The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-06-10

w. part:
v1as6k& NM The Prophet Joe
llPaSlSlk RUSStlL)J mentions two dis
tlnct outpouring
OF the Holy Spirit. One of these, upoI
the servants and the handmaidens
found It's fulfilment at Pentecost; anC
during the more than eighteen centu
ries since then, Gods spiritual bless
ing has been with all the footstep fol
lowers of Jesus-all of Gods servant,
and handmaidens. If we see this fea
ture of the prophecy fulfilled, it be
comes a guarantee to believers that
the remainder of the same prophecy
will have fulfilment in Gods due time
The remainder of the prophecy de
clares that afterward- those days
during which the Holy Spirit has been
outpoured upon the Church, upon the
servants and handmaldens" - will
come Gods time for pouring out His
Spirit upon all the world of mankind.
After These Days--Messiah's Kingdom.
st. Peters explanation of the Pente-
costal blessing, This is that which
was spoken by the Prophet Joel"
should not be taken to mean that what
was witnessed in the upper room ON
! the Day of Pentecost nearly nineteen
centuries ago, completely fulfilled the
Prophet Joel's predictions. acts
2:1+409 No Bible student would dis
pute that the fulfilment of the prophecy
began at Pentecost, with the early
Church, and has been in process of
fufilment during all the centuries
since. 1t is as true today as 1t was
then, that the blessing Of the Holy
Spirit is granted to all of Gods SER
wants and handmaidens; and the re-
mainder of the prophecy will be full
filled with equal accuracy in due time.
After these days of the Gospel Age
after these days Of the outpouring of
the Spirit upon Gods servants and
handmaidens-wil come the glorious
epoch of Messiahs Kingdom, in and
through which God will pour out upon
the world of mankind great blessing
of enlightenment and uplift from the
sin and death conditions which now
prevail 1t will be to the accomplish
ment of this end that Satan shall be
bound for thousand years; and the
darkness which now covers the earth,
and the gross darkness which now
blinds the heather, will be chased away
by the glorious sun of Righteousness
with healing in His Beams. NAL. AZ.
Thus will be inaugurated the glorious
Day of Messiah, thousand years long.
Thus the knowledge Of the glory Of the
Lord will fill the whole earth. Thus
every tongue shall be brought to con
fess and every knee to bow to Messiah
as the great Representative Of Jehovah
and His fghteousness.--Isai 11.9;
Philippians 2;9-11.
Abraham's Spiritual Seed First.
Abraham of old typitied Jehovah and !
Isaac typifed Messiah, born not after /
the flesh, but after the Spirit--by a
special Divine interposition according
to the promise of God. OF this anti |
typical Isaac class Jesus Is the Head, |
the Forerunner Of the Church, as well |
as the worlds Redeemer. The Body |
of Messiah Is composed Of sanity |
few, according to the Scriptures. gath
cred primarily from the Jews, but be-
Ing completed by additions from every
people, nation, kindred and tongue
These all, st. Paul tells us, will be
of Gods dear Son our
Redeemer and Head. This the Apostle
declares Is Divine predestination.-
Romans 500 30; Gal. 4:2s; 3:s. 10, 20.
This Church class, or Messiah class,
Is variously referred to in the pro
Dhecies, as well rs IN the New Testa-
nent. as the brethren OF Jesus and as
sons OF God. OF them the Prophet
David writes, II have said, Ye are
gods. and all of you are children of
he Most High; but We shah all die
ike men. and fall like One 81 the
psalm $40. ~ These all die
IKE men in the estimation Of the
World; for, as st. John declares, the
World knoweth them not. even as it
Knew not their Master q John 31)
IS the world did not recognize that the
ife Of Jesus was laid down scientifically.
leither is il aware that the followers
t Jesus, a little handful down through
he Gospel Age, have likewise through
lis merit presented their bodies a llv-
* sacrifice, holy and acceptable 10
;0d Romans l2:l. II
Abrshar's Natural Seed Next.
This Spiritual Seed Of Abraham, all
aintly. viii constitute the Church Of
be First-borns, the autitype Of the
'riests and the LeYites Of the Jewish
With the completion Of
bis Church, gathered out Of all na.