The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-09-11

(@4SI0R 0VSsEIg) Hebrews X, 1914:
The Bible Is
most explicit in 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 sacrl-
flee on the Antitypical Atonement Day.
by the antltypical High Priest. is so
complete as to leave nothing further to
be done-"Cllrist dieth no more; death
hath no more dominion over Him."
Sacrifice Of the Mass.
However. we behold two great Chris
tan communions holding different
view-the High Church Of England and
doctrine introduced into the Church
about the fourth century-the doctrine
Of the Mass. This doctrine holds that
the death Of Christ cancels original sin
for believers: but it philosophers that
since sins committed after coming into
the family of God 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 a common. or
Low Mass. for general sins in con-
sregational way. and High Mass for
special sins. The congregation assem-
bled praise and prayer are chanted. and
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"
Whore 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 Dish
ops erred-in other words. they We're
not inspired: they were not successors
Of the Twelve. Whatsoever things they
bound on earth We're not bound In
heaven.
| Rible students see clearly that the
one sacrifice Of Christ is sufficient for
the sins Of the whole wOr.tl-paSt.
present and to cor9c. HHt God does
not propose in an" manner to forgive
sins wilfully committed. They receive
stripes, or punishmeuts. in proportion
to their wilfulnpss.
Our need then is. not to attend
Low Mass or High Mass. but tc 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" q John ii, ~
The thought that sin in every instance
requires atonement is quite Scriptnral
and the thought that without the
shedding Of blood there is no remission
Of sins is Scriptural. Webrews tx.
22.l But the thought that Christ needs
to die more than once is antagOnistic
to the Scriptures. as we have seen.
The Abomination Of Desolation.
Nearly nineteen centuries ago our
Redeemer mentioned '"rhe Abomina
ton Of Desolation, spoken of by the
Prophet Daniel" (NIatthew xiv. 15.)
The Master declared that when this
Abomination should be seen those not
ing it should understand and flee.
For long centuries the Abomination
was supposed to refer to the carrying
precincts Of the Temple at Jerusalem.
1t did seem strange that so compare
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 Christendom.
| In this view the Accumulation of
| DesolatiOn signifies reprehensihe
| doctrine introduced into the church
the true spiritual temple-intO the
Holy Place. This influence would con
| tinue for long centuries before its de
filing character would be recognized.
Then all so recognizing it should know
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| Dispensation are near and should
make all haste to separate themselves
from everything associated with the
Abomination-they should forsake the
error and flee to the mountain heights
Of Truth. as lot and his family fed
from Sodom.