The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-16

anu tllp lItlfCn have been DegOtten
tinrin. this Gospel Age is on far
higher than human plane far above
the angelic. also 81 Peter explains
that our begeiting is 10 the Divine
nature :" > Peter IA
Without the bcsettine there conld be
no ultimate birth to the DiviLe nature
in ths resurrection Ehus il was with
JeS,is He w;iS Legotten of the Holy
Spirit qiiCkencd by the Spirit. and
gradually developed during the three
and u half years of His earthly min
.istry hui He WAS not born of the
Spirit until His resurrection. as we
read; lie WAS The First born from
the dead the First born amongst
many brp!uen The Church are be
gotten of lie Holy Spirii under the
same Covenant Of Sacrifice. that II
faithful they may attain to the same
Spirit birtl, by IA similar resurrection.
st Peter explains that while the gift
of the Holy Spirit WAS from the Fa
Their. II would not come Ia the Church
direct. as though ignoring the Lord
Jesus. He says If Jesus. being by
the right hand of God exalted. and hav
ing received IF the Father the promise
of the Holy Spirit. He hath shed this
forth. 'Acts 2::3,,, Again he says.
Who is gone into Heaven. and is or
the right hand of God. angels and au
thorities and powers being. made sub
ject unto Him" q Peter 3:.222h The
I'entecostai blessing. therefore, was a
double attestation. 1t proved that .Ie-
sUS as the great Redeemer accomplish
ed. in n manner pleasing to the Father
the work the Father gave Him to do
1t proved that those who received the
Spirit We're accepted as SONS Of God
their original sin leingcanceed through
the merit of Christs sacrifice.
And although the miraculous mani
festations of Gods favor have not been
repeated during this Age. we know
that all of the same class are partici-
pants in the same blessing The God
and Father of ours Lord Jesus Christ
which according to His abun-
dant mercy hath begotten us again"
II Peter 81 While we are required
to 'sWalk by faith and not by sight"
nevertheless our faith has its sure
footing in that original Pentecostal
manifestation We as we'll as the
Apostles. can realize that the sacrifice
of Jesus was acceptable TO the Father.
and that we have been accepted
through our Redccmer as members of
His Body. which is the Church
1t is because the Church is one Body.
although Of many members. that no
repetition Of pentecost has been neces-
sary AS soon as we by conservation
come into the one Body. we are sharerS
in I'LL the blessings that belong to that
Body. the start Of which came on the
memorable Pentecost Day. by one
Spirit We were all baptized into one
Body which is Christ Jesus the
Head Of The Christ. The Messiah. first
got His blessing. which was completed
on the plane of glory. Then He made
application of His merit for all those
who desire to become members of His
Body. of the Bride of Christ.
This was the foundation necessary
for Divine acceptance of the Church
On this basis. the gathering of the
Church has progressed for now nearly
nineteen hundred years. Soon. we be-
lieve. it will be completed. The last
member proving faithful and passing
beyond the veil. the Body will be COM
plete in gory-united to the Head. or
under the other figure. the espoused
virgin Church, united to her Lord. will
be the Bride. the Lambs Wife.
The Greater Jubilee.
Pentecost represents to the Church
liberat ion from the thraldom of sin
and death as well as Introduction into
the family of God Thus it signifies
the beginning of all the blessings which
the people of God have known as the
fruits of the Spirit-meekness. gentle
ness. patience. long-suffering. brother
ly-kindness. love. joy. peace-fellow-
ship with God and our Lord Jesus
ChriSt.-Galatians 500. %.
/ Nevertheless. the Pastor explained,
those wonderful blessings are not conf
plete. The resurrection-tha glorious
change from imperfections in the flesh
to perfection on the spirit plane will
, be the contamination of all the
Church's hopes. and that consumma-
ton. although near. we believe. has not
yet been attained.
/ God has purposely deferred the sec.
ondary outpouring of His Holy Spirit
that upon the world. "all f1esh"-unti
the esta Enlistment of His Kingdom
That will be a great Jubilee. 1t was
by Divine appointment. typied in Is
raels experiences. During the fiftietf
year. every Israelite was set free from
bondage and debts of every kind. and
had fresh start. Thus was pictured
how during Messiah's glorious reign al
Mediator of the New Covenant. Coo
on account Of Jesus sacrifice will canoe
! the sins of the whole world. and grant
release from all weaknesses. and as
sistance back to the fulness of Divine
favor. In other words the Jubilee Of
Israel typified the coming Times o.
Restoration. of all things, when Jesus
the Head and the Church the Body. a.
The Messiah. will reign for thousan NJ
years. for the purpose of blessing al
the families of the earth and uplifting
them out OF sin. weakness. depravity-
mental. moral and physical.
/ Oh. what a Jubilee that will be. NJ
wonder st. Peter. in describing 1t ant
telling us that it will begin at the sec