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"RIVER OF WATER OF LIFE"
Ezekiel Xvii, 1-f2-Oct. g..
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Whosoever Viii. let him take of the
! Water of Life freelt"-Re velathn xxi
| Il.
In this study also we find that the
LORD through Ezekigl gives us a pic
| turc of the Mlllcnnidl Age, very SINH
lar In the one given us In the book Of
| Revelation, seven hundred yeara after.
| F,2eklel'@ picture shows Jerusalem
ana the Temple Of God as the source
| OF the River Of the Water of Life;
| So in Revelation. Ezekiel shows the
river deepening ana broadening from
a riYulet to mighty river He pic
lures it as flowing down to the Dead
Sea. and carrying life whithcrsoever
| il goes. He pictures the Dead Sea
as being revived, recovered from its
deafness, and full Of fish Ne sueh
river has ever vet sprung forth from
| Jerusalem. nor can we imagine how
tho river would ever have its start IN
| the mountain top and reach such pro-
! portions in the short distance. This
description, picturing Il great spiritual
truth is in full accord With the pic
tare in Revelation. 1t represents beau
| tifully, forcefully, the blessings OF re-
| freshmen and restitution which will
issue forth from the New Jerusalem
Tie Kingdom Of Messiah. when ii shall
he established amongst men. Grad
Eally the mighty influences Of the
reign Of Messiah will extend blessings
u all mankind, even to the submerged
class. stepped in ignorance and super
stition, fifty represented by the Dead
Sci.
No River Of Water of Life Nov.
Revelation pictures this river as
flowing rom under the Throne, the
NeW Jerusalem. clear as crystal and
having trees Of life on either side of
its banks, good for food Ezekiel has
tha same picture in mind; he tells OF
the same trees. whose leaf shall not
fade ana whose fruit shall not fall,
bit which viii bring forth good fruit
very month, because the water which
reireshes them comes from the Sane
taarv. The fruit thereon shall be for
naat and the leaVes thereof for heal
ing Similarly, n,BeVelation. We are
teid "the leaves = the trees will be
tgr the II aling of the people" and the
frat for the sustenancc OF everlast-
ng life: and the Water itself Will be
Tor their refreShment Then we are
told that the Spirit aIrl the Bride"
shall give the inVitation--a world
wide invitation... @Whosoever will"
may come, and h who hears the in
vitation may say To Others. Come.
and drink of fse water of life freely"
We are ceftaif IN our application OF
these symbolic pictures. that they be-
long to the future and not To the
prese mt. Where IS the Water Of Life
Of Revelations Where have We
anything corresponding to the life
sustaining trees and their healing
leaves? On the contrary now. We
lave the Lords Word for it that No
man can come unto Nc except the
Father which sent Me draw him In
oteeT words. there is "a measure OF
selection or election as respects the
class invitedsste Constitute tire Bride,
the Lambs WIFE. t'.No man taketh
this honor INTO himself but lie that
is called of God Z"
But with the end of this Age will
come the end OF the elective process;
then the Divine Message viii be Free
| Grace, an offering and opportunity 70
ev ,ry creature OF Adams race. All
! blind eyes will be opened 81 that al.
may see; al deaf ears viii be UNI
| stopped that all may hear, So that the
knowledge Of The glory Of God shall
I'LL the whole earth, and none Will
ured say to his ncighbcr. Know the
| LORD. for all shall know Him from the
| least unto the greatest ., them.
Gods Kingdom VIII be represented
in the earth by iarael-especially BY
| these sanity men o. Israel, resur-
rected perfeSt. who Will be the special
| apfsdr9, y and representatives OF the
giorine5 Messiah's rule. AS il is writ
ten, instead. Of thy fathers tthe an
eiant sanity ones were styled the
fathers" as JESUS was styled the Son
Of Abraham and Davidl shall be thy
children, whom thou mayest make
princes in all the earth psalm xiv,
lGl. These princes acting under and
continually IN contact with the spirit.
ual Kingdom and rulers, styled in the
Scriptures the royal priesthood will.
OF course. be - superior in wisdom
ard power as 10 command the obedt-
ence of the whole earth.
No Bride to Say, Come
The Revelation picture tells is that
the Bride of Christ. as we'll as the Holy
Spirit. will give the invitation TO every
a lfp nt the