Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-16

these people had been placed, had a
vision about $50 years later, and
foretold their return and the fulfill
ment of all the promises God had
made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
and their descendants. Many are yet
unfulfilled, and yet they must be
fulfilled literally if we are to put
any confidence in any other of Gods
promises. If they are not, then
we have no assurance of any other
promise of Gods being fulfilled lit
orally. They will be: they are yet
future, for like all the other prom
ises of God they are unalterably
bound up and found in Jesus Christ
1t will be when David their prince
Gods servant, shall be king over
them. And we know that David
my servant" bis Jesus the Christ
] Son Of David, Son of God, Jesus OF
Nazareth, son Of David through Ma
ry, legal but not actual son of 10
seph, the royal lineal l,oir to David S
throne, son of God, God the Son
He is, the One in whom this promise
of God to Irsael is to be realized
He is the Cure for the curse of their
sin. Every promise for them will be
fulfilled literally when He comes
again, and is accepted by them as
their Christ, their Messiah!
This story of Israel is not without
it's present day counterpart. What
about America? Is America safe?
Is America on the verge of a dis
aster as bad or worse than that
which came upon Israel? Fright.
eousness exalteth a nation; but sin
is reproach to any people," Ger.
/ tainly America is guilty of sin to.
day as never before in her history
Like Israel, America has turned from
God, and is running after New
Thought, SpiritiSm, Christian
Science, Mormonism, and worst still
the great majority are practically
Atheists, having put God entirely
out Of their lives. Only 40,000,00O
Of the 110,000,000 people of the Unit
led States have any church connec-
Ition, and these include every known
variety. Many of the 100000
merely have their names on some
| church roster.
Like Israel, America is guilty OF
! the sin of conformity-they are like
| the heather, they do the things the
heather do. What difference can you
discover between the average church
member and the wording? The
theaters, the card parties, the dance
EhaIls would have to go out of bus
mess if church members ceased tC
patronize them-and l am not con
demning these particular things IN
themselves (even though they might
be worthy of condemnation, but
merely citing them as types OF
| things that the world has fostereo
and the church has universally OPP
| posed. While this is not true OF
the smaller towns and cities as a
rule, yet go into any OF the large
cities of America, and discover any
difference between its Observance OF
the Sabbath day and that OF any
other day; and compare It's ways
with those of any heather city. we
have come to be like the other ma
lions that have never known oul
God. ,,.,
! Like Israel, America is rebelllous
Cod has sent prophet after prophe'
to warn America. These warnings
are not needed; America will no
hear, but has hardened their necKs
rejected Gods Word, and is IN
mad rush after vanity. =
| Do not condemn America 100 Sc
yerely until you have examined some
| individual American-yourseH pre-
ferably. Are you guilty OF lngratl
tude, of idolatry (think careru4lS
lherel, of conformity, of rebellion
rejecting Gods Word and FOLLOWING
after vain things?
The cure is Christ. Look to anc
for Him. Turn to Him. Yield tt
Him. Follow Him.