Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-03-09

DtttuNt VI itithAhis NfNhh'oH'os
From the time Of our Savior the Cos
pei Dispensation began symboically
represented by The Grand Gallery. IL
Is n Dispcnsntion ~ grace or favor;
nevertheless. It's Passageway Is deep
and narrow. leading 10 lie Goal" at
the farther end A. tue Grand Gal
lery has an end 50 This Gospel Age
will have an end. II will accomplish
its purpose. which IS the gathering OF
the elect" Of Cod. 10 be the Bride OF
Christ aud His joint.heirs In His King
dom. which is TO bless the world.
Another interesting feature Is. that
the Ascending Passage with It's Plug
represents exactly the length OF the
Jewish Age. And. similarly. the Grand
Gallery represents. an inch 10 a year.
the length Of this Gospel Dispcnsaiion!
II indicates that at u certain time the
great favor of becoming joint-sncri-
ticers with the Redecmer. and thus he-
coming joInt.heir with Him in His
Heavenly Kingdom. VIII terminate.
The privilege Of walking in the mar
self.sacriice 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 lie declares are holy and ac-
ceptable to God" Romans xii. Il.
through the impuiation Of Jesus merit.
The Kings Chamber Granite.
But while the Grand Gallery as n
whole stands as a representative OF
the entire Gospel Age. ut lis top we
have illustrated the steps necessary 10
be taken by each and every one who
would constitute member OF the
Bride class. to become new creatures.
10 become partakers of the divine ma
ture. sacrificing all TINT appertains TO
our human nature. The Ante-Chamber
represents the present life Of Gods con
sccraied children. Its peculiar vain
scoting seems to symbolically say that
lessons must be learned by each one
who enters-in other words. IL sym
bolizes the School Of Christ In which
consecrated believers have lessons Of
faith. experience. patience and fortl-
tude to prove their worthiness TO pass
beyond into Heaven itself. represented
BY the Kings Chamber
Before entering this Ante-chamber or
school. the pupil must stoop low. for
Il is entered by low Passage. imply
ing humility And no sooner has he
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
lie used in the Pyramid IN much the
same way that Gold was used in Is
raelS Tabernacle-to symbolic things
Divine. This Granite obstruction
threatens to block our way. and re-
ouires us to bow low before IT, Sym
bollcally. II says II is not sufficient
that You have desire for Godlness.
and faith IN Jesus. and desire 10 be
taught OF Him; YOU cannot go further
unless YOU make a f,Hi surrender 10
God-unlcss you bow to the Divine viii
absolutely. in conservation TO God OF
your all
And here another lesson i taught.
for the moment the pupil bows under
the Granite obstruction he begins To
tread on the same Granite tioor which
constitutes the floor of the Kings
Chamber. The lesson seems Ia he that
from the moment OF full conservation
the disciple OF Christ is begotten of
the Holy Spirit To the divine nature.
symboliged by the Granite. His new
standing thus declares him IN Scrip
tural language New Creature.
The passage leading from the Ante
Chamber 10 the Kings Chamber Is
lust M low as the Granite obstruction,
which seems to say that ms the one
represents 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 int"
the heavenly state. symbOlized 10y the
Kings Chamber: for. a. st Paul de
clares. I'VE must all be changed. be-
cause flesh ana blood cannot enter
the Kingdom of God.
Human Restitution Pictured.
We understand the Horizontal fas-
sageway leading TO the Queens Cham
Der TO symbolically represent the trials
and testings that will he upon the hui
man family Incidental TO attaining hu-
man perfection under the glorious
reign OF Mcssiah's Kingdom, when the
Church as the Bride OF Christ viii Toe
associated with her Lord in effectlng
human restitution TO all the willing