Graham guardian., 1915-05-28

| MSs $& onStrated from his
.ssslsEssz context that the
| ilkASlS2K RUSStlLl Prophet Joel men
tions two distinct
outpourlngs Of the Holy Spirit, one
fulfilled at Pentecost more than eight
| cen centuries ago, the other still fu-
| turc. st. Peters explanation Of the
first Pentecostal blessing (Acts 2:16)
should not be taken to mean that what
shortly after our Lords ascension
completely fulfilled this prophecy. No
Bible student would dispute that the
fulf!ment began there and has con-
tinued ever since. 1t Is as true today
as with the early Church, that the
blessing Of the Holy Spirit is granted
to all Gods servants and handmaidens.
The remainder Of the prophecy will be
fulfilled in due time.
After these days of the Gospel Age
will come the glorious epoch Of Mes
siah's Kingdom, through which God
will pour out upon all mankind great
blessing of enlightenment and uplift
from sin and death conditions. To the
accomplishment of this end Satan
shall be bound for q thousand years; !;
and the darkness which now covers
the earth will diSappear.-Isaiah COZ:
Malachi AZ; Habakkuk PA.
Abraham's Spiritual Seed First.
Abraham Of old, the Pastor explain.
ed, typlfed Jehovah, and Isaac typified
Messiah born by a special Divine in
terposition, according to Gods promise.
OF this antitypical Isaac class Jesus is
the Head, the Church's FOrerunner as
well as the worlds Redeemer. The
Body of The Messiah is composed of
a sanity few, gathered primarily from
amongst the Jews, but being completed
by additions from all nations. These
will all be character-copies of Gods
dear Son. This is Divine predestina-
tiOn, according to st. Paul.-Romans
500, 80; Galatians 4:2S; 3:S, 16, 90
This Spiritual Seed of Abraham will
constitute the Church of the First
borns antitypes of the priests and the
Levites Of the Jewish Dispensation.
With the completion of this Church.
gathered out of all nations and de-
nominations, Divine favor will again
return to the natural seed Of Abraham
AS the Jew was granted the first op.
portunity Of becoming the Spiritual
Seed Of Abraham, he will likewise have
the first opportunity of participating
in the blessing which will come upon
all mankind See Romans 1859.
Here God foretells that Israel shall
be the first to be blessed by Messiah:
There shall come out of Zion the
Deliverer, and shall turn away I'M
godliness from Jacob" Zion is pic
tured as mother whose offspring is
The Messiah. Looking again at the
type we see that Abraham and Sarah
represent Jehovah and the great
Covenant through which Messiah was
to be developed. 1t has required more
than eighteen centuries to give birth to
this great Deliverer. Jesus was the
Head; and the Church Of the GOSPEL
Age will be the Body. The First
Resurrection will bring all these sons
of God to the plane Of glory. honor
and immOrtality-born from the dead.
Then the Dellverer will begin His work
Of blessing all nations.
"My Spirit Upon All FIeshr
The Pastor then pointed out a simi-
larity as well as n difference between
the two PentecoStal blessings Accord
ing to St Peter (ACts 2:33). the glori-
fed Jesus received the Holy Spirit
from the Father and poured 1t ont
upon the early Church ut the first Pen
tecOst The later blessing will come
through the great Messiah rs a result
Of the satisfaction which He will
make for the sins of the whole world
by applying to the race the merits OF
His sacrifice BY this He win seal the
New Law Covenant with Israel. and
then with the world through Israel
Jeremiah 3l:31-34D Messiah will be
the Mediator of that New Covenant,
which will be based upon the better
sacrifices" offered by Him. as the anti.
typical High PrieSt.-IIebrews 0:19-23.
The worlds PentecoStal blessing will
not be upon the terms Of their sacrifC.
ing their earthly rights to attain Heav-
enry blessings and spiritual sonship.
Its requirements will he conservation
to obedience of the Divine Law; and
its reward will be restitution to per-
fectiOn Of human nature and to all the
blessings originally given to Adam.
but forfeited by his disObcdienCe. This
opportunity will be afforded every hu.
man being desirous Of coming into aC-
cord with God After all rejeCtOrs Of
Gods grace shall have been destroyed
in the Second Death, mankind will
constitute the promised seed of Abra.
ham," whose number shall be as the
sands of the seashore, even as the
spirit -begotten ones Of this Gospel