The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-26


the sand of the seashore for multi
tude." But Abraham did not discern
nor did others, that these two illustrL-
lions belonged. not to the same people,
but to two different lsraels. The
earthly promises belonged to natura!
Israel. Eventually all mankind. bless
ed under the Mcssianic reign. will he.
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 they 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, Instead 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
Psalms xiv, 16). At that time the
blessing shall return to Israel that has
been taken from them for more than
eighteen ccnturlcs-God's special IA
vor. Under their New Covenant they
shall be blessed: their eyes shall be
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, 10).
Crimes Committed In Jesus Name.
With shame true Christians must
admit that most atrocious crimes We're
committed in the name Of Jesus dur
ing the Dark Ages" Worse than
| that! The horrible Misrepresentation
Of all that the name Of Jesus stands
for still continues. Witness, for in.
stance, the injustices practised in the
name of Christianity against the Jew
In Russia for years past. and in vari
Gus nations 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 rcighbors. Well-authen-
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
steps 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 Je
sus?
The name Jesus, as is well known
is but another form for Joshua. which
signifies Deliverer. The name Christ
Is the Greek equivalent for the wore
Messiah. Every Jew, rightly informed
respecting the character and the teac b.
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 practises there has been
throughout the entire age sanity
few who have closely followed in the
footsteps of Jesus.
In my preaching do not urge upon
| I,;et ;,,, 1,,rt
seek to hold forth the Divine standard
for them and to assist them to get
ready for the fultillment Of the gori-
Gus promises which are theirs. That
the due time for the fulfillment of
these is at hand is the comfort we of
fer them, in harmony with our text.
The Prophet declares that it will be
after their return to their own land.
and after the great time of trouble
which is now impending upon Chris
tendon, that the Jew will recognize
that the great Messiah of glory, the
great Michael of Daniel xii. l, for
whose Kingdom they have been wait
ing, is none other than the Man Christ
Jesus, who gave himself Il ransom for
all men, eighteen centuries ago. God
will then bleSsedly open their eyes of
understanding. AS The Prophet de-
clares, They shall look upon him
whom they pierced": they will then
see the identity between the Jesus
who was sacrificed for the sins of Is
racl and the world and the Messiah of
Glory. whose Kingdom will use Israel
in the blessing of the world.
Meantime, what has God wrought?
All. this, again, we say is the Mys-
terry, Here and there from Jew and
Gentle, sanity characters have been
sought and found by the preaching of
the message of Christ, even though
that message frequently was dimmed
by earthly imperfections and blem-
ishes-by erroneous representations.
Those sanity ones will be sharers
with Messiah in Divine blessings on
the spirit plane. mentioned to Abra-
ham under the figure that his Seed
shall be as the stars Of heaven" But
under what conditions do these attain
spiritual Inheritance like unto the
angels and far above them? We an
swer that the spirit nature is the di-
vine reward of special obedience.
Our race was not created on the heav-
emily plane nor for heavenly nature;
but of the earth earthly. And its sal
walton from sin will bring il to the
full perfection Of human nature and
to the full enjoyment of worldwide
Eden. The Spiritual Seed of Abra m
IL To hn cnmNnsIl of MNs9iah and the