DISCOURSE: 875 CHRIST’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR HIS OFFICE Isaiah 11:2. _And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge, and of the fear of the Lord; and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 876 THE CHANGE TO BE WROUGHT BY THE GOSPEL IN THE LATTER DAY Isaiah 11:6. _The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall fe... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 877 THE MILLENNIUM Isaiah 11:9. _The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea_. THE generality of mankind ascribe a far greater degree of moral influence to civilization, than the state of the heathen world in its most refined ages will justify. We ar... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 878 CHRIST A STANDARD FOR THE GENTILES Isaiah 11:10. _In that day there shall be a not of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious_. IN the Scriptures, you frequently see a particular period referred to under the... [ Continue Reading ]