If Calmly You Listen

240 Pages·1943·4.965 MB·English

by  GRESTY, L. Buxton

IF CALMLY YOU LISTEN
Ifcalmlyyou listen,
The good Land shallfeedyou;
_But refuse, and rebel, and the
sword will eatyoul”
Isaiah 1-19-20
(FERRAR FENTON TRANSLATION)
IF CALMLT
YOU LISTEN
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BY L. BUXTON GRESTY
DESTINY PUBLISHERS
HAVERHILL - MASS.
COPYRIGHT, I943, BY DESTINY PUBLISHERS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Contents
PAGE
INTRODUCTION 7
ISRAEL ll
ISRAEL’S IDENTITY: SOME FACTS 17
THE AUTHORITY OF HOLY WRIT =9
THE PLAN AND PURPOSE OF PROPHECY 43
ISRAEL AND THE PROMISES 55
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THE MARKS OF ISRAEL
_]UDAH’S RELATIONSHIP TO ISRAEL 93
THE THRONE OF DAVID 103
THE PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM 123
THE ROAD TO THE ISLES 135
THE PRESENT STRUGGLE 161
THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH 175
EPILOGUE 197
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M I M I M ' _
Introduction
HERE isamessageofradianthope! Doyou know that
a new World Order is being inaugurated and.that the
English-speakingandkindredpeopleshavebeengiven
aspecial mission in itsdevelopment? Wereyouaware
that the United States of America and the British
Commonwealth of Nations have become the rallying
point for the forces of world reconstruction and prog-
ress? Is it a matter of interest to you that this Com-
pany of Nations is about to accomplish its age-old des-
tiny by emerging as the nucleus of the Kingdom of
God on Earth?
Nearlyfourthousandyearsago, Almighty Godcom-
menced to build a demonstration nation, which He
declared should be an object lesson—a working
model—for the bene(cid:191)t of all the peoples of the
earth. He selected one man, Abraham, to whom He
permitted a glimpse of His great plan and purpose.
To Abraham and to his son and grandson, Isaac and
Jacob, God made a series of promises. These prom-
ises, which are known as “ The promises to the fa-
thers," were of such vital importance that—as the
New Testament assures us-]esus Christ came to
con(cid:191)rm them. They were entirely unconditional;
they were in no way dependent upon the conduct of
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8 INTRODUCTION
the persons to whom theywere made. Therewereno
stipulationsorprovisosofanydescription. Theywere
guaranteed by God's Holy Name: therefore no power
in the universe could ever cancel them. Conversely,
their ful(cid:191)lment is as certain as that night follows day.
What Were the Promises?
“ The promises to the fathers,” which now so ur-
gently concern this generation, may be brie(cid:192)y sum-
marized as:
a. Thatan especial “ seed "shouldbedescendedfrom
them, who should be a blessing to all the families
of the earth.
b. That they should be the progenitors of a multitu-
dinous race of people who should be used as a ve-
hicle for conveying bene(cid:191)t to the world at large.
c. That their descendant race should become a “ Na-
tion and a Company of Nations” spreading abroad
over the face of the earth.
d. That these people should possess the “gate ” or
strategic control over the movementsof those who,
from time to time, became their enemies.
e. That the large territory stretching from the River
Euphrates to the border of Egypt should become
the heritage of these people.
INTRODUCTION 9
Were thePromisesFul(cid:191)lled?
Everyone knows that the (cid:191)rst promise was abun-
dantly ful(cid:191)lled. ]esus Christ— the especial seed-
duly came. He has been, and always will be, the su-
preme blessingconferred upon mankind by Almighty
God. Most people know, too, that the other promises
commenced to beful(cid:191)lledin the birthandsubsequent
developmentoftheancientnationofIsrael. Yetmany
feel vaguely that, with the apparent disappearance of
Israel from the center of world affairs, the complete
ful(cid:191)lment of the promises is suspended, lost—even
abandoned.
WhatHappened to thePromises?
One thing is absolutely certain: God has not for-
gotten His promises. Although, as will be explained
later, His Kingdom people— Israel—acted in such
amanneras to delay their ful(cid:191)lment, the promises are
now in process of being ful(cid:191)lled to the same people
under a new name. Proof will be forthcoming that
the English-speaking peoples and their kinsmen are
the direct lineal descendants of the so-called “-lost ”
people of Israel.