The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-01-23

0omS OF Goa, Dut ktng0Om6 OF THIS
world 1t tells us that Satan Is the
Prince Of this world John xiv. 80;
Ephesians Ii. p; that he is the god Of
this world" that now worketh in the
hearts of the children Of disobedience"
so much more numerous than the
children of obedience that he through
them holds the worlds control. But
with equal clearness the Bible declares
the Divine Power and mastery over
Satan and that he and his reign Of sin
and death are permitted Of God for a
limited time and for special purpose.
The testimony tells us that when the
due time shall come Messiah shall take
His great power and reign-thep Satan
shall be bound and all the forces Of
sin and darkness be restrained. Then
the Sun of Righteousness shall arise
with healing in it's beams to nood the
earth with the light Of the knowledge
Of the glory of God.
The Election Hath Obtained u.
Come with me and take a cursory
view of Gods great work thus far &C.
complished. For more than two thou
sand years God gave no clear intima-
ton Of what He intended to do for the
fallen race Then He made state
ment to Abraham, 80 clear, so explicit,
that st. Paul declares 1t was stat
ment Of the Gospel in advance. God
said to Abraham, l intend to bless the
world. which could only mean. intend
to relieve them Of the curse Of death
which came upon them through Ad-
ans sim God added to Abraham,
This blessing which will bring to all
the families of the earth will come
through your posterity-"In thee and
In thy Seed shall all the families Of the
earth be blessed"
Gods due tame for briaging this
blessing was still future; the blessing
intended could not come until Measiah
should come; but meantime God gave
to the natural seed Of Abraham,
through Moses, the Law Covenant.
which offered them eternal life and an
inheritance in the Kingdom If they
0ould keep the Law. OF course, they
could not keep the Lawsbecause It was
the measure of perfect mans ability,
and alas! like the remainder Of the
world, the Israelites were imperfect--
sinners. Nevertheless the offer and
their attempt to keep the Law brought
them great uplift Of heart, so that
when Jesus came to them considera-
bic number were ready to receive Him.
did receive Him, and He received them.
They became sons of God, through the
begetting of the Holy Spirit, at Pente-
cost and afterward. These were the
spiritual Seed Of Abraham, begotten OF
the Holy Spirit, Jesus Himself being
the Head, or First; the Others were
counted in as 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 seeketh for, but the election
hath obtained it, and the rest were
blinded" The blinded Israelites are
still cast aside, but not forever Tha
Divine blessing shall come to natural
Israel just as soon as spiritual Israel
shall be completed. (See Rom. n, 2S-a4)
The Kingdom suffsrsth Niel~nes.
What did the election obtain2
OF what did the faithful "Israelites
indeed become heirs by accepting
Jesus and by the Pentecostal blessing3
We answer that they became identified
with Messiah's Kingdom and heira or
inheritors 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 to 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 Gentiles to complete this
Kingdom class. The entire work Of
this Gospel Age has been the calling Of
this ''elect" class for the Kingdom. II
we have rightly viewed the matter, the
foreordained number will soon have
been found. the election will be at an
end, the accepted will be giortfied as
the Kingdom, and Messiah's 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
power of the First Resurrection Thus
it is written. I'VE 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, He was tested even unto
death. even the death OF the cross, be-
fore He experienced His glorious res
direction change and assembled UP and
sat down at the right hand OF the
Majesty on High. Similarly all OF His,
followers. after conservation. must b.
tested. their loyalty must be proven
before they can share with Him
His Resurrection"
Partly for the testing of these, their
development takes place in q time
when Satan is the Prince OF this world,
and when bis power is permitted to
be exercised against them as it was
exercised against their Lord. The mes
sage to these is, '"The Kingdom suffer
eth violence and the violent take It by
force" AS our Lord suffered violence
from the Prince Of this world, so will
His followers, for "the disciple Is not
above His Lord" His promise to His
followers is, BE thou faithful unto
death. and I will give thee crown Of
life. '-Revelation ii, 10.
"Ths World knowsth us Not"
So then we perceive that Gods King |
dom class, the followers OF Jesus, have |
been suffering violence, Just as did |
their Leader, for righteousness sake. |
That the prosecutors had not known |
and done their evil work intentional |
ly, ST. Peter intlmates when he says |
to the Jews, Il wot that in ignorance
We did it, as 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. 10).s and God
will pour upon them the spirit Of pray
er and supplication. and forgive them |
and make the experience. profitable to
as many as shall prove willing.