Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-10-07

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ana his sons were few In comparison
TO all the tribe VI Levi, so only a
sanity few expect to attain to glory.
honor and Immortality with Christ.
These are referred TO In the Scriptures
as members OF the Body Of Christ"
even as the under-priests. Aaron's
sons. In the type. were members or
Aaron. Under another beautiful hg-
ure this Priestly few are styled the
Bride of Christ" and His joint-heirs
In His Kingdom and work.
Chosen to Bless the People
As these LevItes. including the
priests, were elected. or selected. for
the purpose of being the instructors or
Israel, so we perceive the Scriptures
10 teach that the Church OF the First
born. when gloritied, viii be associ.
ated with Messiah In His great work
of blessing aud instructing all the peo-
ple-all the families of the earth. The
knowledge of the Lord at that time
will he made known to all mankind;
all the blind eyes shall be opened and
all the uetI tiitS Shuh ut uhH'"PPNe'
All the Leviie class will share In the
work OF blessing. which the Lord for
SO many centuries has declared
through the mouth of all the holy
Prophets.
The merit of the death OF Jesus. the
Just for the unjust. when applied on
behalf Of the whole world. Will be
efficacious for the cancelling OF the
sins OF the world. and their full re-
Cancellation 10 the Father II will
be Divine mercy. however. which will
prevent mankind from being Mt once
turned over directly to the Father. as
soon ms the satisfaction for their sins
shall have been rendered and accepted
ut the close of this Age of dealing with
the Church Instead New LAW Cove
nant will be sealed and made operative
with Israel. and under that New Cove
nant the whole world will be privi-
legged Ia come into relationship with
Messiah and the blessings of His King
dom. which will represent to them d.
vine mercy. power and opportunity for
returning to human perfection and an
everlasting earthly home-or. rejecting
this grace. they will die the Second
Death. from which there will be no
recovery.
The effect of the New Covenant will
be to bring the willing and obedient
Of all the people OF earth fully back
into harmony with God: and this. at
tanned mt the end Of Messiah's reign
Of II thousand years. will prepare the
way for the surrender OF everything
to the Heavenly Father. that lie may
be all In all. and that the world there
after may he dealt with as perfect be
ings. along ID. lines Of absolute justice
and without any further need Of a
Mediator or other merciful provisions.
The Pith Of the Argument.
This Is the pith OF St paurs argu-
ment IN our text and context. lie
points us down TO the contamination
OF this Age--to the time when the
Church OF The Firstborn shall be com.
pleted on the plane Of glory-to the
time when Israel and the world OF
mankind will reach the place where
God will introduce the New Covenant
typiiied In the Law Covenant. As the
latter WAS introduced by the shaking
of Sinai. IN general time OF darkness
thus. the Apostle intimates. the New
Covenant Is about to be inaugurated
in the end of this Age. by time OF
most awful trouble. of which that al
Sinai was merely n symbolic picture
or type. Gods voice then shook the
earth. hut In the antitype He will
shake everything that can 10 shaken
Things which nre absolutely just. true
and righteous will remain mistaken,
and we. the Church OF the Flrst-born,
the antltypi"al Priesthood. will receive
Kingdom which cannot he shaken.
The True Chureh's Glory
In the past we failed TO see who
would he rembers of the true Church
because our eyes OF understanding
were bccouded by error Similarly
we have failed TO see the grandeur
the honor and blessing which God has
promised shall be the portion OF the
one true Church. the little dock. :
We mixed heavenly things with earth
ly things. We COMPOUNDED the blessing
OF Restitution to human perfection and
an earthly Eden with the spiritual
blessing We appropriated TO ourselves
the promises made to the faithful OF
Israel. that they should build houses
and inhabit them. and plant vineyards
and eat the fruit OF them. and should
long enjoy the work OF their hands.
In general we were confused.
Now ms we come TO see Gods great
Plan and the different features OF the
same. we are able TO discriminate and
10 apply properly the Scriptures relat
ing TO each class The Royal Priest
hood are to he Joint heirs with the Re
deemer. nnriakcrs Of the divine ma
ture and sharers Of their Lords glory
honor and Immortality. tRomans II. a.
The larger company. symbolized by all
the Ievites. aside from the fnmily al