The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-05

but also an Sntitypical Priest-"aftcr
the order of Melchisedec"; "a priest
upon his throne" psalm cx. A; Zecha.
riah vi, 13).
But after this joyful proclamation
that their long-expected and gloried-iu
Mediator Of the New Covenant should
be looked for, they were warned that
his day would be one Of trial, one OF
special testing and proving, that the
Lord might find the antitypical Priests
and antitypical Levites to serve in the
antitypieal Temple. He would be like
a refiner OF fire to take away the dross
and to leave only the pure metal-fery
trials and testings being implied. He
would 'be like fuller's soap" in the
sense that great washing or purging
would take place to make ready for
the Kingdom the called and chosen
and faithful
At that time the conservation of
judah and Jerusalem unto the Lord
will be accepted as in olden times.
We may understand that this spirit
OF devotion is now reviving amongst
the Jews and particularly amongst
those who are identified with Jerusa.
lem and the Zionist movement. Hith-
erto this has been n political move
ment in the interest of Jewish nation
alization and home for exiles. Now,
| however, the due time has come for
real movement of those who have
the faith-to draw near to God and to
show their faith by helping forward
In the restoration of earthly Jerusa-
lem and her interests.
Why Messiah's Coming Delayed.
The Flrst-begotten of the Father, as
his glorious Agent I'm the great work
Of creation, had the honor granted him
Of becoming the great Messenger of
the Covenant, the great Prophet,
Priest and King of Israel, the great
Michael of Daniel xii, /. But there
were tests connected with his attain
ment of this high position: a. BY faith
he must lay aside his heavenly glory,
In obedience to the Fathers will to
become man-not a sinful man, but
a perfect man-holy, harmless, unde-
filed, separate from sinners. (2) Thus
prepared TO become the Redeemer 1t
was his privilege to make full conse-
Grafton of his earthly interest and the
Fathers pleasure to beget him of the
holy Spirit at Jordan to the spirit ma
ture on the highest plane. For three
and a half years his sacrifice burned
upon the altar. 1t was indeed better
than the sacrifice of bulls and goats.
for 1t was corresponding price for
Adam; an eye for an eye tooth for a
tooth; mans life for a mans life. (3)
When Jesus had thus sacrlfcially part
ed with his earthly life he experienced
resurrection change from human ma
ture to spiritual, like what he was
originally. only higher and more glo-
rious. Thus he was at once both a sac
riflce and the spirit-begotten priest
who offered that sacrifice. When he
arose from the dead, his personal sac
rifice had ended and his personal per-
fection as a spirit being was COM
pleted.
Then why did he not at once be-
gin his great work as Prophet, Priest.
King and New Covenant Mediator for
Israel and through Israel for the world2
It was because there was to be more
than one sacrifice In the Divine Plan on
the Day of Atonement. Throughout this
Gospel Age this risen, glorfied High
Priest, Mediator, Prophet and King
has been waiting to inaugurate his
glorious Kingdom of blessing-waiting
while n little handful of saints should
be selected from the world and tested
and found worthy and glorlfied with
hlmself-a "little flock" out Of all man
kind, both Jews and Gentiles.
When this Bride class shall have
her sacrifice in and under
the merit of the great Priest, then ev-
cry arrangement for the blessing of
Israel as Abraham's seed and of ali
naticAs through Israel will have forth
with commenced. Thus seen the reve-
iatlon of Israel's great Messenger Of
the New Covenant Is very important
not only to the Jew, but also to the
world of mankind. who must receive
their blessings under Israel by com
pliance with the same New Law Cove
nant. Moreover, the elect handful of
naints drawn. called and gathered dur
ing the parenthesls period are also
deeply interested in Gods glorious
Kingdom; for the Divine promise i
that they shall be then changed to be
like their Master and share his glory.
Judgments viii Be of the Lord.
Notice the further message Of the
Lord through the Prophet, 81 will
come near TO you to judgment; and
will be a swift witness against the
sorcerers, and against adulterers, and
against false swearers, and against
those who oppress the hirellng In his
wages, the widow and the fatherless.
and that turn aside the stranger from
his right verse %.
All, do we not see here plainly
stated that the Messianic Kingdom
means not only glory and honor to
those whom he will accept as servants.
but that 1t means also requirements
of faithfulness to the principles of
Truth, of purity, of harmony with
God7 And this lesson for the Jew.
under his New Covenant arrangement.
will ultimately apply to all nations.
Under that new arrangement, under
II. I'll a.