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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Royal Priesthood, #2
And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; (Exodus 19:3)
The calling of the royal priesthood was addressed to the house of Jacob, the children of Israel.
The new covenant also is made with the House of Israel.
For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: (Hebrews 8:8)
The royal priesthood always is Israel and Judah whether of the old covenant or the new. There is no "Gentile Church." There is only Israel, the royal priesthood, the family of God, the elect of God, the true and only Church of the living God.
The purpose of this booklet is to emphasize the fact that the objective of the present age is to call out and perfect the members of the royal priesthood. This does not mean the Gospel is not to be preached to everyone. We have been commanded to preach the Gospel to every person.
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mark 16:16)
Neither are we suggesting that God will refuse any individual who calls on the name of the Lord.
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. (Romans 10:12)
What we are advocating is that the emphasis on worldwide evangelism and church growth must be balanced with the concept of Divine election and guidance, and also with the understanding of the whole program of God from the rebellion among the angels to the coming down to earth of the new Jerusalem.
The good news of the Kingdom of God is to be preached to every person. At the end of the Church Age the angels will remove from the Kingdom those who are wicked.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 13:41,42)
We are to preach the Gospel to everyone. We understand also Christ is building His Church and knows exactly what He is doing.
When we use the term Israel, in this booklet, we mean the one elect of God, beginning with Abraham and ending with the last person called of God at the end of the present age. Israel is one.
There is but one family of God in Heaven and on the earth.
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, (Ephesians 3:14,15)
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. (Ephesians 4:4-6)
To be continued.