THE REMNANT OF ISRAEL 3
The martyr Stephen, as he was witnessing for the truth
of God, was given the evidence of his acceptance with the
Lord when the angry mob who was to take his life. He was
shown the glory of God as the most convincing evidence that
could be given him of his acceptance with the Lord: “But he,
being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven,
and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right
hand of God.” Acts 7:55.
It is when death stares us in the face that God often re-
veals himself unto us. David says: Though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil. In the
dying hour, as long as probation lasts, the saint should ever
call to remembrance the rainbow as the token of the everlasting
covenant and claim the promise that whosoever will come to
Him, He will in no wise cast out.
Let the bow in the cloud be ever precious to the believer
and let it ever remind us of our duty to glorify Him in our
lives for His mercy and care over us.
THE LITERAL GATHERING OF THE REMNANT.
There is much perplexity existing in the minds of those
who are studying the things pertaining to the remnant as to
how and where they will be gathered. We are thankful the
Lord has not left us in darkness in regard to that question for
it is He that gathers the remnant and He has His own way
marked out for it.
“Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north,
saith the I.ord; for I have spread you abroad as the four
winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.”
“Deliver thyself, O, Zion, that dwellest with the daughter
of Babylon.”
“For thus saith the Lord of hosts: After the glory hath
he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you; for he that
touchest you touchest the apple of his eye.”
“For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and
they shall be a spoil to their servants; and ye shall know that
the T.ord of hosts hath sent me.”
This says: “After the glory hath he sent me unto the
nations,” literally after the sign of the Son of Man has ap-
peared in the heavens, which marks the close of probation, for
the word “glory” in this instance is synonimous with the word
“sign” or “token.”
The “poor of the flock” will know probation is closed by
the appearance of the sign. This will mark the preparatory
step for the gathering of the remnant out of the nations. It
also indicates that messengers will be sent to other nations at
this time to carry the report of the close of probation and to
erect a standard for the people to flock to.
Isaiah speaks thus: “And I will set a sign among them,
and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to
Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and
Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame,
neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory
among the Gentiles.”
“And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering
unto the Lord out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots,
and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my
holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as the children of
Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel unto the house of the
Lord.” Isa. 66:19-20.
This scripture uses the ancient names to express the
extent of the message. It plainly states they shall declare my
glory among the Gentiles, to those that have not heard my
fame neither have seen My glory.
We should remember that no conversion to God takes
place after probation closes, but God has, throughout all the
world, those who love Him. They have not had the full light,
but now the earth is to be lightened with His glory and the
ensign is to be lifted among the people, and this will enable
them to see the light God has for them and they will walk in
that light.
At this time Isaiah 4:5-6 has its application as we now
read:
“And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of
mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by
day and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for upon all
the glory shall be a defense.”
“And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day-
time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert
from storm and from rain.” Isa. 4:5-6.
When Israel was in Egypt, during the falling of the
plagues, no plagues fell upon the land of Goshen, and in all
their dwellings, during the plague of darkness, for three days,
over all Egypt, there was light in the dwellings of Israel. This
light, no doubt, was the glory of God.
So the Lord will again have a place in this world where
that glory will rest over His remnant people, hence the Lord
designates, by His glory, the location where they shall go.
And we might also draw the strong inference that this
glory will be manifested in some manner in connection with
His true messengers who go to lead Israel out of the nations.
This is a very significant point when we compare the land of
Goshen to the modern Goshen in the feast of tabernacles.
At this point of history, of the I.ord’s people, even kings
will be lead to the light. Remember they will not be converted,
but we are glad to know there are rulers in the world who
rule in justice and mercy and are real Christians. This point
is brought out in the 6oth chapter of the book of Isaiah and
reads thus:
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the
Lord is risen upon thee.”
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WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT TRUTH.
If the Seventh Day Adventists were as willing to accept truth as
they are to cling to denominationalism what would the last four num-
bers of this paper do for them? I do not hesitate to say the denomina-
tion would crumble and fall, as would a bank of sand in a flood. But
how different. Salary, office, association, and lack of knowledge
hold them, just as those things hold every other denomination from
walking in the light of God has for them. The ministry will keep
under cover and not meet the question as those who believe they hold
truth would meet it. They keep all in ignorance they possibly can,
by prejudicing their mind, locking their houses of worship against the
truth, and thus hold the flock in ignorance and fear of being led astray.
The man who has the truth has no fear of being led astray. It is
the man who fears his barque might be upset that is so fearful. We
had better by far be afraid we might reject the light God has for us.
No man who is seeking for light and truth will God let be led astray.
We would not speak so plainly if the time was not here when
every soul now in the fold of Babylon should know the truth and break
loose from the error they hold. The Prophet says, “IFlee out of Baby-
lon and every man deliver his soul.” This is the command of God
and there is no better time to do this than now. We are sending these
numbers to many ministers, They may keep silent but that will not
free them from their responsibility. We have now reached the time
from this forward that God would have his truth proclaimed plainly
but kindly. We love all people and with no malice do we speak thus,
but our business is to tell the whole truth and when told, to impress
the fact that we know it to be truth and are willing to stand in defense
of the truth that souls may be liberated from the snares of satan.
PERPLEXED.
The editor of one of the little monthlies containing about three-
fourths as much printed matter as does the Remnant, warns its readers
against deception. The deception is our position that the image to the
beast is not formed by the law of the nation till after probation is
closed and says, “what is the use of going to the ends of the earth with
the message if all are sealed before it takes place?” .
Now all we can say is, the editor does not stop to think, neither
does he consider what the Word says. If he was acquainted with the
field of prophecy as he should be, he would find that the Bible taught
when this formation would take place and that it was after the plagues
begin to fall. And further, he would find the warnings of God are due
when the time is reached for the decision to be made. And last, warn-
ings of such a character are to enlighten God’s children that they be
not deceived. Such warnings are not to convert sinners, ntither to
scare them into heaven. Hence when the time comes that God’s people
need such instruction, it will be given to them. These things like all
other truths are to be taught the people now and at all times. But
especially will the time come, as stated, when the hour of his judgment
is come, which is at the close of probation, then will the three-fold
message be given in a very brief time, not in the manner or way it is
now claimed ®o be given, but when Israel is to literally leave Babylon
as the Bible teaches. Then will the message be given and not till then
as a special message. See our teaching in “Time, Tradition and Truth
Concerning the End of the World.” “
Who will honor God by giving Him His own tithe and offerings
the coming year?