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acquainted with grief. Of whom the
people would be ashamed. until he
would appear in power and great glory
to establish hts Empire under the whole
heavens. In fulfllment If the prophetic
picture OF Daniel 2:34: 7:19. 1927.
Few understand Gods great secret
or mystery hidden during past ages
and dispensations (Col. l go. that, dur
ing this long period of the Gospel Age
a sanity ''little flock" would be select
ed from amongst men to be Messiah's
Bride. and Joint-heir with him In his
Messianic reign Few see that this
~little fiock'' has been selected during
these nineteen centuries from every
nation, people, kindred and tongue,
and that they are all saints. in the
spirit OF their minds. at least. and fol-
low the Lamb, whithersoever he goeth.
Few understand that. as soon as these
joint-sacrificers with the Master shall
have filed up the measure of affiic-
lions appointed. then the Kingdom OF
glory will be revealed and all flesh
shall see II together and all shall be
blessed by It.
A Savior-Christ the Lord
IL was prophetically. of course, that
the Babe OF Bethlehem was called
Savior-he was to be Savior, The
Christ. the Lord. But as the Babe he
was none of these. He became The
Christ before becoming the Savior and
Lord. The word Christ signifies anOint-
ed. In the Divine purpose 1t was ar
ranged that Messiah should be anoint-
ed High Priest Of Israel on a higher
plane than Aaron-after the order of
Melchisedec. psalm 110:4) And ev-
cry priest must be anointed to his Of
fee before he could ill It. Similarly.
It was prophesied that Christ would
be the great King greater than David
and Solomon. who were his types and
foreshadowp.
The amounting Of Jesus was not with
literal oil, but with that which the oil
upon the head of the kings and priests
Of Israel typined-the holy Spirit. He
received this holy Spirit at the time Of
his BAPTISM ,he Spirit falling upon
him and abiding with him. amounting
him for his great work Of antitypical
Priest and antitypical King Of Israel.
who, as the Messiah Compromised.
would bless them, and through them.
the world. But every priest was or
dained to offer both gifts and sacri
f1ces for sins, and In this also they
typified Jesus, who under the Divine
arrangement, must first offer up him
self as a sacrifice acceptable to God
for the sin Of mankind-in order that
he might be the Savior or Deliverer Of
men from the curse Of sin and death
that he might restore them and their
earthly home to the glorious condition
Of perfection represented In Adam and
his Eden home. Hence II was neces-
sary that Jesus should not only conse-
crate his life to the Divine service and
be anointed with the holy Spirit, but
that, SCIENTIFICALLY, he should lay down
his life, even unto death-even the
death OF the cross. AS part Of his
reward he was raised TO glory, honor
and Immortality, on the third day
thereafter.
AS the glorified One he was now
fully commissioned and empowered to
establish the Compromised Messianic
Kingdom but has been waiting while
''little flock" have walked in his foot
steps-until the elect number shall be
completed and shall share his glory.
Then his Kingdom will take the control
OF earth Satan shall be bound for
a thousand years and all the wonder
full blessings promised In the Law and
the Prophets and Gospels and Epistles
shall be fulfilled
"A Savior and Great One"
We have seen how the Son Of God
attained his Priestly Office, for the
sacrifice OF himself; how he was
anointed thereto, ana also anointed to
be the great King and how he has been
merely waiting for the due time for
his Kingdom to begin. Now we In
quire as to the force and significance
of the word Savior. and hOio he saves
his people from their sinsl
In the Arabic. Savior signifies NE
0icer. The Redeemer. glorified as the
antitypical Melchisedec, "a priest upon
his throne" Is TO be the Savior or life
giver Of the race, for whose sin and
because Of whose condemnation he