Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-04

| INTERMEDIATES EAND Se'sNloN lOF M
How to Make Peace AMI Keep It
| YOUNG PEOPLE AND AHUlT TOPIC.
| Conditions of Perma.sant Peace.
Isaiah does not set forth merely an
ideal for world at strife, but fore
tells what shall actually take place IN
the latter days, which she'll put an END
to all earth's strife. In these Scrip
ture texts he reveals the fact that
Jesus Christ shall come End establish
His kingdom anG remove from mems
hearts the cause for strife.
|. The Kingdom Established Elsa.
2:2-4).
BY mountain" in the Scriptures Is
meant "kingdom" (Dan. 2:35; Rev.
1871; 17:911.)
/. Its position ". -. 1t shall be Ill
a place of supremacy. 1t stands at the
head of al kingdoms. In fact the
kingdoms df this world Shall then be-
come the kingdom of Christ (keV.
:15).
2. The restored nation the teacher
of the Gentiles ". -. God called
Israel that He might make His name
known among other nations. Now after
many centuries Of apos:asy and rebel
lion the CHOSEN nation comes into Its
own. Gods favor will be so outstand-
rrg as to gain the attention of the
whole world and cause she people to
come up tG Jerusalem 10 hear the law
of God.
3. The divine judge ". ~. The
problems Ct the nations Of the worlC
shall be adJudicated by Que who is all
wise, and He shall reLuEe many peo-
pie. BecaGse of this rebuke they shall
convert their implements Of war into
implements of huBbandsy and they
shall learn war no more.
u. The King lisa. u:1-5).
1. His lineage ". y. lie is of royal
stock, Of the house Of David. From
the fact that the branch" grows out
Of Davids roots, 1t Is shown that Mes
siah shall come when the fortunes of
the nation are very low.
2. His qualifications tVv. 2-3a). The
Holy Spirit shall rest upon Him In
His completeness, qualifying Him for
His work. wisdom ard understand
ing refer mainly to the cfearness Of in
tellectual and moral insight; counsel
and might to the qualities which give
sound practical direction and vigor to
follow and carry through the decisions
of practical wisdom; while the knowl-
edge and the fear of the Lord define
relation by its two parts Of acquaint-
ance with God founded on love and
reverential awe which prompts to
obedience" He shall have quick un-
derstanding in the fear of the Lord
and His delight shall be to do Gods
will. This has fu'tlllment in Jesus
Christ in whom are hid all the treas
ures of wisdom and knowledge (Col.
2:8).
3. The character of His reign wv.
3b-5). (D mot judge after the sight
of his eyes" His knowledge Is per-
feet; his judgment pierces through the
problems, even seeing the motive
which lies back of the act. (2) "Not
The word 'reprove" means decide" ="
His decisions, therefore will be on the
basis Of fact, not on hearsay. He cam
not be deceived nor imposed upon. He
knows all things, even from the begin
ming. 90 with righteousness shall
Judge the poor" He will mete out i'm
partial justice to them. Many times
now the poor suffer because the
wealthy are able to bribe the judge,
but when Christ shall reign as King
the poor shall get justice. The poor
shall not suffer In justice because he
is poor nor escape justice because he
Is poor. (4) shall reprove with
equity for the meek" "Reprove" here
doubtless means decide" In fact the
meek shall inherit the earth Matt.
5:5). 90 "Shall smite the earth with
the rod of his mouth" BY the "earth"
is meant here the wicked inhabitants.
When NJ ,ssiah cores to reign there
will be great wickedness In the earth
(see Psalm 2:9-12; Luke 1879. (6)
He shall be girded with righteousness
and faithfulness (v. -. He Is abso-
lutely righteous and will faithfully
carry oui all His words.
III. Description Of Christ's Reign
wv. 6-9).
There will prevail universal peace
between men and animals. In this de-
scriptioR each animal Is coupled with
that upon which it naturally preys.
CD The wolf shall dwell with the
lamb. (2) The leopard shall lie down
with the kid (3) The calf and the
young !ton and the failing shall lie
down together. (4) A little child shall
lead them. (5) The cow and the bear
shall feed together. (6) The lion shall
eat straw (not flesh) like an OK. %
The sucking child shall play on the
hole of ali asp. (8) The weaned child
shall put his hand on the cockatrice's
den. When the King of men and the
Lord of nature shall manifest His
power in the earth there will be uni.
versal peace. The only peace for the
earth will be when Christ the Prince
Of Peace shall reign.