spot they have a “Milk Grotto.” So much time is taken up with the out ward rather than the inward, spir itually speaking. The Moslems are there, of course, with their five calls to prayer a day. They now have elec tronic amplification of their wails which are enough to wake the pro verbial dead. These rites and cere monies, however, are without God. The Samaritans are there in abun dance. Judaism is to be found in several types from the extremely or thodox to the most liberal. Some are rigidly strict while others are merely interested in the cultural, social and political aspects of the country. I shall never forget when we wor shipped in the Church of the Re deemer which is Lutheran. There were only eleven of us besides the two ministers. This gives you a pic ture as to how many there are who are really interested in the Gospel message. While there are holy places everywhere, yet there are so few really concerned as to the real mean ing of the Messiah of Israel, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amos wrote, “0 Is rael ; and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, 0 Is rael” (4:12). Ben Gurion is quoted, when he was asked what he thought was the reason that the Jews were going back to the Holy Land, as saying, “Well, you know, our Jewish people have their own individual opinions. In fact, one of our rabbis said once if you can get three Jews to agree on anything anywhere in the world, the Messiah will come. We all have our different opinions. I can not answer for the rest of them, but I believe our Jewish people have come back here to be ready to receive the Messiah when He comes.” It was about eighteen months ago that our newspapers carried an ar ticle about the death of a woman in whose will some fifty thousand dol lars were left for the reconstruc tion of the temple at Jerusalem. To day, of course, that site is in the hands of the Jordanians. It is Ben
Gurion’s opinion that a coming temple will be built by the Messiah Himself. He is a very close student of the Bible, and on this point is absolutely right. Look at Zechariah 6:12 and 13. We must not fail to underscore the lateness of the hour as God is moving among Israel. Never forget it; the Church’s day is far along and decision is called for. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31). Before long the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God. The dead in Christ are going to rise first. Then those who are alive and remain are going to be caught up together in the clouds. There we shall be with the Lord forever. This is why we can comfort one another with these words. How wonderful it is to see the land of the Book and the people of the Book! This, however, is not enough. The most important element is the Saviour of the Book. I urge you to pray for the peace of Jerusa lem all over that land, on both sides of the Jordan.
Dr. Louis T. Talbot (right). Biola chancellor, has the opportunity of greeting several of the new students.Miss Janie Gordon of Fallbrook, Ore gon and Mr. Ken Donley of Huntington Park, Calit. We thank the Lord for Dr. Talbot's faithtul and energetic ministry on behalf of the cause of Christ throughout the years.
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