Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-19

CoHlplSLS, even unto the morrow dltet
the Seventh Sabbath shall We number
fifty days; and We shall offer new
meat offering unto the Lord: Ye shall
bring out Of your habitations two wave
loaves OF two tenth deals; they shall
be Of fine -four, they shall be baken
with leaven; they are the first fruits
unto the Lord" This was the institu-
ton Of the day Of pentecost. 1t was
again a first day. We read in verse
81, "That it may be holy covocation
unto you; We shall do no servile work
therein 1t was not said to be Sab
bath or holy day, but, "a holy convo-
cation" Cor calling together" mar
gin.) 1t was the meeting that was
holy, not the day. Yet they were to
do no work. 1t spoke of rest like the
Sabbath. Not, however, of creation
rest. but of rest in redemption THE
rest that remains to the people of
Cod" (Heb. AID
But coming to the antelope, we read
Acts 81 "And when the day of Pente-
cost was fully come they were all
with one accord in one place" (There
were about hundred and twenty be-
levers. Acts. 1:15) And the morrow
after the Sabbath, or first day. means
something to them now. 1t was on
that day that He had broke the bonds
of death. 1t was on that day He had
repeatedly appeared in their midst
with His gracious words, peace be
gathered on this pentecostal morrow
after the Sabbath" to await the fulfill
ment of His promise. "Ye shall be
baptised with the Holy Ghost not
many days hence" No doubt, on that
memorable, first day walk out to
Emmans when, Beginning at Moses
and all the prophets He expounded I'M
to them in all the scriptures the things
concerning Himself. duke 1920 Or
at evening Of the same day when He
opened the understanding of all His
believing ones, that they might under
stand the scriptures ". 45) They I'M
derstood then that, "the sheaf of the
wave offering" was type Of Christ in
resurrection; and the "two-wave
loaves" were a type of the church to
be composed of the two classes, Jews
and gentiles. And SO, ION the first day
of the week the disciples came to-
gether to break bread" In the bread
and wine they had what would remind
them of His death; ana the day re-
minded them of His resurrection
the two things that must occur before
there could be any assurance Of saliva
ton But there is no hint that they re
garded it as a Sabbath or holy day.
Here let me quote brief summary
concerning the seventh and first days.
"By confusing the days, the true rest
is lost They are not identical but dis
tinct in themselves. However they
both speak of rest. The first, Of rest
in creation: the second. Of rest in re-
demption. The first, of the old crea-
ton; the second, of the new creation.
The first Of the dispensation Of
law; the second. Of the dispensation OF
grace The first, is the shadow only
while the second is the substance
And now for my third proposition
That the Christians Sabbath is an ex-
perience of rest into which he enters
by believing in Jesus. This I believe
| to be the STRONG meat" Of the Sab
bath question.
| What Is the meaning of the word
Sabbath? It IS a Hebrew word
Synonymous with our word rest; and
means, to rest; to cease; Or cessation.
But, as applied to our subject, to rest
from what? To cease what? Jesus
said. "Come unto Me all that labor and
are heavy laden and I will give you
rest" Matt. 11:28. Why do mer
"1abor"-spirituaily And about what
are they ''heavy laden?' j believe
that all religious effort on the part OF
the unsaved. except where it is
prompted by hypocrisy, has for it's OBJ
ject the finding Of spiritual rest; or, as
more often expressed, peace witt
God"
We have referred to the shadow
and body" of Col. 2:16, II; but, let II:
notice it more carefully. There W.
see that the holy day (or feast, mar
gin) the new moon and Sabbath days
were "a shadow of things to come
but the body is of Christ" Now w
know that shadow is merely the an
nouncement Of an approaching objec
but. when the ohpect appears, w
cease to obsedve the shadow. So, whel
Christ. who is the body, appeared; a
foretold in prophecy, the disciples ceas
ed to observe the shadows: "the feas
days. the new moons, the Sabbaths an
all the solemn feasts as foretold i
prophecy. (Hos. 2:11).
But if the shadows are done away
what has taken their place? ''Ther
remaineth therefore a lest, excepting c
Sabbath. margin) to the people {
God" (Heb. 4:9). How can we &c
that rest?" And how can we know w
} have it? I'VE which have believed d
) enter into rest" Heb. 4:3) and, 'H
that is entered into His rest, he ais
: hath ceased from his own works, a
, God did from His" (v. 10). All "ou
own works" are but dead works" b
, fore we enter into rest by believin!
, No amount of turning over ne
leaves doing the best we can t
, keeping the law ever gave bu
dened soul "the peace of God whic
) passeth understanding" CPhil. Al
; None of those things is entering I'M
rest by believing But, hear H
t word. Verify. verify, | say unto 20
t he that heareth My word, and b
: lieveth on Him that sent Me hat
, everlasting life, and shall not come i
!. to judgment (margin) but is passe
; from death unto life" Jno. SO
Notice carefully the conditions and tt
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