The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-17
The HIGHER LIFE.
Prophetic Symbols Of Christs Church
Elder = :. lIIllmnn, pnstor.of the Farming
ton Christian Church


Elder = = Ilnlmnn, pnstorof the Farming
ton Christian Church
Heb. 10: 10: Having, Therefore,
brethren, the boldncss to enter into
the holy place by the blood of Jesus
by the way which He dedicated for
MS, new and living way, through
the veil, that is to say His flesh
aud having II great priest over the
house of God, let rs draw near with
II true heart IN fullness OF faith, our
hearts Sprinklcd from All evil con
science and our bodies washed with
pure water
Herein is set forth in prophetic
symbols the whole pattern of the
Church of Christ. The tabernacle
form of worship was the prophecy
of the whole Christian system
The High Priest once each ycnr
entered the Holy Place, passing
on beyond the veil into the Most
Holy Place where hr sprlnklrd scv.
en- times toward the Mercy Seat
above the ark of the covenant the
blood of the sacrifice for the sins
of his nation.
On the first apartment of the
tabernacle was the seven famed
candle stick, symbol of the Church.
the flame coming from the oil
which Is IN scripture the symbol of
the Holy Spirit The table on
which lay the showhred was also in
this apartment and symbollzrd the
Bread of Life. The altar of in.
crnsr was between the two, the in
rcnsr representing the prayers.
Facing these cmblcmS we behold
The veil that cOnccalS the sacred
precincts of the Most Holy Place.
This veil was II symbol of the flesh
or humanity of Jesus of Nazareth,
and at His death was rent from top
to bottom that the world might
know that the place of worshIplug
God was no longer confined to the
tabernacle or to the Most Holy
Place or to the Jewish camp or tenn.
pie; that the religion of Christ is
not local, bat universal; not TEN
purnrN, but eternal Old things
had passed away % The new and
living way had come Tn" veil
had been rent at the instant the
side of Christ was pierced with II
spear
Beyond this veil we behold the
Most Holy Place, symbol of hcav
en-, containing the ark Of the cove
uaut. The top of this sacred rm
blcm was called the Mercy Seat, for
it rested on the ark winch contained
the covenant of mercy that God
had made with his chosen people,
the Jews At each cud of this
Mercy Seat stood rheruhlm gazing
down toward the ark, Symboli2ing
the watchcarc of guardian angels.
When the tabernacle was com
plctcd U0d manifested His pres
rncc by appearing IN the form of
flame in Il cloud between these
rhrruhlm that rested on the ark
In Hebrew literature It ls called
the Shcchinah, meaning the visible
glory of the Divine.
Behold the glory of the sacrcd
symbolism When Christ $ Church
was instituted fifty days after His
God manifested the
power Of His Spirit again 10y com
ing upon the apostles, aud tongues
like as Of fire, ~ resting
upon them.
Jesus has opened the way for us
into the Most Holy Place, even
heaven. We enter by His blood
His sacrifice has taken away the
llcshy veil that interveucs. He is
our Great High Priest.
Our hearts sprinklcd from an
evil conscience. for His blood is
applied to us to cleanse from sin.
Our bodies washed with pure
water, the symbol of Christian
for the Jewish High Priest
hathed his whole body before he
entered the tabernacle, and then
lonned simple pnrc white linen
clothes. Rev. 10 tells us that the
pure linen is the righteous acts of
he saints.