land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil three score and ten [70] years." In other words, till the land had had its seventy years of rest.
  Seventy times 50 are 3,500. The whole period would therefore have been 3,500 years from the time the Jews entered Canaan until all the types would have been fulfilled.
  As they entered Canaan 1,575 years before Christ there would be 1,925 years of types after Christ, or 1925 A.D. The year 1925, therefore, would have been the last jubilee the Jews would have kept, if they had remained faithful to their covenant. Then what would have happened?
  We should expect that the antitype would begin to be fulfilled; namely, the jubilee for the whole world. If the Jews had remained faithful God would not have granted any special favors to the Gentiles until all the types were fulfilled. (Amos 3:2)  But God would not change his time schedule simply because the Jews would not keep their part of their contract. No! He simply filled up the time with other work. As we have seen, be visited the Gentiles to select from them a people for his name. (Acts 15:14-17) He had no intention of trying to convert all the Gentiles during this time. After he had found sufficient number from the Gentiles to fill up the "royal priesthood.holy nation...peculiar people" (1 Peter 2:9), lie would then return to the Jewish nation as he had promised "the fathers."(Romans 11: 215-28) Thus the Jews missed the

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privilege of the heavenly invitation. God proved that he could easily find enough from the Gentiles to fill all the places of highest honor in his kingdom. This will be very humiliating to the Jews when they see what they have missed.
  The Jewish legal year begins in the fall, about our October first. The year 1925 would therefore begin about October first, 1925. It would be very reasonable to expect to see some beginning of God's favor returning to the Jewish people, as a part of the world, shortly after that date. Many of the Jews are already looking longingly towards their old home-land, Palestine. God's limit of time to the Gentiles as nations expired in 1914, as we have already seen. Thus as the Jewish nation, as a nation, lost favor with God when they crucified Jesus, and the Gentile nations have no further recognition by God as nations, Christ will soon begin to deal with the world as individuals, commencing with the Jew first, through the ancient worthies. We should, therefore, expect shortly after 1925 to see the awakening of Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Melchisedec, Job, Moses, Samuel, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, John the Baptist, and others mentioned in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews.
  These will form a nucleus of the new kingdom on Earth. One of the first things necessary will be to put Jerusalem in condition to be the capital of the world. This will necessitate a great deal of work, but there will be many willing

workers. Current news informs us that attention is already being centered upon Palestine, and thousands of Jews are trying to return there. Already considerable work has been done in the way of building better roads and cultivating the fields. However, we should not expect to see much systematic work under way until these "princes" have been awakened and placed in charge.
  The capital of every country should be in direct and quick communication with all parts of its territory. If Jerusalem is to be the capital of the world, it should be able to get into quick touch with every locality. Christ's kingdom is to undo in one thousand years all the evil brought about in the previous six thousand years. Old-fashioned methods will not suffice. Already we see great changes coming in. The wireless and radio can carry messages half way around the world now; and by the time the princes are brought forth these inventions will be perfected to reach all the way around.
  Everybody in the world will be "in one room," so to speak. The room will be a little larger than we may have been accustomed to hold meeting in; but what of that? Now when we read Isaiah 2:3 and Zechariah 14:16, 17 we see bow easy it will be for all the people to go "up to Jerusalem." The princes can easily radio their instructions to any part of the world. Think of Prince Abraham having some general instructions to give, calling "Attention"; and all the

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every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."-Matthew 7:7, 8.
  We know that God heareth not sinners. (John 9: 31) All will want to be among those who desire to serve the Lord in spirit and in truth, that these promises may apply to them.
  Let us suppose that you are living after the kingdom is established and the blessings have begun to How-out to the people in abundant measure. Of course it will take some time to get things in smoothly running order after the great stress between now and 1926. It may be ten years or more before you get your home all fixed up, and the gardens bringing forth the luscious fruits and appetizing vegetables in abundance. Even if it takes a while longer you will be that much better prepared.
  You will have secured the services of the best decorators you can find. Some of them used to be undertakers; but since there are no more people dying, they have had to seek some new occupation. Their experience as undertakers prepared them to become decorators with very little difficulty.
  You have made all preparations for father and mother. The home is all ready; a special room is prepared for them, fitted with everything you can think of that might give pleasure and delight. You then call up the princes at Jerusalem, state your case, and make request that your father and your mother might be