The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-19

tl1 Tie said IN
IN Many OF the
IN EH Ola Testament
RAsIc9 RlsstlD) highly nsurs.
- tive Doubtless
thcy had some measure % applica
ton at tho time when they we're
written, but we have Apostolic
authority for concluding that they
were intended for spiritual Israel
"a Peter i.t2.l Our Lord and tho
APOSTLES quoted continually trVm
the prophecies and Invariably Ap-
taicd the lesson 10 the Gospel Ase.
Hence We are ahundantly tasiifled
~ assuming that our text Is Applics -.
bio to the present. It's peculiar ~ .
flresstcn, in that Day II usua ]
throughout Scripture in referring 70
The close % the Gospel AGE With
us trouble and confusion ineident
70 the inauguration ~ the Mtllen-
MUM
throughout the scriptures a wom-
an Is a symbol ~ the Church. pure
Woman ~ pure Church. corrupt
woman 90 false Church. our Lord
compared the true Church In the end
~ this Age 10 a company ~ virgins
part wise aud part fooiish--and
Himself 90 the bridegroom. come AZ
the end OF the Age 10 receive Tvs
e<poused Church 10 Himself In glory
John the Baptist used the same fig-
ure saying tie that hath the hride
- the bridegroom ana ~ Fani
ampllffes the fhought. declaring.
have espoused You ttae rcnsccrat~d
Churrht as chnste virgin unto one
ftnshan nd. Christ. iIolgn f.1a tor
fnthiann Hal Here. IS TN the para
bile of the Ten Virgins. the Jewish
marriage IL set forth as typical OF
Church.
with the Jews In olden time. when
b@frothal took place. Legal ana
binding documents were signed ~
or Tor the contracting parties. but
NO actual marriage occurred for
about year During that period a.
wms required that the cspoussd h~
as faithful 10 her ~spou@ai as = now
expected 81 any true wife We see
fha harmony between the Jewish
marriage custom and the LORD .
dealing with the Church No one u
s~poused 20 our Lord who has not
Suffered into a definite contract with
HIM on our Lords part tire con-
tract - the assurances OF the sreat
aud precious promises that II the
sspoused IL faithful. she shall be
foint heir with her Lord In It's MI
Ienniaf Kingdom ON the Churchs
mart the contract ~ our covenant 81
sson-ecration. faithfulnsss 20 our He
deesner even unto death.
The interim between our personal
acceptance of the Lords gracious
promises and our death corresponds
Ia a measure to the betrothai period
~ the Jewish maiden. but the more
exact fuIriftment % the figure ~
found in the history OF the Church
as a whole. Al Pentecost our bord
virgin Church was espqused 20 Him.
and has since been awaiting the com
ing Of the Bridegroom and her re@ur-
rection change 70 glory. honor ana
fnnruortnitty--tfe Maria &c. the aniOn
for nearly nineteen centuries.
The Brsa~ In King ac,s Glory.
In His last Message to the Church
our Lord continues to picture the
Church as betrothed virgin. under
urictest obligations 20 purity and
faithfuluess down to the end Of this
Gospel Age. where she Is represent 2
~ a. making herself ready for the
Bridezroom's coming and for the
marriage. To be ready she must
nave on the Wedding garment. and
n must be without spot or wrinkle
df any such thing fEphesians
XIII That robe represents the I'M
united Righteousness Of Christ GOV .
sring her every uniutenfiouai blem-
leh and imperfeetions and any spot
- wrinkle upon this robe would
cause such grief 10 the betrothed
ore that the stain would be removed
and the wrinkle pressed out By the
gracious arrangement made there
mr. BY the Heavenly Bridegroom. for
He presented the robe and gave a.
fections BY which ~ might be Kept
1lnspotfed from the world.
with her resurrection change In
DE end Of this Age the "esponsed
Origin Church will be no more. she
viii have passed into the more ex-
aJtee state OF the Bride--united 20
her Lord and Bridegroom. Note the
aSmboiical picture by which she II
p<presented--"the New Jerusalem.
cuming down from God out Of
Hesven.r That 10. the Heavenly
Kingdom. the new ruiershlp Of the
World. IL then pictured az the Bride.
The grand work Of the Church In
k1ory IL also pictured az the work
u the Bride--"The Spirit and the
Gride say. Come. And whatsoever
Life freely .---Revelsticn zi:2. ?. 10.
Not only IL the Church not the
bride now. but she IL not privileged
~ say. Come. to whosoever vii: for
with the calling OF this Age there
" a measure Of election. Our LORD
Heclared NO man can come unto Me
except the Father which sent Me
frsw him" fJohn Gao Moreover.
hBere IL no River Of Water OF iife
now. That bountifuI provision IL for
the world during the Miilennial Age.
Now. as our Lord explained. those
Who become His consecrated follow
srs have within themselves "a well
~ water aprinRinR up unto everiest-
ing life. john f.l4.
Many Churches Of Christ.
The heather and the children IN
Christian lands when they begin 70
study the Bible are perplexed and
inquire, Which II the Church Of
. c.riat7 They see churches Of vari
one names claiming TO be branches
~ the Church. and they ask, Which
did Jesus estabiish7 The answer i'm
plies confusion and reprOach. All
claim genuineness and originality.
burnone can show any evidence Of IT.
present organization earlier than the
fhelr elaborate and formal services
With the simplicity Of the early
.churcn. as described in the New
Testament, we are sure that they
~sannot be the same. When we com
pare their doctrines with those OF
Christ and the Apostles. as set forth
m the New Testament. their claims
fall to the ground for lack ~ sup
port
TO Illustrate. The Scriptures teach
thai there IL but one God. the Faith H.
-. and one Lord Jesus Christ u Cor
5nthianr $50; that the Father. vino
~ above all sent His Son to be our
Itedeemer. that when the SOu had
faithfully accomplished that work
the Father raised Him from the
dead and exalted Him 20 fits own
tiRht hand, or place Of favor next
t. Himself Our Lord Himself said
MY Father IS greater than T. John
1921 But the various churches
each claiming TO be the original.
unite In telling US that there are