The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-05-30

ton. Large crowds
are In daily attendance.
The Pastors text today was, when
He assembled on High, He led multi
tude OF captives. "-Eph. 4:s, margin.
The speaker declared that in one
sense Of the word our Lord assembled
from the human nature and the tomb
to the Divine nature and Immortality
at the time of His resurrection. He
tarried for forty days with His Apos-
ties. however, for their establishment
and instruction. Being then Spirit
He was invisible to them. except
when He materIalized In various forms
to convince them that He was no
longer confined to human conditions.
His resurrection had made Him n
spirit Being on higher plane than
where He was before He took the hui
man nature for the suffering Of death.
in order to redeem humanity.
The Pastor demonstrated shat our
Lord taught His followers these I'm.
portnnt truths by both word and con-
duct AS they had not yet received
the Holy Spirit, they could not ap.
preciate spiritual things. but must be
instructed along natural lines. Had
He assembled without manifesting
Himself to His disciples, they would
not have understood the truth OF the
matter, and could not have borne wit
ness to His resurrection. Hence their
lessons were given them In panto-
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explanation that Messiah must needs
die to redeem mankind. and then as.
cend on High to be the more capable
Of filling the duties of His great Office.
The outpourins Of the spirjt.
The speaker then reviewed the won.
derful manifestation of the descent OF
the Holy Spirit mt Pentecost. This
manifestation evidenced to the dIsci.
pies the fact that their sins had been
freely forgiven for Christs sake. that
their conservation to sacrifice them
selves had been accepted by the Fa-
ther. and that henceforth they might
count themselves part of Abraham'a
Seed. who would bless all humanity.
The Apostles were to bear witness to
Jesus resurrection. Hence when Saul
Of Tarsus was given Judas place. Il
was proper that no also should be able
TO bear that witness. His experience
on the road to Damascus convinced
MIN, that Jesus had risen from the
dead ana that He was the Messiah.
Inc Pastor then showed that the de
scent OF the Logos to the human plane
ana the ascension OF Christ to the Di
vine plane were related MS cause and
erect. Our Lord now Oils the highest
position In the Universe. next 10 the
rather. To suppose that our Lord
went TO Heaven man is TO mistake
the significance OF His title. Son Of !
Man, which He maintains Ms Identify.
ing Him with His great redenptlve
WORK Tor humanity. To suppose that |
lie Is still n man Is TO overlook the |
Scriptural statement that man Is "a
ilttle lower than the angels" and that |
since our Lords ascension angels and
men are commanded 10 worship Him.
AS usual. the Pastor discussed all
texts bearing upon this point and ful.
" sustained his position He went
INTO "details respecting the transfer Of
the Logos from Heavenly TO earthly
conditions. and nroffered his hearers.
Iree upon application. n treatise en-.
ntied The Indebted One" which he
oeheves shows scientifically the proc
ess by which the Logos was changed
from spirit to human conditions. vet
was preserved immaculate.
A Multitude Of captives.
Then the Pastor considered his text,
which hguratively represents Jesus
ascension ms the triumph of n great
Conqueror Sin and Death had gain.
ed nscendency over Father Adam and
MS race. and had brought them
iown to the mentally, morally
ana physically, Moreover. this victory
lad been won legally--by one mans
ilsobedience. But the Logos was
male hesh. proved Himself competent
10 pay the sinners ransom. price, and
paid that price. Having finished His
'acrihcial work, He was again recelv.
I'd to the spirit plane. ana exalted to
The right hand of God
The speaker depicted our Lord as re-
turning to the Heavenly state. ac
'laimed Of the Heavenly host Far
Town the centuries, the prophetic eye
saw following Him. first the Church,
he Royal Priesthood, delivered from
he power Of sin ana Death; aud next
he millions upon millions of humanl
y. rescued from the bondage Of corrup..