When He Is Come - Media Sabda Org
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how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: that the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world" (Acts 15 :13-18). Here we learn what God's prophetic program is. The Jews as a nation have rejected Christ; therefore, He does not deal with them now as a nation, but is gathering out a people for the name of Christ from among all nations. When the church is completed and gathered out He will again deal with Israel, redeem, regather, and restore her to her own country, then great and national blessings will come to all the Gentiles. God's methods of accomplishing all He has promised for Israel will be through the operations of the Holy Spirit and Christ. God's dealings with Israel have been national. He redeemed them out of Egypt as a as a nation. He gave to them feasts which were to be observed nationally, and when they failed, their government was taken away from them as a nation. In the future, He will deal with them as a nation, or as we read, "And so all Israel shall be saved." Israel is to experience a national conversion, a national rebirth. This new birth is prophesied in Isaiah 66:7, 8, and in Ezekiel 36:26, 27. Israel's conviction will be wrought by the Holy Spirit, then it will come to pass that the Lord will wash away the filth of the daughters of Zion and purge the blood of Jerusalem by the "Spirit of judgment" (conviction) and "Spirit of burning" which signifies the Spirit's searching, refining, dross-consuming, illuminating, and energizing work. Zechariah says, "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son ... In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem ... And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David ... the family of the house of Nathan ... the family of the house of Levi ... the family of the house of Shimei ... all the families that remain" (Zech. 12:10-14). Malachi gives us a picture of the refining process of the Holy Spirit refining the sons of Levi: "And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness" (Mal. 3:3). The conversion of Israel as a nation will be wrought individually as well as nationally by the Holy Spirit. When Christ said to Nicodemus, "Ye must be born again," He did not only mean individual Gentiles, but especially Israel as a nation. The new birth, as we learn from the third chapter of John, is wrought by the Spirit and the Word of God. Jeremiah wrote, "But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God and they shall be my people" (Jer. 31:33) The Lord, through Ezekiel, gave a very clear picture of the conversion of Israel when he said, "For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them" (Ezek. 36:24-27). Evidently Christ had this Scripture in mind when He reproved Nicodemus for not having known the truth concerning the new birth. In Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones, there is a revelation given of Judah and Israel being reunited, and a restoration which will be both national and spiritual. It was through the prophesying of Ezekiel and
the blowing of the wind upon those bones which caused them to come together, to acquire sinews and flesh, and breath to enter into them. The prophesying and the wind represent the preaching of the Word and the operation of the Spirit. These two elements are essential in the production of the new birth. Israel also will enjoy an outpouring of the Spirit which was prophesied in Joel 2:28, 29. Isaiah also saw the outpouring of the Spirit upon Israel which he expresses in these words, "Many days and years shall ye be troubled... until the spirit be poured upon us from on high" (Isa. 32:10-15); "For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring" (Isa. 44:3). After the Spirit will have administered grace to Israel, He will also administer glory. Israel's glory departed from their temple. First, it left the most holy place (Ezek. 8:4), then it withdrew to the threshold (Ezek. 9:3), then it moved above the threshold (Ezek. 10:1, 4), from here it went to the eastern gate (Ezek. 10:18, 19), thence to the Mount of Olives, whence it went up into heaven (Ezek. 11:23). This glory will return suddenly and abide with Israel (Ezek. 43:2). IV. The Holy Spirit in Relation to the Nations The Lord has designed to bless all families and nations of the earth. The Lord told Abraham, "In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed" (Gen. 12:3); "And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed" (Gen. 22:18). The secret for national blessings coming to the nations is for the Lord to return, put an end to the times of the Gentiles and redeem Israel. Then redeemed, regathered, and restored Israel will be the key for national blessings to come to the Gentile nations. The argument in Romans 11:11-15, is that great blessings came to the Gentiles through the fall of Israel, but that far greater blessings will come to the Gentiles through Israel's redemption and fullness which will not merely be individual, but also national. One of the great results of the rebuilding of the tabernacle of David will be, "that the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called" (Acts 15:17). Then, in a very special manner, all the ends of the earth will be called on to look to the Saviour to be saved (Isa. 45:22). The prophet Joel says, "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh" (Joel 2:28). The "all flesh" includes the Gentiles as well as the Jews. The Holy Spirit was poured on Cornelius and his household, who were Gentiles. In giving an account of this event, Peter declared that "the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning" (Acts 11:15). In Acts 2:39, where Peter said, "the promise is unto you, and to your children" he meant Israel and when he said, "and to all that are afar oft" it is evident he meant the Gentiles. For Israel, it will be on a far greater scale than it was at Pentecost, and for the Gentiles, on a greater scale than that of the outpouring of the Spirit on the house of Cornelius. V. The Holy Spirit in Relation to the Animal Creation The animal creation was a part of the work of the Lord. They were made good and gentle in their realm. They served a good purpose in relation to man, and in a measure glorified God. All creation (man and all that was under him) shared in the curse -- in the fall of man -- in the bitter consequences of the sin of Adam. Before the fall, all animals were tame and herbivorous. They reverenced and
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how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. And to this<br />
agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, After this I will return, and will build again the<br />
tabernacle of David which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it<br />
up: that the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is<br />
called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Known unto God are all his works from the<br />
beginning of the world" (Acts 15 :13-18). <strong>He</strong>re we learn what God's prophetic program is. The Jews<br />
as a nation have rejected Christ; therefore, <strong>He</strong> does not deal with them now as a nation, but is<br />
gathering out a people for the name of Christ from among all nations. <strong>When</strong> the church is completed<br />
and gathered out <strong>He</strong> will again deal with <strong>Is</strong>rael, redeem, regather, and restore her to her own country,<br />
then great and national blessings will come to all the Gentiles. God's methods of accomplishing all<br />
<strong>He</strong> has promised for <strong>Is</strong>rael will be through the operations of the Holy Spirit and Christ. God's<br />
dealings with <strong>Is</strong>rael have been national. <strong>He</strong> redeemed them out of Egypt as a as a nation. <strong>He</strong> gave<br />
to them feasts which were to be observed nationally, and when they failed, their government was<br />
taken away from them as a nation. In the future, <strong>He</strong> will deal with them as a nation, or as we read,<br />
"And so all <strong>Is</strong>rael shall be saved." <strong>Is</strong>rael is to experience a national conversion, a national rebirth.<br />
This new birth is prophesied in <strong>Is</strong>aiah 66:7, 8, and in Ezekiel 36:26, 27. <strong>Is</strong>rael's conviction will be<br />
wrought by the Holy Spirit, then it will come to pass that the Lord will wash away the filth of the<br />
daughters of Zion and purge the blood of Jerusalem by the "Spirit of judgment" (conviction) and<br />
"Spirit of burning" which signifies the Spirit's searching, refining, dross-consuming, illuminating,<br />
and energizing work. Zechariah says, "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the<br />
inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom<br />
they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son ... In that day shall<br />
there be a great mourning in Jerusalem ... And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family<br />
of the house of David ... the family of the house of Nathan ... the family of the house of Levi ... the<br />
family of the house of Shimei ... all the families that remain" (Zech. 12:10-14). Malachi gives us a<br />
picture of the refining process of the Holy Spirit refining the sons of Levi: "And he shall sit as a<br />
refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver,<br />
that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness" (Mal. 3:3).<br />
The conversion of <strong>Is</strong>rael as a nation will be wrought individually as well as nationally by the Holy<br />
Spirit. <strong>When</strong> Christ said to Nicodemus, "Ye must be born again," <strong>He</strong> did not only mean individual<br />
Gentiles, but especially <strong>Is</strong>rael as a nation. The new birth, as we learn from the third chapter of John,<br />
is wrought by the Spirit and the Word of God. Jeremiah wrote, "But this shall be the covenant that<br />
I will make with the house of <strong>Is</strong>rael: After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their<br />
inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God and they shall be my people" (Jer.<br />
31:33) The Lord, through Ezekiel, gave a very clear picture of the conversion of <strong>Is</strong>rael when he said,<br />
"For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you<br />
into your own land. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your<br />
filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new<br />
spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you<br />
an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye<br />
shall keep my judgments, and do them" (Ezek. 36:24-27). Evidently Christ had this Scripture in mind<br />
when <strong>He</strong> reproved Nicodemus for not having known the truth concerning the new birth. In Ezekiel's<br />
vision of the dry bones, there is a revelation given of Judah and <strong>Is</strong>rael being reunited, and a<br />
restoration which will be both national and spiritual. It was through the prophesying of Ezekiel and
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