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ing into the holy of holies. All that the
high priest did, was typical, and be himself
was a type. The sacrifices typi6ed an atone.
ment which the promised Messiah would
make. The holy of holies, or interior part of
the tabernacle, or second tabernacle as it is
translated, (Heb. 9: g. was type of heaven.
This being the case, the type and anti'type
could not be in force at one and the same
time. The law pertaining to the Aaronic
priesthood continued in full and binding
force, from the time of its publication, till
that which was signi6ed by it was fully &C.
cornplished. There may have been times III
the history of the Jews, when the high priest
ceased, in fact, to discharge the duties of his
Office; but at no time in the history of the
Jews, from the days of Moses to the ascen'
sion of Jesus Christ, did the office of high
priest cease to exist. When Jesus died upon
the cross, he made an atonement. That is, be
did only what was typi6ed by that which the
priest did in the outer, or, as it is translated,
(Heb. 9: g. first tabernacle. In other words,
he had accomplished only part of what was
typi6ed by the duties of the Aaronic priest.
hood. His intercessory work, as yet, had not
begun. This he could not begin until he en-
tered into heaven the auti-type Of the holy of
holies. The simple statement of the fact is,
Jesus commanded his disciples "to tarry in
Jerusalem" until he had accomplished the
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priest, Christ offered up himself sacrifice !;
as a priest, he rose from the dead and as a
priest, by his own blood, he entered heaven,
having obtained for us eternal redemption.
Heb. 9:12.
Not many days after the last conversation
of the Saviour, with his disciples they were
visited with wonderful out-pouring of Gods
Holy Spirit. In other words, they we're bap-
tized with the Holy Ghost. What length of
time intervened between the ascension of the
Saviour and the baptism of his disciples with
the Holy Ghost, we have no means of know
ing. 1t was not long, we suppose 1t is a
matter of little importance, since we are in
formed that Jesus was faithful in fulfilling
his promise. The disciples did tarry at Jeru-
salem, and when the pentecostal season had
arrived, whilst they we're all in one house, they
we're baptized with the Holy Ghost and be-
gan to speak with tongues. Acts 2. That is,
they began to speak Auently and correctly,
languages which they had never learned.
Peter began to preach the gospel. "Let,"
says he, "the house of Israel know assuredly,
that God hath made that Jesus, whom ye
have cruci6ed, both Lord and Christ"
The baptism of the Holy Ghost was the
promise of the Father, for the fulillment Of
which the disciples we're commanded to tarry
at Jerusalem. This baptism of the Holy
Ghost fitted the apostles for completing the
canon of Scripture, and for organizing the
New Testament church. The Aaronic priest.
hood was in lawful existence until Jesus
Christ took his seat on the right hand of the
Majesty on high. Hence, had Jesus failed to
ascend to heaven or not "gone to the Father"
the New Testament church would not have
been organized. 1t was this baptism of the
Holy Ghost which enabled the disciples, after
the ascension of Jesus, to be more successful
preachers than Jesus himself was during the
whole of his ministry. 1t was this baptism Of
the Holy Ghost that entitled the followers of
Christ to be called Christians. When this
baptism of the Holy Ghost took place, then
the Aaronic priesthood ceased by law, and all
its rites and ceremonies were abolished forever
The way was now opened for the introduc-
ton of the simple rites Of the New Testament
church. Now, and not before, could the
apostles lawfully 60 into all the world to
preach the gospel. They received the CON-
mission to preach the gospel to all the world
prior to the ascension of Jesus; but they we're
commanded to tarry at Jerusalem until they
were baptized with the Holy Ghost, before
they began to exercise the functions of their
office. God made covenant with Abraham,
in which the promise was made that in Abra-
hams seed all the nations of the earth should
be blessed. Gen. 26: 4. This Aaronic cove.
nant God amended in the days Of Moses, by
adding the Aaronic priesthood with its various
rites, ceremonies and sacrifices God, how
ever, all along, promised that he would add
another and final amendment. This final
amendment consisted not in changing the na
ture of the covenant, but in change in it's
mode of administration. This change could
not, by law, be made until Jesus entered
heaven and the Holy Ghost was sent by the
Father
What grand train Of thought is suggest
ed by those words: "Tarry at Jerusalem" I"
The Lamb of God made sacrifice for sin,
and that glorious period of the worlds his.
tory is about to be ushered in, when God will
proclaim to "whosoever will" that che will
be their God and they shall be bis people,
and that he will forgive their ini9uity and
remember their sin no more forever" Jer.
81: :31-35. The time is at hand when the
wild olive is about to be grated into the good
olive tree The time is at hand when the
middle wall of the partition which separates
Jew and Gentle is to be broken down, never
again to be rebuilt or repaired. The disciples
did tarry at Jerusalem, and they were hap
tized with the Holy Ghost, and endued with
power from on high, and the gospel is now
and has ever since that memorable day when
the apostles we're filled with the Holy Ghost,
(Acts, 2: 4) been preached to the Gentiles,
and so it will be until the church militant
becomes the church triumphant
INFORMING HIS FRIEND.-A Radmon-
shire (Eng.) lady recently paid visit to her
father at Yorkshire, who, before she was