The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-12

binary penalty? The Pastors text was
And the nations were angry, and thy
wrath IL come,"-Rcvclation Has.
After some Introductory comments
upon his text, the speaker read mum
Der OF Corrohorative Scriptures: Isaiah
SI:l-s: Jeremiah 25:l6. GO. 27-3s: Isaiah
66:l5. l6; Luke 2l:24-26; Revelation
8, 9-l1. II. Thessalonlans |, 3-l0. Com
menting on these Scriptures as he went,
the Pastor claimed that their united
testimony referred to the present time;
mistranslated the end OF the world;
properly interpreted, the end OF TINS
Age, tapping onto and inaugurating the
New Age-"the world To come"
Gods people Israel typihod Spiritual
Israel All others were called the ma
tons the people. tho Gcntiles, and were
outside Covenant relationship with
God Many OF the Scriptures quoted
had n double application: IN smaller
sense, to the affairs Of Typical Israel
in n larger sense their fuliilment be-
longs in the end OF this Age. or Nat'.ral
Israel IL was written. They are not all
Israel who are of Israel: and similarly
we might say to-day. All are not Chris
tians who profess to be. Jesus empha-
sized this same thought when He re-
ferred To "Israelites indeed And
speaking Of His Church He referred 20
some OF the VERY elect thus dis
tingushing them from the numerous
mass of Christians who in formal
manner say, Lord, Lord and draw nigh
with their lips, when their hearts are
far from Him
only jews, GentiIcs aud saints.
Applying the matter now. the Pastor
declared that the whole world are Cen
tiles. except the true followers or Christ
His saints, and loyal hearted Jews, who
are Gods people still under their Law
Covenant. In CHASING the great mass
of Jews and OF profcssed Christians n
part of the world the Pastor meant NJ
unlindness. for he declared that there
are many noble characters amongst th'
Gentiles-amonEst those who are not
in Covenant relationship with God
neither under the Law Covenant. MOI
under the Covenant ~ Grace. God has
an eventual blessing for all who love
righteousness and truth-undcr tht
blessing Of human Restitution.--Act'
3: 1873.
However. to understand Gods deal
ing in the present time. nominal Chris
tians or mere professors must not h
COMPOUNDED with the little flock WIZ
have responded to the Gospel can
Gather together My saints unto Me
saith the Lord; those who have made
( Covenant with Me ny SACRIFICE"
seif-sacrlflce (psalms sos, Romans
1910 II We shall recognize thes'
sanity Christians 81 every nation an'
denomination as being the ono tru'
4 Church whose names nre written II
Heaven" and II We shall recognize al
{ others as Gentiles. we Will be g"ttini
the eye of our understanding into tru
alignment with tho mind of God as eN
pressed in the Bible From this stand
point only can the prophecies OF IN
I Bible he understood
Thus seen. God is not merely caliinl
nations to war. to battle, ~ nations, bu
in a more particular sense. the call is t.
all Gentiles Irrespective OF nationa
boundaries. And, 1t Ia worthy of not
that throughout the Scriptures the gren
masses Of India, China, etc, nre com
paratively ignored because they hay
not come into particular contact wit
Gods Messages they are not 80 par
tlcularly Included in the judgments
chastisements, troubles, forctold to b
coming upon the earth in the close a
this Age. In other words unintcntionn
ignorance OF God is not a crime to h
punished. but a defect tn he correcte
in duo time by the blessings ~ Messiah
Kingdom.
The blow of the Divine rod is there
fore to be expected upon the so-calle
Christian Kingdoms--upon nominr
Christian peoples. The responsibility
these and their punishments will be !
proportion to their knowledge, and fan
urc to live up to the knowledge pos
sessed. Ignorance Is not wickedncss /
Gods sight.
Wrong Thoughts Arc Gods wrath
When thinking OF the Wrath OF Go
coming upon the world We are no
to think of the Almighty as havin