The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-04

bath reached a glorious elimination
for the Church, so the year Sabbath
will reach a glorious climax for the
world The tiftieth year was the Ju-
bilee Year in which the people obtain
ed rest in very full and complete
sense. In that year all debts were can
celed, and all who had been sold into
slavery for debt went free The whole
people had fresh start every Jubilee
Year; they had rest from all their past
errors and imperfections of conduct
and judgment.
This pictured the coming blessings
the Day of Messiah-when He shall
His sacrifice all sin will be forgiven
and all slavery to sin and death will
be abolished This is not a new
thought. Long centuries ago Bible
students dscerned that the Jubilee of
Israels time was a feature of the Law
1t was in the spirit Of this knowledge
that this beautiful hymn was written:
elbow We the trumpet. blow
The gladly solemn sound:
Let all the nations know.
To earth's remotest bound:
The Year of Jubilee has come,
Returning ransomed sinners home.
eye who were sold for naught
Whose heritage was lost,
May have it back unbought
A gift at Jesus cost:
The Year of Jubilee is come.
aad OH ~
AS the Church has been. for more
than eighteen centuries, enjoying the
blessings and privileges typified by the
f1ftieth, or Jubilee Day. so the world
for thousand years will enjoy the
blessings and privileges typified by the
Jubilee Year. But let us not be mis-
understood; the Millennial blessings
will not be forced upon all men. Rath-
er, they will be exhibited to all. and
the eyes of the blind of the world will
be opened and all will thus be privi-
legged to knew of, to appreciate and to
enter into the enjoyment of the Jubl-
lee blessings. But those desiring to
share in the worlds Pentecostal bless
ings will be required to take the nee
essary steps to attain them: but with
the clear knowledge then granted the
Bible declares that those steps will be-
"The Desire of All Nations"
Note the correspondence between
the coming Of the Pentecostal blessings
to the Church and the worlds attain
ment of its Pentecostal blessings. God
lid NOT pour ont His uolu Sp;rit t1nop
His servants and handmaidens all at
once. but gradually throughout this
Age. And each individual. in order to
obtain his share in this Pentecost;
blessing, has been obliged to take yer.
definite steps of conservation. vows o
obedience and loyalty. Just so the
pouring ont of the Divine blessing
upon all flesh during the thousand
years of Christ's reign will be gradual
In order for the children of men to
obtain that great blessing. it will be
necessary for them first of all to rec
ognize the Redeemer the Savior. the
great King of that time. Moreover, it
will be necessary to fully surrender
themselves to Him, and to come under
the terms of His blessings. Only such
will be fully liberated and be received
Of God as children upon the human
plane. Thus it is written. He that
hath the Son hath life. and he that
hath not the Son shall not see life
The work of setting the world free
from sin and death will be gradual
one. Collectively it will be gradual.
because the resurrection of the dead
Is to be gradual work: as the Apostle
declares. all will come forth. but
"every man in his own order" q
Corinthians XIV, 23) 1t will be a grad
ual work because. although the Mes
sianic Kingdom first offers satisfaction
to Justice for all. at the very begin
ming of the Kingdom. nevertheless re-
lease will be granted only in proper
ton as loyalty is demonstrated to the
principles of righteousness and truth.
Nevertheless their full attainment of
the Heavenly benediction-their full
acceptance of life eternal-w not
come to them until the close of the
thousand years. Then, after having
been lifted up to perfection by the
great Mediatorial King and Messiah.
after having been taught of Him. after
having enjoyed the full privilege Sc
cured by His Ransom sacrifice they
will still be required to stand a fur
ther test before receiving a Divine pro-
nouncement respecting their WORTH
ness of eternal life ms sons in the flesh
That testing is pictured to US in
Revelation 90. in the statement that
Satan shall be loosed for little sea
SON. at the end of the thousand years.
that the loyalty or disloyalty of heart
Of all the human family then brought
back to human perfection may be
tried. tested, proved. demonstrated
Such az shall prove themselves loyal
to God at heart will stand in that hour
of temptation, and all who prove dis
loyal viii be but showing that if they
had opportunity they would resume
the life of sin and dislovaty to God:
and snch-we know not the proportion
will be destroyed in the Second Death
The testinGs of the faithful both IN
this age ana in the next. are designed
of the Lord u Ie 50 crucial to so thor
oughly dem1neiTate the thoughts and
intents of the heart, that Divine Wis
dom Is able 20 guarantee that those
who will pass these tests viii be for
ever loyal Hence the prediction Of
the Scriptures respecting the eterna
future that there shall be no mor,.
dying. 10 more crying 10 more sigh
ing. because all the former thn~s ~
sin and death will have passed away.
Then every creature in heaven and on
earth will Loyalty acclaim honor TO
Him that stitch uHon the throne. and
to the Lamb forever
Mutual Satisfaction.
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