Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-28
Pastor RusseIIs Sermon

Spirit become members or the new
nation. They are no longer humans.
AS st. Paul declares, "Ye are not in
the flesh, but In the spirit, If so be that
the Spirit Of God dwell in you" Wo-
mans viii, o. The Church not only re-
celyes eternal life, but that life is on II
higher plane-as spirit beings Theirs
will be glory, honor and immortality,
In joint-heirship with their Lord.
Amongst the families Of the earth to
be blessed by Messlahs Kingdom the
lrst place will be given to Natural Is
rael. In all things the Jew was to
have pre-eminence, for this is the Dl-
vine Arrangement AS the Jew got the
opportunity OF becoming members Of
the Body Of Christ before 1t was Of
fered t. the Gentiles, so Fleshly Israel
will be the first nation to be granted
the opportunities and blessings of Res
titution to human perfection under
Messiahs Kingdom Provision has al
ready been made for this. Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob and all the Prophets
of old have the testimony that they
pleased God and that they are to have
better resurrection than the ordinary.
They cannot be members of the Bride
Of Christ, nor sharers in the spiritual
privileges and the Heavenly Kingdom.
They lived before the High Calling,
before the Heavenly Calling was open
ed. Jesus was the Captain, Leader and
Forerunner in this, and His joint-heirs
all follow Him. None of them pre-
ceded Him.
nPriness In All the Earth"
But the Messlanic Kingdom, itself
spiritual, will need earthly Representa-
hves, and they are provided for in those
Ancient Worthless. Their testing hav-
ing been completed, they will be raised
perfect human beings, as Adam was in
his perfection, and Jesus In His, while
on earth Their superior powers OF
mind and body will soon grasp all the
wonderful things which Divine provi-
dence has arranged for since their day,
and they will be quite masters of the
situation. Naturally, perfect men viii
be Princes amongst imperfect ones.
But these will hold the title from the
Great Messiah. This Is prophetically
stated: "Instead Of Thy fathers shall
be Thy children, whom Thou Messiahl
shalt make Princes in all the earth. -
Psalm xiv, 10.
Assuredly the new order Of things
will appeal to the Jew first. His les
sons under the Law will make him spe-
cially amenabe to the new condition
of things, for during that thousand
years all mankind will be judged, not
according to their faith entirely, but
specially according to their works.
Faith will be easy when knowledge
will be so complete and so general.
Good works will he gradually more and
more possible MS they shall be blessed
and restored to perfection under the
Kingdom arrangements
The Scriptures intimate TINT the
world at that time will be in defect
ed condition. The great "Tlme Of Trou.
BILE" with which Messiahs Kingdom
will be inaugurated will cut deep
swath in earthly hopes and ambitions,
and all nations will be In the condition
to desire the Messianic Government
and then, "The desire Of all nations
shall come.'-Hag. H. T.
"come, Let Us Go Up"
The Scriptures prophetlcally foretell
that as the Divine blessings Of Mes
slah's Kingdom go more and more to
Israelites, other nations will take note
of this and be inclined to entreat
share of the Divine favors, saying,
"Come, let us go up to the mountain
CKlngdoml Of the Lords house; He
will teach us Of His ways and we will
walk in His paths" The whole world,
every nation, people, kindred tongue,
needs just the blessings Of healing
and life eternal which the Messianic
Kingdom Is to offer them. And the
terms will not be impossible, but quite
the reverse Messiah Is to be- not only
a Great King to rule, but also a Great
Prest-and the Church with Him is
promised to be a Royal Priesthood
However, God will not accept any
other nation than Israel. All Of His
blessings are to go to the Seed of
Abraham And as Abraham's Seed
spiritual in the resurrection becomes
"as the stars OF heaven" so his seed
natural win increase to all the whole
earth, and are compared to 1.-THE sand
of the seashore." Nor will this be an
arbitrary matter. It means the great
est good to all. Note that the first
members of Spiritual Israel came from
Natural Israel, and that the Gentiles
were grated ln Similarly the first
fruits Of the world will be Natural
Israel, but all nations will have the
and opportunity Of being en-
grated into and becoming members Of
Israel-much after the same manner
that people Of all natlonalties com
ing to American Canada may enjoy
here under certain COven-
ant conditions The New Covenant
conditions lnaugurated with Israel CJer.
XXI, 31-3A viii thus be open to all
because all win be permitted
to become members Of Israel Thus,
as the Scriptures prophesy, Abraham
eventually will be "a father Of pany
nations. "-Romans iv, H.
Eventually. all the willing and
obedlent will be glad to enter into
this New Covenant relationship with