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tuition, therefore. is synonymous with
the blotting out Of the curse.


on the fftieth day after our Lords
resurrection-te days after He ascend
ed up on high. there to appear in the
presence Of God-as the Church's Ad-
yocate. But just what that Pente-
costal blessing meant to the Church is
perhaps not clearly seen by all-all
who have experienced a share in its
blessings. 1t marks the Divine &C
ceptance Of the Church-the Divine
grace which acknowledged the merit
of the Savior as applied on her behalf.
and acknowledged the Divine accept
ance of the Church as faithful band
consecrated to walk In Jesus footsteps.
There has been no need Of repeti-
tition of this Pentecostal blessing. 1t
came at the beginning Of the Church's
experience, and represents Gods ac-
ceptance Of the entire foreordained
company, for all Of whom Jesus APP
peared as Advocate. Those blessed
with that outpouring Of the Holy Spirit
had already accepted Jesus as their
Redeemer, and had already conse-
Grated their lives to be His fOotstep fol
lowers. All Of the same class who have
lived since-au who will eventually
constitute the elect Church, were ap-
peared for by Jesus at the same time.
Hence we are not to expect fresh Pen
tecosts upon the Church, but merely to
expect to enter into and enjoy our
share of the one outpouring Of the Holy
Spirit, which, like the oil poured upon
Aaron's head and which ran down to
the skirts of his garment. will anOint
us, the Church, down to the feet" to
the very last member Of the Church.
Many Of us had not noticed until re-
Gently that two Pentecostal blessings
are mentioned by the Prophet. Our
overlooking this was doubtless because
1t was not due time for it to be clearly
understood. Now, as the time nears
for the fulfilment Of the second Pente
cOstal blessing, the force and meaning
OF the Scripture shines out. Another
reason for its being overlooked is that
by Divine arrangement the worlds
Pentecost was mentioned first, and that
Of the Church last. But even this is
appropriate, because the Divine inten-
ton was primarily the worlds saliva
ton, and that Of the Church comes in
cidentally. God so loved the t1Orld
that He gave His Only Begotten Son.
that whatsoever believed in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life"
But before making known the riches
OF His grace to the world, God has
been pleased to foreOrdain the election
of the Church, to be joint-heirs with
Jesus in the glorious work Of blessing
earth's teeming millions.
. - f-:ics How the Text Reads:
at s!An come to pass, saith the
Lore. - the end of those days, that
will tour 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, %,
20; Ac.s ii. II.
st. Peter, in quoting the prophecy,
properly applied only the portion which
was due in his day, namely, that por-
ton applicable to the servants and
handEi:.idens Of the Lord-the Church
class He left without comment the
major rQrtion of the promise, which re-
lates 4, the world, and which cannot
have fultilment until the elect Church
shall have been completed and glori-
fed. The two features of the prophecy
are distinctly marked, the one blessing
to be upon Gods servants and hand
maidens only, the other to be upon all
flesh. The one was to be "in those
days" the other, "atter those days"
How strange that this was previously
overlooked, you say? We reply, 1t is
not more strange than that the Jews
and the Apostles themselves overlook
ed many statements of prophecy which
indicated the ending Of Jewish favor
and the beginning Of glorious oppor-
tunity Of joint-heirship with Christ to
the Gentiles. That part Of the proph-
ecy was discerned only when the due
time came, and so this feature Of JoePs
prophecy pertaining to the blessing Of
the world and the outpouring Of Gods
Spirit upon them passed unnoticed IN
til now, as the time nears for its fulfil
ment. -
There can be no question that the
Holy Spirit Of God has not yet come
upon all flesh, nor can it be questioned
that it has come during this Age upon
Gods servants and handmaidens The
promise therefore is amongst the bless
1ngs that are to be accomplished after
these days-after the completion of the
Church and her glorification.
Jubilee Day-Jubilee 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. It was the 5Oth day Tx
z plus u. Every Jewish Sabbath point
ed directly 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
mites rest, and this elimination Of the
Sabbath days in f1ftieth day signifed
the ultimate or completeness of rest.
Thus was symbolically taught in the
Law the fact that full 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
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