The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-17

We have seen low this Divine secret,
Divine purpose, was symbolcally rep
resented In the scroll in the hands
OF Jehovah. as pictured In Revelation
V, /. We have seen that this revela-
tion was delivered to the Lamb, the
Only Begotten one, after he had been
slain-after his conservation at Jordan,
and in its fulnass after his death at
Calvary, when he ascended up on high,
glorifed at the right hand of the
Fathers majes y.
But before the Logos was made
hesh before he undertook to be mans
Redeemer, the Heavenly Father set
before him the glorious proposition.
He infomed Elm that he had a plan.
scroll, and that the execution thereof
was to be given TO one who would
prove himself worthy, by demonstrate
Ing his loyalty to the Divine will
We read that God sent his only be-
gotten Son into the world, but we are
not TO understand from this that he
came under Divine commands, the re-
fusal of which would have meant Di-
vine displeasure md his own degrada-
ton. On the contrary, we understand
the matter clearly when we hearken
to the Apostles statement He de-
clares that Messiah left the glory,
which he had with the Father before
the world was, and humbled himself
to take upon himself mans form and
then consecrated himself even unto
death-all because of the Joy that the
Father had set before him.
The Joy set before the Logos was a.
That thus he might serve the Heaven
y Fathers gracious purposes.
(2) That he might recover mankind
from the state of sin and death into
which all Were plugged by father
Adams one act Of disobediense.
(3) Additionally he was promised the
honor and distinction Of the Messianic
, Kingdom by and through which man
kind would be blessed and uplifted.
: a. He was promised a special Bride
class to be selected from among the
redeemed race of men--a class having
his own disposition of loyalty to God
and to righteousness. and faithful un
to death-which like himself, would bt
exalted In the chief resurrection from
the earthly to heavenly condition. fal
above principalities and powers ant
every name that is named.
90 He was promised that his owl
personal distinction would be to al
eternity participation in the qualities
of the divine nature; he would possess
not only glory and honor, but also in
herent life deathlessness, Immortality
For these joys, he left his glory, h
was made flesh, he sacrificed hi
earthly life and, being raised from th
dead, lie entered into his promised Joy
Since, he is waiting in expectation TO
the completion of the Church, hi
Bride, the members Of his Body, as
sured that then the Father viii Civ
him the heather for an inherltanc
and the uttermost parts OF the cart
for his possession, that he may bin
Satan. put down sin and uplift til
sinner and bring everlasting order ou
Of earth's confusion by destroying tn
wilfully wicked.
A God but Not the God.
As all Bible scholars know. the wor
clohm In fhe Old Testament Hebre'
is Of plural firm. somewhat like on
English word sheep. TfIs we read
Genesis, "The elohlm Gods said, Il
us make man In our imnge" Th
would very properly apply 10 til
Heavenly Fntiler and the lleavenl
Son, in full accord With our tex
"Without hlra die Iogos) was NJ
anything prade that was made" III
word elohim signifies. literally. Il
mighty, me poice,fui, Me great. Sure
1t would be strictly proper 10 consid'
the Lo0Os mighty, great, powerful 1
the active agent OF the Almiahly On