The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-29
tuition. therefore. is Synonymous with
the blotting out Of the curse

tuition. therefore. is Synonymous with
the plotting out Of the curse.
Our Penteoost-and the Worlds.
| There can be no dispute respecting
the Church's Pentecost. that It began
on the fftieth day after our Lords
resurrection-ten days after He ascend
ed up on high. there to appear in the
presence Of God-as the Church's Ad-
vocate. But just what that Pente-
costal blessing meant to the Church is
perhaps not clearly seen by all-all
who have experienced share in its
blessings. 1t marks the Divine ac-
ceptapce Of the Church-the Divine
grace which acknowledged the merit
Of the Savior as applied on her behalf.
and acknowledged the Divine accept
ance Of the Church as faithful band
consecrated to walk in Jesus footsteps
There has been no need of a repeti-
tition Of this Pentecostal blessing. II
came at the beginning of the Church's
experience. and represents Gods ac-
ceptance Of the entire foreordained
COiupduys lOG vi WuOM JESUS dp-
peared rs Advocate. Those blessed
with that outpouring of the Holy Spirit
had already accepted Jesus as their
Redeemer, and had already conse-
Grated their lives to be His footstep fol
lowers. All of the same class who have
lived since-all who will eventually
constitute the elect Church, were ap-
pearci for by Jesus at the same time.
Hence we are not to expect fresh Pen
tecosts upon the Church. but merely to
expect to enter into and enjoy our
share Of the one outpouring of the Holy
Spirit, which. like the oil poured upon
Aaron's head and which ran down to
the skirts Of his garment. will anoint
us, the Church. down to the feet" to
the very last member of the Church.
Many Of us had not noticed until re-
Gently that two Pentecostal blessings
are mentioned by the Prophet. Our
overlooking this was doubtless because
it was not due time for 1t to be clearly
understood. Now, as the time nears
for the fulnlment Of the second Pente
costal blessing. the force and meaning
Of the Scripture shines out. Another
reason for its being overlooked is that
by Divine arrangement the worlds
Pentecost was mentioned first. and that
of the Church last But even this is
appropriate, because the Divine inten
ton was primarily the worlds saliva
ton, and that Of the Church comes in
cidentally. God so loved the ioorld
that He gave His Only Begotten Son.
that whatsoever believed in Him should
not perish. but have everlasting life
But before making known the riches
been pleased to foreordain the election
of the Church. to be joint-heirs with
Jesus in the glorious work Of blessing
earths teeming millions
Notice How the Text Reads:
ut shall come to pass. saith the
Lord, at the end of those days, that
will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh.
and in those days l will pour
out My Spirit upon My servants and
upon My handmaidens."-Joe ii, 2s
90; Acts Ii. II.
st. Peter. in quoting the prophecy,
properly applied only the portion which
was due in his day, namely, that por
ton applicable to the servants and
haDdmaidens Of the Lord--the Church
class. He left without comment the
major portion Of the promise, which re
lates to the world, and which cannol
have fulhlment until the elect Church
shall have been completed and slori
fed The two features Of the prophecy
are distinctly marked. the one blessing
to be upon Gods servants and hand
maidens only. the other to be upon ali
flesh. The one was to be "ia those
days." the other, after those days
How strange that this was previously
overlooked you say? We reply, 1t is
not more strange than that the Jews
and the Apostles themselves overlook
ed many statements Of prophecy which
Indicated the ending of Jewish favor
and the beginning of glorious oppor
tunity of joint-heirship with Christ to
the Gentiles. That part Of the proph
ecy was dscerned only when the due
time came. and so this feature of Joel's
prophecy pertaining to the blessing OF
the world and the outpouring of Gods
Spirit upon them passed unnoticed IN
til now. as the time nears for its fulfil
ment.
There can be no question that the
holy Spirit of God has not vet come
upon all flesh. nor can it be questioned
that it has .ome during this Age upon
Gods servants and handmaidens. The
promise therefore is amongst the bless
ings that are to be accomplished dffe,
these ddys-a fter the completion of the
Church and her gloritication
Jubilee Day--Jubilee Year.
The day of Pentecost was the grand
Jubilee Day in which Gods blessing
was attained marking the forgiveness
of sin and the acceptance by the heav-
emily Father 1t was the 50th day Z
plus u. Every Jewish Sabbath point
ed directly 10 this Jubilee Day as the
elimination of the Sabbath day sys-
TEN. 1t was thus the antitype toward
which all Sabbath days pointed. The
word sabbath" as is well known, sig
nifies rest, and this elimination Of the
Sabbath days In fiftieth day signifed
tho ultimate mr. Oopn nlnt oraSa NJ ract