Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1915-03-26

King cOmetl unto thee; He is just
and having salvation: l0viy. and rid
ing upon an ASS. "-Zechari4h 90
Tie awakening Of Lazarus from
death had brought a large concoursi
Of people from Jerusalem to see Jesus
They were flied with enthusiasm and
after the custom Of tile time. many
strewed palm branches ia the way
while others spread their garments.
Prophecy Must Be Fulfilled
The people shouted as the Prophet
had foretold- They hailed Jesus as
their lony-promised kim. the Mes
siah. On other occasions. when ut
/ tempts were made to hail the Master
! thus. He withdrew Himself. because
the Fathers time was not yet due.
/ But now the appointed time had
come. and hence. instead Of hindering
He encouraged their enthusiasm.
/ Prominent sectarian Jews were pres
emit who. although unable To account
for Jesus raising of Lazarus. were
lOath to accept Him us the true Mes
siah: and when they heard the shouts
Of the multitude. they sent word re-
questing that He restrain them.
But instead of forbiddinS them. Je-
sus minated that it WIS proper for
them TO DO 50 The Prophet had said
shout. o daughter or Jerusalem"
and there must be shout
Enroute To Jerusalem the Master
halted the procession on the summit
Of the Mount of Olives. which over
looks the Holy City. and wept, while
pronouncing His sentence.
Knew Not the Time of Their Visitation.
Apparently the nation was as unpre-
pared rs at first for the Messiah:
hence the familiar words. Behold
your House is left uuro You desolate,
For l say unto you. Ye shall not see
Ne benceforth till yc shall say. Bless
ed is He that cometh in t1e name Of
the LOrd.' That Day is almost here.
Meantime the nation has been cast off.
II thus we have before our minds
The origin Of Palm Sunday ana what
it sicnifed. as the climax OF the test
Of Natural Israel in respect to the ac-
ceptancc Of their Messiah. we are pre-
pared to 20 further and TO note that
in Gods providence there is Il similar
test for us Christians.
The Pastor called attention to the
fact that while Israel as nation was
there was Il small. faithful
remnant who accepted Christ and thus
became the nucleus or foundation Of
Spiritual Israel on the Day OF Pente-
'ost. Thus. so far rs respects the !
Spiritual part Of Gods great promise (
% Abraham. it passed forever from /
he reach of the Jewish nation: but 1
here still remains for them a glorious I
-arthly portion. to which they will he
Introduced Mt Jesus Second coming
The Time Of Our Visitation.
Apparently very few Of Spiritual Is
ael. until recently noticed that it has
lad history parallel to that OF Natu-
al Israel. Few indeed have seen that
hese two Israels have been dealt with
5 Type and Antitype. Small has been II
be number who have noticed that
rom the death OF Jacob to the death
( Jesus finds its exact parallel OF
s4Jls years between the death OF
esus and our day.
Few have noticed that IN both Nat
raj Israel and N spiritual Israel there
ave been both a nominal and real
,rael. The nominal Jewish system
AS tried and all but the 'lsraelites liz
eed" failed. Likewise will be the ey-
erience OF Spiritual Israel. The nomi-
al Christian systems will be tried
nd all In them will fail except the
Iithfu spirit-begotteu
The Lord through the Prophet fore
Id that Messiah would be FOR q
one OF stumbling 70 both the Houses
Israer-to Natural Israel and 20
,iritual Israel Many things indicate
AT we are living IN time CORE
onding TO that Palm sunday, Ours
Palm Sunday in the highest sense
all, How are we receiving the great
esSingS which betoken the paroWsia
reseucel of the Master: =