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q glimpse of the glorifed Christ, fell
as dead before Him. The effect Of this
great light above the brightness of the
sun upon the eyes of Saul OF Tarsus
was destructive and miracle was
necessary for their REPAYMENT.
Thus the Lord identified Himself in
glory with His former self. the man
Jesus. These lessons of the Lord
should not have gone unheeded. We
should not have thought of the glori-
fled Messiah MS n man. The effect of
the wrc1g thought has not only be.
clouded our appreciation of the Sa-
vior In glory, but has also confused
many respecting His Second Advent
1t is safe TO say that even yet the ma
jority OF those who are expecting the
Second Coming Of the Son OF God and
His establishment of His Messianic
Throne are looking for Him as q glori-
fed man, forgetting that He sacrificed
Himself as man, and that He took
not back that sacrifice. but received
exaltation TO the more excellent glory
than that which He had left to become
our Redeemer.
These wrong expectations respecting
Messiah's Kingdom have turned the
hearts OF many in a contrary direction.
They have reasoned cUrrectly-that the
establishment of nm earthly Kingdom,
with Christ the King in the flesh and
His saints joint-helrs with Him in His
Throne, also in the Hesh. and with an
earthly court-woud be a condition OF
things inferior to the present one and
apparently very inadequate for the ac-
complishment of the great things
which the Bible promises Messiah's
Kingdom will secure.
The proper thought respecting the
resurrection OF our Lord and His pres.
ent glory shows MS. clearly that His
Kingdom. when it shall be established,
will. indeed, be "A heavenly Kingdom.
a spiritual one. From this standpoint
only can we see the force of the Apos-
ties contrast. when he pictures to US
how Satan, ambitious and scheming to
be the Emperor of the world. took the
path of disobedience. He indeed gain.
ed his desire and is the prince of this
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~ ~ "uu u"'" 'eiSn' on 'he olner
10. n"n'' 'ne a',oSpe poii''s us 10 the iact
that our Redeemer, loyal TO the Beav-
~ ".ne' " '"e coie' nuhip'eu HIM
PEI ~ ,"Ne ,ne human .inture. 10 De
crucified: and that therefore God has
exalted Film and will give to Him the
~" "Nu,pe" Wy o"'an' uie
,'hVe u .u's ""r'u
s"'hh WIZ DE bound Tor the thousand
years Oh MeSsiah reign. Ihe spirit
ual irihce OF oarkil''Ss VIII be deposed
ai'o the spifi'uni frince OF Llgnt and
truth as the rathers honored Agent,
wiz pe inaugurated as hihg OF kings
anu L"ro ol lorus Ana lie must
mics under gis foet,, ,bs last o,au,,,
being death. Adamic death. the death
introduced through the deceptive lie of
"Satan. who was a murderer from the
beginning and abode not in the Truth"
(John viii. AZ.
ST. Paul. according to the Greek text.
institutes a comparison between Sa-
tan COURSE anu tIldt OF lne EOUOS
philippians ii. 81. He there implies
that Satan was ambitious and sought
to grasp Divine prerogatives, but that
the Logos did not mediate a usurpa-
tion TO be equal with God" but, on
the contrary, humbled Himself and
made Himself OF no reputation. New
ertheiess, eventually, In the outwork'
ing OF the Creators great Program.
the' one VINO humDled Himself will be
tne hxaited one ana the one who ex-
ai'eu h'mseif VIII De aDased' The
Apostle urges the Church 10 follow the
eAa1np'e Oh 'esus- humble your
seNes' 'nereiore' unuer 'ne mighty
panu u ''oo' lna' ne may exait you
ih uue ''ii'e u re'er " o''
Church of the First borns.
AS the Only Besotten of the Father
was begotten of the Holy Spirit at the
time of His consecratiop. MS an embrvo
New Creature. and as He was born of
the Spirit or perfected as New Crea
ture in His resurrection, so also the
r.