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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 man this side the veil. He
arose 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 natural body, raised a spiritual
| body" AS the ChurchS Head and
| Fore runner he passed beyond the
veil; and now shortly. as participants
with him ana us the second battalion
of the glorious triumphal procession,
will follow the Church which is his
Body" sharers with him in the First
Resurrection, his Bride.
Next 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 ana Bride The virgins
her companions" psalm xiv, IL, will
follow after the Bride into the pres
encc of the great King jehovah. Next
in professional order will come 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 perfcc-
ton and not in the spirit perfection of
those preceding HebrewS ri, 3S-4O;
Matthew Xi, IL. In their human per-
lection similar TO that of Adam before
his tranSgreSsion, plus their develop
mcnt in faith and obedience, these will
constitute firstfruits of Israel and Of
the world Of mankind. Under their
miniStration, supervised by the glori-
fed ones beyond the VEIL the work of
restitution and uplifting the captives
of sin and death will progress until,
the reign of Righteousness. every hu-
man being of loyal character will be
completely freed from the bondage Of
sin and death and imperfcction and.
with the Ancient Worthless. will march
in the grand procession into the pres
ence of Jehovah God.
Thus the great Redeemcr and De-
livercr will not only present the saint
ly Church blamelesS and irrcproach-
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
of the end of his triumphal procession.
HE shall see of the travail of his
soul and he satisfied" isaiah Iii. u.
"And Gave Gifts Unto Men"
All the blessings which. in Gods
providence, are not coming to the
Church during this Gospel Age, and
all the blessings that in the Millcnnial
Age will flow to natural Israel. the
rebcllious also" and all the blessings
that will flow through Israel and its
New Covenant to all the families Of
the earth. proceed directly or Indirect
ly from the great victory which our
Lord Jesus gained over sin and death.
Our text and context, as well as the
Psalm from which the quotation is
made. bears out this thought. 1t is
because our Lord descended, because
he left the heavenly glory, and be-
cause, in harmony with the Fathers
will, our Redeemer left the courts of
heavenly glory and humbled himself To
become 4 man, and then 'humbcd
himself to death, and even to the death
of the cross" that his eXaltation came
as a reward of his loyalty to the Fa
theirs Will
And in the Divine Plan il is because
his resurrection body and glory were
a reward. blcSsing-hiS earthly body
and nature ard rights had not been
forfeited through diSobedience--that he
bestow upon Adams dead and dying
race. He gave the merit of that sacri-
fee, first imputedly. on behalf of all
DESTROYS o. walking in his steps of
Self-Sacrifc even unto death. that
these mig be. in the Fathers good
pleasure, counted as his members and
companions OF the heavenly plane. To
this end the first gifts were bestowed
at penteCoSt. and all of similar class
throughout this age have had oppor-
tunity for participation therein. Adj
ditionally gifts of helpfulHess and in
struction and assistance were provided
through the apostles, orators, pastors
and teachers of the Church-for the
qualification of these sanity fOotStCp
followers for the work of service in
building up the Body of Christ, until
the elect Body she'll be complete
Uphesians ", 11-13).
Soon these gifts and blessings and
privileges now granted and imputed
to the Church will be no longer needed
by the class being prepared for the
heavenly joint -beirship. Then the gift
of the Millennia Kingdom. and
through Israel the gift Of the New
Covenant Jeremiah XXI. 81, will be
bestowed upon the blood bought world
granting TO them individually the op-
portunity of recovering from all their
deflement and imperfection.
Let MS then hail this great Redeemer
and Dcliverer Lord Of al! Let us bow
our hearts to him now and voluntarily
put Oh the yoke OF his service and suf-
fer with him outside the camp" that
we may be accounted worthy Of shar-
ing with him in the glorious work Of
his Mlllennial Kingdom as his Bride
and Joint-heir Hebrews xiii, lib.