Evening journal., 1910-12-24

None Of thss ls:ss= ss ssss ss s-,fsE pTsT loo
must elapse from the time when Mes
siah would be the man OF sorrows and
acquainted with grief. Of whom the
people would be ashamed, until he
would appear In power and great glory
to establish his Empire under the
whole heavens In fulfllment OF the
prophetic picture of Daniel 2:34; 7:13.
1877.
Few understand Gods great secret
or mystery hidden during past ages
and dispensations (CoI. 1:26), tnat.
during this long period Of the Gospel
Age a sanity little flock" would be
selected from amongst men TO be Mes
siah's Bride, and ioint-heir with him
In his Messianic reign Few see that
this little flock 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 follow the Lamb, whithersoevsr he
goeth, walking In the footsteps OF
Jesus. Few understand that as soon
as these joint-sacrihcers with the
Master shall have filled up the meas
ure Of Affections appointed. then the
Kingdom OF glory viii be revealed aud
all flesh shall see It together and all
shall be blessed by It.
A Savior-Christ the Lord.
10 was prophetically, OF course, that
the Babe Of Bethlehem was called q
Savior--he was TO be a savior. The
Christ, the Lord. But as the Babe he
was none of these. He became The
Christ before becoming the Savior and
Lord 1.-The word Christ signifies anoint-
ed. In the Divine purpose It 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 10 hin
Office before he could I'LL It. Similarly.
Il was prophesied that Christ would
be the great King. greater than David
and Solomon, who we're his types and
foreshadows.
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 typihed--the holy Spirit. He
received this holy Spirit at the time of
his baptism, the 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 long-promised,
: would bless them, and through them,
the world. But every priest was or
dained 20 offer both gifts and sacri~
. fees for sins, and in this also they
typifed Jesus. who. under the Di7ine
/. arrangement. must first offer up him
self as a sacrifice acceptable 10 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 aud
his Eden home Hence II was neceB-
sary that Jesus should not only con-
secrate his life to the Divine service
and be anolnted with the holy Spirit.
but that, sacrihcially, 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 glorihed One he was now
fully commlssioned and empowered to
establish the long-promised Messianic
Kingdom, but has been waiting while
., a little flock" have walked In 'ig
footsteps-until the elect number shall
be completed and shall share his glory
Then his Kingdom viii take the con-
ie troll OF earth. Satan snail be b'und
Is for a thousand years aud all the wou-
derful blessings promised IN the Law
b. and Prophets and Gospels ard Eplstlea
a. shall be fulhllod
ID "A Savior and q Great One"
Sc We have seen how the Son OF God
A. attained his Prlestly ofice, for the
Z sacrifice Of himself; how he was
IN anointed thereto, and also anointed to
IS be the great King. and how he has
is been merely waiting for the due time
40 for his ISingdam 10 begin. Now we in
ce quire as to the force and signifcancc
We OF the word Savior. and how he saves
,e his people from their sinsl
n, In the Arabic. Savior signifies life
Ia giver. The Redeemer, glorifed as the
le antitypical Melchisedec, priesl
ne upon his throne" is to be the Savior
ne or lifeglver Of the race, ror whose
pc sin and because of whose condemns
n ton he died-"the Just for the un.
IS Just, 10 bring us back 70 Cod" sons
ig during this Age and some during the
ne period OF his Messianic reign. Grad
10 ually he. with his sanity Bride class
w. will uplift humanity from sin and
Sc death 10 righteousness and life etornal
eI and vii destroy all VINO refuGe the
vi blessing in the Second Death, from
he which there will be no hope Of re.
r. covery.
IN But the Christ. the Savior OF Glory
A Bride and Bridegroom, VIII, unitedly
Sc be the worlds Savior The glorlfet
h Redeemer saves his Church first b,
Ina a special salvation and High Calling
er These are the elect" called to sulfel
III with him and II faithful, to reign viii
III him on the Heavenly plane Thes
" are dealt with now on the basis o
3; faith; they pass from death unto lif
by the exercise Of faith and their en-
tering into a Covenant with God O
'se sacrifice, through the merit Of the Re
lat deemer. Their salvation will be mad
or, actual when they shall share in hi
nd resurrection, the First Resurrection.
gh and become kings and priests unit
OF God. 10 reign with Christ a thousan
&c years.-Rev 20:6.
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