Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-15


"rhc Rich Man" of the parable rep
resented the Jewish nation. The fine
linen he wore represented the typical
justification granted to that nation I'M
der the Law Covenant made with Is
racl at Mt. Sinai The Rich Mans"
purple ralment pictured the royalty
which belonged to Israel rs Gods typ
teal kinsdom In the world. Thus we
read. Solomon sat upon the throne OF
The kingdom Of the Lord. In the room
Tor stead of his father David" Jesus
recognized this kingdom dignity MS
still belonging to that nation when He
said. The Kingdom shall be taken
from you and shall be given TO ma
ton bringing forth the fruits thereof
Matthew xxi. 49,.
The Rich Mans bountiful table
represented the glorious promises of
God which were theirs primarily, and
granted to no other people until after
they had rejected Jesus and crucitied
Him st. Paul refers 10 this table In
this way and quotes David the Prophet
saying. Let their table become trap
ard snare and recompense to
them" This was because they did
not rightly appreciate their glorious
promises and live up to the conditions
which they required The death OF
The Rich Man represented the cut
ting OF of national Israel from all
those special privileges and advan
tages every way which had been theirs
for centuries. ",rhe Rich Man" Ohe
Jewish nation began to sicken from
the time Of the cruciflxion-from the
time that Jesus said, Your house is
left unto you desolate; henceforth We
shall see Me no more until that day
when ye shall say. Blessed is lie that
comcih hi the name of the Lord"
The sanity few We're gathered out
If Judaism into relationship with
Christ ut Pentecosts and THE Rich
Nam" the nation. continued to be sick
aud finally died in the year 4. u. 40,
when Titus. the Roman general. cap
tured Jerusalem. the entire land or
Palestine being laid waste
The Jewish nation has been a dead
nation since the year \. u. 40. IL Is in
hGdes. in the tomb. But this implies
It's resurrection in due time. for the
figure Of the tomb. hadcs. does not rep
resent Il perpetual condition. but tenn
porary one. from which Messiah will
grant release. and hGdes. in every
sense OF the word will be destroyed. g
n.,.~. 4,
But the parable declares that Dives
was I'm torment, How could this be.
seeing that the word hades signifies
the death state. the unconscious con-
diiion: We answer that the Jewish
people have Il double aspect. in the
parable and out Of II. Nationally. they
are dead or asleep. but as people
they are very much alive-no other
people more so. II Is as people that
they have been suffering the tortures
of persecution during the past eighteen
centuries. while rs a nation they have
been dead. buried. In hGdes. and are
awaiting resurrection. of which the
present Zionism Is an advance token.
Soon lsael's prosecutions will end,
when Messi;Lh's glorious Kingdom shall
take It's power: and then will come
their national resurrection. for they
are TO he actively and specially identi-
fled with the Messianic Kingdom
shortly. as It's earthly and visible rep
resentatives
As the two tribes of Judah and Ben
iamin were represented in The Rich
Man" In very special sense. the 9th
or ten tribes. scattered amongst the
surrounding nations. would. at like
proportion. represent his five brethren.
Gods dealings with the Jews will be
the same wherever they are-no pref
prcnce will be shown-"They have
Moses and the Prophets. let them hear
them" This could not be applicable
to any excert these two tribes and the
other ten tribes of Israel. for they
alone had Moses and the Prophets.
All scholars will concede that the
Greek word hddcs and the Hebrew
word Shco%s rendered hell in our COM
mon version. really signify the death
state. the tomb Various Scriptures
tell us of the silence of shcol and hades
and that there Is neither wisdom nor
knowledge nor device there; that the
dead know not anything. Scholars.
therefore. have been perplexcd greatly
ut the statement OF this parable that
The Rich Man lifted up his eyes II
hGdcs. being in torments.
The difficulty dIssolves as soon as
We have the proper Interpretation TO
the parable and see that the Jewish
people died rs u nation and were
buried as nation. but did not all die
individually The people Of Israel. out
east from their own land among all
the nations Of earth. are very much
alive. socially and personally. having
suffered for all these centuries.
Only very recently we have had an
exhibition of how This Rich Man U.s.
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