those who have the eyes to see and
the ears to appreciate the voice now
speaking from heaven should be- alert
Ito hail him Lord of ALTO accept
him as their Redeemer and King and
voluntarily to present themselves to
him and his service mot waiting for
the time when he shall reveal himself
In power and great glory to the world
in general. The Lord is now looking
for saints. for oEerconleTs. valiant,
faithful, persevering and thor Sh1y
devoted to him. to his Cause and
righteousness, and thoroughly pp-
posed to sin and especially active, IN,
overcoming its dominion in their own
hearts, I'm their own minds, i'm their
own bodies Such the Master pie
lures as his joint heirs, priestly kings,
sitting with himself Ia the Throne Of
Eglory and wdFId don1lfii 6i &. q s.