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THE REMNANT OF ISRAEL
ing carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth, a man without
means 1s the great and terrible God. The one who
made the heavens and the earth. Says God’s word
“To make all men see what is the fellowship of the
mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath
been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus
Christ” * * * “And he was clothed with a vesture
dipped in blood; and his name is called the Word of
God. In the beginning was the word, and the word
was with God, and the word was God. All things
were made by Him ; and without Him was not anything
made that was made. He was in the world, and the
word was made by Him, and the world knew Him
not. And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us, (and we behold His glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. God
who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in
time past unto the fathers by the Prophets, hath in
these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he
had appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made
tlie worlds. In whom we have redemption through
his blood, even the forgiveness of sins; Who is the
image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature: For by lim were all things created, that
are in the heaven, and that are in the earth, visible
and invisible, whether thev be thrones, or dominions,
or principalities, or powers: All things were created
by him, and for him: And he is before all things and
by him all things consist. Gen. 1:26 Rev. 19:13.
John 1:1, 3, 10, 14. Eph. 3:9. Col. 1:14-17. Heb.
1:1, 2.
Jesus of Nazareth, that humble, plain looking
Carpenter, a man who worked daily for his food like
all poor people do today, who would have thought that
he was the one that made the universe, the one that
divided the sea and led the host of Israel through it
and saved them, the one who spake the holy Ten Com-
mandments on the mount of Sinai in such terrible
majesty and awful grandeur with a voice that made
the whole solid earth tremble. Who would have be-
lieved that they were in the presence of such a one.
He was born in a stable. His parents were of the
poorest in the land. He was considered illegitimate.
He lived in a village with no good reputation. See
John 1:46. He never attended public school, there-
fore he was considered as one who had no education.
. One who could neither read nor write. People thought
he was possessed of a devil. He had no place where
to lay his head. He was subject unto his parents un-
til he was 30 years of age when he left home. We are
further told, that many were astonished at him; that
his visage was marred more than any man, and his
form more than the sons of men: “For he shall grow
up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of
a dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliress; and
when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we
should desire in him. He is despised and rejected of
men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was
despised, and we esteemed him not.” Isa. 52:14, and
53:2, 8. And at last he was hung on a tree.
The above shows plainly that Jesus of Nazareth
had no reputation. Who would have believed that
he was the one who made the universe. Therefore the
prophet Isaiah says: “Who hath believed our report?
and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?’ John
says: “He was in the world, and the world knew him
not. Wonder O heavens, and be astonished O earth. Let
this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus;
Who being in the form of God thought it not robbery
to be equal with God. But made himself of no repu-
tation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and
was made in the likeness of men; and being formed in
fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became
obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” Phil.
2:5-8. This is the great and marvelous Mystery of
God. It is indeed the deepest and most fearful drama
that ever was, or ever will be throughout the eternal
ages.
Christ says: “I have given you an example that
ve should do as I have done to you.” John 13:15.
Christ, the Creator of the universe, condescended to
become the poorest of all men, that he might win them
back to God whom they mistrusted. He became a
servant of servants. The poorest of people—he
washed their feet. That washing of his disciples’
feet said: “I love you enough to do anything for you.
I will gladly become your servant to bless you, to en-
rich your life by my love. It is a pleasure to wait
on you; to be your lowest servant. My joy is to serve
you, to add to your happiness, to richly bless you.”
At last he permitted his enemies to kill him that the
sins of all who would believe in him might be for-
given.
Just as the Creator of the universe condescended
to become man’s servant that we might gain confi-
dence in him and accept him as our best Friend, just
so must everyone humble himself who would enter
the kingdom of heaven. He must become willing to
be everybody’s servant. He must give up all his pride.
his high worldly plans, his ambition of worldly honor
and riches. Says the Book of God: At the same
time came the disciple unto Jesus saying, Who is the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called
a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of
them, and said, “Verily I say unto you, except ve be
converted, and become as little children, ve shall not
enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever there-
fore shall humble himself as this little child, the same
is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Mat. 18:1-4.
In the heart of everyone who truly knows the mys-
tery of God, there is a continual longing to be the least
among his brethren and neighbors, while in the heart
of every false Christian or worldling there is a con-
tinual longing to be a little higher than his brethren
or neighbors. The former is the spirit of Christ. while
the latter is the spirit of Satan.
(To be continued.)
WAR IN THE LIGHT OF
PROPHECY AND THE BIBLE
(Continued from last issue.)
By G. G. Rupert
(Written December 1915)
I also learned in my study that when this
preparation was completed Michael (Christ) would
stand up. This standing up marks the close of his
priesthood in behalf of man and then, “There should
be a time of trouble such as never was since there was
a nation.”
Into that period we are now entering. This war
is only a forerunner to show the world what they
may expect when the time is fully come.
What The European War Will Likely Lead To
‘In my book “The Yellow Peril” in speaking of