Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-20

Law Covenant in Mt. Zion in the end
Of this Age.
The Law Covenant was given
through a mediator, Moses, and the
New Law Covenant is to be given
through a mediator. the Antitypical
Moses, Jesus the Head and the Church
His Body. 1t has required all this
Gospel Age to gather out Of the world,
and to try. test, polish and 6t the
members Of the Body Of Christ, who,
under His Headship. will be the Anti
typical Moses, who viii be the Anti
typical Mediator between God and men.
Jeremiah XXI, 81: Acts III. %, %,
AS Moses went up into the Mount to
commune with God before the Law
Covenant was completed. so the entire
Church must go up into the Mountain
into the Kingdom, with our glorious
Head and Redeemer, by the change OF
the First Resurrection. AS the time
for Moses going up into the mountain
drew near, there were great manlfes-
tatlons Of the dignity Of the Divine
Government And Just so in the clos
ing of this Age. The Apostle Informs
us that the world will have terrifying
experiences on a still greater scale.
He says that then the mountain trem-
bled and smoked and that the Divine
voice was heard. The people we're so
terrified that they entreated that they
might not hear further, but that Moses
would act as mediator. and he did so.
So It will be here: There will be
such manifestations of Divine Justice
and opposition to sin and all iniquity
that 1t will cause the time Of trou.
BILE" mentioned by the Prophet and by
Jesus, "a time Of trouble such as never
was since there was a nation no, nor
ever shall be" after.-Daniel xii, i;
Matthew xiv, 21.
The result Of this great time Of trou-
BILE upon the world will be n realiza-
tlon that they need a Medlator-a Me.
diatorlal Kingdom. And this is just
what God has provided for them
through the arrangement of the New
Covenant
Tho Shaking Already Commenced.
Contrasting the experiences at the
inauguration Of the typical Law Cove
nant with those to be expected at the
Inauguration Of the antltypical. the
New Law Covenant. ST. Paul says
Goods voice then shook the earth, but
now He hath promised, saying, Yet
once more | shake not the earth only,
but also heaven" And the Apostle
explains that the expression. "Once
more" signifies that this second shak-
ing will be so thorough that no further
shaking will ever be necessary, but ev.
erythlng OF injustice and unrlghteous-
ness which ought to be shaken loose
will be shaken; and this, says the
Apostle. implies everything except the
Church and the glorious Kingdom
which we shall then receive: "Where
fore we. receiving a Kingdom which
cannot be moved, let us have grace
whereby we may serve God acceptably
with reverence and godly fear
Can we not see the shaking already
beglnning2 Let us remember that this
time It will not be the shaking OF the
literal earth, as In the type, but the
shaking Of the symbollcal earth-the
shaking Of society to its very center
DO you not already hear the rumhlings
the rumblngs Of discomfort, anger
malice, hatred. strlfe2 These forbod'
the great earthquake" which wo'
symbolical Of the great Revolution
wherein the present order Of thlng'
shall collapse and give place to tht
New Order OF Immanua's Kingdom
Of righteousness, justice, equity.
And, says the Apostle, God intends
this time to shake not merely thu
earth-the social fabric-but also th'
heaven-the ecclesiastical powers o
the present time. Not the true Churcl
will be shaken, but the many systems
which more or less misrepresent The
true Church and the faith once de
llvered unto the saints"
DO we see premonitlons Of this shak
lng2 Yea, verify. In all denomlno
tions there are forebodlngs Of comlnl
trouble We may even fear that som,
Of the attempts at Christian union ar
not made with the proper motive. bu
through realization Of the shakni
which the Lord is about 10 permit L
come upon the ecclesiastical system
Of this present time,
"Wat 70 Upon the Lord"
My dear brethren. in these comiul
days OF trouble, which may be yer,
near, the opportunity nay come to yol
and to me to be either SJrite.hreeder
or peacemokers Let uS see the vii
OF the Lord In this matter. that we an
called to peace. and that the decmr
ton Of the Master is, blessed are th
peacemakers, for they shall be calr
the children OF God"
Let US seek rather 10 sub0ue an
calm the passions OF men In the con
ing strife. and to do nothing to aus
ment them or TO kindle the hres q
passion which we know are about I
consume the present social fabric. Le
us point out to those with whom W
have any influence that the worst forr
Of government in the whole world
better than no government-b better tina
anarchy, thousand times Let us r,
mind them Of the fact that iu God
providence we have the best OF a
earthly governments,
Let us remind them. too, that IN
Lord has told us to wait for Him an
, not 10 take matters into our own hand