The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

Irers table" Matt 1926, ~.
4 Jesus healed her daughter, thus Civ
ling the desired crumb Of favor.
But there came a great dispense
tional change in Israels history
when as nation they rejected and
jcrucifed the Son Of God. Then their
Typical righteousness ceased--then
tine the promise Of royalty ceased to be
theirs, and the kingdom was taken
from them to be given to nation
bringing forth the fruits thereof
the Gospel church, "a holy nation, q
peculiar people. Titus 2:14; /
Peter ~, o; Matt. 21:48). Thus
the erich man" died to all these
special advantages, and soon he 1.-THE
Jewish nation) found himself in a
CASTOR condition-in tribulation
and lotion. In such condition that
nation has suffered from that day
to this.
Lazarus also died; the condition Of
the humble Gentiles and the Cod
seeking "outcasts" Of Israel under
went great change, being carried
Iby the angels messengers apostles.
etc.) to Abraham bosom. Abraham
is represented as the father Of the
faithful, and receives all the children
OF faith, who are thus recognized as
the heirs Of all the promises made
to Abraham; for the children Of the
flesh are not the children Of God,
''but the children Of the promise are
counted for the seed children Of
Abraham) which seed is Christ"
land IF We be Christ's, then are
We (believers) Abraham's seed (chil-
dren), and heirs according to the
(Abrahamic) promise. Gal. 1923.
YES, the elimination OF the con-
dition OF things then existing was
wen illustrated by the Inquire, death
the dissolution of the Jewish polity
and the withdrawal OF the +ayors
which israel had SO long enjoyed.
There they were cast off and have
since been shown no favor" while
the poor Gentiles, who before had
been aliens from the commonwealth
tthe polity) Of Israel and strangers
from the covenant of promise Cup to
this time given to Israel only hay-
ing no hope and without God in the
world, were then made right by
the blood Of Christ and reconciled
to God. -Eph. 2:12. 10.
To the symbolisms Of death and
burial used to illustrate the dissolu-
ton OF Israel and their burial or
hiding among the other nations, our
Lord added further figure In hell
(hades, the graye) he lifted up his
eyes, being in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar of. etc. The dead
cannot lift up their eyes. nor see
either near or far, nor converse; for
1t is distinctly stated There is no
work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor
wisdom in the grave" and the dead
are described as those who "go down
INTO silence" (Eccl $40; Pisa.
l15:17). But the Lord wished to
show that great sufferings or tor
ments" would be added to the Jews
as nation after their national dis
and burial among the ether
peoples dead in trespasses and sins;
and that they would plead in vain
for release and comfort at the hand
Of the formerly despised Lazarus
class. 5ImaE
aid history has borne out Inls
paraooac prophecy ror eighteen
nunareu years the Jews have not
only been in distress OF mind over
Their casting out from the favor OF
COO and the loss OF their temple and
other necessaries to the onering OF
their sacrifices. but they nave Deen
prosecuted by all classes,
Including protested Christians, It'll
was from the latter that the Jews
have not only been In distress Of mind
over their casting but from the ia
vor Of God and the loss Of their tenn
pie and other necessaries to the Of
Iering OF their sacrifices, but they
have been relentlessly prosecuted BY
all classes, including professed
Christians. It was from the latter
that the Jews have expected mercy,
as expressed in the parable Send
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip Of
his finger In water and cool my
tongue but the great gulf fixed be-
tween them hinders that. Never
theIess. God still recognizes the
relationship established in His
covenant with them. and addresses
them as children Of the covenant.
Verse 25.) These "torments have
been the penalties attached to the
violation az their coVenanf ana wero