The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-01-31


nation to eternal torment, but he did
assume that the privileges Of being OF
the elect seed of Abraham to bless the
world belonged TO Jews only.
When, therefore. the holy Spirit
came upon Cornelius, begetting him as
son of God and Joint-heir with
Jesus, the astonished st. Peter, in the
words Of our text. said, II perceive that
God is no respecter Of persons, but in
every nation he that feareth Him and
worketh righteousness is accepted with
Him" We have had evidences Of this
same Truth throughout this Gospel
Age. for now more than eighteen CEN
turtles God has been accepting people
of all nationalities to be members or
this elect" class To these, as soon
as they are consecrated to God. on
basis of faith in Jesus atoning work.
the Holy Spirit is given. They become
members of the School Of Christ-'dis-
ciples." Incidentally they become CO.
laborers with God in searching out
others who have the hearing ear ana
responsiveness Of heart
"Every Knee Shall Bow"
Under this arrangement the Lord has
gradually been completing the foreor-
dained number of His spir1t-begotten
children of the New Creation. OF these
He declares, "They shall he Mine, saith
the Lord. in that day when l make up
MY Jewels" (Malachi iii, ~ But when
these jewels shall have been made up
or completed-when the First Resur-
rection shall have ushered them into
their promised estate Of glory. honor
and immortality, then will come the
next feature OF the work-the use OF
this class. 1.-The Seed Of Abraham" for
the blessing of all the families Of the
earth. Natural Israel will be the first
to receive the benefits. as the Scrip
lures clearly point out (Romans xi,
1884. They will in turn be used in
extending the blessing far and wide.
AS result 1.-The knowledge of the glo-
nv of God shall fill the whole earth as
the waters cover the sea-" Then will
be the trial or testing time to the non
elect werld. So many as will accept
Divine favor and seek to walk in the
ways of righteousness will be helped
and uplifted out of their weaknesses.
physical, mental, moral, to all that was
lost in Eden and redeemed at Calvary.
Finally, all the unwilling and DISC
bedient will be destroyed in the Second
Death-without hope of recovery. AS
st. Peter declared, they shall perish
like the brute beast hopelessly. On
the other hand, the willing and obedi-
ent shall be blessed and shall eat the
good of the land" They shall build
houses and inhabit them. They shall
plant vineyards and eat the fruit Of
them land long enjoy the work or
their hands" Eventually, every knee
shall bow and every tongue confess
to the glory of God-in loyalty. isaiah
XIV. 81. 22.) The earth shall become
the everlasting habitatiOn of sanity
men redeemed by the precious blood OF
Christ and restored to human perfec-
ton during the period of His Reign.
AS, therefore. | looked at the COM
posite population of Singapore. l said
these peoples. God has selected a few
through the Message OF the Gospel-a
few saints to be joint-heirs with His
Son in the Kingdom. But at all events,
even If none of the elect class were
taken from amongst the heather peo-
pies. surely the riches of Gods grace
is about to be abundantly manifested
to all the families of the earth through
"the elect"-through their administra-
ton of the Kingdom.
The Gospel Of the Kingdom.
All! how much meaning there is in
this expression, THE Gospel of the
Kingdomr'-the good news that God
will have a Kingdom under the whole
heavens. 1t will not be Kingdom
merely in name. but in power in infiu-
ence. He shall reign from sea to sea
and from the river to the ends of the
earth" psalm xxi, 81 He must
reign until He shall have put down all
INSTRUMENTATION. THE last enemy that
shall be destroyed is death" q Corin-
thians XIV, %. 26) And as for the
elect, the NnuTC0, tUe DI1Oe CldSS, "
her belongs the glorious promises
ITO him that overcometh will ! grant
to sit with Me in my throne;" ITO him
that overcometh will | grant power
over the nations" Revelation iii, Il /;
ii, 26l
One of the first works of the King
dom will he the binding of Satan.
Then will follow the scattering Of the
darkness of error, ignorance and SUI
perstition, which now beclouds man.
| kind Then the Sun of Righteousness
and Truth will enlighten the world and
! 6I it with the blessings and joys of
the Lord. We'll did the angels pro-
claim this same Message. saying.
"Fear not! Behold, we bring you It'd
ings OF great joy. which shall be unto
all people," a glorious message it is
now to thousands who have the hear
ing ears and who make their election
sure to the spirit plane and share
in the First Resurrection! A glorious
message ii will be by and by to the
sln-cursed world of mankind. to learn
OF the blessings and privileges of res
titution which will then be opened,
with the broadcast of free grace to ev-
cry creature! Acts III. 1921
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