The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-21

stead OF visiun,
tne missions q
fr... eastern and south,
lskA2lS2k kg2SlLlJJ ern Africa. tn,
Will recommea
another commission for Afr,c, y.
Australasia, etc.
We report Pastor Russells d,,ror...
Of today, from the text which i. -,
referred directly to the Great pyr.r,
located near this city: in that =.
there shall be an alter to the Ina y
the midst Of the land of Egypt
for sign and for a witnesso 4.
xix, 10, 20.) Not only did God M.
mention prophetically in Isaiah Il.
great Pyramid. but also in Jerem,,.
xxxii, 90, where we read that "Be =
signs and wonders in the lana y
Egypt. even unto this day.
The location of the Pyramid /, =
markable. and It's size centuries I.
marked 1t as one Of the Seven W.
ders Of the world.
Scientists tell us that the meam.
ment of Its base on the four sides I
the level OF its sockets, when adj
gives as many pyramid cublts as M
are days in four years, to the frsAn
including the leap year fraction M
diagonal measurements across NJ
base. N. e. to S. W., and N. W.xA
E., give as many inches as then N
years in the professional cycle 81 I'd
stars. This cycle astronomers had d
ready concluded to be 25,S27 ysn
and the Pyramid corroborates the a.
clusion. The distance to the sun Is IL
dicated By the height and angle Of III
Pyramid to be 91.s40,270 miles. Wild
almost exactly corresponds with u
latest figures reached by astronomer
Spiritual Lessons Here Taught.
A key suggested in 1858 by yong
Scotchman, Robert Menzies, and uht
began to open the Pyramids religu
lessons, was the Well. He wross
Prof. Piazgi Smyth. Astronomer Ron
for Scotland, From the north begl
ming of the Grand Gallery, in upwr
progression, begin the years Of ouj
Savior's life. expressed at the rate d
a year for an inch. Three and thirty
inch-years. therefore, bring us right
over against the mouth OF the Well
In other words. that Well and the ap-
pearance of an explosion, picture OUT
Lords death and resurrection. In bari
mony with this the Downward Pas
sage represents the course of sin and
death. leading to destruction. The low
Ascending Passage, blocked by ths
granite Plug represents the Law
Covenant given to the Jews, but which
none were able to keep. because "thei'
is none righteous, no, not one"
From the time Of our Savior ~
Gospel Dispensation began symboheil
ally represented by the Grand Caller!
1t is Dispensation Of grace or faroi
nevertheless It's Passageway is DEF
and narrow, leading to the Coal q
the farther end. AS the Grand Ga
lery has an end. so this Gospel AZ
will have an end. 1t will accompnl
Its purpose, which Is the gathering .
the elect to be the Bride of Christ
Another interesting feature Is TIA
the Ascending Passage with Its Flu
represents exactly the length OF ID
| Jewish Age. And, similarly, U
Grand Gallery represents Gan inch 10
year. the length of this Gospel Dispel
| sation! 1t indicates that at certal
time the great favor Of becoming JON
sacrifcers with the Redeemer, an
thus becoming joint-heirs with Him
| His Kingdom. will terminate.
The Kings Chamber Granite.
Before entering the Ante-C Chamber
school, the pupil must stoop low, ~
plying humility. No sooner has
risen than he finds himself confronts
by huge granite obstruction, know
as the Granite Leaf. and he can MAJ
no further progress except by oo'
ing low to pass under 1t. Syn1bohcs
~ 1t says. II is not sufficient that J! 1.
have desire for Goodness ana ian
in Jesus. and a desire to be taugn'
Him; you cannot go further unless "
make a full surrender to God. /.
The Passage leading from the ANY
/ Chamber to the Kings CHAMBER
| Just as low as the Granite obstrncuo'
which seems to say that as tine " y
represents condition of death Of ;. y
will. the other represents actual oea.
only by. actual death could our SAT- y
or any of His followers pass lhto !. !,
Heavenly state. symbolized py :
Kings Chamber: for. I'VE must ~
changed because flesh and DIV
cannot enter the Kingdom OF Coo
| We understand the Horizontal :
bageway leading to the Queen 9 Qua ~.
Der to symbolically represent the III
and testings that will be upon the !
man family Incidental to attaining ~ =
man perfection. under the gio''.
reign of Messiah's Kingdom. when =, !
Chn-ch as the Bride Of Christ wiz I,
associated with her Lord IN ehe MI,
human restitution to all the w.
and obedient = Acfs ~
paad THO nailv Gate City'