Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-27

we find it more and more necessary to
study the Scriptures discriminatory.
Hitherto Gods people have unwilling
IL. narrowed down the grace Of God
and minimized the efficacy Of Christs
redemptive sacrifice by asserting that
dill the blessings are for the Church
and none for the world-that they are
for the present Age, and that with It's
consummation all hope will expire, and
That the world. the non-elect, will suf-
fer ito all eternity. without ever having
tasted Of the grace Of God in Christ
many without even coming to kno"l-
edge of that provision for sinners.
Two SaIvations-Two Pentecosts.
A more careful study Of the Bible IS
revealing to Gods people all over the
world the fact that He has for man
kind two distinct salyations, one Tor
the Church. the other for the world
and each of these salyations IS intro
duced by Pentecostal blessing. Ihat
the Church is merely a "hrst-1ruits
unto God of His creatures" IS distinct
" stated by st. James Il, 49,, and TINS
implies most positively that there Will
be after-fruits.
Note the Apostles statement respect
ing the efficacy Of Christ's sacrifice,
both for the Church and for the world
he says. "He is a Precipitation for our
aims (the church,, and not for ours only,
but also for the sins Of the Whole
world" q John ii. p. -,
This does not signify that oil Will
gain everlasting life on the same plane
Of glory. The change Of nature from
human to divine is a part OF the SUI
perior blessing provided by the Lord
for those who now walk by faith in
the footsteps Of the Redeemer. The
blessings to the world will not include
q change Of nature, but q restoration
of the willing and obedient to human
perfection, such as Adam enjoyed be-
fore he Sinned.
Many of us had not noticed until re-
Gently that two Pentecostal blessings
are mentioned by the Prophet. Our
overlooking this was doubtless because
1t was not due time for this feature
to be clearly understood. Now, as the
time nears for the fulfilment of the
second Pentecostal blessing, the force
and meaning of the Scripture shines
out. Before making known the riches
of His grace to the world God has been
pleased to foreordain the election OF
the Church, to be joint-heirs with Jesus
in the glorious work Of blessing earth S
teeming millions.
Notice the text: ut shall come to
pass, saith the Lord, at the end OF those
DAYS. that I will pour out My Spirit
upon all flesh, = = 1" and in those days
I will pour out My Spirit upon My
servants and upon My handmaidens'
(Joel II, IS; Acts ii, IT, st. Peter. IN
quoting the prophecy, properly applied
only the portion which was due in his
day, namely, that portion applicable
to the servants and handmaidens OF
the Lord. The two features Of the
prophecy are distinctly marked-one
blessing to be upon Gods servants and
handmaidens only, the other to be upon
all flesh. The one was to be sin those
days." the other, latter those days"
Jubilee Day-Jubilee Year.
The Day of Pentecost was the grand
Jubilee Day, in which Gods blessing
gag attained, marking the forgiveness
CT sin and the acceptance by the Heav-
emily Father. 1t was the 50th day G x Z
plus y. Every Jewish Sabbath pointed
to this Jubilee Day as the elimination
Of the Sabbath day system. The word
Sabbath" signifies rest and this Gull
mination Of the Sabbath days in f1f'
tieth signifed the completeness Of the
rest.
But it will be remembered that in the
Law given to Israel there was not only
a seven-day series Of Sabbaths, but
also q seven-year series Of Sabbaths
Each seventh year was Sabbath year
leading up to Jubilee e < Z plus y.
the fiftieth. AS the day Sabbath
reached q glorious elimination for the
Church, so the year Sabbath will reach
a glorious climax for the world The
fftieth year was the Jubilee. In that
year all debts were cancelled, and all
who had been sold into slavery for
debt went free.
This pictured the coming blessings
the Day of Messiah, when DE shall
reign and when through the merit OF
His sacrifice all sin will be forgiven
and all slavery to sin and death will be
abolished. This is not new thought
Centuries AGO Bible students .diScerned
that the Jubilee of Israers time was a
feature Of the Law foreshado"ing a
blessing worldwide. 1t was wltn THIS
knowledge that our beautiful hymn was