The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-13

nal One Is graphically portrayed as the
seat Of Divine power and authority
for the Universe. with angels rs minis
tcring spirits. Then is described a
scroll, in the right hand OF Jehovah
In Divine power and keeping. That
scroll. written inside and outside. was
sealed with seven seals" represent
| ing the complete secrecy of the Divine
| purposes related in that scroll From
! before the foundation Of the world it
| had been Ia the hand lin the power)
/ Of the great Eternal. He had given
| hints respecting ii and had caused IL
! TO be symb0lized in the Law and 70
| some extent 10 be described by the
| Prophets. But still Ii was Il Hidden
Mystery. because the prophets under
! stood not the things which they wrote:
nor could any understand them. until
| the Fathers due time" which he had
purpoSed in himself
| Not only was the Divine Program
! thus sealed and safely secreted. but it
! was the Divine determination that it
| should he given only 10 the one who
! would demonstrate his worthiness to
be Jehovah's honored Agent for The
| carrying out OF those purposes pre-
| destinated before the world was. The
| honor OF being the Agent. the Repre-
sentative OF Jehovah, TO carry out the
J Divine purposes, should be disclosed
| in advance only to the one who would
demonstrate his worthiness TO he the
! Ia hn
the great Prophet. Priest Judge, King
| OF Israel.
| High as the Redeemer stood in the
Divine counsels and fellowship before
| he came into the world to be mans
| Redeemer. it was not then granted
OF the Divine Program. But by viz
| tue Of his high station, his perfection.
! his obedience, the privilege was given
| to him first to become mans Redeem
| er. at the cost OF personal humiliation
and death, and then. If faithful In this
redemptive work, it should be his TO
be glorif1ad. exalted to the divine ma
ture. and 10 execute the Divine Pro.
gram to it's completion. First. he
must manifest his devotion and loyal
! ty to the Father, ere he could be trust
ed even with the knowledge OF the
Divine Program.
"Worthy Is the Lamb"
All this is declared in the account
(Revelationa ". The proclamation
was made, Who Is worthy to receive
the scroll and 10 break its seals and
to execute the wonderful purposes Of
God? None was found worthy! Final
~, one demonstrated his worthiness-
he left the courts Of glory, he hum
! bled himself, he was made flesh"
More than this. being found in fashion
as man, lie consecrated his all to the
doing of the Fathers will, even unto
death, the death Of the cross. Where
fore. says the Apostle, GOD also high
ly exalted him. and gave him stand
ing, rank, a title above all others
philippians ii, {, 81. He commission
cd him to execute all the Divine pur-
poses and to him he handed over the
scroll with the privilege Of opening its
seals and comprehending 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 Lion Of the tribe OF Judah
| had prevailed. Jesus proved himself
worthy and therefore the privilege Of
understanding the things Of the Divine
Plan and the privilege Of executing
them rightfully belonged to him. The
Jesus from the day he was thirty
years of age and made his consecra-
ton. There he became dead to self
and to the world. When he success
fully finished this great contract, be
cried ON Calvary. sit is finished"
This glorious victor was then &C.
knowledge by God and by the holy an
gels to be the worthy One to whom the
Father would entrust the execution OF
every feature Of the Divine Program,
WORTHY is the Lamb that was slain
TO receive glory and honor, dominion
and might He has not yet completed
his great work there and then entflst-
| Ell 10 Uiul. 4 ne ratuCI-r StOfijcI ulAl
and get him at his own right hand
| the place Of Divine favOr--when he fin
ished his demOnstra ton OF loyalty even
unto death. As yet ne has only begun
his great WORK The blessing of the
Church as 1.-The Bride. he Lambs
| Wife. is the first step in the glorious
| Program, and it is not yet completed.
Following It will come the blessing OF
the world, all the families Of the
earth. not only the living but the dead.
His dee.arat;on to those now called to
he his Bride is, ITO him that over.
cometh will grant to sit with me in
my throne even as ! overca me and am
set down with my Father in his
chrome" Revelation III. 2D.
TO Us there Is one God" says the
Apostle. All wisdom aud power are
his Recent electrical inventions assist
us greatly in experimenting his great
ness. What man can do imitediy with
the telephone aud wireless teiegraphy
merely hint 70 as Of the infinite re-
sources of the Eternal Oue-from ever
lasting to everlasting, God. But our
knowledge Of the Divine Justice and
Love satisfies our hearts-our Great
Creator becomes "Our Father, who art
III heaven"