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5/15/00
Volume
21
Number
10
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"gnevouo," 
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see 
that 
he 
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sp<:>aking- 
onlJl 
:Jt 
the 
consecrated 
cla~s; 
and 
since 
we 
know 
that 
there 
were 
nOllf' 
I 
ighteous,-no, 
not 
one,-of 
all 
of 
Adam's 
race, 
and 
~Il'.·'" 
we 
know 
al~o 
that 
the 
unrighteous 
could 
not 
be 
accepted 
~~ 
inillt-~acrificers 
with 
Christ, 
we 
know 
assuredly 
that 
the 
Ar".,tle 
John 
had 
in 
mind 
a 
class 
of 
consecrated 
and 
spirit­ 
IH'!i'ltten 
ones, 
who 
previously 
had 
been 
prepared 
by 
a 
knowl­ 
~(:g~ 
of 
Christ 
and 
by 
a 
faith 
in 
him 
unto 
justification. 
That 
"new 
creature" 
represented 
by 
the 
new 
mind 
which 
i" 
now 
begotten 
of 
the 
holy 
spirit 
when 
the 
justified 
believer 
reaches 
that 
point 
where 
he 
sacrifices 
the 
human 
will 
and 
pre-ent" 
himself 
unreservedly 
to 
the 
Lord, 
is 
merely 
"be­ 
gotten." 
The 
present 
hfe 
is 
the 
formative 
period 
during 
',\ 
hich 
there 
is 
no 
independent 
life, 
but 
merely 
the 
reckoned 
one 
0f 
ollr 
·'!1IotllPl'." 
the 
Abrahamic 
Covenant. 
(Gal. 
4,2:3-31) 
Our 
birth 
will 
bc 
in 
the 
first 
resurrection, 
when 
we 
shall 
be 
"horn 
from 
the 
dead." 
Then 
we 
shall 
have 
life 
and 
our 
mothcr 
covenant 
will 
be 
dcad, 
having 
borne 
the 
promi~cd 
sced 
':hat 
~hall 
bless 
all 
nations. 
Compare 
Col. 
1: 
IS; 
Rev. 
1 
:5. 
HOW 
WILL 
THE 
DEAD 
HEAR? 
Questloll.-'Vhat 
is 
implied 
by 
the 
cxpression, 
"The 
dead 
~hall 
hear 
the 
voice 
of 
the 
Son 
of 
Man 
and 
they 
that 
hear 
5hall 
live?"-John 
5:25. 
. 
Answer.-The 
Greek 
text 
sepms 
to 
be 
in 
full 
harmony 
with 
the 
English, 
and 
neither 
can 
be 
understood 
logically 
and 
in 
harmony 
with 
other 
Scriptures, 
except 
by 
understanding 
this 
to 
mean 
that 
the 
dead 
of 
mankind 
shall 
be 
awakened 
to 
such 
a 
condition 
as 
will 
permit 
them 
to 
hear, 
comprehend, 
under­ 
stand. 
tho 
they 
will 
still 
be 
dead 
from 
the 
divine 
standpoint 
-dpad 
in 
b 
espas~e~ 
and 
sins-dead 
in 
the 
sell'3e 
of 
being 
still 
under 
divine 
sentence 
of 
death. 
Then 
after 
hear­ 
ing, 
comprehending, 
if 
they 
respond 
to 
the 
hearing, 
if 
they 
obey 
the 
voice, 
the 
command, 
the 
instruction, 
of 
that 
day 
of 
.i 
udgment, 
they 
shall 
eventually 
attain 
to 
perfection 
of 
lifc 
-being 
raised 
to 
thc 
living-point 
gradually 
by 
the 
processe~ 
of 
restitution 
or 
resurrection, 
by 
(through) 
judgments, 
during 
the 
~lillennium. 
The 
fact 
is 
simply 
this, 
that 
a 
fall 
took 
place, 
a 
fall 
from 
a. 
certain 
standing 
or 
condition 
of 
perfection 
and 
life 
and 
a 
redemption 
was 
provided 
at 
Calvary, 
on 
account 
of 
which 
there 
may 
be 
extended 
to 
all 
who 
fell 
an 
opportunity 
to 
rise 
a~.lin. 
The 
rising. 
be 
it 
never 
so 
insignificant 
in 
its 
begin- 
ning, 
must 
go 
on 
to 
completion-WltIl 
the 
subject 
shall 
have 
been 
raised 
out 
of 
death 
into 
hfe. 
This 
raising 
up 
is 
neces­ 
sarily 
up 
to 
the 
point 
or 
conditiOn 
from 
whIch 
the 
fall 
oc­ 
curred, 
and 
anything 
short 
of 
that 
would 
not 
be 
in 
the 
proper 
sen~e 
of 
the 
word 
a 
raising 
out 
of 
death 
and 
to 
perfection 
of 
life. 
\Yhen 
considenng 
the 
word 
anastasis 
it 
is 
proper 
that 
we 
should 
interpret 
it 
along 
this 
hne, 
which 
is 
its 
only 
true 
and 
logical 
meanmg, 
and 
if 
it 
were 
m 
any 
place 
used 
in 
a 
less 
comprehensIve 
sense, 
It 
would 
evidently 
be 
the 
exceptiOnal 
use 
of 
it, 
and 
should 
not 
militate 
against 
its 
full 
meaning. 
But 
let 
us 
look 
for 
a 
moment 
at 
the 
resurrectIon 
cf 
the 
just 
ones 
and 
the 
resurrection 
of 
unjust 
ones. 
There 
will 
be 
no 
question 
as 
to 
the 
resurrection 
of 
just 
ones, 
that 
to 
them 
anastaS1s 
mean" 
a 
perfect 
raising 
up 
to 
perfect 
condition8 
in 
the 
first 
resurrection. 
Likewise, 
we 
claim, 
is 
its 
meamng 
in 
respect 
to 
unjust 
ones. 
It 
does 
not 
say 
that 
all 
of 
the 
unjust 
ones 
will 
be 
raised 
up, 
and 
other 
Scriptures 
show 
that 
this 
will 
not 
be 
the 
case, 
but 
that 
only 
such 
of 
the 
unjust 
ones 
ail 
WIll 
conform 
themselves 
to 
the 
laws 
of 
the 
kingdom, 
will 
thus 
be 
raI"el! 
up 
and 
that 
others 
will 
fall 
back 
when 
but 
putly 
raised 
up 
and 
suffer 
second 
death 
;-those 
who 
refuse 
to 
hear 
(obey) 
theIr 
Lord 
in 
that 
day. 
Compare 
Acts 
3 
:23. 
JOINING 
TRADE 
UNIONS 
QuestlOll.-Can 
I 
consistently 
join 
a 
Trad~ 
Union? 
I 
prefer 
to 
be 
free, 
but 
am 
threatened 
with 
loss 
of 
employment 
unless 
I 
join 
one. 
Ansu:er.-The 
Lord's 
injunctions 
are 
specifically 
along 
the 
lines 
of 
religion, 
and 
hence 
our 
separateness 
from 
unions 
should 
be 
specially 
along 
this 
line. 
A 
trade 
union 
has 
noth­ 
ing 
of 
a 
religious 
worship 
connected 
with 
it, 
as 
have 
the 
churches 
and 
some 
of 
the 
secret 
orders. 
Of 
course. 
as 
those 
who 
are 
free 
indeed 
in 
Christ, 
we 
would 
prefer 
not 
to 
incur 
any 
obligation 
except 
to 
the 
Lord, 
but 
if 
obliged 
to 
join 
a 
Trade 
Union 
to 
obtain 
employment, 
I 
think 
you 
would 
do 
right 
to 
join 
one. 
I 
would, 
however, 
tltate 
to 
them 
that 
I 
preferred 
not 
to 
join 
them 
(not 
for 
the 
sake 
of 
the 
dues, 
being 
quite 
willing 
to 
pay 
my 
share 
of 
maintaining 
the 
proper 
price 
of 
labor), 
but 
from 
a 
desire 
to 
be 
free, 
lest 
at 
some 
time 
the 
Union 
might 
wish 
to 
dictate 
to 
m~' 
conscience 
what 
would 
not 
agree 
with 
it. 
I 
would 
therefore 
give 
them 
notice 
at 
once 
that 
I 
would 
be 
obedient 
to 
the 
demands 
of 
the 
Cnion 
so 
far 
as 
my 
conscience 
agreed, 
and 
that 
only. 
ONLY 
A 
FEW 
MORE 
YEARS 
--FBANCES 
C. 
Only 
a 
few 
more 
years 
to 
learn 
our 
part. 
Just 
a 
few 
more 
miles 
the 
race 
to 
run; 
So 
gather 
courage 
fresh, 
0 
fainting 
heart! 
o 
wcary 
"feet," 
thy 
journey 
soon 
is 
done. 
Only 
a 
few 
marc 
months, 
but 
full 
of 
toil, 
FOor 
m 
the 
"field" 
are 
hungry 
souls 
to 
feed, 
Tht'n 
struggle 
on, 
0 
weary, 
burdened 
one 
~ 
For 
thou 
shalt 
find 
a 
strength 
in 
time 
of 
need. 
SROBE.-- 
Only 
a 
few 
more 
days 
to 
fill 
with 
love- 
Love 
for 
all 
God's 
creatures, 
friend 
and 
foe, 
Love 
which 
shall 
cover 
every 
human 
fault, 
And 
bring 
a 
balm 
for 
every 
earthly 
woe. 
Only 
a 
few 
more 
hours. 
we 
know, 
for 
some, 
Who 
in 
this 
lifc 
have 
fought 
a 
goodly 
fight, 
Henceforth 
for 
them 
remains 
a 
glorious 
crown, 
A 
rest 
within 
the 
radius 
of 
God's 
light. 
Only 
a 
few 
more 
days 
of 
willing 
sacrifice, 
Of 
patient 
standing 
when 
our 
work 
is 
done; 
Soon 
in 
hi~ 
radiant 
presence 
we'll 
rejoice. 
And 
praise 
him 
in 
our 
everlasting 
home. 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
MAY 
15, 
1900 
1\0.10 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
A 
ZIONIST 
LEADER'S 
VIEW 
OF 
JESUS 
Dr. 
}\lax 
~ordau, 
a 
,videly 
known 
Hebrew 
leader, 
not 
long 
in 
the 
Talmud. 
His 
pra:rcr, 
the 
most 
beautiful 
that 
a 
believer 
since 
in 
reply 
to 
a 
question 
concerning 
his 
view 
of 
Jesus, 
wrote 
ever 
formulated, 
is 
the 
quintessence 
of 
Jewish 
ideas 
concern- 
the 
following:- 
ing 
the 
relations 
between 
man 
and 
his 
Creator. 
The 
Sermon 
"The 
picture 
of 
Jesus 
as 
we 
have 
it 
given 
by 
the 
synoptic 
on 
the 
Mount 
is 
the 
substance 
of 
rabbinical 
ethics; 
its 
figures 
gospels 
is 
a 
vague 
outline 
and 
is 
a 
typical 
and 
ideal 
Jewish 
and 
comparisons 
are 
common 
am0ng 
the 
rabbis. 
character. 
Hc 
obsprved 
thc 
law; 
he 
taught 
the 
morality 
of 
"Jesus 
is 
soul 
of 
our 
soul, 
as 
he 
is 
flesh 
of 
our 
flesh, 
and 
Hillel-love 
thy 
neighbor 
as 
thyself-he 
constantly 
occupied 
who, 
then, 
could 
think 
of 
excluding 
him 
from 
the 
people 
of 
himself 
with 
matters 
of 
eternity; 
he 
felt 
himself 
in 
spiritual 
Israel? 
St. 
Peter 
will 
continue 
to 
be 
the 
only 
Jew 
who 
will 
communion 
with 
God; 
he 
despised 
that 
which 
was 
mortal 
in 
say 
of 
this 
descendant 
of 
David: 
I 
know 
not 
the 
man! 
If 
hi~ 
being 
and 
all 
the 
accidental 
things 
of 
this 
life 
on 
earth. 
the 
Jews 
have 
not 
to 
the 
present 
time 
paid 
that 
tribute 
of 
All 
these 
are 
characteristic 
peculiarities 
of 
the 
best 
Jews 
of 
public 
honor 
to 
the 
exalted 
moral 
beauty 
of 
the 
character 
the 
time 
of 
the 
Roman 
supremacy, 
especially 
of 
the 
Essenee. 
of 
Jesus, 
the 
ground 
for 
this 
is 
to 
be 
sought 
in 
the 
fact 
that 
And 
as 
to 
his 
origin 
and 
ethical 
physiognomy, 
there. 
too, 
the 
those 
who 
tormented 
them 
did 
so 
in 
his 
name. 
The 
Jews 
language 
of 
Jesus 
was 
throughout 
Jewish. 
For 
all 
of 
his 
concluded 
what 
the 
Master 
was 
from 
the 
doings 
of 
the 
dis- 
parables, 
parallels 
can 
be 
found 
in 
greater 
or 
less 
abundance 
ciplcs. 
This 
was 
a 
wrong, 
but 
it 
was 
pardonable 
on 
the 
part 
[2630] 
6144-147) ZEON’S seek to keep God’s commandments, and do 30 willingly, not feeling them “grievous.” Thus we see that he is speaking only of the consecrated class; and since we know that there were none iighteous,—no, not one,—of all of Adam’s race, and sine: We know also that the unrighteous could not be accepted ay inint-sacrificers with Christ, we know assuredly that the Arastle John had in mind a class of consecrated and spiritbeyotten ones, who previously had been prepared by a knowlecye of Christ and by a faith in him unto justification. That “new creature” represented by the new mind which is now begotten of the holy spirit when the justified believer reaches that point where he sacrifices the human will and presents himself unreservedly to the Lord, is merely “begotten.” The present hfe is the formative period during which there is no independent life, but merely the reckoned one of our “mother,” the Abrahamie Covenant. (Gal. 4-23-31) Our birth will be in the first resurrection, when we shall be “born from the dead.” Then we shall have life and our mother covenant will be dead, having borne the promised seed that shall bless all nations. Compare Col. 1:18; Rev. 1:5. HOW WILL THE DEAD HEAR? Question.— What is implied by the expression, “The dead shall hear the voice of the Son of Man and they that hear shall live?”—John 5:25. Answer.—The Greek text seems to be in full harmony with the English, and neither can be understood logically and in harmony with other Scriptures, except by understanding this to mean that the dead of mankind shall be awakened to such a condition as will permit them to hear, comprehend, understand, tho they will still be dead from the divine standpoint —dead in tiespasses and sins—dead in the sense of being still under divine sentence of death. Then after hearing, comprehending, if they respond to the hearing, if they obey the voice, the command, the instruction, of that day of judgment, they shall eventually attain to perfection of life —hbeing raised to the living-point gradually by the processes of restitution or resurrection, by (through) judgments, during the Millennium. The fact is simply this, that a fall took place, a fall from a certain standing or condition of perfection and life and a redemption was provided at Calvary, on account of which there may be extended to all who fell an opportunity to rise again. The rising. be it never so insignificant in its begin ONLY A FEW ——FRANCES C. SHORE. Only a few more years to learn our part. Just a few more miles the race to run; So gather courage fresh, O fainting heart! O weary “feet,” thy journey soon is done. Only a few more months, but full of toil, For in the “field” are hungry souls to feed, Then struggle on, O weary, burdened one: For thou shalt find a strength in time of need. WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa ning, must go on to completion—until the subject shall have been raised out of death into life. This raising up is necessarily up to the point or condition from which the fall occurred, and anything short of that would not be in the proper sense of the word a raising out of death and to perfection of ife. When considering the word anastasis it is proper that we should interpret it along this lime, which is its only true and logical meaning, and if it were in any place used in a less comprehensive sense, it would evidently be the exceptional use of it, and should not militate against its full meaning. But let us look for a moment at the resurrection cf the just ones and the resurrection of unjust ones. There will be no question as to the resurrection of just ones, that to them anastasis mean3 a perfect raising up to perfect conditions in the first resurrection. Likewise, we claim, is its meaning in respect to unjust ones. It does not say that all of the unjust ones will be raised up, and other Scriptures show that this will not be the case, but that only such of the unjust ones as will conform themselves to the laws of the kingdom, will thus be raised up and that others will fall back when but partly raised up and suffer second death;—those who refuse to hear (obey) their Lord in that day. Compare Acts 3:23. JOINING TRADE UNIONS Question.—Can I consistently join a Trade Union? I prefer to be free, but am threatened with loss of employment unless I join one. Answer.—The Lord’s injunctions are specifically along the lines of religion, and hence our separateness from unions should be specially along this line. A trade union has nothing of a religious worship connected with it, as have the churches and some of the secret orders. Of course, ag those who are free indeed in Christ, we would prefer not to incur any obligation except to the Lord, but if obliged to join a Trade Union to obtain employment, I think you would do right to join one. I would, however, state to them that I preferred not to join them (not for the sake of the dues, being quite willing to pay my share of maintaining the proper price of labor), but from a desire to be free, lest at some time the Union might wish to dictate to my conscience what would not agree with it. I would therefore give them notice at once that I would be obedient to the demands of the Union so far as my conscience agreed, and that only. MORE YEARS Only a few more days to fill with love— Love for all God’s creatures, friend and foe, Love which shall cover every human fault, And bring a balm for every earthly woe. Only a few more hours, we know, for some, Who in this life have fought a goodly fight, Henceforth for them remains a glorious crown, A rest within the radius of God’s light. Only a few more days of willing sacrifice, Of patient standing when our work is done; Soon in his radiant presence we'll rejoice, And praise him in our everlasting home. Vou, XXI ALLEGHENY, PA., MAY 15, 1900 No. 10 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER A ZIONIST LEADER’S VIEW OF JESUS Dr. Max Nordau, a widely known Hebrew leader, not long since in reply to a question concerning his view of Jesus, wrote the following :— “The picture of Jesus as we have it given by the synoptic gospels is a vague outline and is a typical and ideal Jewish character. He observed the law; he taught the morality of Hillel—love thy neighbor as thyself—he constantly occupied himself with matters of eternity; he felt himself in spiritual communion with God; he despised that which was mortal in his being and all the accidental things of this life on earth. All these are characteristic peculiarities of the best Jews of the time of the Roman supremacy, especially of the Essenes. And as to his origin and ethical physiognomy, there, too, the language of Jesus was throughout Jewish. For all of his parables, parallels can be found in greater or less abundance in the Talmud. His prayer, the most beautiful that a believer ever formulated, is the quintessence of Jewish ideas concerning the relations between man and his Creator. The Sermon on the Mount is the substance of rabbinical ethics; its figures and comparisons are common among the rabbis. “Jesus ig soul of our soul, as he is flesh of our flesh, and who, then, could think of excluding him from the people of Israel? St. Peter will continue to be the only Jew who will say of this descendant of David: I know not the man! If the Jews have not to the present time paid that tribute of public honor to the exalted moral beauty of the character of Jesus, the ground for this is to be sought in the fact that those who tormented them did so in his name. The Jews concluded what the Master was from the doings of the disciples. This was a wrong, but it was pardonable on the part {2630}

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