The Washington herald., 1915-03-29

! Coming. Then their sins will be can
! cclled, and as n people the Hebrews viii
/ return to the Divine favor and will in
| merit the earthly features OF the Promise
made to their fathers. Them through
| them Gods blessing will be extended tc
all nations and peoples, under Israel's
| New Covenant Jeremiah 81 31:3D. which
! will become operative at the hands o.
! their great M.diator-The Christ. The
| Messiah in glory. But by that time th'
! election OF the saints of this Gospel AS.
! will he complete: and The Messiah in
| glory will include Jesus the Head and
the Church His Rody-ioint-heirs with
Him in tho spiritual features of the Erca;
-hbra hamic Promise.-Galatians IS. Is. .
Al tins is clearly stated in Romans
, ll:25-"-. But somehow our eyes of I'M
Outstanding as Christians have been
holden, So that, until of late, We have
not seen these lengths and breadths.
these heights and depths. OF Divine Love
and Wisdom. The fact that move VIC see
these things is Corroborative evidence
that they are at hand. Just so II was at
our Lords First Advent. Many things
Pertaining to that dav were completely
hidden until the time Of fulflment came;
and then only the Wise Virgins were
ena bled to see these beauties in the Dr.
Vine Plan.-Psalm 1896.
The Time of Our Visitation.
Apparently very few Of Gods people
have noted the fact that Spiritual Israel
has had history parallel to that of
Natural Israel. and that throughout the
Scriptures these are dealt with as type
and antitype. Few have noticed that
the period from the death OF Jacob to
the death of Jesus finds its exact par
allel of l.Si5 IL years between the death
OF Jesus and l4v hat in
cases there have been a nominal and a
real Israel. As the nominal Jewish sys-
TEN was tried and all but the "Israelites
indeed failed will Spiritual Israel be
tried and all will fail except the spirit
heGotten and faithful
As at the close of the Jewish Age there
was special period of testing and try
ing. lasting forty years. SO there is
special sitting and testing to come to
Christendom during the closing forty
years of this Gospel Age before the in
au@uration of the glorious Millennial
blessing. As the trials came upon the
Jews in subtle manner to test their
faith and obedience so even more subtle
Will be the trials and testings connected
with the Harvest OF the Gospel Age
See Malachi 30. ;.
Natural and Spiritual Israel are con-
trasted. Through the Prophet the Lord
Oic'O!u 'L4dl -heSSIdn would De Tor a
stone OF Stumbling and a Rock OF OF
fence to both the Houses Of Israeli
Natural Israel and Spiritual Israel.
isaiah S14) We have seen how the
hrst House stumbled on Palm Sunday
commemorated today They stumbled
because they knew not the lime OF
their visitation" They did not know
that the time had come for the election
OF the Kingdom class: hence they failed
10 DC IN proper heart condition to re-
ceive the blessinSs.-1 Thessalonians 81
Many things Indicate to US that We
are now living in a time corresponding
TO that Palm Sunday. MANY things i'm.
ply that Christendom is now undergoing
ITS great test: that We are now in thar
time when Gods true people are being
"Nlued INTO two classes. as pictured for
us in the parable of the Ten Virgins AZ
only the Wise Virgins We're prepared tn
enter into the marriage so ONLY the fully
'ohSecrated will be accepted as fit for
the hlnSdom and granted share in the
glorious resurrection change which will
precede the elimination of the Time of
trouble in which the Foolish Virgins
although not Of the world. will partici-
pate with the world
True. that great Time Of Trouble will
usher in the glorious MillenniaI Dispep-
Sation. in which the Church in glory
with the great Rcdecmer will pour ON,
upon all mankind the wonderful restitu-
'ioh DRESSINGS promised by the mouth OF !
an the holy Prophets. CActs 3.Ie-eS !
rue. the Foolish Virgins may subse-
lueh'iE get the oil. and may attain a !
future: but they will lose the
.hoice place of Divine favor and bless
ing. They cannot be OF the Bride class
but Will receive their blessings az the
Virgins her companions that follow her
Psalm 45:lt
>ce That We Refuse Not Him.
As the Jewish nation was nor rnadr
% receive Jesus as their King on that
iFst RAIN Sunday. neither is Christen-
ION ready to receive Him at His Second
NdNent. As only the 'Israelites indeed"
inew the Shepherds voice. so here will
he an individual matter. The Laodi-
can period OF the Church's history is
ip"n US. 'Rerelation 3:17J The nomi
'dHsin OF our day is fully portrayed in
'ur LORD words to the Messenger of
he church at Laodicea. Shristendom
boasts that she is rich and increased in
GOODS. and mas need of nothing: she
in"Ms not that she is poor, miserable
blind and naked.
Our Lord now stands at the door and
inocks. Ours is Palm Sunday in the
highest possible sense. How are We 70
ewing the great blessings which be-
oxen His Parousia? Do We hear His
mock Are We searching His Word
ina seeking to know His will in all
Kings. that We may do it? To all such
VIII come very shortly. We bsliey. the
greater Pentecostal blessing-the resur-
ection change from the glory of char
icter merely to the glory Of person as
Veil. when We shall see our Redeemer
- lie is and shall share His glory
John 81. =
Greater light, greater privilege greater
Messing. are ours than We're those en-
Dyed by the Jews at our Lords First
ADVENT These privileges and blessings
re our tests. Let US be faithful The
ord Is now looking for Saints, for over
omers. valiant. faithful. persevering.
thoroughly devoted to Him and His
'ause of Righteousness. thoroughly op-
osed to sin. and especially active in
vercomng its domination In their own
earts. in their own minds. in their own
odies. Such the Master pictures as His
oint-heirs. priestly kings. sitting with
in His Throne of glory and
'orld-wide dominion.
VALUABLE COUPON. iii