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to Natural Israel, but to Spiritual Israel--nominal. Theholy nation has phenomenally increased without increasingthe joy. There are many false children in the nominalfamily of God; there are many "tares" in the wheatfield.But in the Harvest time of this Age there will bea joy; the faithful "will rejoice as they that divide thespoil." The burdensome yoke of the creedal superstitionswill be broken, and the rod of the oppressor, Satan,will be broken as in the day of Midian, when Gideon withhis little band put to flight the army of the Midianitesand set the people free. Verse 5 intimates that the fallof Babylon and the breaking of the yoke and the rod willbe in the great "time of trouble." "For all the armorof the armed men and the turmoil and the garmentsrolled in blood shall even be for burning, for fuel of fire."R5136 : page 360MESSIAH'S MANY TITLESOur great Redeemer, highly exalted, is eventually tobear many titles in commemoration of the many wonderfulOffices He will fill and services He will accomplish.But these are yet future. His great work in the past, theRedemption work, was the foundation of all His futurework. On account of His faithfulness He will have aright to assume these various Offices and use these variouspowers; and as each comes into exercise it willbe used by Jesus. The right to govern the world is Hissince He died on our behalf, but He awaits the Father'stime for taking to Himself His glorious power to reign;and the Government must come to Him before He canbegin to fulfil the various titles.First of all, His revelation to the world will be as theWonderful One, the embodiment, the Expression, ofDivine Justice, Divine Love, Divine Wisdom and DivinePower. As yet the world knoweth Him not. He will berevealed to mankind "in flaming fire" in the time oftrouble, and subsequently, in the rescue work of HisMillennial Kingdom.He will be the world's Counselor, to give assistance,guidance, direction, whereby they may return throughRestitution into harmony with Jehovah and to the enjoymentof the blessings provided through Redemption. Asthe Head of the Church He has been her Counselor, butour text refers to Him as the Great King or Governorof the world, and as the world's Instructor, the GreatProphet, or Teacher, whom God promised through Moses.His title, The Mighty God, or Mighty, Mighty One,will be recognized then, on earth, as well as in Heaven--"that Him hath God set forth to be a Prince and aSavior, to grant repentance and remission of sins toIsrael," and "to all that are afar off."--Acts 5:31; 2:39.The title, The Everlasting Father, will apply to Himas the Life-Giver of the world, during the thousand yearsof His reign. In all that time He will be giving "life