The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-09

~ Iaui assures us that every fea-
lurc of the divine plan which we see
In process of execution was known TO
Jehovah from before the foundation OF
me me, world He declares that these things
Sod purposcd In himself before The
foundation OF the world The creative
processes, which have been operating for
thousands OF years. were all surely
elaborated In the mind OF Jehovah before
angels had a part-of how many grades
we may not surely know but they are
tvar1ously t DESIGNATED in the holy scrip.
powers. LateE am pr'hu,parees ihn nesf,on and 10
man. "a little lower than the angels"
ana crowned with earthly honor. dignity
ana an. power IN the image and likeness OF
ms creators glorious power.
These creations varied not in degrees
OF perfection and imperfection Each
was perfect on It's own plane Each
agent. and hence. whether on the an
tSe fs' ,Hrness Hr numa9 an plane %ss created In
%ith si. different capacities and abilities
Almishty God. infinite in wisdom. jus
tice IoVe and power. purposed the Or
derly exercise of his infinite powers, as
rather, desirous of giving life and
happiness 10 his creatures.
These intelligent ones were desig-
mated Sons OF God" SO long as they
maintained mai their attitude of perfect 10y
Not only was IL the divine intention thus
TO give pleasure to millions of creatures
to be created. but II was also the divine
VIII to manifest to his creatures his own
greatness and the perfection Of his own
goodness that they might enjoy him and
he enjoy them everlastingly.
we are not TO understand that AL
mighty God was lonely in that great
eternity before creation began On the
contrary. human loneliness is largely be-
cause OF human deficiency. What we lack
We seek for in others. But the great
JenoFah himself, he needed not conpan-
,onshlp TO complete or to supplement his
happiness. Ii was his pleasure to create
that his creatures might have JOY by
implanted In their constitutions
The wreck OF the human race pro-
duced by sin he well foreknew. Nor
ald this wrecking Of human hopes de-
iea'' nor was IL In danger Of defeating
the divine purpose. 1t merely demon
strates to angels and 10 men tho grace,
OF the divine characle, and shows unto
all the more fully the qualities of God
proper to be appreciated and copied
Seven Sealed Scroll,
When God would illustrate 20 us his
own great personality. when he would
Sho" to his creatures hn" be is work
ing all things according to the coun-
sci of his own viii he pictured it syn-
bolically In the Book Of Revelation In
that vision the throne Of the Eterna!
one is graphically PORTRAYED as The seat
universe. with angels as ministe-n"
spirits Then is described a scroll in
the right hand of Jehovah-ip divine
powef and keeping. That scroll. writ
seven seals" representing the complete
secrecy or the divine purposes related
in that scroll. From before tine founla-
ton OF the world 1t had been in the
hand un the power) of The great Eternal
He had given hints respecting Il in The
law and To some extent TO be described
by the prophets. But stl II was hid
den mystery. because the prophets un-
derstood not the things which they
wro1e; ,Hptn ~, nor r. could any understand then,
pnlii the faihers due time which h.
had purposed In himself,
Not only was the divine progra m,ne
thus sealed and safely secret~l bur IL
was the divine determination that II
should be given only 10 the one who
would demonstrate his worthiness TO be
Jehovahs honored agent for the carry
ing out of those purposes-predestna
Ing the agent. the representative OF Jc.
hor2h. To carry out the divine purposes
should be disclosed in advance only TO
the one who would demonstrate his
great delverer, the great prophet. priest
Judge king Of Israel.
High as the Redeemer stood in the d.
vine counsels and fellowship before he
came into the world To be mans redeem
er. il was not then granted even to him
TO know all the mysteries OF the divine
station. his perfection, his obedience. the
privilege was given to him first 10 be-
come mans redeemer. at the cost Of per-
sonal humiliation and death, and then
II faithful In this redemptlve work IL
should be his TO be glorlfed. exalted to
the divine nature. and to execute the
divine programme to its completion.
First. he must manifest his devotion and
loyalty 10 the Father, ere he could he
trusted even with the knowledge OF the
divine programme.
Worthy Is the Lamb
All this Is declared in tho account
(Revelatons W. The proclamation was
made 'Who Is worthy TO receive the
scroll and TO break It's seals and TO exc
cute the wonderful purposes OF God?'
None was found worthy Finally one
"was made flesh" More than this. be-
ing found IN fashion n man. DO con-
secrated his all to the doing of the Fla :
OF the cross, Wherefore. says the apos- :
tie. ''God also highly exalted him" and
gave him standing rank, title
He commissioned him TO execute all the
divine purposes and to him he handed
over the scroll. with the privilege OF
| onening its seals and comprehendjnG TO
the full its message.
| In the symbolic picture John saw a
! freshly slain lamb at the same time that
! the angelic messenger declared that the
Jesus proved himself worthy. and there
fore the privilege of understanding the
things Of the divine plan. and the ,prlv-
! lege of executing them riGhtfully be-
onscd to him. The lamb Slain repre-
sentcd the work of Jesus from the day
he was thirty years OF age and made his
conservation. There he became dead 10
self and Ia the world When he sue
ccssfully finished this great contract, he
cried on Cavalry, at Is finished
This glorious victor was then ac-
| knowledeed by God and by the holy an :
gels to bc the worthy One TO whom the
Father wound intrust the execution o;
every feature of the divine programme.
Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to
receive glory and honor. dominion and
| might lie has not yet completed his
great work there and then intrusted TO
him, The Father slorified him and set
! him at his own right hand-tlIe place OF
divine favor-wheD he finished his dem
onstration Of loyalty even unto death As
We, lie has only begun his great work,
The blessing OF The Church as the
Bride. the Lambs Wife" is the first
step In the glorious programme. and II
is not yet completed. Following II will
come the blessing of the world. all the
families OF the earth not only the living,
but the dead. HIS declaration to those