The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-02-18

am consirained TO write you few lines
through The Citizen on the subject of Divine
Healing" tso-calledl: rs II Diyine?"
scripture clearly teaches that at the beginning
Of the present age. or Church period. which began
at Pentecost facts 81 that the gift Of healing was
one Of the signs given TO the apostles TO accom-
pany the preaching Of the Gospel for il was the
BEGINNING Of q new work on earth. and whenever
God began new work He always did i with
signs following
The legal dispensation. under Moses. began
with SIGNS and miracles in Egypt. When the legal
dispensation was drawing to close. John the
5aptist was the last of the men Of faith belonging
to that dispensation for all the law and the
prophets were until John" yet we read Of John
that he did no miracle" tJohn l0:4ll Il was the
end Of the legal dispensatcn and that was passing
away; God was about to introduce new thing
entirely the truth Of Christianity. and He would
introduce il with miracles. gifts of healing diver
sites Of tongues. etc. u Cor. l2:2Sl.
The age in which we now live. known as the
day Of grace" which began on the day ct Perie-
cost and will continue until the coming Of the
Lord for the church, is fast drawing TO close. Il
has continued for over 1900 years and there are
very definite shadows being cast over the face Of
the earth that the next period Of time IS almost
ready 10 begin. tina period known as the day of
Jacobs trouble Or rthe tribulaiion period
Inasmuch as we are at the end Of the present
age. il is not expected that the Holy Spirit is
working in the same power which characterized
The beginning of this age. The Scripture: Jesus
Christ the Same yesterday and today. and for
ever" is blessedlY true but His operations are not
the same in all ages; any careful reader of the
So ~ l. Anw
10 Noah there was an age of light: lll the light
Of creation, III the light of conscience. t3l the
light Of promise. From Noah TO Abraham there
was an age Of government. Whose sheddeth mans
blood by man shall his blood be she'd. lGen. 2:6i.
From Abraham 10 Christ there an age Of law
the legal dispensation. extending over 1900 years
From the birth. death and resurrection of Christ
and the advent Of the Holy Spirit TO the coming
Of the Lord for His church is the present dispense
ticn. fast drawing TO close. Following this dis
pensatica viii be the period of Gods judgments
upon the earth according TO Rev. chs. TO Is incl
this is the last week Of Daniels prophecy Of 4sg
years. 4s3 Of which have already transpired and
the last week" Of seven years stil to come. Then
the last Of the dispensations is the golden age
known as The Millennium when Christ will take
to Himself His great power and reign and when
everything viii be brought into subsection TO Him
self FPS. ~: Isa. SIS and 66l The Millennial Age
will be characterized by miracles and works of
power called the powers of the world tage) to
come Heb. s:sl.
70 teach. as IS being done today. that healing
s in the asonement is entirely misleading and
false. Matthews Gospel Chapter 8. Verse IL. is
quoted by the advocates Of this doctrine. Matthew
i quoting from lisa. 53:4. Surely He hath borne
our ariefs and carried our sorrows" only he uses
The words ainfirmities" and "sicknesses. How
ever. a reading of the Scripture in Matthew
plainly shows that when our Lord healed Simon
Peters wife's mother. and many that were pos
sessed with dernons-and all that were sick He
did 50 AT THAT TIME THAT il might be full
tflled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet
saying. Himself took our iniirmities. and bare
cur ssieknesses'."
When tha Lord or any 81 His disciples healed
The alex and afflirksd the work was instantaneous
u done. AND IT WAS DoNEl Take any ct the
works 81 healing performed by our Lord and His
disciples, they were done Immediately inscmuch
that THE multitude marvelled and glcrified God.
which had given such power unto men," Matt.
s:el The case Of healing in this chapter Matt 81
was that of "a man sick Of the palsy. and to prove
TO teh multitude that Christ had power on earth
to forgive sins, He commanded the sick Of the
palsy, Arise take up thy bed. and go into thine
house. And he arore. and departed TO his house"
In the first chapter of Mark Verse n. the man
possessed with q demon was Immediately deliv
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