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spirit leing that. as 81. Paul says. 1T
doth not yet appear what we shall be-
In our resurrection change; and the
Scriptures do not even attempt to give
us an explanation.
The Bible merely declares that rs we
now bear the image OF the earthly,
Adam. we shall. 10y the glorious resur.
rcction change. be given Il share IN the
nature and likeness Of the Second
Adam. our glorious Lord We shall be
like Him and see Him ms lie IS; and.
be II noted. we must change from flesh
and blood conditions 10 spirit cOndi-
lions by resurrection power. In order
that we may see Him rs He IS Surely
this proves that our Lord Jesus is no
longer flesh. MS He once was-''ln the
days Of His flesh. Hebrews Y. :.
Difference Between Heavenly and
Earthly Bodies.
Our text calls attention to the differ
encc between celestial bodies and ter
restria. or earthly bodies and declares
that they have different glorles. 1t
tells us that the first Adam was made
living soul. human being. but that
our Redecmer, who humbled Himself
and took the earthly nature. "for the
suffering Of DEATH" thereby became
the Second Adam-the Heavenly Lord.
The wide distinction between the Sec
ond Adam and the first Adam IS clear
~ set forth. one was earthly and the
lss A N
image Of the earthly, we shall. II faith
full bear the heavenly image OF our
Lord. the second Adam. after our res
direction change.
St Paul illustrates by saying that
we know Of many kinds OF organisms
flesh of man. another OF beasts. an.
other of birds and another of fish. But
however different the organisms they
are all earthly. So, on the heavenly
plane. the spirit plane, there are yari-
cites of organisms. but all are spirit
Our heavenly Father is the Head or
ChIef-"God is Spirit" Cherublm.
seraphim. and the still lower order of
angels are all spirit beings; and Christ
Jesus. our Rcdecmer. after finishing
the work Of sacrificing appointed to
Him. was rcsurrected to the spirit
plane-far above angels. princIpalitles
and powers next to the Father: and
thus we read. "Now the Lord is thar
Spirit" And again that "IIe was put
TO death in the flesh, but quickened ,or
made alivel In the spirit. IL Pet. Ill, IS
The more we examine the subject
the more foolish and unscriptural the
views handed 10 us from the Dark
Ages appear For instance, the Scrip
lures clearly set forth that our Re
decmer. prior to becoming Man, was
spirit being the Only Bcgotten of
the Father. full Of grace and truth"
His leaving the spirit plane 10 become
Man is Scripturally described rs n
great stoop or humiliation. Is It rea-
sonable 10 suppose that the heavenly
Father would perpetuate TO all eterni
~ that humiliation, after II had sey-
ed It's intended purpose? Surely not.
The Bible tells us why Jesus hum
bled Himself 10 the human nature-''a
little lower than the angels" II was
because a man had sinned, and the Re
deemcr must, under the Law. he on
the same plane OF being as the ono
whom He would redeem Thus Jeho-
yah particularly specified. "An eye for
an eye, tooth for a tooth, n life for n
life" Hence the death Of m angel, or
OF our Lord in His prchuman condi
ton. could not have affected the pay.
ment of mans penalty and the consc.
quent release of the condemned race.
Thus again we read. a body hast
Thou prepared Me-" for the suffering
of DEATH Hebrews X. .: ii. ..
No one questions that this applies
exclusively TO our Lords experiences
during the years in which HE who
was rich for our sakes became poor.
that we through His poverty might he
made rich" Surely II Is indispensable
that the Father would arrange Plan
by which our Rcdeemer's faithfulness
In accomplishing mans redemption
would cost Him an eternity OF poverty.
humiliation. degradation 10 plane n
little lower than the angels" while the
Church would be made rich, and would
attain spirit state far above angels
be made 'pariakers OF the divine ma
ture. III Peter /. 4.
God Highly Exalted Him.
ON the contrary, the very same Apos
tie who tells us of our Lords humilia
tion carries the matter TO the climax
telling us Of His faithfulness. rs the
Man Christ Jesus. unto death. even
the death OF the cross; and then he
adds an assurance Of the heavenly
Fathers faithfulness in not leaving
His Son on Il lower plane; Where
fore" says the Apostle, God also high
Is exalted Him, aud hath given Him
name above every name" This. too
is In harmony with our Lords words
in His prayer TO the Father. \ JOY
had been set before Him by the Fla
ther-a JOY Of pleasing the Father, OF
bringing blessing 10 mankind. and
the JOY also of eXaltation. as a special
reward for obedience.