Oxford eagle., 1911-06-08

In the newspapers OF the English
speaking world. Today's audience at
the Brooklyn Academy OF Music was
estimated at twenty-slx hundred OF
these about three hundred. all men.
were on the platform behind the
speaker. Late comeEs failed aitoCeth-
er 10 gain admittance 10 the after
noon service. The text was appropri-
ate for Whitsunday. It being st Pc
ter's explanation Of the PentecoStal
blessing-~This is that which was
spoken by the mouth Of the Prophet
Joel'' tActs Il. lG-isi.
The speaker called attention 70 the
fact that the Prophet Joel mentions
two distinct outpouringS OF the Holy
Spirit One Of these. upon the serv-
ants and handmaldens Of the lord.
found its fllflment at Peatecost: and
during the more than eighteen celiu-
RES since. Gods spiritual blessing has
been with. not only the Apostles. bur
all the footstep-followers OF Jesus-all
OF Gods servants and handmaidens.
St Peters statement. This is that
which was spoken by the mouth of the
Prophet Joel" Pastor Russell said
should not be taken TO mean that what
was witnessed in the upper room on
the Day OF Pentecost nearly nineteen
centuries ago completely fulfilled the
Prophet Joel's predictions. None. be
said. would dispute that the fulfilment
Of Joel's prophecy began at Pentecost.
with the early Church. and has been
IN progress Of fulflment during all the
centuries since
After these days os the Gospel Age
after these days OF the outppuring Of
the Spirit upon Gods servants and
handmaidens-will come the glorious
Epoch Of Messiah's Kingdom. in and
through which God VIII pour oat upon
the world OF mankind a great bless
ing Of enlightenment and uplift from
the sin and death conditions now pre-
vailing II will be 10 the accomplish
ment Of this end that Satan shall be
bound for thousand years. and the
darkness. which now covers the earth
and the grOss darkness which now
blinds the heather. VIII be chased
away by the glorious ''Sun OF Right
eousness with healing In His beams"
Rhrahar,'s Spiritual Seed First
Abraham OF cid typifled Jehovah.
and Isaac typiied Messiah. born not
after the FISH. but after the Spirit
by q special Divine interposition-ac-
cordsng TO Gods promise. or this An
utypical fsatc class. Jesus IL the
Head. the Forerunner Of the Church.
as well as the worlds Redeemer. The
Body OF Messiah is composed OF a
sanity few. according to the Scrip
lures. gathered. primarily. from the
Jews. but being completed by addi-
tons from every nation. people. kin
dred and tongue.
This Church class. or Messiah class.
Is variously referred to in the proph-
ecies as well as in the New Testament.
as the brethren" OF Jesus. and as
''sons Of God" The world knoweth
them not even as 1t knew not their
Master
Ahrahar's Natural Seed Next.
This Spiritual Seed OF Abraham. all
sanity. will constitute the Church OF
the First-Borns. the Antitype OF the
Priests and Levites Of the Jewish Dis
pensafion- With the completion Of
this Church. gathered out OF all M
tions. sects and denominations, Divine
favor will return again TO the natural
seed of Abraham As the Jew was
granted the first privilege or opportu-
nifty OF becoming the Spiritual Seed OF
Abraham. he will likewise have the
first opportunity to participate in the
blessing which then win come 10 the
whole world OF mankind To the Jew
first" Is the Divine order In respect to
both OF these blessings. To this agree
the words of the Apostle Paul.
The blessing will come through the
great Messiah and a. a result OF the
satisfaction He will make for the sins
Of the whole world. by applying to the
race the merits Of His sacrifice by
which He will seal the New Law
Covenant with Israel Jeremiah xxi.
SD- The great Messiah OF glory will
be the Mediator Of that New Covenant
and the foundation Of that Covenant
VIII be the better sacrifices offered by
this Mediator. as the Antitypical High
Priest Hebrews *. 1920.
The Peatecostal blessing then IN
come upon the world will not be upon
the terms OF sacrificing their earthly
rights to attain heavenly blessing ana
spiritual sonship; on the contrary. its
requirements viii be a conservation OF
ooedience 10 the Divine Law: and its
reward viii be earthly Restitution to
the perfection Of human nature. and
to the enjoyment Of all the blessinxs
originally given TO Adam and forfeit
ed by his disobedience.