Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-01-23

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claimed contains
the Gospel In 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.
II 1t 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 attested by the Oath would
Hnger for thirty nine hundred years
without fulfilment- This Divine Oath
bound Covenant has been Israefs Gil
braltar. 1t is the foundation Of their
nationality, upon which are built all
the hopes that thus far have preserv-
ed them as a 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The PaStor then showed that the
Jubilee system of the Law of Moses
typified Restitution. In the fftieth
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 Israers
Prophets Had we the time, he said,
it would afford great pleasure to dis
cuss the prophecies respecting the flu
ture conditions of humanity, the full
filment of which is just at the door.
The desert shall blossom as the rose;
all 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 &C
cording 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 Di-
vine blessing and become the channel
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A Heavenly King of Glory.
The Pastor next discussed popular
fallacies respecting Messiah. Some
have imagined Messiah's Kingdom will
be an earthly one and Messiah Him
self great man. But this is a mis-
take. The great King will be, not
man, but 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 pic
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 man and
conquer the world with cannon and
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 givep : the 9th Psalm. Like |
David's ii Solomon's of old. Mes
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: i be higher than theirs-the spirit
ual, the Heavenly Kingdom. This
Psalm the Pastor then discussed, verse
by verse. Destructive judgments as
fire will sweep unrighteous institutions
from the world, whether these be back
ed by Jewish or Gentle capital or
arms. Gods lightnings-His reyela-
tions-wilI enlighten the world. So
ciety as at present organized, symbol
cally called the earth, will see 1t and
tremble The mountains" Ckingdoms) I
will melt like wax at His presence.
From the Heavenly ones viii come
The Message OF Gods righteousness:
md all mankind shall see the glory OF
he Divine character. All worshipers
If idols of every sort shall be ashamed.
Those worshiping mammon. stocks and
bends, houses. money, shall be ashamed
II all riches for which they cannot ac-
,ount according to the Golden Rule.
The Divine predictions Of Messiah's
Kingdom indicate that 1t will have a
,Sory and power snperhuman, In the
light of which Solomon's glory will
ade. 1t Is for this Messianic King
lom that Gods people have long pray-
d, Thy Kingdom come; Thy. win be