The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-23

lighting 'the good fight of faith" We
shall return to our homes with the
thought that we still have need Of the
Scrip&ural exhortation. Watch, and
stand fast; "Quit you like men; Put
on the whole armor that We may be
able to stand in the evil day, and. hay-
ing done all. to stand
We will go from here realizing that
in all probability this season of refresh
ment we have enjoyed has been part
Of the Fathers good providence for US
whereby we shall be the stronger. the
more courageous. the better prepared
for further trials. besetments, Difficult
ties and conflicts with the world. the
flesh and the Adversary.
But when we reach the glorious Con
vention mentioned by the Apostle. all
the fightings and trials and testings
will be in the past For US. therefore.
there will be no more signing. no more
crying no more dying. no more fight
lngs. no more crosses. no more suffer
ings. but instead, life eternal, Joy
eternal. glory. honor and immortality
at our dear Redeemer's right hand of
favor. Well do know that this hope
Of sharing in the General Assembly of
the Church of the First-borns strength
ems your heart and nerves you to loyal
Truth and the brethren as the days go
by.
Let US console ourselves with the
thought that whatever is the will OF
God concerning us must necessarily be-
for our highest welfare and best inter
ests. Ii. therefore. 1t is not yet time
for US to pass beyond the veil. it is
because our Heavenly Father and Re
deemer have a work for us to do In
the present life-either a work of fur
Their polishing upon our own charac
ters or work of helping the brethren,
for we remember the declaration that
the Bride is to make herself ready for
that event We are to build one an
other up in the most holy faith. en-
couraging. strengthening. sympathiz
ing with and assisting one another in
running the race for the great Prize
Another happlfying thought we
should take with us to our homes
is the Lords promise, Il will never
leave thee nor forsake thee And
again. MY grace is sufficient for thee.
Weakness And again. I'VE know
that all things work together for good
to those who love the Lord. to the
called according to His purpose."-Ro
mans viii, o.
So then. dear friends. we will not re
turn to our homes like an army corps
In retreat, but rather as a company of
good soldiers who have been well fed
and refreshed and encouraged and
stimulated; we will return to our
homes full of good courage. full of
joyful anticipation Of the coming Great
Convention of the Church of the First
borns; full of renewed determination
that. by the grace of God. and with
the assistance Of our great Advocate
we will make our calling and election
sure by so running in His footsteps as
to obtain the great Prize which He has
offered to ns
The Context In Agreement.
Let me detain You a little longer that
l may point out afresh that the con
text confirms our glorious hope r.
speeding this Great Convention Of the
future, and shows that it is nigh at
hand. St. Paul pictures before US the
fact that Gods dealings with Israel
IN bringing them out of Egyptian
bondage and to Mt Sinai. pictured
the work Of this Gospel Age. In the
railing of Spiritual Israel out of the
bondage Of the world-the bondage of
sin and death. The Apostle thus shows
that the giving Of the Law Covenant
to Israel at Mt Sinai typically repre-
sented the giving to them of the New
Law Covenant in Mt Zion in the end
Of this Age
The Law Covenant was given
through a mediator, Moses. and the
New Law Covenant is to be given
through a mediator. the Antitypical
Moses, Jesus the Head and the Church
His Body. 1t has required all this
Gospel Age to gather out of the world,
and to try. test. polish and at the
members of the Body Of Christ. who,
under His Headship. will be the Anti
typical Moses. who will be the Anti
typical Mediator between God and men
Jeremiah XXI, 81; Acts iii. %, IS.
AS Moses went up into the Mount to
commune with God before the Law
Covenant was completed, so the entire
Church must go up into the Mountain.
into the Kingdom. with our glorious
Head and Redeemer, by the change Of
the First Resurrection. AS the time
for Moses going up into the mountain
drew near. there were great manifes-
tations Of the dignity of the Divine
Government. And Just SO In the clos
ing of this Age The Apostle informs
us that the world will have terrifying
experiences on still greater scale.
He says that then the mountain trem-
bled and smoked and that the Divine
voice was heard. The people were so
terrified that they entreated that they
might not hear further, but that Moses
would act as mediator. and he did So
So 1t will be here: There will be
such manifestations of Divine Justice
and opposition to sin and all iniquity
that II will cause the time of trou-
BILE" mentioned by the Prophet and by
Jesus, "A time of trouble such as never
was since there was a nation: no, nor
ever shall be" after.-Daniel XII. /:
Matthew xiv. 81
The result of this great time OF trou-
bic upon the world will be a realiza-
ton that they need a Mediator-a Me-
diatoria Kingdom And this is just
what God has provided for them
through the arrangement OF the New
Covenant
The Shaking Already Commenced.
Contrasting the experiences at the
inauguration Of the typical Law Cove
nant with those to be expected at the
Inauguration of the antitypical. the
New Law Covenant. ST Paul says.
Gods voice then shook the earth. but
now He hath promised, saying. Yet
once more | shake not the earth only,
but also heaven" And the Apostle
explains that the expression. Once
more" signifies that this second shak-
ing will be so thorough that no further
shaking will ever be necessary, but ev-
erything Of injustice and unrighteous-
ness which ought to be shaken loose
will be shaken; and this. says the
Apostle, implies everything except the
Church and the glorious Kingdom
which we shall then receive: Where
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