The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-03-23
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By PASTOR RUSSELL
Of Brooklyn Tabernacle w


Our text has not yet been fulfilled,
but we believe the beginning of IT'S ful.
hlIment to be near 1t pictures Mes
aiahs kingdom. for which Christian
people have long been waiting and
praying "Thy kingdom come; they
VIII bo done on earth as II is In
heayen'-the same kingdom for which
The Jews so long waited and are still
waiting. Our text roatos not to tho
spiritual part Of the kingdom, which
the Gospel church is called to share.
but TO the earthly part Of the kingdom,
which belongs to the natural seed OF
Abraham A great mistake has been
made by many Of US In the past, in
that we have not dlscerned and ac-
knowledged the two Israels, spiritual
and natural and the separate rewards
and blessings apportloned TO these by
the Divine promises of the Scriptures.
Both are to be used Of God in fulfilling
the promise made to Abraham-in
blessing all tho families OF the earth
After the completion Of Messiah,
Head and Members, on the plane OF
glory, the New Covenant will be In.
augurated with Israel as the Scrip
turos distinctly teach Jeremiah XXI
3l3D. Our text, therefore waits for
IT, accomplishment until the last mem.
Der OF the elect Church Of Christ shall
have passed beyond the vale.
In the symbolic language Of the
Scriptures a mountain IS alwayl sym.
bolical of a kingdom. Hence the noun.
tain OF the Lords house means the
kingdom of God and that royal house
or family recognized by him. For in
stance, We read that David sat upon
the throne Of the kingdom Of the Lord
and that God made a covenant with
him. "ayen the sure mercies Of DAVID
viz, that none but his seed. his pos
terity would ever be recognized as the
Diylnely appointed representatives OF
God IN kIrgly authority and power In
other words. Messiah was to be the
offspring Of David, the great anutypical
David (Bcloved), who must reign
from sea- TO sea and from the river to
the ends OF the earth"
The Messlah.King on the spirit plane,
the Son OF God land like God invisible
TO men, as are also the angelsl, is the
antltypical David and the antltypical
Solomon, the wise the great, the rich.
In the days Of his flesh our Lord was
the Son of David according to the flesh,
though begotten Of divine life not
tainted by any human imperfection
lie was, therefore. holy, harmless, un.
dehled and separate from sinners His
to the will Of the Father
made him subject to all Of the eXpe-
rlences Of suffering and death, as ex.
pressed in his own words. The cup
which my Father has poured for me,
shall / refuse TO drink it? His obedi-
ence unto death, even the death of
the cross, demonstrating his loyalty
to the last degree and he received the
high reward appropriated Him hath
God also highly exalted and given a
name that Is above every name, that
at the name Of Jesus every knee
should bow, both Of things In heaven
and OF things In earth"
We have before our minds the anti
typical house Of David, MessIah's king
ly household the royal priesthood di.
yinely prepared As kingdom It will
oe at the top, above all the Kingdoms
Of earth Not only will this be true
Of the spiritual kingdom Invisible
[ man as the angels are indivisiblel,
out It will include also an earthly
composed Of "Israelites in.
Iced" At their head as princes In all
the earth will stand the rosurrected
Ancient Worthless, perfected as men
and samples OF all mankind, by obedl.
ence to the laws OF the kingdom, may
attain to. with eternal life. These
Ancient Worthless are enumerated in
he eScriptures-Abraham Isaac, Jacob,
the prophets, etc, and described by
st. Paul in Hebrews ll:3s4O. To these
belong the earthly promises of
the Old Testament They never
heard Of the heavenly or spiritual
Their loyalty will find its
reward in the fact that they will come
forth from the tomb no longer blem.
shed and imperfect, but fully, com
1letely restored to the perfection orig
nally enjoyed by father Adam, Ad.
iitionally these will have the special
guidance and instruction Of Messiah
Head and members) In all the al.
airs OF mankind. Thus as the Mas.
er said, speaking Of that time, "Ye
shah see Abraham Isaac Jacob and
he prophets In the kingdom Luke
.3:2S)
Gods kingdom will be represented In
he earth by Isaac, especially by these
,aintly men Of Israel, resurrected per
ect. who will be the special ap-
,ointees and representatives Of the
,lorIfied Messiah's rule
Humanity for 5000 years has been
earning the exceeding sinfulness of
.In," its downward tendency in every
.enso Of the word
As consequence, the world is los
ng confidence in itself All, whether
,oliticlans or judges or governors,
,reat or small or one party or an.
,ther. Of one nationality or another
NJ are accused Of being tarred with
he same stick of selhshness. The
Bible clearly indicates that this dis
rust is not without reason, and that
he great time Of trouble to come upon
very nation Daniel l2:D win be the
lrect result of this loss of confidence
Giving Love the Mastery.
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