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destinated to damn to eternal torment
all others. But not a word of author
ity could be round for such view in
the Bible. St PauPs statement Is
wholly respecting the Church, not the
world. when he declares. Whom He
did foreknow. them He also did predes-
tinate that they should be conformed
to the image of His Son." Such pre-
destination on Gods part, all can
heartily endorse. Who can say that it
would be right on Gods part to accept
any to membership in the glorious Mes
sianic Body. of which Jesus is the
Head. except such as are pure in heart,
sanity, and so demonstrated even by
fiery trials and disciplinesl
God kept secret this mystery, st.
Paul declares-the mystery that He is
now selecting favored class to be
associates with Messiah in the King
dom of God. for which we have been
praying, and through which the whole
world of mankind will shortly be
blessed. Now the Church's election is
about completed, the Pastor believes;
and therefore nOio is the time for more
light to shine out, that Gods further
gracious purposes toward natural Is
rael and the world may be more clear
ly seen.
The Heavenly zionisn.
The Zionism of the past eighteen CEN
turies has been of the heavenly kind.
1t has been calling and inspiring to
loving zeal. obedience and activity
such as have the hearing ear" for the
heavenly calling to joint-heirship with
Messiah, This glorious privilege is
about to end because the full number
predestinated of the Lord will soon
have been completed. Meantime, the
Pastor and others of Gods consecrat-
ed people should be Zionists in the
highest sense of the word, and, laying
aside every weight and every besetting
sin, each should strive to make his
calling and election sure" to a place
in the Heavenly Zion-the Kingdom Of
Messiah
1t will be from this Mt Zion. the
spiritual Kingdom of Messiah. that the
Law will go forth during the thousand
years Of the Messianic reign; the great
Judge and Law-giver Of the world will
be the glorified Redeemer; and His as
sociates. in His various offices of
Prophet. Priest. King. Judge and Medl.
ator, will be the faithful Zionists Of
the present time who follow in the
steps of their Redeemer, delighting to
lay down their lives for the Truths
sake and for the brethren's sake. in CO.
operation with the great Captain Of
their salvation. through the merit Of
His imputed righteousness.
The Word From Jerusalem.
AS soon as Mt. Zion. the Kingdom,
shall be completed by the gloritication
of the last member of the Church, it
will be time for the Law TO 20 forth
therefrom for the correction in right
eousness of the worlds affairs-for
the overthrow OF every form of in
iquity and everything contrary TO the
Golden Rule. In other words. when
the Kingdom class shall have been
completed by the elective process,
which is the Divine arrangement of
this Age. forthwith that Kingdom will
come into power and the reign of right
eousness will begin.
But God has a time and order and
arrangement in respect to every fea-
ture OF His Program. In the remote
past. before Jesus came and became
the Head and Leader Of the Church to
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ship with Abraham and his natural
seed. The Scriptures assure us that a
considerable number were so full OF
faith and loyal obedience to God that
even though they lived at time be
fore the calling to the Church began
they, nevertheless. were ma arked by the
Lord for special blessing and special
share In the Kingdom work when the
| time should come for Messiah to take
His great power and reign.
Reference is made to these Ancient
Worthless by st. Paul, In Hebrews XII
3Si0. He says: These all died in
| faith. not having received the things
promised them-the earthly promises
God having provided some better
thing for us (the church, that they
without us, should not be made per
fect"-shoud not enter into the earth
| ly blessing which belongs to them.
Accordingly, the Scriptures tell us
that one of the first operations of Mes,
slabs Kingdom. after the binding OF
Satan. will be the resurrection of the
Ancient Worthless, of the Jewish race
These, the inspired Word tells us, will
be made Princes in all the earth--rep.
resentatives OF the spiritual and in
visible Messianic Kingdom. These
will constitute the earthly Jerusalem
the capital of the New Dispensation
While the Law viii proceed from the
invisible and all-powerful spiritual
Messiah, II viii come through these
resurrected, perfect and approved
earthly representatives; and from
them 1t win 20 forth gradually. as the
Divine message and rule. to every na,
ton. people, kindred and tongue.
The New Covenant israeiitish.
Even II nothing were said 10 the
Scriptures respecting Gods special