Evening journal., 1912-03-02
LABORERs IN THE HARVEST.
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Mark /, ll-2S-March 3.

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4The Harvest truly Is pIenteOus, hut
the IahOrers are few. Pray yc there
fore the Lord of the Harvest that
He will send forth labOrers into His
Harvest."-Matthew TX, 81, IS.
Everywhere the New Testament
teaches that the work done by Jesus
and His Apostles amongst the Jews
eighteen centuries ago was a harvest
ing work Thus Jesus said, Il send
you forth TO reap that upon which you
have bestowed no labor; other men
labored and ye have entered into their
iaobrs are reapers OF the fruits Of
their labors-gatherers Of the "hav-
vest" Of the fruitage Of the Jewish
Age.
The ripe characters Of that Dispen-
sation were ready TO receive Messiah
and His Message upon terms of full
devotion of their time. talents, infiu-
ence and lives as servants OF the New
Institution--the New Covenant-which
God proposes TO inaguarate with Israel
in due time. and under which New
Convenant all the families Of the earth
will be blessed. The service Of the
present time acrifcial-the epropara-
tion OF the Royal Priesthood after
the order Of Melchizedec 10 stand as
Mediator between God and men-the
world
The labors OF Jesus and the Apostles
found about flve hundred brothern
worthy OF the garnering during His
} ministry. Subsequently, at Pente-
cost and after, several thousand more
, Jews we're arvested--brought into the
Spirit ensation-begotten Of the
, Holy Spirit as New Creatures. mem.
bers Of the Body OF the Anointed
members OF the Royal Priesthood. Bu
OF these there were not a sufflcien
, number TO complete the Divine fore
/, ordination; hence, after all the worth,
!, "Israelities indeed had been harvest
ed. the Jewish people we're thrust asid
= from Divine favor for a time, an,
a Gods Message OF Grace was sent I,
n the Gentiles. ito take out Of them
- people for His Name"-to be associat
ed with the Jews as members OF th
great Mediator Of the New Covenant
y under the Headshlp Of the glorlfie
- Christ
Gospel Of the Kingdom.
Today's lesson relates to our Lord
inauguration OF the harvest wor'
:. amongst the Jews. John the Baptis
, and his disciples had preached ant
u baptized many under the announce
Q ment that the Kingrom Of God was a
Q hand and that all desirous Of partici
pating in its great blessings shouli
= come into full harmony with the Mo
sale Law, and thus be prepared 4
be transferred from typical Israel 4
i antitypical Israel-from membershil
in Moses, the type. TO membership ii
Christ. the antitype
Jesus came to Galilee preaching
the Kingdom OF God and saying. Tn
time is fulfilled. and the Kingdom o
God is at hand; repent, and believ
the Gospel" Whoever believed thi
Message recognized Jesus as the "Sen
? Of God" the Messiah. who, in God
due time, will be the King OF Israe
and the Monarch Of earth The tim
is fulfilled" meant that the foreor
dained time when the offer of tn
Kingdom would be made to the Jew
ish nation had arrived.
But God forehnew that Israel woul
not be ready-sthat only a few woul
be prepared to become the Bride Q
the Messiah, and His associate in tn
Kingdom work, and that il would re
Qulte tiknleen centuries 10 seleCt VI
n remainder. from amongst the Gentile
L Hence. St Paul points out (Roman
TX, X. xi, that the Prohpets foretold th
stumbling of Israel. their temporar
y rejection as a nation the fact that
remnant OF them would be the nucleu
Of the Bride class. and that the r,
Il mainder would be made up OF III
rl Gentiles. st Paul declares "Israi
II hath NOT obtained that x,-hiot, n, cool
n eth, but the election obtained II an
the rest were blinded"-'until the fu
y ness OF the Gentiles be come in" an