The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-23

scriptures sets f0rth one SulNauohi Lor
the Ghurch--on the spirit. plane. 1t re-
veals, toms two classes wbeg will be
blessed on that spirit plane 1t shows
us that one Of these classes was typi-
fed in the priesthood of natural Is
rael and that the other class was typl-
lled in the Levites who assisted the
priests as servants. The remainder of
the tribes of Israel represented. typ
lcally, the entire world of mankind who
will ultimately be saved, not to a heav-
enly state or condition, but as men to
a restored earthly condition.
1t will be remembered that the Priests
and Levtes had no Inheritance In the
land, thus typically showing that they
represented that portion Of humanity
which. by Gods grace, will obtain
heavenly inheritance and experience n
change from human TO spirit nature.
As the Levites and Priests represent
ed the first-born OF Israel saved at the
Passover, so those who will attain a
resurrection to the spirit plane are
Scripturally designated "the church OF
the irst-born," and again. "the first
fruits unto God Of his creatures" The
elect Of this Gospel Age are not, there
fore. all who are TO be saved, but mere
ly all who are to be saved TO the spirit
plane. With the completion OF the
elect Church and her gloriGcation with
our Lord in dis resurrection, the first
resurrection" philippians Iii, 10; Rev
elatlons Xxx, O., the Kingdom will be
established for which we pray.
The Kingdom, per Sc, will be spirit,
invisible to men. but it will have
earthly agents and representatives,
and its dealings will be with mankind
to uplift Adam and his race from sin
and degradation-not to spirit condi-
tions. not TO the heavenly plane, not
to make them like the angels. but, as
the Scriptures declare, to restore them
to human perfection-to perfection OF
the earthly nature. I'm which Adam
was created and from which by sin
he fell and has been redeemed by the
grace Of God I'm Christ Jesus.
Begotten TO New Nature.
NtlN lOuE uBO Aut Dtl Ntth
these two salvations was lost sight
of-the heavenly calling for the Church
and the Restitution for the World
Hebrews iii. /; Acts iii, 1921. The
old Testament refers exclusively TO
the earthly and the fact that the New
Testament tells almost exclusively Of
the heavenly and Its promises was over
looked Thenccforth no difference was
recognized between the consecrated
Church and mankind In general. and
the words Of the Apostle, addressed to
the Church class only, were applied to
all.
For instance, in first Corinthians.
the fifteenth chapter, st. raul dis
cusses the general fact of death reign
ing through Adam and Of the provi-
sion, through Christ. of Il resurrection
of the dead. Then he proceeds 10
speak specially of the Church class.
saying, "this is The resurrection OF the
dead" The (emphaticl resurrection sig
nfes the special or First-resurrection
class, and The dead similarly marks the
special class of dead ones-the sanity
dead. the Church of Christ, begotten
of the holy Spirit to new nature, the
heavenly nature.
Not noticing this, commentators and
people in general have applied these
words TO humanity in general and un-
derstand them TO teach that all that
are sown in corruption will be raised
In, fnp nj fIuf n1l xrh nfa Ia
weakness. will be raised in power; that
all who die animal bodies, win be
raised spiritual bodies. But the Apos
tie Is endeavoring to impress very
different lesson, namely, that the
Church is n special class and will have
a special resurrection to spirit condi-
tions which the world will never know
anything about. experimentully.
The Bible shows this had we but
noticed it: The Apostle says, God
glveth TO every seed its own body;
that IS to say, II we sow wheat we
expect to reap wheat. If we SOW oats
we expect to reap oats. The Apostles
argument is that none need expect te
he OF the wheat class. the spirit class,
unless they are of that class when
sown In death. In other words. he
would have them understand that n
natural man. an animal man. In the
resurrection will be an animal man,
but those who accept the Divine offer
Of this Gospel Age, to become new
creatures in Christ Jesus. begotten
again by the holy spirit-these will
not come forth In the resurrection
human beings. but. being In full har-
mony with the begetting Of the spirit
which they. have received. will In the
resurrection be born of the spirit
Tho Hidden Mystery Revealed.
Up TO the time OF Christ no promise
of change of nature from human to