The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-24


this afternoon. His text was. But We
are come - to the General AS
sembly and Church Of the First-born.
which are written in Heaven.
brews xii. %.
The speaker declared that st. Paul
points us back to the institution of the
Jewish Law Covenant at Mt Sinai and
uses it as a picture or type Of expert
ences of the Church to be expected at
the Second Coming Of Christ and the
establishment of His glorious King
DOM
st. Panl pictures the march Of the
lsraelites from the Red Sea to Mt.
Sinai. implying that some got to the
mountain much in advance of the 9TH
ers, but waited there for the General
Assembly. The Apostle points us
back to the awful experiences con-
nected with the Inauguration Of the
Law Covenant-Mt Sinai smoking.
lightnings flashing from the cloud and
thick darkness which enveloped the
mountain. the earth trembling. the
Voice of God heard, the people in fear.
All these things. said the Pastor. &C.
cordjng to St Paul. were foreshadow-
inSs Of still more wonderful things to
he expected in the near future in con-
nection with the Inauguration of the
New Covenant Many had misappre
hended the Apostles teaching in re-
spect to the New Covenant and thought
it already sealed and in operation. But
not so. The Scriptures assure us that
the work of Christ and the Church dur
ing this Age has been a preparatory
one. without which the New Covenant
could not 60 into effect.
A Time Of Terrible Trouble.
Everywhere the Bible associates
with the coming Of Christ a great
trouble upon the world and assures us
that the faithful of the Church will be
spared from it by their resurrection
change. The plowshare of trouble will
upset human pride and humble the
world and make them glad to welcome
the Messianic Kingdom then to be es-
tablished for the purpose of bringing
to Israel and to the world the long
promised blessings Of the New Cove
nant.
The introduction of this Kingdom
st. Peter styles the Day-dawn. I'll
Peter i. 49,, He describes its work as
most blessed. saying Times of re-
freshing shall come from the presence
of the Lord He shall send forth Je-
sus Christ-whom the heavens must
retain until the Times Of Restitution Of
all Mings which God hath spoken by
the mouth Of all His holy Prophets
since the world began."-Acts iii
1921.
st. Paul's Interpretation of the Mt.
Sinai experiences would imply Day
of Vengeance" very term which
the Bible uses. Society will be so
shaken and its experiences will be so
dreadful that. like the Israelites of old.
all will be ready to entreat for the
Great Mediator-The Christ. Head and
Rody-Jes,,s and His Church in glory
to stand between them and the AL
mighty. 1t will he in response to this
universal Cry that the Messianc King
dom will be established and by the
New Covenant take over the control
of the entire world of mankind, for
whom. by the grace of God. Jesus
Christ tasted de4th.-Hebrews ii. 0.
Terrible as the squaring of the
worlds accounts will be preparatory
to the opening of the New DISPENSE
ton with Il clean page. they are ra-
tional as we'll as Scriptural. Human
ity will be able to look up to God and
acknowledge His Wisdom and Justice
and then to thank Him for the loving
provision Of the Messianic Kingdom.
under whose beneficient reign they
may be helped back to full human per
lection and to worldwide Eden.