The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-23

lRASl2k KUSStLllJ nant which he
claimed contains
the Gospel In a nutshell. Then he re-
viewed the history of the Jews. Abra-
hams descendants. and showed that
the Oath-bOund Covenant which God
made with their great ancestor nearly
four thousand years ago has held them
separate from all other peoples.
IL it should seem strange that the
Almighty should condescend to make
Oaths to His creatures respecting His
gracious gifts. said the Pastor, let
us remember that God knew that the
Promise attcsted by the Oath would
linger for thrty-nine hundred years
without fulfilment. This Divine Oath
bound Covenant has been lsraers Gil
braltar. 1t is the foundation Of their
nationality, upon which are built all
the hopes that thus far have preserv
ed them as n people-the natural heirs
Of that Covenant.
Jacobs Promises All Earthly.
From Genesis to Malachi. declared
the Pastor. nothing In Scripture i'm
plies a change of nature from human
TO spiritual Nothing intimates that
man will ever become an angel The
prophetic promises. on the contrary,
tell of restitution to human perfection
and to Eden restored-world-w wide.
The Pastor then showed that the
Jubilee system of the Law of Moses
year every slave was liberated. and
every piece OF property reverted to its
original owners. God thus pictured
mans return to harmony with Him.
self-man's liberation from the bondage
of Sin and Death. his restoration to
the image of his Creator. from which
he fell through sin.
Then the Pastor briefly reminded his !
hearers of the wonderful word-pictures
of Restitution drawn by Isracls
Prophets. Had we the time. he said.
it would afford great pleasure to dis !
cuss the prophecies respecting the fu-
ture conditions of humanity. the full
The desert shall blossom as the rose;
al blind eyes shall be opened and deaf
ears unstOpped: and the knowledge of |
the glory Of God shall cover the earth.
The speaker also showed that ac-
c0rding to the Scriptures the future ,
prospects of Israel are wonderful. |
Messiah's Reign is the time for which
Israel has so long waited and during
which that people will have the d.
vine blessing and become the channel
Of blessing to all the people OF earth.
A Heavenly King of Glory.
The Pastor next discussed popular
fallacies respecting Messiah. Some
have imagined Messiah's Kingdom win
be an earthly one and Messiah Him
self great man. But this is mis-
take. The great King will be. not
man. but Il spirit being. Jehovah's hon.
ored Agent. whose glory and honor
will be far above that Of angels.
In Daniel 7:13. IA. Messiah Is pie
tured as coming In the clouds Of heav-
en-. To Him the Ancient OF Days will
give the dominion and government.
and all peoples. nations and languages
shall serve Him. But we are not to
expect Messiah to come as a man and
conquer the world with cannon ana
God has another meth
cd by which earthly powers shall melt
before Messiah's glorious Kingdom.
Another description Of Messiah's
Heavenly Kingdom conquering the
world Is given In the 9th Psalm. Like
and SolomOn's Of old. Mes
slabs Kingdom will be Jehovahs. but
will be higher than theirs--the spirit
ual. the Heavenly Kingdom. This
Psalm the Pastor then discussed. verse
by verse. Destructive judgments as d !
fire will sweep unrighteous institutions
from the world. whether these he back
ed by Jewish or Gentle capital or
arms. Gods beginnings His reveal
enlightcn the world So
,iety AS at present organized. symbol
cally called the earth. win see II ana
tremble. The 'mountains" ,lxingdohls,
will melt like wax at His presence.
From the Heavenly ones win come
he Message OF Gods righteousness:
md all mankind shall see tie glory of
he Divine character. An worshipers
II idols or cry sort shall ne ashamed.
Those worshiphg mamnon stocks and
bonds. houses. money, shall be ashamed
II all riches for which they cannot ac- |
count according to the Golden Rule
The Divine predictions ~ Messlah's
Kingdom indicate that II will have
glory and power snp"rhuman In the
ight of which selomon's glory win .
ade II IL for this AlessInnic King
lon TINT Gods people h',N. long pray
d. Thy Kingdom come: Thy viii be \
lone on earth. MS II h done IN Heaven"