The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-31

considerable space has interviewed be-
tween our Lords triumphant resur-
rectlon and ascension and the evil
dences of his victory, which are fol-
lowing after him. OF the great King
of Glory himself, let us remember that
after he had suffered by the will Of
God, "the Just for the unjust" that
he might set mankind free from sin
and death, lie was highly exalted and
given name above every name" He
was made "partaker of the divine ma
ture." lie was no longer a man, for
"Flesh and blood cannot inherit the
Kingdom of God" a Corinthians XIV,
50). True, he still has as one of his
many titles, The Son of man, which
Identifies him with our race and the
work which he is in the process of ac-
completing for it and which he will
finish during his Millennial reign. We
are reminded by the Apostle that he
was put to death in the flesh and
made alive in spirit-a spirit-being. He
died as a man this side the veil. He
arose a New Creature the other side
the veil-a spirit being. He was ''sown
in corruption, raised in interruption;
sown in dishonor, raised in glory;
sown a natural body, raised a spiritual
body" AS the Church's Head and
Fore-runner he, passed beyond the
veil; and now shortly, as participants
with him and as the second battalion
of the glorious triumphal procession,
will follow "the Church which his
Body" sharers with him in the First
Resurrection his Bride.
Text in professional order following
the Bride class, the very elect" will
come the great company" from every
nation, people, kindred and tongue, the
honored servants of the heavenly
Bridegroom and Bride THE Origins
her companions psalm xiv, 1871 will
follow after the Bride into the pres
ence of the great King jehovah Next
| in professional order will core the
! Ancient Worthless from faithful! Abel
down to John the Baptist, the greatest
of the prophets. But these will come
| forth from the tomb in human rerfec-
ton and not in the spirit perfection of
those preceding QIebrews Xi, $40;
Matthew ri, III. In their human per-
lection similar to that of Adam before
his transgression, plus their develop
ment in faith and obedience. these will
constitute frstfruits of Israel and of
the world of mankind. Under their
ministration, supervised by the gloli-
fed ones beyond the veil, the work of
restitution and uplifting the captives
of sin and death will progress until,
at the close of that thousand years of
the reign of righteousness, every hui
man being of loyal character will be
completely freed from the bondage Of
sin and death and imperfection and,
with the Ancient Worthless will march
in the grand procession into the pres
ence of Jehovah God.
Thus the great Redeemer and De-
liverer will not only present the saint
" Church blameless and irreproach
able before the Father in love, but
likewise will liberate all who will OF
Adams race. now asleep and degrad
ed No wonder the Scriptures declare
Gle shall see of the travail of his
soul and be satisfied" isaiah lii. IL.
"And Gave Gifts Unto Men,"
All the blessings which, in God'
providence, are not coming to thu
Church during this Gospel Age, ant
all the blessings that in the Millennia
Age will flow to natural Israel, "th'
rebellious also" and all the blessing
, that will flow through Israel and it
New Covenant to all the families o
the earth, proceed directly or indirect
ly from the great victory which GU
, Lord Jesus gained over sin and death
Our text ana context. as well as tn
Psalm from which the quotation j
made, bears out this thought 1t j
because our Lord descended, becaus
he left the heavenly glory, and he
cause, in harmony with the Father
, will, our Redeemer left the courts o
; heavenly glory and humbled himself t
, become a man, and then humble
himself TO death, and even to the deaf
of the cross" that his eXaltation cam
- as reward Of his loyalty to the FL
TIERS will.
And in the Divine Plan it is becaus
i, his resurrection body and glory wer
, a reward, blessing his earthly bod
p and nature and rights had not bee
, forfeited through disObedience-that h
, had the latter with all its privileges {
= bestow upon Adams dead and dyin
a race He gave the merit of that sacr
\ flee, first imputedly, ON behalf of Il
/; DESTROYS of walking in his steps {
f self-sacrilce even unto death, thu
II these might be, in the Fathers goo
j. pleasure, counted as his members an
l. companions on the heavenly plane. I
+ this end the first gifts were bestowe
d at Pentecost; and all of similar elias
= throughout this age have had oppo
t tunity for participation therein. ~
a ditionally gifts of helpfulness and il
a struction and assistance were provide
d through the apostles, orators, pastor
q and teachers of the Church-fOr IL
;. qualification of these sanity footstC
It followers for the work Of service
1t building up the Body of Christ unit
IS the elect Body shall be compile
D, (Ephesians ", lib.
Il Soon these gifts and blessings an
n privileges now granted and impute
TO the Church will be no longer needle
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