The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-09

&-$ 80 1904
speaking world. Today's audience Of
the Brooklyn Academy Of Music was
estimated at twenty-six hundred. VI
these about three hundred. all men.
were on the platform behind the
speaker. Late corners failed altOgeth-
er to gain Ambulance to the after.
moor service. The text was appropri.
ate for Whitsunday. II being st. Pc,
ter's explanation Of the Pentecostul
blessing-"This is that which was
spoken by the mouth Of the Prophet
Joel'' tActs II. 1873.
The speaker called attention to the
fact that the Prophet Joel mentions
two distinct outpourings of the Holy
Spirit. One Of these. upon the serv.
ants and handmaidens Of the Lord.
found its fulfllment at P~entecost; and
during the mere than eighteen centu
ries since. Gods spiritual blessing has
been with. not only the Apostles. but
all the footstep-foliowers Of Jesus-an
Of Gods servants and handmaidens.
st. Peters statement. This Ia that
WhiNn was SROnCA " tAC AlOutu VI tut
Prophet JOEL" Pastor Russell said
should not be taken to lean that what
was witnessed In the upper room on
the Day of Peutecost nearly nineteen
centuries ago completely fulfilled the
Prophet Joel's predictions. None. he
said. would dispute that the ful1lment
Of Joels prophecy began at PentecOst.
with the early Church. and has been
in progress Of fulhlment during all the
centuries since.
After these days Of the Gospel Age
after these days of the outpouring Of
the Spirit upon Gods servants and
ha ndmaide1s-will rome the glorious
Epoch Of Messiah's Kingdom. in and
through which God will pour out upon
the world Of mankind a great bless
ing of enlightenment and uplift from
the sin and death conditions now pre-.
vailing. It will be to the accomplish
ment Of this end that Satan shall be
bound for a thousand years. and the
darkness. which now covers the earth
and the gross darkness which now
blinds the heather. will be chased
away by the glorious Sun Of Right
eousness with healing in His beams"
Abraham's Spiritual Seed First.
Abraham of cid typihed Jehovah.
and Isaac typifed Messiah. born not
after the flesh. but after the Spirit
by a special Divine interposition-ac-
cording to God's promise. OF this An
titypical Isaac class. Jesus Is 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 add
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 kDoweth
them not even as 1t knew mo- their
Master.
Ahraham's Natural Seed Next.
This Spiritual Seed Of Abraham, all
| sanity, will constitute the Church OF
| the First orns, the Antitype Of the
Priests and Levites Of the Jewish Dis
~pensatiOn. With the completion Of
this Church. gathered out Of all ma
lions. sects and denominations. Divine
favor will return again TO the natura
seed Of Abraham. Al the Jew wa'
granted the first privilege or opportu
nifty Of becoming the Spiritual Seed Of
Abraham. be viii; likewise have thu
hrst opportunity to participate In thu
blessing which then will come to thu
whole world Of mankind ITO the Jew
nrst" Is the Divine order in respect Il
both Of these blessings. To this agre,
the words Of the Apostle Paul.
The blessing will come through tn
great Messiah and rs a result Of tn
satisfaction He will make for the sin
Of the whole world. by applying to tn
race the merits of His sacrifice b,
which he will seal the New Lay
Covenant with Israel Jeremiah XXX
Oh. 4u0 great N4C0oA00 VI xbOIy VII
be the Mediator Of that New Covenant
and the foundation of that Covenan
will be the better sacrifices offered b
this Mediator. al the Andtypical Hig
Priest Hebrews X. 1929.
The Pentecostal blessing then I
come upon the world will not be upo
the terms Of sacrificing their earthl
rights to attain heavenly blessing an
spiritual sonship: on the contrary. II
, requirements will b. . conservation Z
; obedience to the Divine Law; and II
reward will b earthly Restitution
the perfection Of human nature. an
b the enjoyment Of al the blessing
originally given 10 Adam and forte,
ID By bic d~1sobedisncs.