Graham guardian., 1915-04-02


waS not understood by the Jews at the
time of oar Lords First Advent
The Jewish sabbath had been spent
IN rest lit HcihHny. 1t was the next
m"ining, responding to our Sunday,
that Jesus made his triumphal eutry
into the city of Jerusalem as the Jew
ISL King
The NEGLIGENT had been foretold by
the Prophet in detail, saying, Rejoice
greatly. o daughter of Zion; shout, 0
daughter of Jerusalem: behold. thy
King cOmeth unto thee; He Is just
and having salvation; Iowly. and rid
ing upon an ass. "-Zechariah 90
The awakening Of Lazarus from
death had brought large cOncourse
of people from Jerusalem to see Jesus
They were filled with enthusiasm and.
after the custom Of the time, many
Strewed palm branches in the way,
while others spread their garments.
Prophecy Must Be Fulfilled.
The people shouted as the Prophet
had foretOld. They hailed Jesus as
their g-promised King. the Mes
sinh On other occasions. when at
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 hndering.
lie encouraged their enthusiasm
Prominent Sectarian Jews were pres
pnt. who. although unable to account
for Jesus raising of Lazarus, were
IOath to accept Him as 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 fOrbidding them, Je-
SuS intimated that it was proper for
them to do 50 The Prophet had said
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalemr
nd there must he 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 aS ut first for the Messiah:
hence tile familiar words, Behold
your House is left unto you desolate!
For | say unto you, Ye shall not see
Me henceforth till ye shall say. Bless.
ed Is He that cometh In the name Of
. I,N I nV1f frhaf &c nj IpNnSt hnFat
Meantime the nation has been cast off.
II thus we have before our minds
the origin Of Palm Sunday and what
il Signifed. us the climax Of the test
Of Natural Israel in respect to the nc.
centnnce of their Messiah. we are pre-
pared to go further and to note that
in Gods providence there IL a similar
test for us Christians
The Pastor called attention to the
fact that while Israel as a nation was
rejected. there was small. faithful
remnant who accepted Christ and thus
became tie nucleus or foundation Of
Spiritual Israel on the Day Of Pente-
rOSt Thus. so far as respects the
Spiritual part Of Gods great promise
to Abraham. it passed forever from
the reach of the Jewish nation: but
there still remains for them n glorious
earthly portion, to which they will be
introduced at Jesus Second coming.
The Time Of Our Visitation.
Apparently very few of Spiritual Is
rael. until recently, noticed that it has
had history parallel to that OF Natu-
raj Israel Few indeed have seen that
these TWO lsraels have been dealt with
rs Type and Antitype, Small has been
the number who have noticed that
from the death Of Jacob to the death
" Jesus finds Its exact parallel Of
lSIIla years between the death Of
ipsus and our day.
Few have noticed that In both Nat.
.ral Israel and in Spiritual Israel there
have been both n nominal and a real
Israel The nominal Jewish system
was tried and all but the "Israelites In.
decd" failed Likewise will he the eX.
Derience Of Spiritual Israel. The nomi.
nal Christian systems will be tried,
AMI nIl In them will fail except the
faithful spirit-begotten.
The Lord through the Prophet fore
tOd that Messiah would be "for a
stone of stumbling to both the Houses
Df Isrnel".-to Natural Israel and to
Spiritual Israel Many things indicate
TINT we are living In time CORE
spending to that Palm Sunday! Ours
Is Palm Sunday in the highest sense
of all! How are we receiving the great
l. Al, az