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pleciatc this matter, because It's details
have not yet been fully worked out.
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when all it's mighty work is seen.
Praise shall all tongues employ"
st. Paul declares that the calling and
election OF the Church to become the
Bride Of Christ and His Joint heir in
His Messianic Kingdom is Mystery
appreciated by few. The Mystery is
that in the Great Jehovah's Plan this
Elect Church. now in process of selec-
ton, is to constitute with Jesus her
Redeemer the great Mediator who.
during the Millennium. will mediate
the New Covenant between God and
mankind in general The foundation
for all that Mediatorial work-the all,
essential basis of it--was effected by
our Lord Jesus alone when He. as the
Man Christ Jesus. gave Himself a
RanSom-price for all. I But the great
work of reconciliation belongs to the
future and Is to be shared In by the
Bride class
Well did John the Baptist point to
Jesus and say. Behold. the Lamb OF
God! which taketh away the sin Of the
world" GOhn 1, 30. 36) In Jesus re-
sided the Ransom price. and not In His
Church: In Jesus work. and not In our
work: In Jesus sacrifice and not In
our sacrifice. was the potency for the
cleansing away of Adams sin and the
setting aside of his death penalty.
Whatever share the Church was grant
ed In the great work Of the worlds
reconciliation was by grace and not by
our merit. not by our sacrifice.
Mediation Not Yet Begun.
The Redeemer has not vet begun His
work of Mediation between God aud
men. He merely provided the basis Of
that reconciliation In His death at Cal
vary. The merit Of His sacrifice is in
IehOvah's hands. but is not yet appro-
priated for the sins of the world. The
worlds sins are not yet forgiven.
Hence God still treats the world as sin
ners. aliens. foreigners. enemies
through evil works.
Everything is in readiness for the
but the Redeemer waits until lie shall
have accomplished another feature of
the Divine Program. namely. the selec-
ton Of the Church to be His Bride: or
under another figure, to be members Of
the Body of Messiah. under Jesus the
Head-members of the Body of the
Mediator. under the Redeemer's Head
ship. For Moses verify said unto the
fathers. A Prophet shall the Lord your
God raise up unto you from amongst
your brethren like unto me Moses !:
Him shall We hear in all things what
soever He shall say unto you. And
the person that will not obey that
Prophet THAT Teacherl. shall be de-
stroyed from amongst the people,
Acts iii. %. %. "
This antitypical Moses. Head and
MEMBERS has been in process Of devel-
| opment or raising up. for now nearly
| nineteen centuries. God raised up
Jesus the very first. and is since rails
| ing up us also by Jesus. And through
the First Resurrection shortly the en-
tire Body. the Messiah of glory. will
| be changed. made partakers of the di-
| vine characterization Xxx. 6: IL Pc
| ter |. 4.
| The antitypical Moses will inaugu-
| rate the New Covenant with Israel and
| the world. even as the typical Moses
inaugurated the old Law Covenant
| with typical Israel at Mt. Sinai. AS
the old Covenant had sacrifices of bulls
and goats and was inaugurated first
! by sprinkling of the tables of the
! Law. representing a satisfaction of
| Divine Justice. and secondly the
sprinkling Of ali the people. represent
ing their reconciliation through the
same sacrifice. so the antitypical Moses.
the Mediator of the New or antitypicai
Covenant. must first produce better
sacrifices" the antitypical, and then
with the merit of these make satisfac-
ton to Divine Justice and reconcile
/ the people-all who are willing Of the
J whole world. When Moses slew the
animals whose blood made effective
the typical Covenant which he medi-
ated. that sacrificing was merely a
preparatory work. The Law Covenant
was not mediated in any sense of the
word until the animals were all slain
and the blood was sprinkled on the
bles of the Law.
So in the antitype. Jesus. the Media
tor Of the New Covenant. must first.
after the pattern Of Moses. complete
all His sacrificing before He begins
the work Of Mediation. First of all.
as we have seen. He offered up Him.
self without spot unto God. finishing
| that work at Calvary. Since then He
has been accepting and Offering up
as part of His own sacrifice the mem
bers of the Church. as they come unto
the Father through Him. presenting
their bodies to be living sacrifices. holy
and acceptable unto God. Romans
KILL This sacrificing Of the flesh of
Christ has been in process for nearly
nineteen centuries. Not until these
better sacrifices Hebrews IL. %,
shall have seen finished will the real
work of Mediation and Atonement fol-
the sin Of the world take place.
"AbIs Ministers of New Covenant"
All those who now present their bod
| les to Jesus. desiring to share with
Him in suffering for righteousness In
this present time, that they may nave
share with Him in His coming glory
and Kingdom-all these are in Bible
language liable ministers servants