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been admitted to this grace OF forgive
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sense In that year all debts We're cam
celed, 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 blessings
the Day of Messiah-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. This is not new
thought Long centuries ago Bible
students discerned that the Jubilee OF
Israers time was a feature of the Law
foreshadowing a blessing worldwide.
1t was in the spirit of this knowledge
that this beautiful hymn was written:
| BLOW 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.
gift at Jesus cost:
| The Year of Jubilee is come,
Returning ransomed sinners home"
| As the Church has been. for more
than eighteen centuries, enjoying the
blessings and privileges typified by the
fftieth. or Jubilee Day, SO the world
for a thousand years will enjoy the
blessings and privileges typiied by the
Jubilee Year. But let US not be mis-
understood; the Millennial blessings
will not be forced upon all men. Rath-
err. 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 know of, to appreciate and to
enter into the enjoyment of the Jubi-
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 it's Pentecostal blessings. God
did not pour out His Holy Spirit upon
His servants and handmaidens all at
once. but gradually throughout this
| Age. And each individual. in order to
obtain his share in this Pentecostal
blessing. has been obliged to take very
definite steps of conservation. VOWS of
obedience and loyalty. Just SO the
pouring out 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
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 a gradual
one. Collectively it will be gradual.
| because the resurrection Of the dead
is to be a gradual work; as the Apostle
declares, all will come forth. but
"every man in his own order" Il
Corinthians XIV. 23.) It will be 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-will 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 fur
4 thSh tCSI bCioi 2 ISSCiNlhS q DiSiuC pio-
nouncement respecting their WORTH
ness Of eternal life as sons in the flesh.
That testing is pictured to us in
Revelation 20. 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 as shall prove themselves loyal
to God at heart will stand in that hour
Of temptation. and all who prove dis
loyal will be but showing that if they
had opportunity they would resume
the life of sin and disloyalty to God:
and such-we know not the proportion
will be destroyed in the Second Death
The testings of the faithful, both in
this age and in the next. are designed
of the Lord to be SO crucial. to so thor
oughly demonstrate the thoughts and
intents of the heart. that Divine Wis
dom Is able to guarantee that those
who will pass these tests will be for
ever loyal. Hence the prediction of
the Scriptures respecting the eternal
! future-that there shall be no more
dying. no more crying. no more sigh
ing. because all the former things Of
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