Evening journal., 1913-05-24

", must refer to Revelation. 18th chap
ter. There we are given the picture
OF 144, 900 sealed in their foreheads.
These are the same that are elsewhere
rpesented as standing with the Lamb.
Sec Revelation 14:1-3; 1872. This liz
tie group seems to represent the Very
Elect, the Little Flock, 20 whom it will
bs the Fathers good pleasure TO give
the Millennial Kingdom, as joint-heirs
with their Lord and Redeeemr.
The sealing of the Elect has been in
progress for nearly nineteen centuries.
Altogether, from Jews and Gentiles.
there will be 1440O0-kings and
priests unto God. followers of the
Lamb, and His joint-heirs in the
Kingdom. These constitute the
Spiritual Seed of Abraham. to bless
al, the families of the earth. Natural
Israel, however still are heirs to the
secondary promises.
After the account of the sealing OF
the Very Elect, in the same chapter
we have an account of the Great Com
pany. All the circumstances attest
that this Great Company before the
Throne, with palm branches in their
hands, are a wholly different company
| from the Elect. who will share Mes
siahs Throne and glory. This Great
Company is elsewhere referred to
/ symbolically as the virgins" the
Brides companions who will follow
her.-Psalm 45:14, 10.
Two TTibulatiOn Glasses.
The elect Church, of which Jesus
is the Head, will indeed pass through
! tribulations. So it is written.
Through much tribulation shall ye
enter the Kingdom" The Lord Him
self passed through great tribulation
shame. suffering and death. We
know the same of His footstep fol-
lowers, the Apostles and others.
Nevertheless these are not describ-
ed in the Bible as the Tibulation
! Glass. BY virtue of their greater
hfaith these are able to rejoice in their
tribulations and to count them all
I joy, knowing that these are WORKING
out for them a far more exceeding
and eternal weight of glory. They
look not at the things which are seen
which are temporal. but at the thing:
eternal which God hath in reserva.
tion for those who love Him.
The Tribulation Saints are vari
OHHig hiltui gu III Aht oAA liiuAtn ~
those who lack somewhat in theii
zeal but who do not lack in theil
loyalty. They fail to 90 on and full
! fill their vows of sacrifice, and to b,
4 heroes in the fight against the world
the flesh and the Adversary. As th'
Scriptures say, Through fear o
} death they are all their lifetime sub
, iect to ge"-bondage TO thl
, flesh, to the customs of society-fear
full of the sacrificing experience
: which they covenated should b.
, theirs.-Hebrews 2:15.
For this reason they cannot be &C
! cepted of God as copies of His dea
Son. and as worthy of sharing in Hi
= glory, honor and Immortality. Never
o. theless, God is very compassionate
! and tests them as to their loyalty 4
! Him. As many as ultimately prov
faithful, loyal. He purposes shall b
l granted everlasting life, even thoug'
they fail of joint-heirshlp in the King
Z dom-the very thing to which the
, were invited AS II is written, "Y
! are all called in the one hope of you
! calling. "=Ephesians, IA.
! Benjamin's Five Portions.
n In dispensing his bounties, Josep'
P gave abundantly 10 all his brethren
[ But to Benjamin. his full brother h
Y gave FIVE portions. To Bible Stu
dents 1t appears that since Josep
clearly typifes Messiah, the blessing
- distributed to his brethren represen