The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-10-28
"Better sacrifices"-PIural.

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We should not overlook the fact that
the typical Atonement Day sacrifices
were plural, and that the Apostle
speaks of the antitypes in the plural
better sacrifices" than those offered
under the Law. Here we find again
the lesson elsewhere set forth; name
ly, that 1t had been from the begin
ming the Divine purpose that our Lord
and Redeemer should have followers.
members. who would pass through
similar experiences to His own, of suf-
fering, trial. dying, and afterward be
associated with Him in glory on the
Heavenly plane. His joint-heirs In the
Messianic Kingdom.
In harmony with this thought. Jesus
is the High Priest OF our order, or pro-
fession, and we are the under-priest-
hood now preparing, as He prepared,
for the glorious work Of the Age to
come. Hence st. Peter styles these a
Royal Priesthood. because of the COM
bination of kingly power with priestly
service. These are merely prepare
tons for the grand work Of Messiah
during His Millennial Reign Of right
eousness for human uplift.
Holy and Acceptable Sacrifices.
Divine Law. having sentenced Adam
to death. and indirectly including his
race, nevertheless purposed a deliver
ance through Savior. Neither Moses
nor any other fallen man could make
a real atonement for sin. IsraePs
Atonement Day sacrifices were merely
fOreshadows. or types. God could not
accept the death Of a bullock, of q
goat. or both. as an Offset to the pen
atty against Adam and his race Such
sa rifices were not acceptable.
The Law read. IAN eye for an eye, q
tooth for, a tooth. mans life for a
mans life" Hence bullock and a
goat could never be acceptable to God
as substtutionary sacrifice for Adam
and those involved with him. But God
prepared Jesus with such a body as
would be acceptable: and He Offered
up Himself an acceptable Sacrifice.
The Divine acceptance of 1t was signi
fed doubly:
o. At the time Of His conservation
ut Jordan by the the importation of
the Holy Spirit; and
~ BY the resurrection of Jesus, born
Of the Spirit as a completion of His
acceptance to the Divine nature. glory
and immortality.
Our Lords was the acceptable Sacri-
fee. yet it was not all that God had
forepictarcd or typed AS there was
an Offering of bullock. IMPLYING the
death of Jesus. so there was a subse-
quent offering Of goat. typifying the
sacrifice of the Church. Hebrews
13:11-13.D Christ's sacrifice, the bull
lock. was fat; the Church's sacrifice.
the goat, is lean. fat representing love.
loyalty. perfection.
The sacrifice of Jesus, the High
Priest. continued during the three and
a half years of His ministry. and ended
with. His death. Forty days after
His resurrection He assembled on High
with still further dignity and honor
added-the Divine nature He then
made application of the merit Of His
sacrifice OH behalf Of all who desire to
become members of the Royal Priest
hood
Those in the upper room at Pentecost
were the first to be begotten of the
Holy Spirit and to become acceptable
sacrifices. Since then. others have
been received from every nation.
Gradually the foreordained number of
such sacrificers. or priests. has been
reaching completion We believe that
the sacrifices Will soon be consum-
mated, and that very shortly the Body
of Christ beyond the veil will be com
pleted. Forthwith the Messianic King
dom will be established for the bless
ing of the world
The Divine plan for the world is the
reverse Of the plan for the Church.
Christ and the Church sacrificed the
human nature in their loyal devotion
to God. Their great reward is the
Heavenly nature and the Kingdom.
The world will have no opportunity
for sacrificing the flesh, but every OPP
portunity for perfecting their flesh.
some Sacrifices Are UnacceprapIs.
Few seem TO realize that sacrificing
is privilege We have seen that the
sacrifices possible to the best of hui
mainly would be unacceptable. because
all are sinners-to lesser or greater
degree. Hence all who desire now to
come unto the Heavenly Father, by the
narrow way of sacrifice. must first be
justified through the merit of the great
High Priest of our profession. Now
we notice that some whose sacrifices.
presented by our great High Priest,
which have been accepted by God.
eventually are rejected.
Indeed. this class Is described in tho
Bible as great multitude. in COMPARE
son to the faithful and acceptable
sacrifices. who are styled the Little
Flock. There Is a reason for the re-
lection of such sacrifices; for there is
no Partially with God. The reason is
that only those who have the spirit,
the zeal of the Master. the High
Priest. are acceptable to God.
The sacrificing of Jesus was done
with delight as we read. Il delight to
do Thy will. O Cod" A half hearted
sacrifice. or sacrificing grudgingly done.
would not be pleasing to God. The
cold unbeliever is more pleasing in the
Lords sight than the lukewarm believ
err AS we read Il would that thou
vert cold or hot. So then. because
thou art lukewarm. | will spew thee
out of My mouth" Revelation 3:15.
l6l This principle holds in respect to
all who make conservation Of them
selves to God. If they are consumed
with loving zeal in the Lords service,
then the fat offering rises as sweet
odor to the Lord But haIf-hearted
service brings neither Joy to the sacrl
icer nor pleasure to the Lord.
Nevertheless. in much mercy the
Lord recognizes that these. even while
failing to live up to their conservation
vow, are not His enemies They In
deed love righteousness and hate in
iquity. but not with sufficiency of
zeal to warrant their being accepted as
members Of the Bride class.
This does not signify eternal torment.
or any other terrible future. for these
brethren Of insufficient zeal. 1t does
mean, according to the Bible, a rejee-
ion from being members OF the Bride
lass. The Lord even has a goodlY