The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-05-28

70. brought with him certain notable
persons. and the Golden Candlestick
from the Temple, and these were dis
played to the eyes of the people fol-
lowing the conqueror. They were sub
sequently sculptured on the Arch Of
Titus, still standing in Rome. And
evidently the custom was still older
than the days of the Romans. since it
was so prophetically set forth by the
Prophet David.
Let US permit our mental eye to
feast upon the scene presented in our
text. Jesus, in fulfilment Of the Di
vine Program, had left the heavenly
condition and descended to earth, tax
ing a bondman's form or nature in or
der that He, by the grace of Cod
might taste death for every man," in
order that He might rescue Adam and
his race from the dying and death con
dition in which they were-under Di
vine sentence and under the power OF
Satan.
Therefore the Redeemer counted not
His life precious to Him. but freely de
livered Himself up for our offences and
died. 'the Just for the unjust" that He
might bring mankind back into har-
mony with God. His humiliation end
ed in death. but His triumph began
when. as is recorded. God raised Him
from the dead by His own power. and
set him at the right hand of His own
Majesty-"far above angels. principal
finG onH and no fhat
is named"
He Tha. Assembled First Descended.
The prophecy says nothing about our
Lords descending from the heavenly
glory to the earthly nature, but st.
Paul supplies this feature saying, He
that assembled, what is it but that He
first descended. into the lower condi-
ton of the eartb?" Thus the Apostle
asserts that He that descended is He
that assembled above all heights. that
all things may be fulfilled through Him.
An important thought here noted is
that our Lord not only left the heaven
ly glory. but that He returned to a
still more excellent glory-He did not
suffer the disastrous loss of the heaven
ly nature as a result of His obedience
in taking the human nature. AS He
left the heavenly nature to take the
human. so in returning He left the
human nature to ascend again to that
which He had before, with the addi-
tional glory Of the divine nature.
Leading Forth the captives.
With most of the conquerors in olden
times the captives were made slaves.
Not so, however, will be the result of
Jesus victory. He leads forth to lib
erty and eternal life those who have
been slaves Of sin and death. His train
of captives is long one indeed the
procession has already occupied eight
cen centuries, and is yet to be the great
work of the thousand years of that Mes
sianic reign!
First of all in the procession are the
saints-"the Church of the First born.
whose names are written in Heaven"
In the forefront Of them we see the
twelve Apostles, St Paul taking the
place Of Judas. The Apostles are to be
Kings who are to reign with Christ in
pre-eminent positions; but following
them are some others of the sanity
company Of Kings-in all "little
flock"
Then will come a company. more nu
merous but less heroic-"a great null.
titude." uncrowned. but with palm
branches" not anti-typical Priests, but
anti-tvpSnaI T avifoS accncio foe ma sor
wants Of the Royal Priesthood. the
Bride. Then will follow Hebrews xi.
39-40D other faithful ones Of the past.
the Ancient Worthless. The Prophet
speaks also Of the ''rebellious house"
The classes previously specified were
not rebellious. but gladly and willingly
forsook all to do the will of the Father
and to attain the liberty Of sons OF
God. as the irst-fruits of the triumph
of the Lamb.
But during the thousand years of
Christs reign He will lead forth the
''rebellious house"-the world of man.
kind-not all of them, we may be sure,
for some, the Scriptures positively de-
clare, will die the Second Death, be-
cause, after realizing their deliverance.
they will love sin and will therefore be
destroyed as enemies of righteousness.
But 1t is a blessed thought that many
of those who are now aliens, strangers
and foreigners from God through wick
ed works are in this condition Of oppo-
sition, not willingly, not intelligently,
but by reason of the ignorance and
weaknesses which came to them by
heredity, under the reign Of sin and
death.
1t is to be distinct feature of the
great Triumph Of Emmanuel that every
eye shall be opened and every ear un-
stopped, that ''the knowledge of the |
glory of God shall fill the whole earth" |
during His glorious reign Of righteous |
ness. Are we not distinctly told of the |
time that viii follow, in which all the |
willing and obedient shall receive the |
Holy Spirit, which then will be poured |
out upon all flesh" even as now, dur
Ing this Gospel Age, 1t is poured out |
upon Gods servants and handmade |
ems" only?
"Oh, that will be a glorious Triumph
Tor the great Redeemer! In the Ian
guage Of the Bible. He shall see the
frultage Of the travail of His soul, and
shall be satisfied" What a glorious
fruitage!-not only His own exaltation
not only the exaltation of His faith
ful Bride class, and the additional ex-
altation of 'the virgins, her compan-
ions, which follow her." and the ex-
altation of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and
all the Prophets. but finally the deliver
ance to human perfection of all the
grooming creation willing to accept the
same upon the Divine terms Of loyalty
to God and to the principles Of His
Government as these shall be made
known to them.
"He Gave Gifts Unto Mon"
1t was the custom in olden times
that king coming into authority and
power should give gifts according to
His wealth. Governors and princes
would be needed and he would dis
pense the honors of these offices to
those found faithful in his service,
loyal in the defense Of His cause. So
In this prophetic reference to our
Lords ascension it is declared, not
only that He would lead forth null
titude OF captives, granting them free
dom, liberty, blessings, but also that
He would confer certain gifts.
We might have spent valuable time
guessing the nature of these gifts
which the great Redeemer would dis
pense, but such a waste of time is un.
necessary, since the Apostle proceeds
to explain the matter and tolls us