Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-01

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CHRIST THE INTERCESSOR.
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CONDUCTED By
REV. ROBERT LATHAM.


chosen and appointed by God, the father, to
satisfy the claims of justice, and save his
people from the guilt and pollution OF sin,
consisted of two parts-oblation and inter-
cession. The obiaton3 consisted in giving
his own life in the law-room and stead OF
sinners. He died on account OF sin III the
room or place of sinners, and for the tem-
poral, spiritual, and eternal advantage OF
sinners of Adams race. The intercessiOn of
Jesus Christ consists in his continually plead
ing withhold for and in nhef1nH ofzthose re-
deemed by the sacrifice of himself. The in
tercession of Jesus Christ occupies place
intermediate between the procurement and
the application of redemption. Such being
the case, it belongs to the sacerdotal work OF
Jesus Christ, but extends to. the regal func-
tiOnS.
Jesus Christ as the intercessOr of his people
and his intercessory work was typiied to
the Church prior to his coming into the
world. God manifest in the flesh, by the
high priest and his services OH the day OF
atonement. The high priest was not allow
ed at all times to enter the holy place with
in the veil. Annually, on the tenth day of
the seventh month it was, by statute, ap-
pointed that this duty be performed. On
that day the high priest having washed his
| flesh in water and clothed himself in holy
garments went ".into, the holy place within
the veil before the mercy seat" Previous
to his entering two goats, from the flock,
were presented before the Lord, at the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation. Lots
were cast upon these goats...rOn goat was
to be chosen for the Lord, and the other was
to be the scape goat. The goat which was,
by lot, appointed for the Lord, was killed
and its blood taken by the high priest and
sprinkled upon the mercy seat, and before
the mercy seat. (See Lev. l6). From the
ninth chapter of Hebrews, we learn that
this entering in of the high priest was typ
ical of the intercessory work of Jesus Christ.
Rather, it was a symbolical service, in
which earthly things were employed to
teach us heavenly things. OF the whole
service of the high priest Oh the day of
atonement, the inspired author of the epis-
tie to the Hebrews says, 1.-The Holy Ghost
thus agnifying thatthe Wayanto the holiest
of all was not yet made manifest, while the
first tabernacle was yet standing; which
was figure for the time then present, in
which were offered both gifts and sacrifices,
that could not make him that did the ser
vice perfect. But Christ being come a high
priest of good things to come, by greater
and more perfect tabernacle, not made with
hands, that is to say, not this building; ;
neither with the blood of goats and calves,
but by his own blood he entered in once in
to the holy place, having obtained eternal
redemption" Heb. 9:8--12.
BY "tabernacleni in athe Sth verse, we are
to understand the tabernacle itself and all
the services connected with it. What the
Holy Ghost signitied by the services of the
tabernacle on the day of atonement, was
that these services were defective in that
they could not make those who performed
them perfect, and that they were designed
mainly, to be figure, rather a symbol, of
the intercession of Jesus Christ, who, as the
great high priest, would, after having made
an atonement for sin, enter into heaven,
there to make intercession for bis people at
the rightthand Of God onhigh. e =
The microscopy work of Jesus Christ is
expressed in variety of ways in the Scrip
lures. In I. John 2: l, he is called the pdrd-
clete, which is, in the authorized English
version, translated by the word advocate.
The word paruclete occurs several times in
the Scriptures, but, so far as we are aware,
only in I. John 2: l, does it refer to Jesus
Christ. In John II :16; Is: 2G; 1871, it is
translated comforter, and refers to the Holy
Spirit
THE chronological: meaning Of the word
paraclete is d person called to aida helper.
1t is clear that the word is applicable both
to Jesus Christ and to the Holy Spirit.
Both are helpers. Ina restricted sense, and
especially in its forensic use, it denotes
legal assistant, a counselor an advocate, as
translated in I. John 2:1.
In Hebrews 8: "a, Jesus Christ is said "tO
appear in the presence of God for u.s." In
Romans 1874 and in Hebrews 1: % Jesus
Christ is said to make intercession for his
people. The word, slrowever, which is in
these places translated mtercession means to
meet with, to talk acith, and in connection
with the proposition huper, as it is in the
eases cited, it means to meet WHh, or talk
with one person in behalf of another. The
intercessiOn of Jesus Christ, according to
Romans s : 81 and Hebrews 1925, consists in
his meeting with God in behalf ofhis people.
From the passages of Scripture already
cited, we infer that the intercessory work
of Jesus Christ consists inshis presenting
himself in the presence Of God the father,
or in meeting with God, and as an advocate
pleading for his people.
The Holy Spirit is also called an interces-
sor. In Romans 1926, we have this Ian
guage, ''The Spirit itself maketh interces-
sion for us with groanings which cannot be
uttered" The intercession of the Holy
Spirit is very different, in some respects,
from the intercession of Jesus Christ. The
Holy Spirit pleads, or as it is in Romans
8: 26, often or abundantly meets with us and
by his, powerful loperationsande enlightening
influences infuses into our souls a3spirit of
prayer and supplication which cannot be
uttered, or which are not uttered The
Holy Spirit pleads the cause of Jesus Christ
with.the sinner, but Jesus Christ, as inter-
ccssor, pleads the cause of the believer with
God. The Holy Spirit speaks for Christ in
the hearts of men, by revealing Christ to
them and recommending him as precious to
their souls.
AS the representative of his people, Jesus
Christ presents himself in the presence of
God. His simple appearing in the presence
of God is enough. He appears as the once
crucified but now exalted Saviour. On the
palms of his hands are written the names
of his people. The high priest, when he en-