The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

unto thee: He is just. and having sal
walton; lowly. and riding upon an ass
I-Zechariah 90
Prophecy Must BE FuIhlIed.
! When the APOSTLES had brought the
! ass and when Jesus sat thereon. the
large concourse of people that had come
! from Jerusalem to see Jesus because OF
! His awakening of Lazarus shouted aloud
After the manner of their time. some
broke off palm branches and others laid
their garments in the way, thus forming
a carpet, as il were, in the road leading
to Jerusalem. The shout of the people
was just as the Prophet had declared.
They hailed Jesus as the promised Son
of David. the Messiah long waited for.
On previous occasions. when the peO-
pie had sought to make Jesus king, He
withdrew Himself from them. to wait
for their ardOr to cool: for He knew
that the Fathers time was not yet due.
But now He knew that His hour was
come: and hence He helped on with the
enthusiasm BY sending for the ass. etc.
Prominent s-Ctaridn Jews present, all
though unable /" account for the mir
aCl,. "f the awakening Of Lazarus were
unprepared to think Of Jesus as the true
Messiah or as anything short of AN i'm
noster in that role. When these heard
lil'' ilutiilhit S.lpulIIi- anu tSSIilS
Jesus as Messiah. they were offended.
and sent word to Jesus 10 restrain the
ignorant people VINO Mere thus acclaim
Ing Him.
But Instead "f f"rhidding the ovation
Jesus halted the procession at the top
OF the Mount of Olives. and. overlooking
the Holy City. wept while lie pro-
nOunCrd sentence upon it-Unworthy.
Unapprcciative, " the Evangelist de-
clar"s. ''ISracl knew not the time of
their visitation" The time had come
for Israel to receive tn" King: and not
only were they ignorant of the matter
heart condition TO understand or appre
Ciate. For three and unc-half years
Jesus and His faithful Apostles had been
declaring that the Kingdom of God was
at hand: and for six months in advance
OF this John the Baptist and his dis
cipl"s had similarly preached.
After those four years Of faithful
preaching throughout tho length and
breadth OF Palestine the nation was APP
parently as Unpreparcd for Jesus as att
the first. Hence our Lords words,
"Thereforr J say unto YOU, Your House
is left unto You dcsolate: We shall see
Me no more until that day when ye shall
say. Blessed is lie that cometL in the
name of the Lord" Matthew 233:S1-5o.)
That day is almost here. There the
Jewish nation was cast off from fellow
ship with God. because they knew not
tho time OF their visitation
For more than eighteen centuries
Israel has been outcast from national
favor. Thank God. the day is at hand
when. at tn" Second Coming of Messiah.
His Kingdom shall be turned over tol
them. Then. as He declared. they will
gladly say. Blessed is He that cometh
in the name of the Lord The long
centuries of persecution and separation
from Gods favor will have brought that
people TO humber condition of heart
where they will be glad to receive Di-
vine favor upon Divine terms. To this
great event st. Paul refers in Romans
II :27-3i.
IL thus We have before our minds the !
origin OF Palm Sunday and what il sig |
mines as the climax OF Natural Israers |
test respecting Messiah. We are prepared |
providence there Is similar test for us
Christians.
"Enemies for Your Sakes."
st. john emphasized particularly the |
fact that the rejection Of the Jewish ma |
ton because OF their rejection of Mes |
siah did not apply TO all the individuals |
Of that nation. As tine Prophet had fore |
told Romsns 1l:2'-S3l. there was a |
small. faithful section. or remnant"
This remnant accepted Christ and were
accepted by Him. On Pentecost this
lass became the nucleus of Spiritual |
Israel. THUS We read. He came unto
His own 5natlon,. and His own received
Him not Gas a nation; but to as many as
received Him. to them gave He liberty
privilege) TO become sons Of God. even
10 them that believed on His name:
which were begotten not Of blood. nor of Il
he will OF flesh. nor of the will OF man.
,ut of God''-at Pentecost.-John 1:ll-l3 Il
Thus. so far as the spiritual part Of
iod's great Promise to Abraham Is con-
,erned. II has passed from the Jewish
ration: but there still remains for them
. glorious earthly portion. to which they