The Gospel in Genesis
The Elohim "preached Christ" to Adam.--(Gen. 3:15.)
1.-He was to be born of Adam's race.
2.-He was to be the seed of the woman and Son of God.
3.-He was to be killed.
4.-He was to rise from the dead.
5.-He was to destroy the power that killed him.
The angel of the Lord preached the gospel to Abraham.-(Ch. 12)
1.-That God would multiply His descendants as the stars of heaven for multitude, and make Him a great and mighty nation.
2.-That at that time His own name would be great.
3.-That out of His posterity would arise one in whom and in himself all the nations of the earth should be blessed.
4.-That he, together with this personage, should have actual possession of the land of Canaan.
5.-That they, too, with all his adopted seed, should possess the world.
6.-That the seed, or Christ, would be an only begotten and beloved son, even the seed of the woman only, and, therefore, of God; that he would fall a victim to his enemies, and in his death be accepted as an offering by being raised from the dead, after the example in the case of Isaac.
7.-That at a second time Christ would possess the gate of his enemies in triumph and obtain the land of Canaan and the dominion of the world according to the promise.
8.-That at that time he and his adopted seed would be made perfect, receive the promise and enter into the joy of their Lord.
The Gospel in the Law
Moses preached the gospel to Israel.--(Ex. 3, 6, 15, 19; Num. 14, 23; Deut. 18, 30, 32)
1.-That the seed of Abraham should be a great nation.
2.-That that nation, with Abraham and his seed, the prophet like unto him, shall possess the Holy Land for ever.
3.-That all nations shall be blessed in them.
4.-That then the whole earth shall be full of Yahweh's glory.
The Gospel in the Historic Scriptures
The gospel of the covenant made with David recorded in 2nd Samuel 7, 13; 1st Chr. 17; (see also 1st Samuel 1), comprehends the following elements, viz.:
1.-It was ordered in all things and sure.
2.-A seed should descend from him.
3.-This Davidic seed should possess a kingdom.
4.-He should be the Son of the Eternal Father.
5 -He should be afflicted unto death.
6.-He should rise again.
7.-The throne of his kingdom should be David's.
8.-The Christ should occupy the throne in David's presence.
9.-That he should reign over the house of Jacob.
10.-That he will rule in the covenanted land.
11.-That he will exercise dominion during the future age.
12.-That of his kingdom there will be no end.
The Gospel in the Psalms
The Psalms are literally full of the gospel.-(Psalms 37, 72, 2, 132, 110, 89)
1.-They set forth that the Jew's Messiah and the world's Saviour should be the offspring of David, and Son of God.
2.-That he should be manifested first in weakness and mortality, and being raised from the dead, should be afterwards withdrawn to the right hand of the Father for a season, to re-appear at an appointed day in power and great glory.
3.-That he is to break up the order of things contemporary with his second appearing, and give the world a universal government of even-handed justice.
4.-That he will be both a king and a priest upon his throne, which will be in Jerusalem.
5.-That he will give his people Israel glory and unparalleled renown and preeminence among the nations.
6.-That he will promote the fear of God and the praise of His name to the ends of the earth.
7.-That he will conquer to bless, and reign to give peace; and remain in the throne of universal dominion to receive the unfeigned blessings of emancipated millions.
The Gospel in Isaiah
Isaiah announced it in glowing terms, and tells us-(ch. 2, 9, 11, 35, 40, 49, 60, 61, 65, 66):
1.-That in vision he saw the King upon his throne, who is to reign in righteousness, on Mount Zion and Jerusalem, gloriously, in the presence of his ancients, or saints, whose death shall be swallowed up in victory.-(Ch. 6:1-5; 32:1; 24:23; 25:8.)
2.-That the nations will abandon the art of war, and bless themselves in the peaceful occupation of husbandry and a prosperous and just commerce.
3.-That there will be a return to primitive health and longevity among the people, and a return to paradisaical harmlessness among the flesh-preying animals.
4.--Ignorance shall be extirpated; violence shall not be heard of; sickness will be banished; pride will be humbled; waste cities will be repaired; sterility will disappear; poverty will vanish; oppression will cease; and sorrow and sighing will flee away, and give place to a healthspringing morning of everlasting and unclouded joy.
The Gospel in Jeremiah
Jeremiah testifies to the same effect, telling us (ch. 3:17; 23:5, 6; 33:15; see also Isaiah 64:5):
1.-That Yahweh will raise up to David a righteous branch.
2.-That this man shall be King of Israel, reigning and prospering and executing judgment and justice in the earth.
3.-That in his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel and Jerusalem shall dwell safely.
4.-That he shall be for the righteousness of the nation.
5.-That then Jerusalem shall be called the Throne of Yahweh.
6.-That all nations shall be concentered to it as a throne of empire.
7.-That they shall be enlightened and blessed in their King, who shall be called "the God of the Whole Earth."
The Gospel In Ezekiel
Ezekiel prophecies (ch. 17:24; 21:26, 27; 34:23, 29; 37:22, 25; 35:35):
1.-That the Dry Tree of Israel, which now bears no fruit, shall be made to flourish in the mountain of the heights of Israel, where it shall shoot forth boughs and bear fruit, and that under its branching foliage shall dwell all fowl of every wing.
2 -That at that epoch the kingdom shall be given to a man of low station, whose right it is.
3 -That he shall be a plant of renown; that he shall be a David; that he shall be a Prince, or High Priest of Israel for an aion; that he shall be immortal.
4.-That the Holy Land shall be as the Garden of Eden or Paradise.
5.--That the twelve tribes shall be an united nation, and form one kingdom in the land.
6.-That a magnificent temple shall be built in Jerusalem, differing from that of Solomon.
7.-That the dead sea shall be healed, and become as productive of fish as the Mediterranean.
8.-That from the time of the establishment of these things, the old name of the city shall be abolished - that it shall no longer be Jeru, "they shall see" shalaim, "peace," but Yahweh-Shammah, "HE WHO SHALL BE IS THERE."
The Gospel in Daniel
Daniel foretold (ch. 2:44; 4:15, 16; 8:24; 7:9-25; 12:1, 2):
1.-The establishment of a kingdom which shall be a great military power in its beginning, and of perpetual continuance.
2.-That it should conquer all kingdoms extant in the latter days.
3.-That till the end of a period of 1260 years, "the kingdom of men" should "prevail against the saints" or heirs of the kingdom; that it should also destroy the power of the Jews, and rule over Palestine to the end of that period.
4.-That when this end should arrive, the power of God should be apocalypsed or revealed in the person of Michael, the Prince of princes, who shall appear to deliver Israel and awake the dead.
5.-That in effecting this deliverance the thrones or kingdoms of this world shall be cast down, and the kingdom of men transferred to the saints, who shall possess it under the whole heaven during an aion or millennium.
The Gospel in Hosea
Hosea declares (ch. 1:7-11; 2:19-22; 3:4, 5; 5:14, 15; 6:2):
1.-That Judah shall be saved by Yahweh Elohim: that is by Messiah.
2.-That at that time Judah and Israel shall become a united nation, and agree to place themselves under one chief.
3.-That he shall betroth the nation to himself for the aion.
4.-That this shall come to pass in the latter days; and that these days of their national resurrection shall be in the third day after their being rent and removed out of His sight.
5.-That this can only mean during a third period of a thousand years.
6.--The present year of Ephraim's rending and dispersion is 2602, which is synchronical with that of our era, 1875.
The Gospel in Joel
Joel, after predicting terrible calamities upon Israel and their country, consoles the nation with the assurance (ch. 1:6; 2:18-32; 3:1-21):
1.-That after the Gentiles had filled up the measure of their abominations, Yahweh would be jealous for His land and pity His people, and take away their reproach.
2.-That they should be glad and rejoice in Yahweh Elohim, or Christ.
3.-That he would give them the latter rain of the Spirit, as on Pentecost; and the former rain, on account of righteousness.
4.-That in this period there shall be restoration, and that henceforth Yahweh's people shall never be ashamed.
5.-That in the days of the restoration of Judah and Jerusalem, Yahweh, as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, will gather all national armies into the valley of Jehosaphat or Armageddon, and there contend with them in battle for the possession of the Holy Land.
6.-That when this is consummated Jerusalem shall be holy, and no strangers or enemies shall henceforth pass through her any more; that the land shall be as Paradise, flowing with wine and milk.
7.--That Yahweh will then dwell in Zion.
The Gospel in Amos
Amos says (ch. 1:2; 3:7; 9:8-15):
1.-That Yahweh will roar out of Zion and utter His voice from Jerusalem.
2.-That Yahweh would not utterly destroy the house of Jacob; but that when the indignation is completed, He will raise up the dwelling-place of David that is fallen, and raise up David's ruins, and build the kingdom as in the days of old.
3.-That then Israel shall be planted upon their land, and rooted-up no more from thence, saith Yahweh Elohim, who hath given it to them and not to the Gentiles.
The Gospel in Obadiah
Obadiah specifies (verses 9, 10, 16, 18, 21):
1.-That upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance, and it shall be holy.
2.-That the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
3.-That at the time appointed for this, deliverers shall come up in Mount Zion to judge the Mount of Esau; and the kingdom thus obtained shall be Yahweh's.
The Gospel in Micah
Micah testifies (ch. 1:3; 2:12 13; 3:12; 4:1-13; 5:1-15; 7:6-20):
1.-That in the latter days yet future, the kingdom of Yahweh shall have sovereignty over the empires and kingdoms of the earth, and that all nations shall concentre around its throne.
2.-That Yahweh the Elohim of Jacob will enlighten or apocalypse them, and they will in consequence walk in His ways.
3.-That a law and a word will be promulgated from Zion and Jerusalem and be universally obeyed; that war will be abolished, peace be established as the order of the day, and goodwill everywhere prevail.
4 -That Israel shall then be a strong nation, with Yahweh (Christ) reigning over them in Mount Zion from thenceforth and for the millennium.
5 -That in this day of apocalypse the Judge of Israel shall stand and rule in the strength of Yahweh; that Israel shall then abide or dwell safely in the Holy Land, because their Divine King shall be great to the ends of the earth.
6.-- That the Conqueror of the nations will pass by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage, and perform the truth to Jacob, find the mercy to Abraham which He has sworn to Israel's fathers from the days of old.
The Gospel in Nahum
1.-Israel's deliverance from the Assyrian by the fall of Nineveh, was only the type of a greater deliverance at the apocalypse of Messiah.
2.-The prophet looked forward to the time when the wicked should pass through Judah no more.-(Ch. 1:15.)
3.-This must be future, because the wicked are not yet cut off, but are in possession of the Holy Land.
The Gospel in Habakkuk
Habakkuk saw:
1.-The time when the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh as the waters cover the sea.
2.-He saw that this could not be the character of the times until the Gog of Ezekiel, the Assyrian of Isaiah and Micah, the King of the North of Daniel, the Lawless One of Paul, and the Dragon of Rev. 20. (the power execrated as the spoiler of the nations and the violator of the land of Israel) should be removed out of the way.
3-He saw that this power should be broken by the saints, who should "rise up suddenly and awake" to life, in whose midst is the STONE OF THE WALL which shall cry out against him.
4.-He saw that the kingdoms and empires existing in the hour of the end are for Yahweh's Christ.
The Gospel in Zephaniah
1.-The apocalypse of Yahweh, the King of Israel in Jerusalem.
2.-The taking away of judgments from Jerusalem.
3.-The purification and pardon of the remnant.
4.-The exaltation of Israel to fame and praise throughout the earth.
5.-Their restoration to the Holy Land from all parts of the earth.
6.-The abolition of all the "Names and Denominations," and other superstitions of every form, shade, and color, that now bewilder and divide mankind.
7.-The establishment of one religion and one government for all the world.-(ch. 1:1; 2:6-11; 3:1-19.)
The Gospel in Haggai
Haggai foresaw:
1.-The desolation of Babylon, the overthrow of Rome, and the convulsion of the entire Gentile world.
2.-The apocalypse of the Holy One of Israel, who should be Governor and High Priest of the nation; the ONE represented by those "men of sign," Zerubbabel and Joshua
3.-That to be desired of all nations should come, and Yahweh's house be filled with glory.
The Gospel in Zechariah
1.-That the land previously desolated shall become like Eden, the garden of Yahweh; and that all its inhabitants in Messiah's age shall be trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that He might be glorified.
2.-That after Messiah effects his entrance into Jerusalem, the work begins that is to result in removing the veil from the mind of Israel with respect to Jesus; in their restoration to Palestine; in the subjugation of the nations; and in their subsequent enlightenment.
3.-That Yahweh shall inherit Judah and choose Jerusalem again; and that all flesh shall be at rest before him.
4.-That the horns of the Gentiles which have scattered Judah shall be broken the Holy Land and City be avenged, and Zion comforted, in the presence and operations of the brethren of the "Carpenter's Son."-(ch. 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14)
The Gospel in Malachi
1.--That the name of Yahweh shall be great among the Gentiles.
2.-That the glorious Messenger of the Covenant will come, and that men will be taught to venerate this name, and not take it lightly into their lips.
3.-That the world-rulers contemporary with these events, will be utterly extirpated.
4.-That the saints shall come forth from their graves and be healed, and that then the wicked shall be ashes under the soles of their feet.
5.-That then the Sun of Righteousness will shine forth with great glory in the kingdom of the Father.
The Gospel in the New Testament
1.-That Abraham is heir of the world.-(Rom. 4:13.)
2.-That in him and his seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.-(Gal. 3:8.)
3.-That Jesus Christ is Abraham's and David's son and heir.--(Matt 1:1.)
4.-That Christ will restore the kingdom again to Israel, and build the tabernacle of David which is fallen down.-(Acts 15:16)
5.-That Jesus is the King of Israel by inheritance.--(Luke 1:32.)
6.-That the shedding of Christ's blood effected the confirmation of the promises made to the fathers, and gave the right of remission and inheritance to all who believed on his name.-(Matt 26:28)
7.-That the eternal life and glory of the kingdom to come are vested in Christ for bestowal upon obedient believers at his appearing.-(John 17:2; 2 Tim. 4:1.)
8.-That the second coming of Christ is necessary to the resurrection of the dead, and that the resurrection precedes and introduces to the time of reward; and that the judgment seat confirms the hope or disallows the claim of the candidates for the inheritance of life and glory in the kingdom, agreeable to every mans work, whether it be good or bad.- (1 Thes. 4:16; Rev 11:18 )
9.-That Christ shall judge the world in righteousness, at the time when all the kingdoms thereof become Yahweh's and His Anointed's.-(Acts 17:31; Rev. 11:15.)
10.-That the faithful will reign with Christ on the earth as kings and priests for a thousand years.-(Rev. 2:26; 5:10; 20:4.)
11.-That there shall be an era of regeneration and a restitution of all things spoken of by all the prophets.--(Matt. 19:28; Acts 3:21.)
12.-That the Jesus Christ of the New Testament is the Yahweh of the Old Testament, manifested in fallen human nature for the development of the righteousness of vindicated law, that they who are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.-(John 12:45; 14:9.)