The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

tans as identifying him with his great
redemption worlS-as one of his many
titles To suppose that Jesus is human
being in heaven would be TO suppose that
he is still when in the flesh. "a little
lower than the angels" whereas the
Scriptures declare that he has asccnded
far higher so that all the angels Of God,
as well as men, are commanded to wor
ship him. To suppose Jesus in heaven
a human being would be To suppose him
out of all harmony with heavenly, spirit
ual conditions and surroundings.
Moreover, are we not Told that the
church OF Christ will be changed from
tho human TO the spirit condition in the
| resurrection, and that this change will
make the elect OF God" like their Re
dcemcr. so that they may see him as he
is, not as he was-that they may see him
In glory honor and immortality. cXalta-
ton, snd not as the humiliated one. who
was made flesh that he might sacrifice
his flesh on mans behalf? When we so
thought We forgot the Scrlpturai declara-
the kingdom of God" hence that all
those called to bo partakers of the divine
nature and heavenly kingdom with their
Redeemer and Lord must be made like
him by the power of the first resurrec-
ton.
Difficulties of Unbelievers
The pastor declared that he had found
Worldly-wis people very skcptical re-
speCllUS inc descent OF lne iOSuS, the
Son OF God. TO earthly conditions but
| that Christians seem to have more diff
| iculty than the world In ComprehendlDg
| the return. the ascension OF Jesus To the
| spirit plane and its excellent glory. Both
| points. however are important. neces-
sary. as the apostle declares in the con-
text, Whoever is unable 10 see that the
| Logos. the glorious Son of the Highest.
| humbled himself, divested himself Of the
| spirit nature and took instead human ma
| ture, cannot see that Jesus was slnless.
| nd ttrl,. ,,,ns ,t./r. E.4f
he was holy, harmless. undcfiled and
separate from the sinner race Uebrews
vii 26), cannot believe In the sacrifice
OF Jesus as being ransom price for
Adam. to effect his release and that Of
his race from condemnation.
Pastor Russell went into considerable
the Logos was transferred from heaven
ly conditions TO earthly conditions, and
how his purity. his perfection Of organ
ism, his freedom from sin was preserved,
born OF earthly mother who was not
| free from the blemishes of Adams race
He proffered his hearers. free upon ap-
plicatlun, treatise entitled The Unde-
| filed One which he believed showed
scientifically the process used by God by
which the Logos WAS changed from the
higher TO the human nature. yet pre-
served immaculate.
| The error OF supposing that Jesus is
still man signifies the denial of his
word that he would ascend up where he
| tle's teaching that he has been highly cx-
altcd TO glory and distinction. the divine
| nature. as instead Of human nature This
| error. the pastor declared. had led TO
other errors. one of which nc cited
| namely, the error made by many Chris
| ian people of expecting the second com
| ing OF Jesus in the hesh-as d glorious
! man and not q glorious spirit. par
| taker Of the divine nature, and entirely
| disassociatcd from human nature.
Thinking OF the Lord at his second
ciate him with a material throne and
| an earthly court This. In turn, leads
other Christian people In an opposite di-
| rection. Realizing that such an earthly
| kingdom would be a step backward rather
| than a step forward they deny the sec
| ond coming Of Messiah 10 establish the
| kingdom so long promised.
The proper thought Is that Jesus. in the
flesh. accomplished the work which the
father had given bin to do when hc
| sacrificed his earthly life The father
gloriously rewarded him ON the spirit
plane Now he is waiting for the gath
| crins of his church. his bride his elect
| These are to share in his resurrection iG
the divine nature and sit with him III
| his throne. Then the Kingdom of Mes
| siab so long promised will begin to bless
! the world using as It's earthly rcp"esen-
tatives visible men, Abraham. Isaac and
Jacob and all the ancient worthless men
| toned in Hebrews xI., 3Si0, through
whom the blessing will extend TO natural
| Israel and TO all the families OF the earth
| (Acts Ill. 19-2l.>
A Multitude Of Captives
Our text. in a figurative way. repre-
sents the ascension of Jesus from the
eathly plane To the heavenly az the tri-
| umph OF great conqueror. Sin had
gained ascendency over Adam and his
race. and had brought mankind low 10
| the dust. mentally; morally and phys!-
caly. Moreover. this victory over man
had been gained in a legal manner
through one mans obedience tRomans ",
lI2). The Lceos dvested himself of his
glory on the spirit plane, was made flesh.
| fulfilled the demands OF the law. proved
himself competent to pay the sinners
| ransom price. and gave himself a ran
som for all, 10 be testified In due llme.
sacrifcial work he WAS received again
10 the spirit nature with exceeding glory
and to the right hand OF the majesty on
/ high.
| turning to the heavenly state. acclaim
ed by the Heavenly Host; and fol-
lowing Him far down the centuries the
""iRVril "Roysl Priesthood His brethren. !"
Ills bride" delivered from the power
1, OF sin and death, through the merit OF
His blood. And these were but the firsl
kind of hrst-fruIts TO God of His crea-
tures' rescued from sin and death
| (James i. 49, Revelation XIV. -.
Later on. stretching down for a thou-
| erance. the prophetic pen foretells count
| less hosts OF every nation. people, kin
| dred and tongue. to be delivered from
the power OF sin and death through the
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 refused