The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-10-26

but now
God hath ap
lI6kS1CX 4USSfTOl pointed q Day IN
k!zzs.:nxsxss the which He
will Judge the
world IN righteousness BY that Man
whom He hath ordained" - Acts
II: 30, 81
Tho Judgment Day. once dreaded
BY all classes, has como to have
new meaning when studied In the
light OF the Bible alone-our confus.
ing creeds Of the Dark Ages being
set aside, said the speaker. During
the long period Of time from the Del.
uge to the First Advent Of our Re-
deemer, the world OF mankind lay In
ignorance, weakness and vice; but, as
our text declares. God took no notice
Of Il as q whole. He gave His entire
attention to the little nation OF Israel,
with whom He made . special Law
Covenant. Israel entered upon
great schooling period: frst. In con-
dition OF peonage In Egypt; then. I'M
der the command OF Moses, passing
from Egypt to Canaan. with wan.
dering Of forty years in the wilder.
ness: and later. under Judges, kings,
etc, In the Promised Land.
| God did not overlook sin amongst
the Israelites. whom He had adopted
as His peculiar people under the
Law Covenant mediated by Moses. We
read that every disobedience re.
oeived q just recompense Of reward"
(Hebrews 2:2.) Stripes. punishments,
captivities, under Divine supervision
and predicted BY the Prophets, was
the portion Of Israel. Obedience on
their part brought blessing. but dis.
obedience and idolatry brought chas.
tisementS-God winked at nothing re.
specting His chosen people. the ma.
ton OF Israel.
At. nrs. glancS this is .perplexing.
Those not understanding the Divine
Plan would be inclined to expect the
favored nation TO be excused more
than others, that israel would be
the people whose imperfections
would be winked at. But not so:
Israel was chosen for purpose, and
In order TO prepare them for their
mission. the Lord chastened and
scourGed them for their sins. Thus
He educated them and assisted them
out Of degradation more than others.
As a result. when our Lord came IN.
to the world to be mans Redeemer.
Israel, under the chastising. scourg-
ing and instructing experiences Of
many centuries, was by far the most
advanced nation In the world along
religious lines.
Thus Il was that when the Re-
deemer presented Himself, rem
nant Of the Jews were "Israelites in.
deed" and ready to receive Him-fve
hundred during His earthly ministry
and several thousand more at the fol
lowing Pentecostal season. II IL but
reasonable to suppose that no other
nation in the world would have fur
| nished any such numbers ready oil
heart for Messiah and fully conse
Grated to Him. Note, for instance
that st. Paul's preaching to the
| Athsuians on Mars Hill apparently
touched not even one heart or head
Tn. D,vin. Attitud. Dating the
II Christian Age.
1 A God "winked" at the sins OF the
world aside from His covenanted ma
ton, Israel, SO He has continued tC
wink at, to ignore, the sins OF the
heather world since. st. Paul says
"He now commanded all men every
H where to repent" but only those who
v hear the command have q response
bility respecting 1t. The heather
II masses have never heard the Divine
II Message Offering life everlasting
through Christ. Gods attitude
Il toward them would therefore prop
n erly be the same as 1t was towarc
II the Gentiles during the Jewish Age
h The responsibility for right-doinl
II In this Gospel Age rests with those
II upon whom the light OF Truth hal
II shined. In an especial sense\ thu
II illuminated ones. the enlightened
il ones, are the Church alone. Onl!
n Gods consecrated people receive thu
begetting of the Holy Spirit, Its an
II ointing, the opening OF their eyes q
Il understanding And with these thu
II measure OF their enlightenment var
II les; and those who see little hav,
H less responsibility than those VIII.
U see much. Thus seen, Gods dealing
n during this Christian Age are merel!
II with the Church. the saints Of God
II the consecrated. and not with tn,
II heather.
n But q large class Of Gentiles, styl
ing themselves Christendom. hav,
been 90 much In contact with tn
light OF Divine Truth as to have
n weighty responsibility upon them
/ II Is upon this class that heav
| judgments are about to fall In tn
III close OF this Age. They have hear
III the Message Of Gods mercy towar
HI maukind through Christ and q
A their privilege OF repenting and com
ing into covenant RELATIONSHIP
vi with God. They have hypocriticall
III pretended TO make q covenant wit
III the Lord. pretended to be His peopl,
HI while their hearts were far fror
II Him." Their punishment will b
Hi greater because Of their Hypocrisy
. because they have foolishly though
I1l that they could deceive the A
mi Mighty. They will learn that n
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