Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-16

finger viii be the means employed to
stop the crime. Certain 1t Is that
Nothing shall hurt or destroy In all
Gods Holy Kingdom" thus established
How speedily the world will then
learn righteousnessl Now 1t doubts
the very existence of God. and de-
0lares that IL He exists He pays little
or no heed to wrong-doers. Now the
wicked flourish; yea, they that tempt
God are even exalted" as the Scrip
lures declare. But the New Day will
change all this. Messiah will lay
righteousness to the line and justice TO
the plummet, and the hail TRUTH
shall sweep away the refuge of
lies, Misrepresentation. misunderstand-
ings" isaiah xviii. II, 49,. "The
blind shall see out Of obscurity. and
the deaf ears shall be unstopped;"
"The knowledge OF the glory Of the
Lord shall I'LL the whole EARTH" until
"None shall need say 10 his neighbor.
Know 80 Lord for all shall know
Him."
Gravitation Reversed
The present tendency Is to gravitate
downward. but our text tells of re-
versal OF this order. All nations shall
then flow or gravitatc ppward-toward
the righteous Kingdom of Messiah:
"Many people shall say. Let us go
up" The Kingdom, in its original
establishment. will be Israelitish-
Abraham. Isaac and Jacob and all the
Prophets will be made Princes in all
the earth psalm xiv. 1G).
The Jews. naturally, will rally to
their standard and begin to recognize
the fulfllment of the prophecies of old.
Other nationalities will begin slowly
to realize the import of the great. New
Jewish Dispensation. Their ideas and
ideals will be antagonistic for time.
Gradually they will see the Restitu-
ton blessings coming to Israel, In har.
mony with the Divine arrangements
OF the Kingdom. Then, as our context
declares. MANY people will say.
Come. let us go up TO the Mountain
OF the Lord. to the House OF the God
OF Jacob: He will teach us las well as
the Jewsl His ways and We tas well
as theyl will learn TO walk in His
paths.'"
Both Spiritual and Natural Israel
are In the picture. Mt. Zion is the
higher. the Spiritual Jerusalem: the
lower. the earthly. The Law shall 20
forth from Mt. Zion TSpiritual Zion.
the Messiah-Head and Body-Bride-
groom and ridel-while the Word Of
the Lord 1.-THE directing and instruct
ingl will 20 forth from Jerusalem 1.-THE
Patriarchal Princes. who will repre-.
sent the Kingdoml.
Judging Among the Gentiles
The context tells us that the new
King, Messiah. will judge amongst the
natlons-amongst all the peoples. 1t
will be general judgment first, an
individual one subsequently. The ma
tional judgments will mean ealamities
upon the nations. The demonstra-
tons of the great dreadnaughts and
great armies viii prove that they are
not TO be the peacemakers of earth
On the contrary. those trusting In these
devices will suffer most severely. All
must learn the lesson that Messiah's
Kingdom comes not by human might
nor power. but Is the Lords institu
ton. in His own appointed time.
The lesson will be so thoroughly
learned In that Day OF Trouble that
war will forever cease. The Prophet
David tells us that the mighty army OF
the Lord. through Messiahs Kingdom.
will work havoc with present instltu
lions. Then HE will make wars 10
cease unto the ends of the EARTH Our
context tells us that thereafter "They
shall beat their swords into pillow
shares and their spears Into pruning
hooks; nation shall not lift up sword
against nation. neither shall they learn
war any more" Even Boys Brigades.
ETC.. thereafter will be at discount
Human energy and activity will find
better employment in conquering self.
sin-slckness and death.
Hiding In the Rocks
The description here given by the
Prophet Isaiah OF the Day with which
this Gospel Age viii end, the great
Day when Messiah's Kingdom begins.
agrees very closely with n description
Of the same given In the book Of Reve-
lation. Isaiah tells us that idolatry TO
gold and silver shall be brought TO an
end. and the great trouble OF that Day
will cause many to hide themselves in
the rocks, for fear OF the Lord and for
the glory of His Majesty isaiah II.
10. III. "Thc lofty looks of man
shall be humbled. and their haughti.
ness shall he bowed down and the
Lord alone shall be exalted In that
Day" Tvs. Old.
The idols He shall utterly abolish.
and those who worship them shall 30
into the rocks and into the caves OF
the earth, for fear of the Lord and
for the glory of His Majesty, when
He ariscth 10 shake terribly the
earth (vs. iS-2D.
The same picture Is set before us In
HovQlnfion III fE.1- Hara tha ,vra.t