Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-27

dents we find it more and more neces-
gary TO study the Scriptures discrimi-
natingly. We find the Scriptures con-
FINALLY setting before us the high
standard of Divine Justice, and also
setting before lis the fact that Divine
Love has provided mercy for the sin
ner through the efficacy Of the Redeem
er's sacrifice. Hitherto, however, Gods
neople have unwittingly narrowed
down the grace Of God and minimized
the work of Christ and the efficacy OF
the redemptive sacrifice by asserting
| that all the blessings are for tile
Church and none for the world.
Church's Pentecost-and the Worlds.
Many Of us had not noticed until
recently that two Pentecostal blessings
are mentioned by the Prophet. Our
overlooking this was doubtless because
II was not due time for this feature to
be clearly understood.
Another reason for It's being overlook
ed is that by Divine arrangement the
worlds Pentecost was mentioned ilrSt.
and that Of the Church last. But even
this IS appropriate; the Divine inten-
ton was primarily the worlds saliva
ton: that of the Church comes Incl
| dentally.
ut shall come to'pass, saith the Lord.
at the end Of those days, that VIII
pour out Ny Spirit upon all flesh.
and in those days I will pour
out My spirit upon My servants ana
upon Ny handmaidens. Joel Ii. ~.
90 Acts Ii, II.
ST. Peter. in quoting the prophecy.
properly applied only the portion
which was due in his day, namely, th"t
portion applicable 10 the servants ana
handmaidenS Of the LOrd-the Church
class. He left without comment the
major portion of the promise, which
relates to the world. and which cannot
have fultilmcpt until the elect Church
shall have been completed and glor!-
fed. The two features of the prop!I'
ecy are distinctly marked, the one
blessing to be upon Gods servants ana
handmaidens only; the other to be upon
all flesh Tho one was to be I'm those
DAYS" the other. "aftcr those days
Jubilee Day-Jubilee Year.
The Day of Pcntccost was the grand
Jubilee Day. in which Gods BLESSING
was attained, marking the forgiveness
Of sin and the acceptance by the HcaV-
enlv Father. It was the 50th day &
times I plus y. Every Jewish Sab
bath pointed TO this Jubilee Day as th'
elimination of the Sabbath day syS-
tenn. 1t was thus the antitype toward
which all Sabbath days pointed. The
word Sabbath rs is well known, sig
pifies rest, and this elimination of he
Sabbath DAYS In the fiftieth day signi
fed the ultimate or completeness OF tEc
rest Thus was symbolcally Taught III
the Law the fact that full and COM
plete rest from sin and the Law wa"
to be attained.
On Pentccost Day the living believ-
ers Of that time entered into rest in Il
sense and degree never before enjoyed
or even understood. The PentecoSta!
blessings of the Holy Spirit brought to
them the full assurance Of sins for
given. through The merit of Christ:
sacrifice and it also brought to them
proof Of their acceptance By the I1eav-
enly Father rs heirs of God and joint
heirs with Jesus Christ our Lord
But it will be remembered that WITH.
in the Law given to Israel there WA
not only q seron-day series of Sab.
baths, but also q Seven-year series o!
Sabbaths Each seventh year was =
Sabbath year, leading up to Il Jubilee
e times plus y. the fiftieth. As til
day Sabbath reached glorious culm:-
nation for the Church. at pentecoSt. -
the year Sabbath will reach Il glorious
| climax for the world. Tile lifticth yea"
was the Jubilee Year in which the pee
ple obtained rest in very full ana
complete sense. IN that year all debts
were cancelled. and all who had been
sold into slavery for debt went free.
The whole people lad fresh starr
| every ,lnDllcc Bil tlIt. ii''t iNSb ii'A='
all their past errors and imperfcction
Of conduct and Judgment.
This pictured the coming blessing
when He shall reign and when through
the merit of His sacrifice all sin will b.
forgiven and all slavery to sin an!
| death will be abolished.
As the Church has been, for more
than eighteen centuries, enjoying the
blessings and privileges typited by the
! fftieth or Jubilee Dap. so the world
for thousand years will enjoy the
blessings and privileges typited by the
Jubilee Ycgr. But the Mcssanic bless
inrs will not be forced upon men.
Rather, they will be exhibited to al.
and the eyes of rhe blind Of the world
will be opened and all will thus be priv
iIorod TO know of. and to enter into the
endowment of the jubilee blessings.