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dIEOtON NOSOIIIJ 49, vi SAaS SVii'"
mittee respecting
it's findings. A re-
port OF the same will be given i'm these
columns. Pastor Russell's discourse to-
day was reminiscent Of Arabia as the
all i'm Adam die. even so all i'm Christ
shall be made alive; every man IN his own
order. II Corinthians. XIV. %, %.
Arabia is accredited with being the am
cent Eden. eastward in which was the
specially prepared Garden wherein our
first parents had their trial-not for a re-
ward OF heaven or a punishment of eter-
nal torment. but for IL reward of ever
lasting life under perfect earthly condi-
lions. or for a penalty of death. Here man,
created very good. in the image of his
Creator, sinned and became subject TO the
penalty of sin-'"The sou that sinneth, it
shall die" Here also is Mount Ararat, on
which the ark rested after the flood. and
from which came forth the family of
Noah to people the earth afresh. Thus
was Arabia twice the Cradle of man
kind.
Israel Hath Not Obtained"
!. The first declaration of the gospel. the
first mention that Divine favor would yet
rescue mankind from the reign of sin and
death, was made. not publicly. not to all
Of the race. but merely to one man, the
friend of God-Abraham. To him it was
disclosed that the great Creator. although
permitting Justice to hold way in an ex-
hibition of Divine wrath against the sim
ner. had a loving purpose in His heart
which would yet find expression and in
clude all the human family in the bless
Ing it would bring. How astonished we
nre to learn of such.
A Wilderness in God mercy,
Like the Wilderness OF the seal
But God gave Abraham words only,
Wonderful words of life'-that in him
and in his pOsterity eventually all the
families of the earth should be blessed.
But there was not a sign of change so far
us the Divine dealings were concerned.
Doubtless it was because God foreknew
that approximately 1000 years would in
tervene before the blessing of the world
that He added His oath in ~corroboratton
pf Fills promise.
In due time, at Mount Sinai, God en-
tered into a Covenant with the children of
Israel, by which He agreed to bless them
snd to fulfill in them the Abrahamic
promise that they. as Abraham's seed,
should bless all the nations of the earth.
The only condition connected with the
promise was that they were to show their
Illness to be the Divine channel of bless
Ing to the world and their obedience to the
Divine Law which was delivered to them
pm two tables Of stone. Full of Joy and
faith the Israelites obligated themselves
thus.
All! much they kno not. They did
not realize their own weakness and inn
perfection through the fall and their in
ability to fulfil the Divine requirements,
the spirit of the Law of their Covenant.
They soon found that while the Law
said. He that doeth these things shall
live" they were not able to do those
things: and therefore they were all dying
like other men. Had God deceived them
and entrapped them? No. Gods PROPOSE
lion was simple enough. He was merely
teaching them a great less0n-that sin as
4 disease had taken hold upon humanity
and that, however willing they might be,
oil were weak and perverse in the flesh
md unable to fulfil their good inten-
lions.
Az a consolation God assured Israel that
He would send the Deliverer. One still
greater than Moses. who had delivered
them from the Egyptian bondage. This
great Deliverer would deliver them from
the greater bondage of sin and death. so
that they would be able to obey the Dr.
vine Law and be used Of God in blessing
and instructing other nations. This Great
er than Moses. they were assured, would
lnaugurate a New a Covenant. based
upon better sacrifices than the blood of
bulls and goats, and He was known to
them as Messiah, the Messenger Of the
New Covenant. In Him. therefore, they
came to hope: for Him they waited: in
the prospect of His coming they de-
lighted.
Heirs Of the Promiss.
We must never lose sight of the kernel
sf the Gospel Message. The ultimate
blessings OF the Messianic Kingdom,
through the Seed of Abraham. will be to
all the families of the earth, but previous
". the Divine work is the calling Of the
Seed OF Abraham which - to do that
work OF blessing. The promise was not
made to all the families of the earth. but
10 Abraham and his Seed. Hence tho
heirs of thu promise are not all the fami-
lies OF the earth. but the Seed OF Abra-
nam.
To the saints Of Galatia. who had been
Gentiles, hut had accepted Jesus and were
trusting to become joint-heirs with q
dear Son in His Messianic Kingdom q.
members of His Bride Elect, Saint Paul
writes. IF ye be Christ.s, then are va
Abraham's Seed. n heirs according 10
the promise" Galatians, iii. 2s.l How
strange that We should nave lost sight OF
this great Inheritance! With our Lord.
as Abraham's Seed. we shall inherit the
- no ~ - WI1tteu. VIII. give thee
the heather for Thine inheritance. and
he uttermpst parts Of the earth for Thy
possession
No wonder the Apostles frequently re-
minded the brethren Of this great. inherit
lance which God has in reservation for
me fatthful! No wonder one Of them
writes, things are yours. for We Are
ChrIst's. n Christ 10 God's!; Adam and
his entire race are to be turned over 10
Eghrfst Jesus the Observation-Disclosures Nv
His precious blood. Then we. a. His Bride
|Consort, are to share with Him that rreaS