River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-04-08
Both tie HOUSES of Israeli


Stone of Stumbling and for Rock of
Offense to both the Houses Of Israeli
to Natural Israel and to Spiritual Is
rael. isaiah S:14) We have seen how
the first House stumbled on that Palm
Sunday-commemorated today. They
stumbled because they knew not the
day of their visitation" They did not
know that the time had come for the
! election Of the Kingdom class; hence
they We're not alert to their privileges
and failed to be in the proper condition
of heart to receive the blessings. Or
we might state the matter reversely
and say that those who did not recOg
niZe and accept Messiah were those
whose hearts were not in the right con-
dition; else they would not have been
left in darkness.-1 Thessalonians 5:4.
Many things indicate to us that we
are now living in time corresponding
to that Palm Sunday! Many things
imply that ChriStendom is now under
| going its great test. and that only the
! fully cOnsecrated of heart and life will
J be accepted of the Lord as His Jewels
| (Malachi 3:1O. and be granted 4 share
with Christ in His Millennial King
dom. Many things imply that we are
now in the time when the true people
| of God are being divided into two
! classes. as pictured for us by our Lord
! in the parable of the Wise and the
| Foolish Virgins. AS only the Wise
! Virgins were prepared to enter into
| the marriage, SO only the consecrated
ones will be accepted as fit for the
| Kingdom and granted a share in the
| glorious resurrection change which will
! precede the elimination of the Time of
/ Trouble, in which the Foolish Virgin
class, although not of the world. will
| participate with the world.
/ True, that great Time of Trouble
| will usher in the glorious Millennial
| Dispensation, in which the Church in
! glory with the great Redeemer will
pour out upon all mankind the wonder
full restitution blessings promised by
the mouth Of all the holy Prophets.
| (Acts 3:19-23) True, the Foolish Vir-
gins may subsequently get the oil. and
! subsequently may have a glorious flu
! lure UUt they Will IOSS LhC NhOASC
place of Divine favor and blessing
| They cannot be of the Bride class, but
will receive their blessings under the
figure of "the virgins her companions
that follow her"-Psalm 1914.
1t is in order for all of Gods people
who now get awake from the slumber
of worldliness which has long stupe-
fed them, to join hearts and voices in
a great shout-the shout that the King
| dom is at hand!
"See That We Refuse Not Him."
AS the Jewish nation was not ready
to receive Jesus as their King. on that
first Palm Sunday, neither is Christen-
dom now ready to receive Him at His
Second Advent. AS then, only the
"Israelites indeed" in whom there was
no guile. knew the voice of the Shep-
herd, so will it be here an individ-
ual matter. The Laodicean period
/ Of the Church's history is upon u.s.
Revelation 3:17) The nominalism of
our day is fully portrayed in our
| Lords words to the Messenger Of the
| Church at Laodicea. ChristendOm
boasts that she is rich and increased
in goods. and has need of nothing; she
| knows not that she is poor. miserable.
| blind and naked.
The Lord now stands at the door and
| knocks He offers Himself to the is
raelites indeed" Ours is Palm Sunday
in the highest possible sense. How are
we receiving the great blessings which
! betoken the Parousia of the Master!
Do we hear His knock? Are we search
ing His Word, listening for His voice
and seeking to know His Will in all
things. that we may do it? To all such
will come very shortly, we believe. the
! greater and fuller Pentecostal blessing
the resurrection change from the
| glory of character merely to the glory
of persons us well. when we shall see
our Redeemer as He is and shall share
| His glory.-1 John 81. 2
AS st. Paul says. "See that We reject
not Him that speaketh from Heaven!"
Greater light. greater privilege. greater
| blessing everyWay. are ours than were
those enjoyed by the Jews at our Lords
! First Advent These privileges and
| blessings are our tests. Let US be
faithful. Let us present our bodies 4
living sacrifice. and with renewed zeal
seek to glorify our Lord in our bodies
and our spirits. which are His.-1 Co
rinthians G2O.
Those who have eyes to see and ears
to appreciate the Voice now speak king
| from Heaven should be alert to hail
| Him Lord of ALTO accept Him as
their Redeemer and King and to pre-
sent themselves voluntarily to Him and
| His Seryice-nor waiting for the time
when He shall reveal Himself in power
and great glory TO the world in general.
The Lord is now looking for saints. for
overcomers, valiant. faithful. perseVnr-
ing. thoroughly devoted to Him and
His Cause of Righteousness, thorough
ly opposed to SIM and especially active
| in overcoming its domination in their
own hearts. in their own minds, in