Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1909-06-04

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edge that he was writing prophec
Of Jesus, nor any knowledge Of how !
would be fulfilled But st. Peter, aft
er he had received the holy Spirit a
Pentecost, was able TO point out that i
was spoken Of Jesus and not of David
whose sepulcher is with us unto thi
day-"NO man hath assembled up t,
heaven" John iii, 49,.
Pictured In the Type.
The Pentecostal blessing Of the holy
Spirit was pictured in the amounting Of
Israel's high priest, Aaron, whose sons
represented his body, the under-priest
hood, the Church The holy amounting
oil poured upon Aaron's head symbol
lied the holy Spirit poured upon our
Lord Jesus and the members Of his
| Body. In Aaron's case the amounting
oil descended upon the body, and the
prophet declares that II was poured
upon "his head, even Aaron's head. and
ran down unto the skirts Of his gar
ments." Thus the amounting Of our
Lord, which he received Of the Father
at the time Of his baptism at Jordan,
descended upon his members and has
been with the Church ever since-upon
the Church accepted Of the Lord las
members Of the Body Of Christ" A
similar type was instituted in cOnnec-
ton with the kings, who were all
anointed in the name of the Lord.
These two offices Of priest and king
were both typical Of The Christ-Jesus
the Head and the Church his members.
As a sacrificing priest. first his own
person was sacrificed, and secondly the
flesh Of the Church, the justified bodies
Of those accepted to membership in him
These are called a Royal Priesthood
because their service extends to a
work Of glory In the future. typified
by Melchisedec. who was both priest
and king So the Christ Of Glory will
be a Priest upon his Throne. As the
priestly office represents the instruc-
tons and uplifting influences which
viii be a part Of that Millennial King
dom work, so his Kingly Office viii
the Authority and Power
and Government of that Epoch.
The Gospel Of the Kingdom was the
theme Of the preaching, both Of Jesus
and the Apostles 1t is a great loss to
the Church that this feature. once so
prominent. has been lost sight Of. In
stead, the prevailing idea today is that
civilized peoples Of the world consti-
tute Gods Kingdom, and 1t Is for
this cause that the word Christendom I.
came into vogue as signifying Christs /
Kingdom. Alas. the most civilized of I
these Kingdoms are no more than
what the Scriptures term Kingdoms .
If this world more or less under the
power or dominion Of the Prince Of /
his world, Satan. 1t is for this reason
that they are spending millions of
money on armies and navies, guns, ex-
llosives and tOrpedoes that they may
blow one another off the face Of the
'arth-"because they so love one an
'therw
The Scriptural proposition is that
3Od Is now selecting those who. in
he close Of this age, shall be glorified.
nd constitute his Royal Priesthood
o administer righteousness, Truth.
nd corrections to the wOrld-in the
anne Of the Lord and along the lines
+ his Righteousness. This will be
With a view to the worlds uplifting
ut Of sln-and-death conditions. So
Many Of Gods dear people as obtain
his view Of matters are thereby pre-
AIRED for a great blessing. 1t win
Ike from them unnecessary distress
q account Of the heather, for it will
how them that God IS not neglectful
the heather, but ultimately, when ,
Is plan natures. when his Kingdom ,
lall be established under the whole ,
eavens, all who have not had a full ,
Dportunity for reconciliation with !
m in the present life shall have such
4 opportunity there-during the Mil I
nnial Age-under the ministrations 9
Christ's Kingdom Of Righteousness. :
Not only those living at that time =,
I'll receive a great blessing, but also :
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eat prison-house Of death "All that :
e In their graves shall hear the voice 9
the Son of Man and come forth" \
e faithful to their reward Of ever =
sting life: the ignorant and the I'M =
to trial or judgment, that :.
ey may prove themselves to God II
sstitution to original perfection and Il
ernal life. will be the reward Of the r.
ling and obedient; but those refus- :,
z Gods grace will demonstrate their /.
worthiness OF eternal life and bring 2
on themselves the eternal penalty .,
Second Death (Acts iii, 30. =
upon Servants and Handmaids." d,
[ viii be noticed that st. Peter re- nj
red to Joel's prophecy in connection a,
th the Pentecostal blessing, declar- al
. that what was witnessed. and ex- Of