River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-02-12


the Apostle explains. we which are
alive and remain shall be changed.
Each will be changed in an instant,
not slowly; but all will not be changed
in the same instant or moment. The
processes will gradually continue dur
ing the time called in the Bible the
Harvest: and by the conclusion of the
Harvest the last of these living stones
will have passed beyond the veil.
changed" Then the Temple will be
finished. The next step in the Divine
program will be that which was typi-
fed by the glory of the Lord coming
into Solomon's temple and filing 1t.
after 1t had been completed.
presented With Exceeding JOY"
In considering what may be the an
titype Of the filing of that temple
with Gods glory. we may not speak
with too great positiveness. We may
merely give our conjecture. We know
that the resurrection change will give
to each member of the Church class a
personal glory; as it is written. 'Sown
in weakness, raised In power; sown in
dishonor. raised in glory; sown an ami
NAL body. raised a spiritual body"
But the glory filing Solomon's temple
cannot seemingly refer to this personal
glory. Rather. it must signify the
honor which God will give to the
Church and Of which the Savior spoke,
saying that whosoever would confess
Him before men. He would confess
before the Father and before the holy
angels This would be the filling OF
the Church with the Divine glory.
Other Scriptures tell US that the Re-
deemer will present US blameless and
irreprovable before the Father with
exceeding joy. This will be glory for
us! Having received the SaviOr's
''Well done! to receive finally the Fa
theirs approval and by Him to be hon
ored before the holy angels will be to
fill the Church. the Temple of God.
with Divine Glory. But perhaps still
more than this is meant Perhaps 1t
means that when the Father shall re
ceive the Church He will glorffy her
by communicating Of His power, au>
thority, to her, investing her, in asso
citation with the Lord Jesus, the Heav-
emily Bridegroom, with the Divine au-
thority and power to take hold Of the
worlds affairs for it's rescue from sin
and death, in connection with the
binding of Satan for a thousand years
and the blessing of all the families OF
the earth with the knowledge of the
glory of God.
The Atonement Day In Type.
In everything God caused typical
Israel to perform typical ceremonies,
illustrative of various features of the
Divine Plan. The Atonement Day sac.
rifices represented the better sacri
fees" of Jesus, our great High Priest
He first offered up Himself. at Jordan
finishing His work at Calvary. Begin
ming at Pentecost He has been offer
ing up all those whom He accepts as
members of His Body. The death of
the last member of the Body Of Christ,
which is the Church, will mean the
completion Of the great High Priests
better sacrifices. 1t will mean the
passing of all the members of His
Body into death. according to the flesh
but into membership in the Body Of
the High Priest on the spirit plane. as
spirit beings 1t will mean that the
High Priest complete will then be be
yond the second veil.
AS the first work of the typical priest
beyond the veil on the Atonement Day
was the sprinkling of the blood upon
the Mercy Seat on behalf of all the
people, so the antitype of this will
mean the presentation to God of the
merit of the better sacrifices of Christ
on behalf of all the world of mankind
The type shows us that this merit will
be acceptable. AS then the high priest
went forth from the Most Holy to the
presence of the people. and lifted up
his hands and blessed them. SO this
signifies that Christ and the Church
will. after receiving the Fathers bless
ing for mankind, go forth to bestow
their blessings upon the whole world,
during the thousand years of Messiah's
Kingdom--to take away the curse and
to give. instead, the Divine blessing of
Restitution of all things lost through
Adam and redeemed by Jesus.
The Glory Filled Temple.
All through the thousand years Of
Messiah's Kingdom God will be in His
glorified Church. which will be there
fore the glorious Temple of the Lord,
from which will proceed to mankind
all the blessings Of instructions neces-
sary for their full recovery to Divine
favor There will be no more atone
ment days, no more sin-offerings; for
as st. Paul points out, the better sacri-
fees completely cancel sin. But there
will be sacrifices; as it is written,
"Then shall they offer whole burnt of
ferings upon Mine altar"
During Messiah's Kingdom the offer
ings of the people, which will be pre-
scented through the Church, the TEN
pie, will be the offering, or devotion,
Of themselves-their time. their talent,
their influence. to be used in joyful
service Such conservation God is al
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