The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-07

Covenant promised the Messiahship to
Abraham's Seed.
Jesus was the Seed of Abraham, but
God had another feature in mind in
! connection with that Messiahship,
namely, that He would have associated
with Messiah in the Kingdom others
WHO would share His glory honor and
Immortality. This blessed privilege,
which Abraham could not have fully
understood, God nevertheless fulfilled
| to Abraham's children, as fully as
it in the promise. No favor could go
to others until after natural Israel
had received the opportunity.
Harvesting Then and Now.
Another reason why the blessing
should not have been given to the
vesting work, and not blowing, har
| rowing, nor sowing. 1t was appro-
PIRATE, therefore, that the Harvest,
which belonged to the Jews. should be
tn Gentiles was the seed-sowing, as
represented in the parable of the
Wheat and Tares.
In the Harvest of the Gospel Age
the reaping is to be done amongst
those who have received the seed
sowing. This is an intimation to us
that the Lord would now have the
harvesting done chiefly amongst those
who profess to be His people.
Jesus specially instructed the reap
ers of that Harvest that they should go
forth trusting to Divine providence
They were not commissioned to beg
nor to take up collections. They as
sumed therefore that they were mere
ly to accept what might be voluntarily
rendered. If they were not Hospitality
received they were to consider it the
Lords will that they go elsewhere.
They were sent to search out the
worthy ones: they should keep this in
mind.
'NOre TolerabIe for Sodom.''
Jesus declared that in the Day of
Judgment it will be more tolerable for
Sodom and Gomorrah than for the city
refusing to receive His representatives..
This implies that the treatment will
be tolorable; but why more tolerable
for Sodom and Gonaorrah and others i'll
the Day of Judgment?
1t was Jesus declaration that, aside
from Il sanity few who received His
Message gladly, the remainder were
more blameworthy in Gods sight than
were the people of Sodom and Gomor-
rah. The sins of Sodom were certainly
grievous in the sight of God, but the
sin of carelessness in respect to the
glorious Message of the Kingdom is
in Gods sight an Indication of a still
meaner condition of heart-one for
whom there is less hope of an eventual
The Sodomites mentioned by Jesus
were not so Illuminated as those living |
in His day, yet He declares, Fire |
rained down from Heaven and destroyed |
them ALL" duke xvii, 29.) He declares |
that their judgment is still future; and, |
In the Day of judgment, it will be /
more toIerable" for them than for the |
people of Bethsaida and Chorazin.
The Day of Judgment.
But why snoraId the Sodomites have
a Day of Judgment? Were they not
Judged. condemned and destroyed?
Yes; but Adam and all of his race were
Judged and condemned. The only thing
that came upon the Sodomites, in adj
iition to what comes upon all man
Kind, was that they died violent deaths.
The Apostle tells us they were made
IN example of all who reject Gods
grace and die the Second Death. Oh
Peter, ii, g. However, all of Adams
oosterity are included in the Redemp-
ton work of Jesus Hence they are
sleeping with their fathers
awaiting the glorious morning, when
he Redeemer of Adam and his race
shall tako to Himself His great power,
and begin His work of blessing.