Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-25
international gessol1,
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON TX, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE 2.

Text of the Lesson, Heb. ix, lila,
24-2S-Memory Verses. 24-2G-Gold-
en- Text, Heb. vii, 25-COmmentary
Prepared by the Rev. ID. Nj. Stearns.
copyright, 1901, by American Press Association
IL. "But Christ being come an high
PRIEST Of good things to come by q greater
and more perfect tabernacle not made
with hands," The Holy Spirit in this
epistle dwells upon the excellency Of the
Son Of God, the brightness of the Fa-
hers glory and the express image Of His
person, better and higher than angels,
than Moses. than Melchisedec. than
Aaron. than Joshua, than the tabernacle
with all it's ritual, than all the sacrifice.
for He Himself is the true tabernacle
and the true sacrifice, of which all others
were only typical. A high priest on the
right hand of the throne OF the Majesty
In the heavens, a minister Of the true tab
ernacle which the Lord pitched and no:
man (chapter viii, l, y. The ;>'od things
to come, of which He is high priest.
are also mentioned in chapters X. /: Xi.
20, and shall be fully seen and enjoyed
in the ages to come when He will show
he exceeding riches Of His grace in His
kindness toward us through Christ Je-
sus (Eph. ii, y.
II. "By His own blood He entered in
once into the holy place, having obtained
eternal redemption for us" Everything
about the tabernacle, which Moses was
repeatedly instructed to make according
to the pattern showed to him in the
mount (chapter viii, 5: Ex. XIV. 9. 40. ct
al.), spoke Of Christ and His sufferinss
and glory. OF. as it is written in Ps. XXX,
., margin, In His temple every whit o.
it uttereth His glory" The blood taken
within the vail once a year for the high
priest himself as well as for the people
(verse and Lev. xvii pointed to His
own precious blood which He has shed
once for all and which takes away not
the sins of a year, but all sins forever,
for the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth
from all sin Il John i, Z; Rev. j. .: John
xiii. 10). He has not obtained for us re-
demption for week or a month or
year, but eternal redemption. He gives
to His sheep eternal life. and they shall
never perish; neither can any pluck them
out of His hand John Y, 2I-2O. He
Himself is our redemption, and apart
from Him there is none (Eph. j. I: Cor
1, 80; Acts iv. 12).
13, IA. GLOW much more shall the
blood Of Christ surge your conscience
from dead works to serve the living
God?" There was q ceremonial cleans
ing by the blood of the sacrifices, but
nothing ever took away sin but the blood
Of Christ. to which all the sacrifices
pointed The ashes OF heifer take ua
back to Mum. xix and the wondrous and
most significant ordinance Of "the red
heifer." which should have a most prayer.
full study. Put the only real cleansing.
either from sin or from de6ement, by the
way, in this wilderness journey. is by the
blood Of Him who by the Eternal Spirit
offered Himself sacrifice to God for our
sins-a lamb without blemish and with
out spot Il Pet. |, 10). Do let us give
earnest heed to what is here taught that
we are not redeemed to be taken at once
to heaven. but to abide here to serve the
living God, or. as it is written in | Thess.
l., o, 10. ito serve the living and true God
and to wait for His Son from heaven"
With the wicked works of the ungodly
the believer is supposed to have forever
done, but all works of the believer, how
ever good in themselves, if not wrought
by the Holy Spirit are only dead works.
they profit nothing Il Cor. iii, 15).
24. Christ is entered into heaven it.
self, now to appear in the presence OF
God for u.s." That we, having obtained
life in Him, shall continue to live is be-
cause he ever liveth to make intercession
for us tchaptcr vii. 25). AS He said.
Because live, We shall live also" John
xiv, 19), or as it is written in Rom. v, 10.
"Being reconciled to God by the death of
His Son, we shall be saved by His life"
We have in heaven Great High Priest
who is touched with the feeling of our
infirmities. having been in all points
tempted like as we are, yet without sin,
and to Him we may come boldly and
find in Him always the mercy and grace
that we need (chapter iv, 14-1G). Let us
lay up in our hearts and hold fast these
precious words, I'm the presence Of Col
for me-" and also the words in Rom. viii.
81, "At the right hand Of God for me-"
25, 26. "Now once in the end Of the
world hath He appeared to put away sin
by the sacrifice Of Himself" We have
in these closing verses Of this chapter
what some have called His three appear.
ings-in humiliation to put away sin, now
in the presence of God for us and, as we
shall find in the last verse, His appear
ing to bring the fullness Of His salvation,
His kingdom-two appearings on earth
and one in heaven. 1t was at the end Of
the age preceding this and at the begin
ming of this age that He came to give
Himself q sacrifice for sin. At the end
of this age He will come the second
oil 10 fc in
the presence of God for US. We cannot
dwell too much upon the great truth OF
the sacrifice Of Himself. His own self
bore our sins in His own body on the
tree" "He was wounded for our trans.
gressions, He was bruised for our iniqui.
ties" "The Lord laid upon Him the
iniquity of us ALL" "Christ hath redeem.
ed US from the curse of the law, being
made curse for u.s." "EIe gave Him.
self for our SINS" "The Son Of God
loved me and gave Himself for me" q
Pet. ii. "a; Isa. lii, 5, &; Gal. iii, 13: i, 4;
ii, 20).
27. %. "Unto them that look for Him
shall He appear the second time without
sin unto salvation" Only two, so far as
we know, have thus far escaped or been
excused from the appointment to die, but
when He shall come to the air for His
people all the redeemed then alive on
the earth shall. like Enoch and Elijah.
be taken without dying, changed in a mo-
ment q Thess. iv, 16, II; Cor. XIV, 81,
52). In due time all shall come to judg-
ment, either at the judgment scat OF
Christ or the great white throne, for ev.
cry one Of us must give account of him.
self to God Rom. xiv, 1912; Rev. XX,
II, 12). The salvation for which He
will come must be that Of the bodies Of
His saints from the power Of the grave