The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-25

nation. They are no longer humans.
AS st. Paul declares, "Ye are not in
the flesh. but In the spirit, If so be that
the Spirit Of God dwell in you" (Ro-
mans viii, 81. The Church not only re-
ceives eternal life, but that life is on
higher plane-as spirit beings. Theirs
will be glory, honor and Immortality,
in joint heirship with their Lord.
Amongst the families Of the earth to
be blessed by Messiah's Kingdom the
first place will be given to Natural Is
rael In all things the Jew was to
have pre-eminence, for this is the Di-
vine arrangement. AS the Jew got the
opportunity of becoming members Of
the Body of Christ before it was Of
fered to the Gentiles, SO Fleshly Israel
will be the first nation to be granted
the opportunities and blessings of Res
titution to human perfection under
Messiah's Kingdom. Provision has al
ready been made for this. Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob and all the Prophets
of old have the testimony that they
pleased God and that they are to have
better resurrection than the ordinary.
They cannot be members of the Bride
of Christ. nor sharers in the spiritual
privileges and the Heavenly Kingdom.
They lived before the High Calling,
before the Heavenly Calling was open
ed. Jesus was the Captain, Leader and
Forerunner in this, and His joint-heirs
all follow Him. None of them pre-
coded Him.
"Prnces In All the Earth"
But the Messianic Kingdom, itself
spiritual. will need earthly Representa-
tives. and they are provided for in those
Ancient Worthless. Their testing hav
ing been completed, they will be raised
perfect human beings, as Adam was in
his perfection, and Jesus in His, while
| on earth. Their superior powers of
mind and body will soon grasp all the
wonderful things which Divine provl-
dence has arranged for since their day.
and they will be quite masters of the
situation. Naturally. perfect men will
be Princes amongst imperfect ones
! But these will hold the title from the
Great Messiah. This is prophetically
stated: Instead Of Thy fathers shall
be Thy children. whom Thou Messiah
shalt make Princes in all the earth."-
Psalm XIV 16.
Assuredly the new order of things
will appeal to the Jew first. His les
sons under the Law will make him spe-
cially amenable to the new condition
| of things, for during that thousand
years all mankind will be Judged, not
according to their faith entirely out
specially according TO their works
Faith will be easy when knowledge
will be so complete and so general
Good works will be gradually more and
more possible as they shall be blessed
and restored to perfection under the
Kingdom arrangements.
I The Scriptures intimate that the
world at that time will be in defect
ed condition. The great "rime of Trou-
BILE" with which Messiahs Kingdom
| will be inaugurated will cut a deep
| swath in earthly hopes and ambitions.
and all nations will be in the condition
TO desire the Messanic Government.
and then, "The desire of all nations
shall come."-Hag. ii. I.
| "Come, Let Us Go Up"
The Scriptures prophetically foretell
that as the Divine blessings Of Mes
| siah's Kingdom go more and more to
Israelites, other nations will take note
Of this and be inclined TO entreat a
| share Of the Divine favors, saying
Come, let us so up to the mountain
| OKingdoin) of the Lords house; He
will teach us Of His ways and we will
walk in His paths" The whole world
every nation, people, kindred, tongue.
! needs Just the blessings of healing
and life eternal which the Messianic
Kingdom is to offer them. And the
| terms will not be impossible, but quite
the reverse. Messiah is to be. not only
Great King to rule. but also Great
Prlest-and the Church with Him is
promised TO be H Royal Priesthood
However. God will not accept any
other nation than Israel. All of His
| blessings are to go to the Seed OF
Abraham. And as Abrahams Seed
spiritual in the resurrection becomes
'as the stars of heaven" so his seed
| ndtuTal Will increase 10 I'LL lue Wuoit
earth, and are compared to 1.-The sand
of the seashore." Nor will this be an
arbitrary matter. 1t means the great
est good to all Note that the first
members of Spiritual Israel came from
Natural Israel, and that the Gentiles
were grated in. Similarly the first
fruits of the world will be Natural
Israel, hut all nations will have the
privilege and opportunity of being en-
grated into and becoming members of
Israel-much after the same manner
that people of all nationalities com
ing to American Canada may enjoy
citizenship here under certain Coven
ant conditions. The New Covenant
conditions inaugurated with Israel der
XXI. 3l-34 will thus be open to all
mankind. because all will be permitted
to become members of Israel. Thus
as the Scriptures prophesy, Abraham
eventually will be "a father Of many
nations. Romans iv, II.
Eventually. all the willing and
obedient viii be glad to enter into
this New Covenant relationship with
God through Christ and to be counted
members of the seed of Abraham
Eventually. all others viii be destroy