God’s Holy Remnant:
By B. E. Warren.
By the Word of God we understand that in this last dispensation of time God is gathering to himself a holy remnant, out of all the places where they have been scattered. As I look out upon this dark world of confusion, my heart is often made sad to see the awful sleep and stupidity, that is creeping over this Gentile world.
Truly their hearts are becoming harder and harder, and their eyes are being blinded: and with their ears they will not hear. And yet, thank God, there is a remnant to be saved. “We are living in the time of gleaning.
See Isaiah 17: 6. “When thus it shall be in the midst the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.”- Isaiah 24: 13.
1st. There is a remnant to be saved. “Even so then at the present time also there is a remnant, according to the election of grace. “- Romans 11: 5. “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.”- Isaiah 10: 20, 21.
These prophecies are present truth. Reader, will you be one that makes up this remnant?
2nd. This remnant is holy. “In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem. “- Isaiah 4: 2, 3. ”
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord; and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.”- Isaiah 62: 12. Read Hebrews 12: 14. Holy means, to be pure, spotless, blameless, cleansed from all sin. In order to measure to these commandments, we must sever ourselves from every man-made creed; obey Revelation 10: 4; 18: 4.
3rd. This remnant is in harmony. “And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall
gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”- Matthew 24: 31. “And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them.”- Jeremiah 32: 39.
This oneness includes:
First, oneness of the ministry. “Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice: with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.”- Isaiah 52: 8.
This is a beautiful type of the oneness and unity that exists between all the true ministers of God. “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Second, oneness of all believers. “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things in common “- Acts 4: 32.
4th. This remnant does no iniquity. “For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent. . . . The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies: neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.”- Zephaniah 3: 9, 13.
5th. It is a persecuted remnant. “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”- Revelation 12: 17. “And others had trials of cruel mockings and scourging, yea, moreover, of bonds and imprisonments: they were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented.”-
Hebrews 11: 36, 37. O, brethren, may we not shrink, but may we with Paul of old “fight the good fight.”
Finally,
6th. It is a triumphant remnant. “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.” –
Revelation 15: 1, 2. ” And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they! And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”- Revelation 7: 13, 14.
By B. E. Warren.
By the Word of God we understand that in this last dispensation of time God is gathering to himself a holy remnant, out of all the places where they have been scattered. As I look out upon this dark world of confusion, my heart is often made sad to see the awful sleep and stupidity, that is creeping over this Gentile world.
Truly their hearts are becoming harder and harder, and their eyes are being blinded: and with their ears they will not hear. And yet, thank God, there is a remnant to be saved. “We are living in the time of gleaning.
See Isaiah 17: 6. “When thus it shall be in the midst the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.”- Isaiah 24: 13.
1st. There is a remnant to be saved. “Even so then at the present time also there is a remnant, according to the election of grace. “- Romans 11: 5. “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.”- Isaiah 10: 20, 21.
These prophecies are present truth. Reader, will you be one that makes up this remnant?
2nd. This remnant is holy. “In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem. “- Isaiah 4: 2, 3. ”
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord; and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.”- Isaiah 62: 12. Read Hebrews 12: 14. Holy means, to be pure, spotless, blameless, cleansed from all sin. In order to measure to these commandments, we must sever ourselves from every man-made creed; obey Revelation 10: 4; 18: 4.
3rd. This remnant is in harmony. “And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall
gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”- Matthew 24: 31. “And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them.”- Jeremiah 32: 39.
This oneness includes:
First, oneness of the ministry. “Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice: with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.”- Isaiah 52: 8.
This is a beautiful type of the oneness and unity that exists between all the true ministers of God. “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Second, oneness of all believers. “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things in common “- Acts 4: 32.
4th. This remnant does no iniquity. “For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent. . . . The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies: neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.”- Zephaniah 3: 9, 13.
5th. It is a persecuted remnant. “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”- Revelation 12: 17. “And others had trials of cruel mockings and scourging, yea, moreover, of bonds and imprisonments: they were stoned, were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented.”-
Hebrews 11: 36, 37. O, brethren, may we not shrink, but may we with Paul of old “fight the good fight.”
Finally,
6th. It is a triumphant remnant. “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.” –
Revelation 15: 1, 2. ” And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they! And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”- Revelation 7: 13, 14.
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