The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-25

when he ascend.
ed up on high. He
led a multitude OF
captives.n = Ephe-
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lIltssIgk!kgSSk4 This grand ex.
e ~. preston respecting
ttes glorious o6tcome OF the sayiors
work AS Quoted by the Apostle Paul
from thes Psalms llxvIil. ls). The tig.
ure thus thrust before our mental eye
is tlat OF a great conqueror whose vic.
tory is being heralded. With the RIO.
mans we know that 1t was . custom
that generals returning from wars
were granted what were termed TIL.
pniphsr-or trluhlphal professions.
Let US permit our mental eye to feast
upon the scene OF our text Jesus. in
fulalment of the Divine Program. had
left the heavenly, condition and de
seended to earth. taking u bnndman's
form or. nature In order that He. by
the grace OF God, might taste death for
every man. that He might rescue
Adam and IFS race from the death con.
dillon Under Divine sentence and IN.
der the power OF Satan. = g a'a"S II
Therefore. the Redeemer counted not
His life precious TO Him. but freely de.
.llyered Himself up. and died. "the Just
for the unjust" that he might bring
mankind back into hdrmony ,eiih God
His humiliation ended In death. bnt
Ills triumph began when God raised
Him from the dead by His own power,
and set Him at the right hand Of
His own. Majesty-"far above angels,
princIpnlItIes and powers and every
name that Is named"
Leading Forth the captiysS.
With most conquerors, in olden
times. the ,captires were made slaves
Not so, however, will be the result OF
Jesus victory. First of alf in the pro.
cession are the salnts-'.the Church Of.
he EjIst,6orn."" Then iwill.come a cons
pany. more numerous. but less heroic
,tu.soreqt multitude" uncrowned. but
with palm briinches.r not antitypical
Priests, but uptitypIcal Levites. asso-
clates and sefyunts OF the Royal
Priesthood. the Bride,
Then Will follow Hebrews Il. $40,
other faithful zones of the past, the
ancient Worthless. The Prophet speaks
also; of the rpsbeRiOus hoassp The
classes previously specified were not
rebelllous. but gladly and willingly for
sock all to do the VIII OF the Father
and to attain the liberty OF sons of
God. as the tirst-frults of the triumph
oil. the Lamb.
But sduring the thousand years of
eMists reign He will lead forth the
'SsretellIous houser-the world OF man
kind-not al OF them. We may be sure.
for some. the Scriptures positively de.
clare, Will die the Second Death. be.
cause. after realizing their delIveranee.
they will love sin and viii therefore
be destroyed as enemies of God.
"He Gave Gifts Unto Men,
In this prophetic reference to our
Lords ascension It is declared, not
only that He would lead forth multi
tude of captives, granting them free
dom. liberty. blessings, but also that
lie would confer gifts.
The Apostle Proceeds to explain the
matter and tells US what gifts are
meant. He says, "And He gave some
Apostles, and some prophets, and
some ernugeiists.s and some pastors
and teaeheYsi' 10 behoores us to NO.
tlee TINT the Apostle does not intimate
that Jesus gave to some zaIethodIsm,
to Others Rresbyterlanism. and to 9th.
ers Rolnan Catholicism. etc. No. when
we held such thoughts It was because
We failed to. see. frst. that there is
hut the zone Church of tue Living God,
Whose names are written In heaven"
and second, that that one Church is
not any Of the various Sects and par
ties. but includes the sanity In all OF
these. "Por the Lord knoweth them
that are His"
Noting carefully the Apostles argu.
ment VIC perceive that the Master did
not give these Hlfts for thS conversion
Of the world. He does specify, how.
ever, what they were for, namely, "for
the perfectlng OF the saints, for, the
work of the ministry. for the edlfying
Of the Body OF ChrIst"-the Church,
the Bride. Is II supposable that the
Apostle. erred In this statement and
that the fact Is the reverse-that these
gifts were provided for the conversion
OF the world. aud that the Apostle
thoroughly misunderstood the matter?
No! We areto be taught by the Apos-
ties, and may be sure that there is no
mistake.
The Lord. from time to time has rails.
ed up evangellsts, pastors and teachers
for this glorious service Of preparing
the. "chaste virgin" the Church. to be
the Bride In glory. but the. Apostolic
office. as represented In The Twelve,
specially provided by the Father. has