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vine nature. and entirely disassoci-
ated from human nature.

Thinking Of the Lord at His second
advent as glorified man, they asso-
ciate Him with a material throne and
an earthly court. This. in turn. leads
other Christian people in an oppo-
site direction. Realizing that such
an earthly kingdom would be step
backward rather than a step forward.
| they deny the second coming of Mes
Siah to establish the Kingdom SO long
promised.
The proper thought is that Jesus. in
the flesh. accomplished the work
which the Father had given Him to
do, when He sacrificed His earthly
life. The Father gloriously rewarded
Him on the spirit plane. Now He is
waiting for the gathering of His
Church. His Bride. His Elect. These
are to share in His resurrection to the
divine nature and to sit with Him in
His throne. Then the Kingdom of
Messiah, so long promised. will begin
to bless the world. using as its earth
ly representatives visible to men. Abra-
ham. Isaac and Jacob and all the
Ancient Worthless. mentioned in He
brews xi. 3S40; through whom the
blessing will extend to Natural Israel
and to all the families OF the earth
(Acts iii. 1920.
A Multitude of Captives.
Our text. in figurative way. repre-
sents the ascension of Jesus from the
earthly plane to the heavenly as the
triumph of great ConquerOr. Sin
had gained ascendency over Adam and
his race, and had brought mankind low
to the dust, mentally. morally and
physically. Moreover, this victory over
man had been gained in a legal man.
ner-through one mans disobedience
Romans v, 12). The LogOs Invested
Himself of His glory on the spirit
plane. was made flesh, fulfilled the de-
mands of the Law, proved Himself
competent to pay the sinners Ransom
price, and gave Himself Ransom for
all, "to be testified in due time q
Timothy ii. g.. Having finished His
sacrificial work He was received again
to the spirit nature with exceeding
glory and to the right hand OF the
Majesty on high.
Thus the great Conqueror is seen re-
turning to the heavenly state, acclaim
ed by the Heavenly Host; and follow
ing Him far down the centuries. the
prophetic view saw, first the Church.
the Royal Priesthood" His breth-
rem" His Bride" delivered from the
power of sin and death. through the
merit of His blood. And these were
but the first corps of a following host;
they were "a kind of first-fruits to
God Of His creatures" rescued from
sin and from death Games i. IS; Rev.
citation xiv. ~.
Later on. stretching down for thou
sand years beyond the Church's deiiv-
erance. the prophetic pen fOretells
countless hosts Of every nation, peg
pie, kindred and tongue, to be deliv-
cred from the power Of sin and death
through the merit Of Him Who died.
1.-The Just for the unjust" Now the
Savior of the Church, His Bride. He
will shortly be the Savior Of the world,
its Great King. Great Teacher. Great
Priest. Great Mediator.
Then will come the glorious consum-
nation, when all who will have re-
fused Divine grace shall have been Dc
stroyed in the Second Death-then shall
be heard every creature in heaven and
on earth and under the earth saying,
"Glory to God in the Highest" Thence
forth there shall be no more crying noe
dying, for ali the former things Of STA
and death shall have passed away.
"Times Of Restitution, Which God Hath
Spoken"
At our Lords First Advent the ''ac-
ceptable time' began-the time when
God, having accepted the sacrifice OF
Christ Jesus. became willing through
Him to accept the sacrifices Of all who
desire to become His discipleS-to take
up their cross and follow Him through
evil report and good report even unto
death The entire Gospel Age anti
types IsraeIs Day of Atonement, and
the sacrifices Of our Lord and the
Church, His Body. are the better sac.
rifices," foreshadowed by the bullock
and the goat offered typically by the
Jews (Hebrews tx. 1929.
This is the acceptable year Of the
Lord which Jesus declared isaiah Xxi,
2; Luke iv. 19). Gods faithful people
Of this acceptable day are glad to be
invited to present their bodies living
sacrifices. holy and acceptable unto
Cod (Romans xii, u. In the end OF
this acceptable day will come the end
Of all opportunity to thus sacrifice the
human nature and become jOint-heirs
with Christ and partakers Of the heav.
emily nature.
Then will be introduced new period
styled, in the Scriptures, ''Times (oI
years. Of Restitution" The acceptable |
day for the Church's sacrifice has last
ed for nearly nineteen centuries. And
we know how long the ''Times of Res.
titution" will last-nearly thousand
years.
St Peter tells us just when these
Restitution Times" will begin. They
did not begin in his day. They have
not begun yet. They will begin as a
result of the Second Advent of Jesus,
the Messiah. and the establishment
of His Kingdom and righteousness.