The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-27

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forever them that
EasA are sanctified. -
l(RASl0R RUSSElL}l Hebrews <. 1914.
The Bible is
most explicit III its declaration that
Jesus, as the antitypical High Priest,
offers but one sacrifice OF Himself for
the sins of the world In our context
st. Paul points to the typical sacrifices,
which could never take away sin,
and then he tells Us that the one sacri-
fee on the Antitypical Atonement Day,
by the antitspical High Priest. is SO
complete as to leave nothing further to
be done Christ dieth no more; death
hath no more dominion over Him."
Sacrifice Of The Mass.
However. we behold two great Chris
tan communions holding a different
view-the High Church Of England and
the Church Of Rome Both hold the
doctrine introduced into the Church
about the fourth certury--the doctrine
OF the Mass. This doctrine holds that
the death of Christ cancels original sin
for believers; but 1t philosophers that
since sins committed after coming into
the family Of Gcd need cancellation
also. and that since nothing except the
blood OF Christ, the death of Christ.
can take away sin, and the merit of
His death at Calvary having been
used to cancel our past sins, fresh
sacrifice of Christ is necessary for the
more recent sins.
Applying this philosophy. these Chris
tan brethren perform common, or
Low Mass. for general sins in Il con
gregationa' way. and High Mass. for
special sins. The congregation assem-
bled. praise and prayer are chanted. aud
then the officiating priest approaches
what they call the altar of sacrifice
On it are the bread and wine which.
being blessed. are INSTANTLY turned
into the actual flesh and actual blood
of Christ"
Where Lies The Mistake?
With our convenient Bibles catholic
and PROTESTANT we have much advan-
tage over our brethren Of the fourth
century who invented the doctrine OF
the Mass. We now see that this doc
trine is unscriptural and that the bish-
ops erred-in other words. they were
not inspired; they were not successors
of the Twelve Whatsoever things they
bound on earth We're not bound In
heaven.
Bible students see clearly that the
one sacrifice of Christ is sufficient for
the sins OF the whole world-past,
present and to come. But God does
not propose in any manner to forgive
sins wiifully committed. They receive
stripes, OF punishments. in proportion
to their wiifulness.
Our need then is. not to attend
Low Mass or High Mass, but to go di-
rectly to the Lord in the name and
merit of our Advocate Thus the
Apostle enioins US saying. If any
man Gin the church, sin. we have an
Advocate with the Father. Jesus
Christ the Righteous Il John ii, ~
The thought that sin in every instance
requires ntonement is quite Scriptural
and the thought that without the
shedding OF blood there is no remission
of sins" is Scriptural Hebrews TX.
DO But the thought that Christ needs
to die more than once is antagonistlc
to the Scriptures. as we have seen
The Abomination of Dcsoiation.
NnQrlv N
Redeemcr mentioned 'rhe Abomina-
ton of Desolation. spoken of by the
Prophet Daniel Matthew xiv. l5.)
The Master declared that when this
Accumulation should be seen those not
ing it should understand and fee.
For long centuries the .Abominetion
was supposed to refer to the carrying
OF Roman banners within the holy
precincts OF the Temple at Jerusalem.
1t did seem strange that so compara-
lively insignificant matter should be
mentioned by Jehovah through Daniel
the Prophet and should then be re
ferred to by Jesus Himself; but we
saw no other Interpretation. OF late
there Is another Interpretation 1t re-
fers our Lords prophecy specially to
the end of this Age and the great time
OF trouble soon to come upon the
Church and upon Chrlstendom.
In this view the Accumulation OF
Deselat!on signifies reprehensible
doctrine introduced into the church.
the true spiritual temple-into the
Holy Place, This influence would CON
tinue for long centuries before its de-
fling character would be recognized.
Then all SO recognizing It should know
that the Time of Trouble and the New
Dlspensation are near and should
make all haste to separate themselves
from everything associated with the
Aboninatlon-they shonld forsake the
error and flee to the mountain heights
of Truth. as Lot and his family lied
from Sodom