The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-21
THE PEOPLES FORUM.
The Capture of Jerusalem.


Commencing where left off in my
last, let me say that the fate OF the
nation as the result of having rejected
Jesus was predicted Lu. 21:l0.
The prophecies of the o. T. makes
the restoration of Israel to their land
very prominent and Jerusalem is no.
ticed as the center of that kingdom
which will some day be established, and
into which all nations will be gathered.
See Isiah 65:18-19; Jer. 1916; Joel 3:l7;
Amos 9:9-15; Obad. 1921; Zeph. 3:14-15;
Zech. SO; Abso; 14:11, Is. These proph-
ecies can only be fulfilled when the
Lord, -even Jesus returns to the earth
in power and great glory.
The times of the Gentiles will end
with His glorious and visible coming
which will be followed by the establish
ment of His kingdom. with Jerusalem
as the center.
DR.. Gray in the Christian Herald of
January says, The Christian pulse
beats higher these days and his gaze is
upward. We wonder if the Lord will
come" What would be the effect
should He come for His people The
world would be seized with consterna-
ton. In many home one would be
absent. In the army every Christian,
from the General to the private would
be caught up to meet his Lord. Nav be
a king or president would suddenly dis
appear and no trace of them left.
Everything would be at stand still.
Terror would freeze the blood in the
veins. What does it mean A great
deal has been said about the return of
the Jews to their own land, so much in
deed, that many think it will be at the
coming of Christ. But as DR.. Gray ex.
presses it, Jerusalem may be taken
good while before any return of the
Jews on large scale to their land. The
war will end, peace will be made and
the land handed back to whom it be-
longs and for which they have been
waiting all these long weary years.
But they must pass through the Trib-
ulation period. Yet, then shall the
seven seals be broken; the seven trum-
pets of Judgment shall sound and the
seven walls Of divine wrath be poured
out. When the sixth vial is poured out
the river Euphrates dries up. This
river is symbolical of the Turkish pow
er. Then the drying up of the river
suggests the receeding of the Turkish
empire from its extensive boundaries
in Europe and Asia into the narrow
boundaries of its birth place. 1t will
also afford easy access for the kings of
the east to come and the Hordes of the
North to pour down against Jerusalem
to destroy it and It's people.
But sudden and awful defeat will
be melted out to them by the coming
of the mighty rider on his white horse,
accompanied by his retinue in white.
But Christ's coming has two aspects.
First for His people and then after a
period covered by the Great Tribu-
lation." He comes with them for
Judgment upon Gentle nations and de-
liverance of His people Israel from their
trials. This is to take place in the
Holy Land, hence they must be back
there and rebuild 1.-The waste places"
and reestablish the temple worship.
This, however, may be done between
the coming of Christ for His church,
and the date of the judgment of the
nations. However we must avoid fan
atheism or undue excitement. We must
be about our Fathers business, must go
on with our daily work even If Christ
were at the door.
Jerusalem is to be trodden down by the