The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-09-02

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- glory has not been
revealed to humanity. True, God gave
Abraham some little intimation Of His
Purpose; but this was not a revelation
of His glory; for only Abraham be-
lieved. While faith gave Abraham.
Isaac and Jacob a glimpse of Gods
character. they but family saw that
sometime and somehow the curse of
sin and death would be rolled away
and the true knowledge Of God would
reach all mankind.
This hope. though vague. continued
with Jacobs descendants. the Isra-
elites. At Mount Sinai God made
Covenant with them that, If they would
keep His Law, they might become the
promised Seed of Abraham. to bless the
world. Genesis 12:3l But neither
they nor any others of the fallen race
OF Adam could keep the Law. (Ro-
mans 3:20l AS the hope Of becoming
this special Seed of Abraham faded
from the Jewish mind. God encour-
aged them by declaring His Purpose
to make with them some day a still
greater Covenant.-Jeremiah 81 :31-34.
Jesus the Promised Seed of Abraham.
Next the Pastor showed how Jesus
and His Church constitute the Spirit
uaI Seed of Abraham. Galatians 3:S.
1G. 90 God sent His Son, born I'M
der the Law for the very purpose of
demonstrating that a perfect man
could keep the Divine Law. and re-
deem the fallen Adamic race. Jesus
kept the Law. This did not constitute
Him that Seed. however, but merely
demonstrated His qualifications. Even
though perfect He could not have Civ
en- life 70 the dying race of mankind
To do this, He must first lay down His
own life as an equivalent price for
Adam. in whom the race fell. On the
third day God raised our Lord from
the dead, fully qualified to bless man
kind as Abraham's Spiritual Seed. He
was no longer a man. but a spirit Be
ing, privileged to make application of
His own human life-rights as a re-
ademption price for Adam and all his
posterity-1 Corinthians 15:21-23.
The Bible declares that God also pro-
vided that a Church class should be
ciated with our Lord in His future
work. For about nineteen centuries
all who have the hearing ear have been
called to membership In Abraham's
Spiritual Seed. of which Jesus is the
Head. God first selected the worthy
ones from amongst the Jews. and then
from amongst the Gentiles (Acts
13:46) But whether Jews or Gentiles.
all must walk In the footsteps Of Je-
:sus-New, Creatures in Christi Corin-
thians SIT.
During all this time the glory Of God
has not been revealed. While our
Lord knew about the Fathers glory.
and the Apostles had 1t clearly before
their minds. yet not many. even OF the
early Church. could see 1t fully. Ger
tain truths are dispensational and can
not be understood until the due time
See Daniel 12:S-13. In 1893 we enter
ed the period called the Time of the
End. Since then. those wise In Heav-
emily things have gradually understood
the Scriptures. Bible students every |
where are witnesses to the fact that
God has been opening His Word to |
their eyes Of understanding. Great |
blessings have come to Gods people /
during the last forty years.
Gods Glory Soon to Be Revealed.
The remainder of the discourse was
devoted to the Divine Purpose for the
future. During the Millennial Age all
flesh shall see the glory Of God. Ihen
Jehovah shall have everlasting praise
His long silence, His not defending
Himself against His traducers, Will ul-
timately rebound to His greater honor.
Usaiah 35:5; 42:S-13D When the world |
really perceive that God is Love, they
will experience a strong revuislon vi
feeling. The wrong thoughts enter
tanned I'm the past will cause them TO
appreciate all the more the riches OF
the Divine character.
Mankind do not know what God 5
feelings are. They think that lie mas
been most unjust-that He has tor
mented them in the present life, ana
will torture them hereafter. ohiy
those can see differently whose eyes
of understanding have been opened TO
see the depths of Divine Love and
Mercy. Bv and by, when all mankind
see and appreciate, who shall not
come and worship" before Him! To
know our God is TO love Him. The
Scriptures declare that whoever VIII
not come to reverence Him under the /
full light of the Millennial Day shall
be cut off. as unfit for further Divine
favors. From this Second Death
there will be no resurrection.-Acts .:
1923; Peter PIP