The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-04

Gods footstool, shall he made glorious
isaiah TX, 49, The promises of God 70
the children of Isaac and Jacob are
not heavenly or spiritual. but earthly.
From Genesis TO Malachi there is not
a suggestion of heavenly or spiritual
calling II Christians have heavenly
calling it Is no cause for offense to
Mohammedans and Jews-nefther OF
whom have conflicting hopes. There
Is no need for confectionery reason
Cor harmony.
Times 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
iftietb year with the Jew was to be a
Jubilee year--a time of release from
debts and from all bondage. The les
son is that Messiah's reign Will be the
great time of jubilation to men, to all
who will accept and obey his rute.
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 a fresh start for life eternal
The 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-
0n-house mentioned by the Prophet
| isaiah Xxi, ~.
IL we see this great fact about to be
accomplished need we quarrel about
how it is to be done2 Since 1t offers
blessings to all who love Gods righ-
teousness, why dispute over details2
Shall we contend with God and his
plans and promises except to our in
| jury? 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--to
the Jew. first, this means a blessing;
to the others later! The Scriptures
clearly teach that Messiah will estab-
fish the New Covenant with Jacob
natural Israel. Let all who reverence
the Lord acquiesce in his arrange
ments. And if the Jews shall some day
see that the Oath-Bound Promise to
Abraham meant two seeds, let them
be glad and rejoice In their portion.
II the great Messiah soon to be re-
vealed in power and great glory be
composed Of many members" on the
spirit plane, what matters it to Jacob,
all of whose promises are on the
earthly plane? Moreover there is no
room for jealousy anyway, for these
"eect" 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 1.-THE 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
lnent of Messiah's Kingdom--"the de-
sire of all nations"
We are not left to speculate respect
ing the import of these words, shake
the heavns. the earth and the sea-"
The great iheOlogian. st. Paul. quoted
this very passage in his epistle to the
Hebrews xii. 26-2Sl He pointed out
that Tie literal shaking of Mt. Sinai
and ,he 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 its antitype- when Is
raels New QIaw) Covenant will be in
stituted at Mt. Zion in the end of this
Age at the hands of the antitypicaF
Moses-Messiah.
The prophet intimates that 1t will be
a short. sharp. decisive shaking, quick
ly accomplished. And the Apostle ex-
plains that 1t will be so thorough-g 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 makeshift for
righteousness, truth. equity. will be
shaken out of the way-not be allowed
to remain. because the Lord will make
n thorough work. st. Paul intimateS
that the Kingdom which the Church.
is to receive will be the only institu-
ton which will stand the shaking time
and that only because the Church Of
the First born. whose names are writ
ten in heaven" will have the Divine
approval; they will "be changed in a
moment in the twinkling of an eye
established enduringly on the heaven
ly plane at the Right Hand of God,
principalitles and powers being sub
ject.
THE Prince of Peace"
Notwithstanding the fact that Mes
siah's Kingdom will be introduced by
a period of universal trouble. anarchy,
etc. which will overthrow civilization
and uproot every sinful and imperfect
human organization, nevertheless this
viii! eventually lead to the most pro-
found and most enduring peace. In
that one great lesson humanity will
learn the futility of it's own endeavors
and will cry unto the Lord for help
and for the desired peacr-then the
desire of all nations shall come"