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I do not know what secret hopes you may cherish about the end of a Christless life, but I know what God says about the close o f such a life. God says that it will come to an end at the great white throne. Then, into the lake of fire, the stream that trickled out of Eden will empty its world-wide volume. Will you ride upon its broad bosom until that awful day?
FULFILLMENT OF PROPH ECY [Continued from page 54]
must have the foremost and most honorable place in the links of the chain which composes the Jewish prophets.” - Yes, there is an ocean between this attitude toward Jesus and a real acceptance of the Christ. Nevertheless, it is apparent that there is a great heart-hunger among the people of Israel, that the law of Moses does not satisfy, and they are beginning to wonder if that which their law lacks is not the fulfillment o f the law. A n I nevitable C onclusion Note this fact well. These Jews are beginning to talk about Jesus as “ the greatest Jew that ever lived”— “ a prophet” indeed! That which will follow such an acknowl edgment is inevitable. Young Jewry is going to read, study, and meditate upon all the words of “ the greatest Jew that ever lived.” If to them He is “a prophet in Israel”— in deed, “ the greatest o-f the prophets”— then nothing will ever keep the message of Jesus from permeating the very soul of Jewry; and this means that the believing remnant will be called out speedily—a people preparing “ the way of Jehovah,” a people grafted in but shortly in advance of the day when all Israel shall behold His nail-pierced hands and cry, “ My Lord and my G od !” Already, the first fruits of this harvest are appearing, and the promise is for a bountiful ingathering. Mr. Rohold, who has been ministering to the Jews in Palestine since the war, tells us that never have the Jews been so interested in the claims of Christ. Young Jews everywhere are ask ing for the words of Jesus. They are putting the New Testament into the Jewish schools of Palestine. “ One lead ing Jew,” he says, “who has not actually become a Chris tian, has seen to it that there is a copy of the New Testa ment in every room at the Jewish hotels.” In'Europe, multitudes of Jews are flocking to the Christian mission halls, and in scores upon scores o f Bible classes, their in telligentsia are studying the Christ of prophecy. Tens of thousands are openly confessing Christ. Recently,' Rev. Joseph S. Flacks, a Christian Jew, from St. Louis, Mo., delivered an address in Los Angeles, in which he said: While visiting in the home o f a cousin—a strictly orthodox home—I found the’ children inquiring into new things that never come into that home. On that particular visit, I found eight young people seated around an ex tended table with books and books upon it. I noticed some black morocco-bound books with gilt edges, which I judged were Bibles. Not taking it for granted, I asked them, “What are those books ?” Handing me a copy, they replied, “These are Bibles.” To my amazement, when I opened it, I found it to be an Oxford Press Bible with the New Testament as well as the Old. I asked them, “How did you come to study the Bible with the New Tes tament?” They replied, “ Cousin, we are living in momen tous days. Father and the synagogue people say it is Messiah’s time. Christians claim that their Jesus is soon to come back again. W e cannot afford to remain ignorant on these subjects; hence, we are studying the matter for ourselves.” Less than a generation ago, the New Testa ment could not possibly find its way into an orthodox Jewish home and remain there. Is it possible that Gentile Christians are so willfully blind'that they cannot see the meaning of these opposite drifts of Jew and Gentile? Is our Lord above, looking down upon the people who profess His name, saying o f them today, as He said o f Pharisees and Sadducees when . He first came to earth: “ When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs o f the times” (Matt. 16 :2, 3) ?
Grace Magnified B y H oeatius B onar
ow often in the church’s past history has grace been magnified! Each age has brought to view new - wonders of grace, because of which she has praised the God of all grace. But the abundance of the past is not all that is in store for her. Her returning Lord shall bring with Him all the “ exceeding riches of his grace,” and upon her shall these riches be expended. When caught up into the clouds to meet her Lord in the air ancl to be forever with Him, she shall be led into the treasure house of grace and get a glimpse of its vastness. Each step in her past course has drawn forth a fresh outflow of abounding grace. Grace found her in the desert land and in the waste howl ing wilderness. Grace drew her out of the horrible pit and out of the miry clay. Grace washed her, and “ clothed” her, and “ shod” her, and “ girded” her, and “ decked her with ornaments” (Ezek. 16:9-11), giving her beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garments of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Grace strengthened her for warfare, and hardship, and labor, making her more than conqueror through Him that loved her. Grace comforted her in the evil day, wiped away tears, poured in fresh joys, and threw round her the everlasting arms. Grace taught her to pray, and praise, and love, and trust, and serve, in spite of the ever-revolting heart within. Grace kept her as a stranger and a pilgrim here, without a city and without a resting place on earth, looking for the city of foundations, watching for her Lord’s appearing, amid all the heart-sick- enings of hope deferred, and wearying for the Bride groom’s embrace, undazzled and undistracted by the false splendor of a present evil world. But the grace that has brought her thus far is not exhausted. For it is absolutely boundless, like the heart of Him out of whom it comes; and as it raises the church from one level to another, its own circle is ever enlarging. The resurrection dawn, the morning of joy, brings with it new stores of grace. We had thought that grace could go no farther than it had gone here, in forgiving so many sins, in saving us with so complete a salvation; but we then shall find that grace had only begun to display itself. Faith in Dark Days he faith of many of God’s children is being severely tested in these days. They are called to trust when they cannot see. For them—and indeed for all of us— the following lines from the pen of Charles Haddon 5purgeon are timely. Let it never be forgotten that when a man is down, he has a grand opportunity for trusting in God. A false faith can only float in smooth water; but true faith, like a life-boat, is at home in storms. I f our religion does not bear us up in time o f trial, what is the use o f it? If we cannot believe God when our circumstances appear to be against us, we do not believe Him at all.
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