Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-21


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| tsSygSss sss The Scriptures
lgs ass&s ssssssG& 99sEg5 declare that the life
| s(RASI0R RUSSELL is in the blood
tLeviucus xvii. III;
hence the shedding of blood represents
death: and death may be spoken Of Hs
the shedding Of blood. regardless of
whether or not single drop of blood
be spilled literally. Thus the Tresenta-
ton Of the blood Of The sacrifices Of old
represrnted the Offering TO God Of their
lives MS. typ!"aly. IN offset t" the for
feited life of Adam aud his children.
who lost life through his diSnbedience.
lsraeps Atonemsnt Sacrifices.
Each year. at approximately this sea
son. the Jews celebrate their Atone
ment Day. by which their sins are
thought to be covered afresh for the
year begun. The underlying thought Is
O reminder that they nrc sinners. and
that without the shedding Of blood.
without sucrincInl death. there can I've
no Divine forgiveness Of Gins
For more than sixteen centuries Ia
rael observed these tynica Atnnement
Dav services. up to the time that Jesus
rame. Since then the Jews can have no
Atonement Day, really. Orsnusc their
priestly Iiue is lost and they have no
Eoly and Most Holy In which to make
the Atonement, and no Shekinni
Mercy.Seat on which the blood OF
Atonement may be placed. and from
which Divine blessing and forgiveness
should proceed.
In their typical procedure the Dny of
Atonement included all the Atonemcnt
work Of the priest OIL the tenth day Of
the seventh month. HIS Atonement sac
rifice consisted Of two parts-tirst, a
bullock, which he slew, and nfterward
goat. which he treated In like man
ner. lie took the blood OF the bullock
Into the Most Holy and applied it. not
on behalf of Israel. but simply on be-
half of the prieSty tribe Of Levi.
After accomplishing this he came
out and slew the secondary part Of
his Offering. the Lords goat. which
typifed those consCcrated to be his
Under priesthood. After treating the
goat precisely az The bullock had been
treated It's blood was taken into the
Most holy and there WAS sprinliled on
the Mercy Seat. not on behalf OF the
tribe Of Levi. but on behalf Of all the
other trlbes-on behalf of "all the poo
pie" representative OF oil humanity
thus showing that eventually they Will
be brought into harmony with God.
"Thc Better Sacrifices"-Ant!typlcal.
In the type the, bullock represented
Jesus, cOnSecrated to death. and dy-
ing and dead: and the high priest rep
resented The Christ. spirIt-Gegottcn.
Jesus. rs the appointed anttyplcal
Priest after the ortlc: of MeIchisedec,
offered up Himself-His human body
when He reached manhoOds estate
thirty years Gradually He fulfilled
His baptism unto death. for three ana
half years. completing it ut Calvary.
During His earthly ministry, as 8
Priest He WAS in the Holy. having
fellowship with the Father. At Cal
vary, as i'riest. He passed under the
second veil. and in His resurrection
arose on the other side of the veil, IN
the Most Hoiy-in the perfect spirit
condition.
Our Lord remained for forty days 10
manifest Himself to Dis Disciples. AZ
ter which He assembled on high anl
presented the merit OF His sacrifice
(Hebrews IL, 2i' on behalf or tue
Church. Just rs aaron presented IL"
blood of the bullock on behalf OF h'$
household. The tribe OF Levi. Ihe ~
vine acceptance Of t!ilS merit on ~
half of the Church was manifeStea hy
the giving Of the Holy Spirit at pen'r-
cost. And this represents Gods a.
ceptance. not only OF the faithful VITO
we're there. but all of the same class
from then to the end q! this Age,
monhcrs Of Jesus Still DYING.
MI. c.,.in+,,ros set forth that tna