The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-06

none of them, however, were able TO
keep perfectly, because there In none
righteous. no. not one"-none capable
Of fulfilling the demands OF Gods Law
because of hereditary weaknesses.
| n the time OF our SAVER the Cos
represented by the Grand Gallery. 1t
is Dispense ton Of grace or favor
nevertheless, its Passageway is deep
and narrow, leading to the "GoaT at
the farther end AS the Grand Gal
lery has an end. 20 this Gospel Age
its purpose, which 10 the gathering of
the elect" Of God. to be the Bride of
Christ and His jointheirs in His King
dom, which is to bless the world.
Another interesting feature Is that
the Ascending Passage with its Plug
represents exactly the length Of the
Jewish Age. And, similarly. the Grand
Gallery represents, an inch to a year,
the length Of this Gospel Dspensation
1t indicates that at a certain time the
great favor Of becoming joint secri-
ficers with the Redeemer. and thus be-
coming joint-heir with Him In His
Heavenly Kingdom, will terminate
The privilege of walking in the mar
row way" in the footsteps Of Jesus. OF
seif-sacrifice for the Truths sake, will
thus end Now is the acceptable
time"-now is the time when God Is
willing to accept these living sacrifices,
which He declares are holy and ac-
ceptable to God" Romans xii. ~.
through the imputation of Jesus merit.
Tho Kings Chamber Granite.
But while the Grand Gallery as a
whole stands AS a representative of
the entire Gospel Age. at Its top we
have illustrated the steps necessary to
be taken by each and every one who
would constitute a member OF the
Bride class, to become new creatures.
to become partakers Of the divine ma
ture, sacrificing all that appertains TO
our human nature. The Ante-Chamber
represents the present life Of Gods con-
secrated children. Its peculiar vain
scoting seems to symbolically say that
lessons must be learned by each one
who enters-in other words, It sym
bolizes the School Of Christ in which
consecrated believers have lessons OF
faith, experience patience and forti-
tude to prove their worthiness to pass
beyond into Heaven itself, represented
by the Kings Chamber.
Before entering this Ante-Cha mber or
school, the pupil must stoop low, for
1t is entered by a low Passage, imply
ing humility. And no sooner has ne
risen than he finds himself confronted
by a huge granite obstruction, known
as the Granite Leaf. and he can make
no further progress except by bowling
low to pass under it. Granite seems to
be used in the Pyra mid in much the
same way that Gold was used In H.
raels Tabernacle-to symbolic things
Divine. This Granite obstruction
threatens to block our way, and re-
quires us to bow low before it. Sym
bolically. 1t says, 1t is not sufficient
that you have desire for Goodness,
and faith in Jesus. and desire to be
taught of Him; you cannot go further
unless you make a full surrender to
GOd-unless you bow to the Divine will
absolutely, in conservation to God of
your all
And here another lesson is taught,
for the moment the pupil bows under
the Granite obstruction he begins to
tread on the same Granite floor which
constitutes the floor of the Kings
Chamber The lesson seems to be that
from the moment of full conservation
the disciple Of Christ is begotten OF
the Holy Spirit to the divine nature.
symbolized by the Granite. His new
standing thus declares him In Scrip
tural language New Creature.
The passage leading from the Ante
Chamber to the Kings Chamber is
Just as low as the Granite obstruction.
which seems to say that as the one
represents a condition Of death of the
will, the other represents actual death
only by actual death could our Sa-
vior or any of His followers pass into
the heavenly state, symbolized by the
Kings Chamber for, as st. Paul de-
clares, I'VE must all be changed be-
cause "fesh and blood cannot enter
the Kingdom OF God"
Human Restitution Pictured.
We understand the Horizontal Pas
sagewny leading to the Queens Cham
Der to symbolically represent the trials
and testings that will be upon the hui
man family incidental to attaining hu-
man perfection under the glorious
reign OF Messiah's Kingdom, when the
Church as the Bride Of Christ will be
associated with her Lord in effectfng
human restitution 10 all the willing
and obedtent--Acts ILL f9-2a
If, as we believe, God has In this
great mountain Of stone caused 30 be
outlined the Divine Plan of the Ages.
it undoubtedly will tell It's wonderful
story in trumpet tones, IN that Dag"
What we can appreciate of Its teach
ings in harmony with the Bible we
find wonderfully comforting in this
day when skepticism is so rffs-when
the scholars OF Christendom are tell
ing us that the Bible prophscies from
which Jesus and the Apostles quoted
and which they applied We're not writ
ten at all by the persons supposed.
At this time, particularly, 1t Is re