Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-26


dents we find it more and more neces-
sary to study the Scriptures discrimi-
natingly. We find the Scriptures con-
tinually setting before US the high
standard of Divine Justice, and also
setting before US the fact that Divine
Love has provided mercy for the sim
ner through the efficacy of the Redeem
er's sacrifice Hitherto, however, Gods
people 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 the
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
it was not due time for this feature to
be clearly understood
Another reason for its being overlook
ed is that by Divine arrangement the
worlds Pentecost was mentioned first,
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.
1T shall come to pass. saith the Lord.
at the end of those days, that | will
pour out My Spirit upon all flesh.
and in those days l will pour
out My spirit upon My servants and
upon My handmaidens."-Jo ii. %.
%; Acts ii, II.
st. Peter, in quoting the prophecy.
properly applied only the portion
which was due in his day, namely, that
portion applicable to the servants and
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 fulfilment until the elect Church
shall have been completed and glori=
fed. The two features of the proph-
ecy are distinctly marked. the one
blessing to be upon Gods servants and
handmaidens only: the other to be upon
all flesh. The one was to be lin those
days the other after those days"
Jubilee Day-JubiIee Year.
The Day of PentecoSt was the grand
Jubilee Day. in which Gods blessing
was attained. marking the forgiveness
of sin and the acceptance by the Heav-
emily Father. 1t was the 5Oth day q
times plus II. Every Jewish Sab
bath pointed to this Jubilee Day as the
elimination of the Sabbath day sys-
tenn. 1t was thus the antitype toward
which all Sabbath days pointed The
word sabbath as is well known. sig
nifies rest. and this elimination of the
Sabbath days in the fftieth day signi-
fed the ultimate or completeness of the
I rest. Thus was symbolically taught in
the Law the fact that full and COM
plete rest from sin and the Law was
to be attained.
On Pentecost Day the living believ-
ers of that time entered into rest in a
sense and degree never before enjoyed
or even understood. The Pentecostal
| blessings of the Holy Spirit brought to
them the full assurance of sins for
given. through the merit of Christ's
sacrifice and it also brought to them
proof of their acceptance by the Heav-
emily Father as 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 was
not only a seven-day series of Sab
baths. but also a seven-year series OF
Sabbaths- Each seventh year was
Sabbath year. leading up to a Jubilee
q times plus u. the fiftieth. AS the
day Sabbath reached a glorious culmi-
nation for the Church, at Pentecost, so
the year Sabbath will reach a glorious
climax for the world. The fiftieth year
was the Jubilee Year. in which the peo-
pie obtained rest in a very full and
complete sense In that year all debts
were cancelled. and all who had been
sold into slavery for debt went free.
The whole people had a fresh start
every Jubilee Year. they had rest from
all their past errors and imperfections
Of conduct and judgment
This pictured the coming blessing
when He shall reign and when through
the merit of His sacrifice all sin will be
forgiven and all slavery to sin and
death will be abolished
As the Church has been. for more
than eighteen centuries. enjoying the
blessings and privileges typified by the
dftieth, or Jubilee Day. so the world
for a thousand years will enjoy the
blessings and privileges typified by the
Jubilee Year. But the Messianic bless
ings will not be forced upon men.
Rather. they will be exhibited to all.
and the eyes of the blind of the world
will be opened and all will thus be priv
legged to know of. and to enter into the
enjoyment OF the Jubilee blessings