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tablished in, Gods typical kingdom,
the Jewish Nation, the year 1925 will
witness Christ's Kingdom established
here on earth. Time will not permit
us to explain in detail these Jubilee
Cycles, but we refer you to a little
booklet published by the International
Bible Students Association, which ex-
plains fully these Jubilee Cycles and
also the Jewish and Gospel Age par
allels, the Times of the Gentiles, and
many other prophetic time proofs;
besides it gives over 4SO Scripture
references showing that millions now
living will never die; which is also
the title of the book. The price is only
25 cents.
We wish to call to your attention
another line of prophecy found in
Luke 21:24. These are Jesus own
words: Jerusalem shall be trodden
down of the Gentiles until the times
of the Gentiles be fulfilled" The
Greek word here rendered "times" is
Kairos which signifies a definite fixed
time period, and according to the
prophet Daniel it is a period of 1920
years. Dating from the removal in
B. C. COG of the typical kingdom of
God, the kingdom of Israel, and ex-
tending to the establishment of the
true kingdom of God, the Messianic
kingdom. Dating from the year B. c.
COG, $500 years would terminate A. D.
1914.
st. John in Rev. 11:17, Is tells US
what would be the immediate result.
"And the nations were angry and thy
wrath is come" In Matt. 24:7, 8 the
apostle asked Jesus direct question:
"What shall be the sign of Thy pres
ence and of the end of the world"
(age)? Now note Jesus own words:
"Nation shall rise against nation and
kingdom against kingdom" This then
would be the sign! Did we witness
anything like that taking place in the
earth in 1914? We surely did! Here,
then, we definitely see that the Gen
tile times" ended in the fall Of 1914.
At that time, true to the prophetic
statement, he nations did become an
gry and Gods wrath has been upon
the nations since. Every nation un-
der the sun has been growing weaker.
Three of the greatest empires in the
world have fallen since 1914-the Ro-
manoff, the Hapsburg. and the Hohen-
zollern, and the Bible indicates that
all the governments of the earth, I'M
der Satanic power, will fall by 1925.
Let us refer you again to Luke 81:
"a. Jerusalem shall be trodden down
of the Gentiles until the times of the
Gentiles be fulfilled" This implies
that when the times of the Gentiles be
fulfilled, Jerusalem will no longer be
trodden down of the Gentiles and we
should be looking for evidence of its
restoration. And what do we find?
On the End day of November, 1917,
the British government, through Mr..
Balfour, issued a statement to the
Zionists that it was the wish of Great
Britain that the Jews should establish
in Palestine a homeland, fulfilling
their hearts desire. and within the
year 1918 the leading nations of
earth, including the United States,
followed the same course. And on the
10th day of Nissan. 1918, Jewish COM
mission, under DR.. Weissman, Jew,
sailed from London, commissioned by
the British government to establish a
homeland in Palestine. The Jews
from all parts of the world are now
rapidly rebuilding Palestine into
mighty independent state-a clear full
fllment of the prophetic utterances of
Jesus and the prophets Of Jehovah. 1t
is an absolute proof that the old
world, or social order of things, is now
ending, and the new world is "even at
the door,"
A Large "After-bOrn' Class
As a conclusive proof on this point,
we call your attention to Acts 1914
II, where the Apostle James explains
how "God at the first did visit the
Gentiles, to take out of them people
for his name" That is, during this
Gospel Age, the time extending from
Pentecost until now. God has been Sc
lecting from mankind true footstep
followers of Christ, who are to con-
stitute the promised "Seed" of Abra-
ham, which is to bless all the families
of the earth. (Gal. 3:8, 16. 29) This
selected company, with the Great
Company" associated. is called "the
church of the first-born, whose names
are written in heaven" The fact
that there is "first-born" class i'm
plies others shall be born in Gods due
time. TIE joint-heirs of Christ are
called the "Bride of Christ, the
Lambs wife," and she is to share his
name, honor and glory. Now notice
what Will happen after this select
class-a "people for His name"-has
been taken out of the world and glori-
fed. Tie apostle James continues:
sand to this agree the words of the
prophets, as it is written: After this
/ will return, and will build again the
tabernacle of David. which is fallen
down; and / will build again the ruins
thereof, end / will set it up" This is
now taking place in Palestine, and we
inquire, for what purpose, Lord?
Now, please, note the answer: "That
the residue of men might seek after
the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon
whom my name is called, saith the
Lord, who docth all these things"
"The residue of men and all the
Gentiles"l This surely includes ev-
erybody-the good, the bad, the indif-
ferent-all will get blessing under
the glorious Messianic Kingdom, pre-
paration for which is now going on in
Palestine.
Isaiah 2:3. 4 tells US how Christ's
Kingdom will be established here on