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The REMNANT OF ISRAEL
Published Monthly—Except August
Union Publishing Company
P. O. Box 215 112 W. 7th Street
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
G. G. RUPERT - - - - =. = - Founder
LUCILE RUPERT SMITH - - Managing Editor
I. C. SULTZ  - - - - Contributing Editor
ADOLPH SCHENK - - - Contributing Editor
Subscription price, per year - - - - - $1.00
Vol. 7 September, 1925 No. 9.
Many, many thanks for the letters of consolation
raceived regarding the death of our dear brother. It
is still hard to realize that he’s gone forever, in this
life. What would we do in hours of affliction if
we did not believe in God and his promises for the
hereafter. They are so precious.
I am more concerned than ever to get to the
world, the light for the Remnant people.
I thought when I published the July Remnant,
that it might be the last. Every bit of money was
gone, The Postal Regulations allowed me one summer
month off, so I did not publish an issue for August.
In the meantime I received enough money for the
September paper. Several have written me that they
intend to help soon. It will all be gratefully received,
I can assure you.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
May 27, 1924.
Lucile Rupert Smith,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dear Sister in the Lord:
Your kind letter of May 25 reczived. 1 am glad
you are studying the subjects I mentioned to vou in
my last letter. This is all so clear to me I wonder I
never saw it before.
When vou stop to think that not only the 10 Com-
mands and the book of the Law were the basis of the
old covenant but ecery word that was given from time
to time when inquiry was made of the Lord what must
be done under certain circumstances or when the Lord
or his angel that accompanied them gave a message
THE REMNANT OF ISRAEL
concerning any duty. Take for example the command
to encompass Jericho. This was not part of any of
the book of the Law, only oral instruction but could
the Israelites have retained their favor with God had
thay refused to obey and contended that this special
command was not part of the agreement or covenant?
If the 10 commands and the book of the Law
were all they were to obey they could have justly claim-
ed exemption and said we did not agree to jeopardize
our lives and we are not going. So we see that we are
to live by every word of God—Jesus, Matt. 4:4. Now
when a new covenant is made with the louse of Israel,
they will Le under obligation to obey every order given
by those in authority. The Tabernacle of God will
be with men, visibly manifest and there can be no
niistake in receiving orders. Many religious people
work themselves into a frenzy of nervous excitement
or are weak and delirious physically and get impres-
sions while under these conditions and think the Lord
has communicated to them. I believe when God de-
sires a message given he appears or sends an angel
and delivers it by word of mouth to sound-minded ser-
vants of his.
The Gospel of the kingdom is the “Good News”
of the restoration of the kingdom of God as it existed
formerly only more grand and elaborate. I get this
from Ezekiel’'s visions God gave him for Israel. A
resurrection is mentioned by him and “David my ser-
vant shall be King over them.” Ezekiel 37:24. (David
had been dead hundreds of years when this prophecy
was given.)
It is with these resurrected ones Jesus rules the
2carth and breaks in pieces the nations of earth.
God’s kingdom is not in existence on earth now
cxeept in the seed state “The children of God are the
seed of the kingdom” Matt. 13:33. And the word of
(God is the seed of the kingdom, Luke 8:11.
I do hope the Remnant of Israel will give some
light on the subject I mentioned before in regard to
the Law and the prophets being the standard to try
every doctrine by God has not changed his plan of
salvation, only waiting for the Times of the Gentiles
to be fullfilled”.
We cannot keep the law perfectly under our pres-
ent conditions and we should not undertake to carry
out the rites and ceremonies of Israel but we can ad-
mit they are right and just and emanating from an all
wise God.
We are living in a day of grace or favor when God
1s extending mercy and pardon—not imputing or
charging to our acccunt tresspasses if we confess our
sins and turn away from them, writing his law in
our minds and hearts that we may know how to con-
duet ourselves in his kingdom when it is established
again.
—ALBERT HODGES, Orlando, Florida.