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BIBLE STUDIES.
SONGS IN THE NIGHT"
Psalm fxxxv-Oct. 20.

We are stu in the night of weeping.
Sickness. sorrow, signing and dying
continue, and will continue until the
glorious morning of Messiah's King
dom. How glad we are that we have
learned that then the glorious change
Will come to earth. The Prophet
David expresses this thought. saving.
Weeping may endure for the night.
but joy cometh in the morning" psalm
xxx. -. st. Paul breathed the same
sentiment when he declared, The
whole creation groaneth and travaileth
in pain together until now, waiting for
the manifestation of the sons of God
(Romans viii. ~. The sons of God in
glory will with their Lord, constitute
Emmanuefs Kingdom.
At present these sons of God are
comparatively little known or recog-
nized amongst men frequently they
are considered peculiar people" be-
cause of their zeal for righteousness
and truth and for God Beloved, now
are we the SONS of God. and il doth
not yet appear what we shall be. but
we know that when He shall appear
we shall be like Him. for we shall see
Him as He is; and we shall share His
glory, honor and Immortality and with
Him scatter Divine / lessings to all the
families of the earth.
"A Song of Deliverance."
our lesson. the S5th Psalm, may
properly have several applications. The
first of these would be to Israers de-
liverance from the Babylonian captiv-
ity, when CYRUS gave permission that
oil 4lN, a Il I1..1,
tine. About fifty-three thousand, a
small company, awaited themselves of
this privilege and of his assistance.
The people rejoiced in this manifesto
ton of the turning away of Divine
disfaVor and the return to them of
Divine favor and blessing. The par
don of their transgressioHs as a ma
ton was evidenced in this privilege of
returning to Gods favor.
A secondary application of the Song
is just before us. Israel has been in
far greater captivity to Christendom
during the past eighteen centuries
She has the promise nevertheless of a
mighty delverance. The Cyrus who
gave them liberty to return from lit
eral Babylon was type of the great
Messiah who is about to give full lib
erty for the return of Gods ancient
people to Divine fayor--to Palestine.
st. Paul refers To this coming deliver
ance of Israel in Romans xi, 25-29.
The Deliverer will dc more than mere
~ regather them. He will do that
which the S5th Psalm has predicted;
as the Apostle says This is My
Covenant with them when | shall take
away their sins See also jeremiah
xxi. 31-34: Hebrews viii Sill.
lsraers Sins Not Yet Taken Away.
Israefs sins have not yet been TAX
sn away, even as the worlds sins have
not vet been taken away. The great
Redeemer indeed has died for sin, and
He is the sinners friend, but as yet
He has only appeared in the presence
IF God for us-the Church-not for the
world. He is only the Church's advo-
eate. He advocates for none except
hose who desire to approach God, and
hese are the sanity only-such as
owe righteousness and hate iniquity.
The world is enslaved by Sin and
Death, the twin mGnarchs who are
low reignne and causing mankind to
sroan. We were born in this enslaved |
condition; as the Scriptures declare. |
Behold. l was shdpen in iniquity. in |
sin did my mother conceive me" Our |
-ace, groaning under the weaknesses
and imperfections we have thus in
moral and physical
ongs for the promised delverance
rom the bondage OF sin and death
The majority Of mankind undoubtedly
eel the gall of their slavery, and will
De glad to he free.
The great Deliv erer is the antitypi
al CYRUS. Soon He will be victori
,us and will establish His Kingdom
lnder the whole heaven. Soon the
Church class, the sanity the elect"
will be glorified, and then the time will
,ome for the blessing of the non elect
for their restitution to human per
ection and to a world wide Paradise
which Messiahs Kingdom and power
will produce He must reign until
he hath put all enemies under His
eet the last enemy that shall be
destroyed is death" Death will be
sheol. hades, the grave. will
De destroyed. by the resurrection of
he dead therefrom Every one in his
'wn order"
"Songs In the Night He Giveth."
While the whole creation groans un-
Ter its load of sin and sorrow, the !
aintly few may sing, may rejoice, even
n the midst of all the sorrows of life,
nd even though they share the results
# sin as fully or even more fully than
10 others. The secret of their joy is
fold. % They have experienced
to God. CD They have
admitted their wills to His will. They
btained this new relationship by the
way of faith in the Redeemer-faith
n His blood of Atonement. They en-
cred by the strait gate" and marrow
way" of conservation to God-sur-
their own wills and cove
anting to do the Divine will to the
est of their ability.
This submission of the will To God
nd the realization that all their life's
fairs are in Gods keeping and under !
lis supervision gives rest to the heart
hey have a rest and peace In this 5
urrendered condition which they I
ever knew when they sought to graf I
y self will and ignored the right of {
heir Creator to the homage of their 5
carts and the obedience of their lives. i