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life and the lives Of every Nv.
ing man and woman aho0t yoG
Now is 1t not clear to every hon-
,st thinking mind that this distress
md mighty change began in 1914?
And so again We havs another evi-
lence that the Millennial Age BE-
ran In 1914 and therefore the time
is correct
Ny time limits me to one more
evidence but II Is q decisive one. In S
Ter. 3:14-1S and lisa 11:i-3 and
Ter. 33:7-17 God tells about the re-
yathering of Israel to their own Land
md their being restored TO . ma
.ional existence again. But in each
,ne Of the passages it says that their
will be the visible evi-
lence that Jesus has become King.
Read these passages carefully
when you go home and note how the
setting up OF the Kingdom Is asso-
,ieted with the regathering Of Is
,ael We will briefly note Jer. So:
Ill. In verse z it says:
q vii cause the captivity q
judah and the captivity Of Israel
to return, and will build then,
as 1T the first"
Then in the verses following ~
prophet describes the details ct
this regathering. In verse Is he
says:
"IN THOSE DAYS AND AT
THAT TINE will I cause the
Branch Of Righteousness tn
grow up unto David; and he
shall execute Judgment and
Righteousness In the land
Here the prophet makes emphat-
lcally clear that the regathering OF
Israel will be unmistakahle evil
dence that Jesus the Branch Of
Righteousness has begun to at on
throne. +
According to our previous evi-
dence Jesus became King In 1914.
II He did become King than 10
should see evidences that He began
at that time to restore Palestine to
the Jews. What are the facts.
When Jesus stood up He let loose
agencies for the burning up Of the
old order. The war was one Of
them. The WAR became an instru-
ment Of restoring Palestine to tho
Jews. And is it not fact that to-
day the Jews have Palestine, have
become a nation, have q flag and
constituent assembly, while Eng
land has the mandatory or pro<ec-i
tive power over them. Are they
not being regathered there from all,
countries with interesting rapidity. j
Let me repeat now verse IL OF
chapter 80.
So then we have unmistakAble evi-'
dence that Jesus has become King,
the Millennial Age is here and the
time OF trouble is creeping steadily
upon us. And therefore. 1t Is mil
lions Of the people that NOW live
that will survive the time of troubles
and have a chance to escape the
ravages Of death.
1t is therefore to this PRESENT
generation that the words of our
Lord apply:
Gle that kepeth my sayings
shall never see DEATH
and would you not consider this
SOUL EXHILERATING NEWSi
What greater incentive would
you want to arouse you to seek the
Lord and to seek righteousness than
the consciousness that il you did you
would never die but that instead
you would soon be taught the
better ways OF living and q gradual
return to that perfect condition OF
mind and body that Adam had be-
fore he fell. And that my dear
friends is Just the hope that the
Bible is holding out 70 the dis
tresse1 world today. This Is Just
the Gospel that is to be preached
at the beginning and during the
whole Millennial Age. Surely It is
soul inspiring news and righteous
ness producing hope.
In Zeph. LA to the end Of the
chapter there is a graphic picture
of the dark and horrific trouble,
that is to usher in the new age Con-
timing the subject in the first three
verses of the second chapter it says:
Gather yourselves together {.
|. o nations desired that hath
no shame (Rev. Ver.) before the de-
cree bring forth before the
day Of the Lords anger come upon
you. Seek the Lord all ye mock
of the earth that have wrought His
judgments. seek righteousness. seek
meekness 1T MAY BE YE SHALL
BE HID in the day OF the Lords
anger.
What an encouraging message
this is in these days Of distress
VIII you seek to fully understand
and believe it? A food was preached
in Noah's day. Some believed snd
prepared and were rewarded while
most Of the people dishelieved arf
suffered the awful distress Of tn,
food. To-Day different message II
being preached. Instead OF a foo,
it is the time OF trouble. And in
stead Of Being counseled to bull.
an ark you are being counseled 1,
seek righteousness with the promis
Of being hid by the Lord in this da,
OF his anger. Soon the trouble vii
have eLded. Soon the merit Q
Christ's sacrifice will have bee
applied to the whole world and tn
death sentence lifted. then those VIII
have passed through the time o
trouble. IL they continue in obes;
fence will be among those to WHOM
the words OF our Lord apply:
aHe that heepeth my sayings
shall never see daath.o
When you &C home will you no
go in your closet and fully yisI
your will to the Lord? VIII 20
confess 70 Him all your sins N,
, ask Him Tor light that you nay &c
the blessings he is now Offering
VIII YOU make every effort to under
stand His word and live in harmon
with it? Will you be open for con
y;ction and free from prejudice? o
what a blessing. what a boon await
You If YOU will. thank 20,
Amen.