Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-01-27
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blessing was still future; the blessing
H. tended could not come until Messiah
should come: but meantime God gave
20 the natural seed of Abraham,
through Moses. the Law Covenant.
which offered them eternal life and an
Inheritance In the Kingdom III they
could keep the Law. or course. they
could not keep the Law because II was
the measure of n perfect mans ability.
and alas. like the remainder Of the
world. the lsraelites were imperfect
sinners. Nevertheless the offer and
their attempt TO keep the Law brought
them great uplft of heart. so that
when Jesus came TO them n considera-
BILE number were ready 10 receive Him.
lid receive Him. and lie received them
They became sons of God. through the
begetting of the Holy Spirit. at pente-
cost and af.crward. These were the
spiritual Seed Of Abraham. bcgotten OF
the Holy Spirit. Jesus Himself being
the Head. or First; the others were
counted in rs members OF His Body.
Israel had been hoping for share in
Messiah's Kingdom. and st. Paul ex-
plains, Israel hath not obtained that
which he secketh for. but the election
hath obtained IL. and the rest were
blinded" The blinded Israelitcs are
still cast aside. but not forever. The
Divine blessing shall come 10 natural
Israel just rs soon rs spiritual Israel
shall be completed. (See Rom. ri. 25-3i)
The Kingdom suffereth Violence.
What did the election" obtain?
OF what did the faithful 'Israelites
indeed become heirs by accepting
Jesus and by the Pcntecostal blessing?
We answer that they became identified
with Aiessiah's Kingdom and heirs or
inhcrtors OF the glorious promise made
to Abraham. that In This Kingdom all
the families Of the earth should be
blessed But now note that there were
not sufficient number of Jews found
worthy 20 complete the Kingdom class.
The Kingdom therefore could not be
inaugurated then God had foreseen
this and through the Prophet had
promised that some would be gathered
from the Gentilcs to complete this
Kingdom class The entire work Of
this Gospel Age has been the calling OF
this elect class for the Kingdom. If
we have rightly viewed the matter. the
foreordaincd number will soon have
been found. the election will he ut an
end. he accepted will bc gloritied as
the Kingdom. and Messiahs reign OF
righteousness will begin.
But notice now the course of all be-
longing TO the Kingdom class. through
out this age. They are not reigning
with Christ. but suffering with Christ.
And Jesus explained this: they are in-
deed of the Royal Family. because be-
gotten of the Holy Spirit; they are in
deed the Kingdom class. because they
are affiliated with the great King: but
they have not yet entered into their
glory They will do SO only by the
II is written. We must all be chang
ed" because flesh and blood cannot
inherit the Kingdom of God"
our Lord Himself was the Pattern,
the Forerunner of all these. After His
conservation and His begetting Of the
Holy Spirit. lie was tested even unto
death. even the death OF the cross. be-
fore lie experienced His glorious res
direction change and assembled up and
sat down al the right hand OF the
Majesty on High. Similarly all of His
followers, after conservation, must be
tested. their loyalty must he proven.
before they can share with Him In
Ills Resurrection
Partly for the testing of these, their
development takes place in time
when Satan is the Prince of this world,
and when his power Is permitted to
be exercised against them rs IL was
exercised against their Lord. The mes
sage 10 these Is. THE Kingdom suffer
eth violence aud the violent take II by
force" As our Lord suffered violence
from the Prince Of this world. so will
His followers. for the disciple Is not
above Ills Lord His promise 10 His
followers is. he thou faithful unto
death. ana will give thee crown OF
fc"-ReveIation ii. 10
THE World knoweth Us Not"
SO then we perceive that Gods King
dom class. the followers Of Jesus. have
been suffering violence. just rs did
their Leader. for righteousness sake.
That the prosecutors had not known
aud done their evil work Intentional
Is. 81. Peter iniimatcs when he says
TO the Jews. Il wot that in ignorance
ye did IL. rs did also your rulers. for
II they had known they would not
have crucified the Prince OF Life"
Hence. IN due time their blindness
shall be turned away and they viii
look upon Him whom they pierced and
mourn (Zechariah xii. i0l. and God
will pour upon them the spirit OF pray
err and duplication. and forgive them
and make the experience profitable TO
ms many as shall prove willing.