The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08

Redeemer alone would be necessary
Tor the race. And to him he offered a
great reward, SO that his sacrifice for
sins would work out to his own ad-
vantage, as well as to the sinners. A
part of the reward was the high ex-
altation to the heavenly nature-far
above angels, and the gift of the
Kingdom of earth necessary for the
overruling and subduing of the spirit
of rebellion in the world and for the
exaltatton and uplifting from sin and +
death conditions of all the willing and
obedient Of Adams entire race.
''The Better Sacrifices
From the Divine standpoint 'the
man Christ Jesus gave himself a ran
som for all,'' for Adams entire race,
to be testified in due time. He anti
typed the bullock of Israers atone
ment day. as well as antityped the
priest who slew the bullock-because
he offered up himself. Rewarded by
the Almighty, he was raised from
death to the spirit plane. higher than
the angels Applying his merit to the ne
faith" the Church of the First
borns," he then began a work little |
understood by either Jews or Chris |
tians, but nevertheless clearly outlined |
in the Word of God His work |
throughout this age has been the gath |
ering of the elect class-which is chos- |
en- because of faithfulness to him and
obedience in walking in his steps in
the narrow way. These. composed both
of Jews and of Gentiles. have for CEN |
turtles been in course of Development
their sacrifices being typified by that
of the Lords goat on the Atonement
day. Their sacrifices are small ana
| lean like that of the goat, in compar1-
son to the bullock. But they are &C
eepted by the Great High Priest, and
the offering of their sacrifice is count
| ed as his sacrifice. Thus eventually the
| High Priest will complete ms work OF
sin atonement eve believe very soon)
and then his second application OF the
| blood upon the mercy seat Will pc
| made Just as it was written In the
| law. ION behalf of all the people" only
| that ''all the people" on the larger
| scale will not mean merely the Israel
/ ties outside of the Levites, but VIII
mean the whole world Of mankind
i outside Of the household of faith, the
antitypical Levites, t,ornn aH dl,ar 't ne
Messiah. the antitypical Prophet,
| Priest, King, Mediator Judge. Then
/ for a thousand years the world VIII
| receive the blessed, uplifting lnflu-
i There will come in IsraeFs share IN
the great work of recovering the WorIo
i to God They are still beloved LOT tLe
fathers sakes and the gifts ana call ing
/ If cod to them are things he Will not
/ renent of. At that1time the great anti u,
tvpical Prophet, Priest and klng Mlit
hsptn his work as Mediator AT tnat
| time he will mediate by bringing ny
operation the new ' G6V TnaTe with Is
4 rae1 and Judah latter those DAYS
aFtar the DAYS Of their humiliation ano
/ being cast off; they shall De Iecl <HI %
. and uplifted and blessed and useo ,;t ~
IRE Lord. This is Gods covenant VII III
from when he will take away tnelL
ios-uyhen by virtue of the petteF
sacrifces'' their sins shall De apsolu. .i
Ian
w and forever Cancelled by tne an.l
| +y-n;ca1 Priest, of whom the Propne'
- 9Sapr PA urrote. "The Lord hath sworn,
80 will not repent, Thou art prIeS'
For the age after the order OF W.
) chizede k''Sa kingly priest on the sPlfi'
; plane psalm OK, -.
What Atonement Signifies.
The word Atonement or At-one-men'
tides the bringing of persons AMEN
sls ~. ostranged back into harmony,
60 oethv union. Many are perpIeAeu
81 the doctrine of blood-aton enieh1 NJ so =
, | prominently set forth IN the RnOI reyoit-
: egbeddinr of blood is naturally reNoIo-
! 81 and properly so. 1t seems stranse'
. +I1serafore to those who do not qii els
: stand the philosophy OF sae shouId
! Man of salvation, why Gou 81 for
: have required a olooo nennIe who
! sin Sometimes the very peopie W.
ohieo+ To blood atonement pelieNe
Something much more aWfu~ Ia a.,
atonement for sin can pc S - - -
1 :. Irnd
l 1nn1st,o torture. Some believe even
'sarse +han this-that an everlasting
: toT,oenf nenalty for sin VIII pc exaCCeu
! ~ ali except the sanity rev o u,a ~
oI az How inconsistent and hlogl-
i cal we have all been IN our
: 11non religious subjects! e.
oP Pr, e.crintlral usage blood STANDS 1or,
Il -anresents, the life. In harmony
q With this is our ordinary use OF ene
1 word. We read, The pIoou 49, g. 81
oil nEpth
: ~, Here the word blood STANDS IoI
9Th or rather, for the merit OF me
: sacrificial death of Jesus his ueAe an
would have been equally eIncaIio n 81 81
> ,o,on,s ransom price if his side had mo-
Z man man ierced It would have been
o0nallv meritorious If he had died IN
a anv other manner, except thaI ne W. -
: TO take the place of the sinner 70 tnt
e very last degree IS ' Everyone thai
S.onsetb ,,pon a tree" thus branding
nr,,nifxion as the most ignom1niouS
v form of death. ,,i-a +he
: 5aath of a victim as a basis Tor tnt
Sorgiveness of the sins Of Adam anc
: his race? We reply that coos laN
y vas Intended to be an illustration o.
, tice could not punish Adam nor hi
- cbiiaren with everlasting torture o.
= onv other of the horrible Things w
Is once imagined. The seVeres1 penai..
y of the Divine law - IepACSSiNSo ~
= = orr common law, which. as an extrem'
q nenalty. requires the death of tn
o transeressor.- Adam, having been sen
n enced to death. would have had n
o future opportunity for hfe-nelther 3!
= ras1,rraction nor otherwise. Adam
It children, sharing his weaknesses. woul'
is have had no opportunity to regain life
" because justice is Interchangeable If
Il was lust to condemn sin. it would b
"a iniustice to rescind the penalty ant
lslset, the culprit free. Divine love ha
r, nroyided a way by which Adam an
= his children are all to be freed from
" death and have an opportunity or eter
w nal slife-not by violating the require
d, lments of Divine justice, but by fulfill
E. ing them. Hence in due time, tn
st man Christ Jesus died for the ma
III - sin tn satisfy hi