The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06

; Cue bdy OIL MeSSlan-Wlen he ISlall
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 a new
thought. Long centuries ago Bible
students discerned that the Jubilee of
Israelis time was q feature of the Law
foreshadowing a blessing worldwide.
1t was in the spirit of this knowledge
that this beautiful hymn was written:
BLOW ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn sound;
Let all the nations know, ,as
To earth's remotest bound: IN
The Year of Jubilee has come, ~
Returning ransomed sinners home. 4
/ eye who were sold for naught, !M
Whose heritage was lost, u
May have 1T back unbought. ZS ri.
A gift at Jesus cost:
The Year Of Jubilee is come,
Returning ransomed sinners home."s
: AS the Church has been, for more
than eighteen centuries, enjoying the
blessings and privileges typifed by the
fiftieth, or Jubilee Day,-so the world
for a thousand years will enjoy the
blessings and privileges typified by the
Jubilee Year. But let us not be mis-
UNDERSTOOD; the Millennial blessings
will not be forced upon all men. Rath-
err. they will be exhibited to all, and
the eyes Of the blind Of the world will
be opened and all will thus be privi-
legged to know Of, to appreciate and to
enter into the enjoyment Of the Jubi-
lee blessings. But those desiring to
share In the worlds P6ntecostal Bless
1ngs will be required to take the nec-
essary steps to attain them; but with
the clear knowledge then granted the
Bible declares that those steps will be-.
"The Desire Of All Nations"
Note the CORRESPONDENCE between
the coming of the Pentecostal blessings
to the Church and the worlds attain
ment of it's Pentecostal blessings. God
| did not pour out His Holy Spirit upon
| His servants and handmaidens all at
once. but gradually throughout this
Age. And each individual. in order to
obtain his share in this Pentecostal
blessing, has been obliged to take very
definite steps of conservation, VOWS Of
obedience and loyalty. Just so the
pouring out of the Divine blessing
upoh An y flesh during the thousand
years Of Christ's reign will be gradual
In order for the children Of men to
obtain that great blessing, it EVIL be
necessary for them first Of all to rec
ognize the Redeemer. the Savior, the
great King Of that time. Moreover, it
themselves to Him, and to come under
the terms Of His blessings. Only such
will be fully liberated and be received
Of God as children upon the human
plane. Thus 1t is written, "He that
hath the Son hath life, and he that
hath not the Son shall not see life"
| The work Of setting the world free
from sin and death will be a gradual
one. Collectively it will be gradual,
because the resurrection Of the dead
is to be gradual work; as the Apostle
declares, all will come forth. but
every man in his own order" q
Corinthians XIV, 23) 1t will be q grad
: ual work because, although the Mes
sianic Kingdom first offers satisfa ction
to Justice for all, at the very begin
ming Of the Kingdom, nevertheless re-
lease will be granted only in proper
tlon as loyalty is demonstrated to the
+, principles Of righteousness and truth
! Nevertheless their full attainment of
the Heavenly benediction--their full
acceptance Of life eternal-will not
! come to them until the close Of the
! thousand years. Then, after having
been lifted up to perfection by the
great Mediatorial King and Messiah,
after having been taught Of Him, after
having enjoyed the full privilege Sc.
' cured by His Ransom sacrifice, they
| will still be required to stand q fur.
Their test before receiving a Divine pro
nouncement respecting their WORTH,
ness Of eternal life as sons in the flesh
That testing Is pictured to US in
| Revelation 20, in the statement that
Satan shall be loosed for little sea-
son" at the end of the thousand years,
that the loyalty or dtsfoyaity of heart
Of all the human family then brought
= back to human perfection may be
1, tried, tested, proved, demonstrated.
/ Such as shall prove themselves loyal
! to God at heart will stand in that hour
OF temptation, and all who prove dis
/ loyal will be but showing that If they
had opportunity they would resume
the life Of sin and disloyalty to God;
md such-we know not the proportion
will be destroyed in the Second Death
The testings Of the faithful both in
this age and in the next, are designed
Of the Lord to be so crucial, to so thor
| oughly demonstrate the thoughts and
=, lntcnts Of the heart, that Divine Wis
dom is able to guarantee that those
who will pass these tests will be for
ever loyal. Hence the prediction Of
the Scriptures respecting the eternal
| future-that there shall be no more
dying, no more crying, no more sigh
Ing, because all the former things OF
sin and death will have passed away.
Then every creature in heaven and on
earth will loyalty acclaim honor to
Him that aiffofh rpor fbo onl