patriarchs and prophets-第199章
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ATTENDED WITH ALL THE LICENSE USUAL IN HEATHEN WORSHIP。 WE READ： 〃THEY ROSE
UP EARLY ON THE MORROW； AND OFFERED BURNT OFFERINGS； AND BROUGHT PEACE
OFFERINGS； AND THE PEOPLE SAT DOWN TO EAT AND TO DRINK； AND ROSE UP TO
PLAY。〃 EXODUS 32：6。 THE HEBREW WORD RENDERED 〃TO PLAY〃 SIGNIFIES PLAYING
WITH LEAPING； SINGING； AND DANCING。 THIS DANCING； ESPECIALLY AMONG THE
EGYPTIANS； WAS SENSUAL AND INDECENT。 THE WORD RENDERED 〃CORRUPTED〃 IN THE
NEXT VERSE； WHERE IT IS SAID； 〃THY PEOPLE； WHICH THOU BROUGHTEST OUT OF THE
LAND OF EGYPT； HAVE CORRUPTED THEMSELVES；〃 IS THE SAME THAT IS USED IN
GENESIS 6：11； 12； WHERE WE READ THAT THE EARTH WAS CORRUPT； 〃FOR ALL FLESH
HAD CORRUPTED HIS WAY UPON THE EARTH。〃 THIS EXPLAINS THE TERRIBLE ANGER OF
THE LORD； AND WHY HE DESIRED TO CONSUME THE PEOPLE AT ONCE。
NOTE 5。 PAGE 329。 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WERE THE 〃COVENANT〃 TO WHICH THE LORD
REFERRED WHEN； IN PROPOSING A COVENANT WITH ISRAEL； HE SAID； 〃IF YE WILL
OBEY MY VOICE INDEED； AND KEEP MY COVENANT；〃 ETC。 EXODUS 19：5。 THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS WERE TERMED GOD'S 〃COVENANT〃 BEFORE THE COVENANT WAS MADE WITH
ISRAEL。 THEY WERE NOT AN AGREEMENT MADE； BUT SOMETHING WHICH GOD COMMANDED
THEM TO PERFORM。 THUS
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTSGOD'S COVENANTBECAME THE BASIS OF THE COVENANT MADE
BETWEEN HIM AND ISRAEL。 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN ALL THEIR DETAILS ARE 〃ALL
THESE WORDS；〃 CONCERNING WHICH THE COVENANT WAS MADE。 SEE EXODUS 24：8。
NOTE 6。 PAGE 354。 WHEN A SIN OFFERING WAS PRESENTED FOR A PRIEST OR FOR THE
WHOLE CONGREGATION； THE BLOOD WAS CARRIED INTO THE HOLY PLACE AND SPRINKLED
BEFORE THE VEIL AND PLACED UPON THE HORNS OF THE GOLDEN ALTAR。 THE FAT WAS
CONSUMED UPON THE ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERING IN THE COURT； BUT THE BODY OF THE
VICTIM WAS BURNED WITHOUT THE CAMP。 SEE LEVITICUS 4：1…21。
WHEN； HOWEVER； THE OFFERING WAS FOR A RULER OF FOR ONE OF THE PEOPLE； THE
BLOOD WAS NOT TAKEN INTO THE HOLY PLACE； BUT THE FLESH WAS TO BE EATEN BY
THE PRIEST； AS THE LORD DIRECTED MOSES： 〃THE PRIEST THAT OFFERETH IT FOR SIN
SHALL EAT IT： IN A HOLY PLACE SHALL IT BE EATEN； IN THE COURT OF THE TENT OF
MEETING。〃 LEVITICUS 6：26； R。V。 SEE ALSO LEVITICUS 4：22…35。
NOTE 7。 PAGE 366。 THAT THE ONE WHO SPOKE THE LAW； WHO CALLED MOSES INTO THE
MOUNT AND TALKED WITH HIM； WAS OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST； IS EVIDENT FROM THE
FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS：
CHRIST IS THE ONE THROUGH WHOM GOD HAS AT ALL TIMES REVEALED HIMSELF TO MAN。
〃BUT TO US THERE IS BUT ONE GOD； THE FATHER； OF WHOM ARE ALL THINGS； AND WE
IN HIM； AND ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST； BY WHOM ARE ALL THINGS； AND WE BY HIM。〃 1
CORINTHIANS 8：6。 〃THIS IS HE ＇MOSES＇； THAT WAS IN THE CHURCH IN THE
WILDERNESS WITH THE ANGEL WHICH SPAKE TO HIM IN THE MOUNT SINAI； AND WITH
OUR FATHERS： WHO RECEIVED THE LIVELY ORACLES TO GIVE UNTO US。〃 ACTS 7：38。
THIS ANGEL WAS THE ANGEL OF GOD'S PRESENCE （ISAIAH 63：9）； THE ANGEL IN WHOM
WAS THE NAME OF THE GREAT JEHOVAH （EXODUS 23：20…23）。 THE EXPRESSION CAN
REFER TO NO OTHER THAN THE SON OF GOD。
AGAIN： CHRIST IS CALLED THE WORD OF GOD。 JOHN 1：1…3。 HE IS SO CALLED BECAUSE
GOD GAVE HIS REVELATIONS TO MAN IN ALL AGES THROUGH CHRIST。 IT WAS HIS
SPIRIT THAT INSPIRED THE PROPHETS。 1 PETER 1：10； 11。 HE WAS REVEALED TO THEM
AS THE ANGEL OF JEHOVAH； THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOST； MICHAEL THE
ARCHANGEL。
NOTE 8。 PAGE 603。 THE QUESTION HAS BEEN RAISED； AND IS NOW MUCH AGITATED； IF
A THEOCRACY WAS GOOD IN THE TIME OF ISRAEL； WHY WOULD NOT A THEOCRATICAL
FORM OF GOVERNMENT BE EQUALLY GOOD FOR THIS TIME？ THE ANSWER IS EASY：
A THEOCRACY IS A GOVERNMENT WHICH DERIVES ITS POWER IMMEDIATELY FROM GOD。
THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL WAS A TRUE THEOCRACY。 THAT WAS REALLY A GOVERNMENT
OF GOD。 AT THE BURNING BUSH； GOD COMMISSIONED MOSES TO LEAD HIS PEOPLE OUT
OF EGYPT。 BY SIGNS AND WONDERS AND MIGHTY MIRACLES MULTIPLIED； GOD DELIVERED
ISRAEL FROM EGYPT AND
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LED THEM THROUGH THE WILDERNESS AND FINALLY INTO THE PROMISED LAND。 THERE HE
RULED THEM BY JUDGES 〃UNTIL SAMUEL THE PROPHET；〃 TO WHOM； WHEN HE WAS A
CHILD； GOD SPOKE； AND BY WHOM HE MADE KNOWN HIS WILL。 IN THE DAYS OF SAMUEL
THE PEOPLE ASKED THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE A KING。 THIS WAS ALLOWED； AND GOD
CHOSE SAUL； AND SAMUEL ANOINTED HIM KING OF ISRAEL。 SAUL FAILED TO DO THE
WILL OF GOD； AND AS HE REJECTED THE WORD OF THE LORD； THE LORD REJECTED HIM
FROM BEING KING AND SENT SAMUEL TO ANOINT DAVID KING OF ISRAEL； AND DAVID'S
THRONE GOD ESTABLISHED FOREVERMORE。 WHEN SOLOMON SUCCEEDED TO THE KINGDOM IN
THE PLACE OF DAVID HIS FATHER； THE RECORD IS： 〃THEN SOLOMON SAT ON THE
THRONE OF THE LORD AS KING INSTEAD OF DAVID HIS FATHER。〃
1 CHRONICLES 29：23。 DAVID'S THRONE WAS THE THRONE OF THE LORD； AND SOLOMON
SAT ON THE THRONE OF THE LORD AS KING OVER THE EARTHLY KINGDOM OF GOD。 THE
SUCCESSION TO THE THRONE DESCENDED IN DAVID'S LINE TO ZEDEKIAH； WHO WAS MADE
SUBJECT TO THE KING OF BABYLON； AND WHO ENTERED INTO A SOLEMN COVENANT
BEFORE GOD THAT HE WOULD LOYALLY RENDER ALLEGIANCE TO THE KING OF BABYLON。
BUT ZEDEKIAH BROKE HIS COVENANT； AND THEN GOD SAID TO HIM：
〃THOU； PROFANE WICKED PRINCE OF ISRAEL； WHOSE DAY IS COME； WHEN INIQUITY
SHALL HAVE AN END； THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD； REMOVE THE DIADEM； AND TAKE OFF
THE CROWN： THIS SHALL NOT BE THE SAME： EXALT HIM THAT IS LOW； AND ABASE HIM
THAT IS HIGH。 I WILL OVERTURN； OVERTURN； OVERTURN； IT： AND IT SHALL BE NO
MORE； UNTIL HE COME WHOSE RIGHT IT IS； AND I WILL GIVE IT HIM。〃 EZEKIEL
21：25…27。 SEE ALSO CHAPTER 17：1…21。
THE KINGDOM WAS THEN SUBJECT TO BABYLON。 WHEN BABYLON FELL； AND MEDO…PERSIA
SUCCEEDED； IT WAS OVERTURNED THE FIRST TIME。 WHEN MEDO…PERSIA FELL AND WAS
SUCCEEDED BY GREECE； IT WAS OVERTURNED THE SECOND TIME。 WHEN THE GREEK
EMPIRE GAVE WAY TO ROME； IT WAS OVERTURNED THE THIRD TIME。 AND THEM SAYS THE
WORD； 〃IT SHALL BE NO MORE； UNTIL HE COME WHOSE RIGHT IT IS； AND I WILL GIVE
IT HIM。〃 WHO IS HE WHOSE RIGHT IT IS？ 〃THOU 。 。 。 SHALT CALL HIS NAME JESUS。
HE SHALL BE GREAT； AND SHALL BE CALLED THE SON OF THE HIGHEST： AND THE LORD
GOD SHALL GIVE UNTO HIM THE THRONE OF HIS FATHER DAVID： AND HE SHALL REIGN
OVER THE HOUSE OF JACOB FOREVER； AND OF HIS KINGDOM THERE SHALL BE NO END。〃
LUKE 1：31…33。 AND WHILE HE WAS HERE AS 〃THAT PROPHET；〃 A MAN OF SORROWS AND
ACQUAINTED WITH GRIEF； THE NIGHT IN WHICH HE WAS BETRAYED HE HIMSELF
DECLARED； 〃MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD。〃 THUS THE THRONE OF THE LORD HAS
BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS WORLD AND WILL 〃BE NO MORE； UNTIL HE COME WHOSE RIGHT
IT IS；〃 AND THEN IT WILL BE GIVEN HIM。 AND THAT TIME IS THE END OF THIS
WORLD； AND THE BEGINNING OF 〃THE WORLD TO COME。〃
TO THE TWELVE APOSTLES THE SAVIOUR SAID； 〃I APPOINT UNTO YOU A KINGDOM； AS
MY FATHER HATH APPOINTED UNTO ME； THAT YE MAY EAT AND DRINK AT MY TABLE IN
MY KINGDOM； AND SIT ON THRONES； JUDGING THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL。〃 LUKE
22：29； 30。 FROM MATTHEW'S ACCOUNT OF
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CHRIST'S PROMISE TO THE TWELVE WE LEARN WHEN IT WILL BE FULFILLED； 〃IN THE
REGENERATION WHEN THE SON OF MAN SHALL SIT IN THE THRONE OF HIS GLORY； YE
ALSO SHALL SIT UPON TWELVE THRONES； JUDGING THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL。〃
MATTHEW 19：28。 IN THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS； CHRIST REPRESENTS HIMSELF
UNDER THE FIGURE OF A NOBLEMAN WHO 〃WENT INTO A FAR COUNTRY TO RECEIVE FOR
HIMSELF A KINGDOM； AND TO RETURN。〃 LUKE 19：12。 AND HE HIMSELF HAS TOLD US
WHEN HE WILL SIT UPON THE THRONE OF HIS GLORY： 〃WHEN THE SON OF MAN SHALL
COME IN HIS GLORY； AND ALL THE HOLY ANGELS WITH HIM； THEN SHALL HE SIT UPON
THE THRONE OF HIS GLORY： AND BEFORE HIM SHALL BE GATHERED ALL NATIONS。〃
MATTHEW 25：31； 32。
TO THIS TIME THE REVELATOR LOOKS FORWARD WHEN HE SAYS； 〃THE KINGDOMS OF THIS
WORLD ARE BECOME THE KINGDOMS OF OUR LORD； AND OF HIS CHRIST； AND HE SHALL
REIGN FOREVER AND EVER。〃 REVELATION 11：15。 THE CONTEXT CLEARLY SHOWS WHEN
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE： 〃THE NATIONS WERE ANGRY； AND THY WRATH IS COME； AND
THE TIME OF THE DEAD； THAT THEY SHOULD BE JUDGED； AND THAT THOU SHOULDEST
GIVE REWARD UNTO THY SERVANTS THE PROPHETS； AND TO THE SAINTS； AND THEM THAT
FEAR THY NAME； SMALL AND GREAT； AND SHOULDEST DESTROY THEM WHICH DESTROY THE
EARTH。〃 VERSE 18。 IT IS AT THE TIME OF THE FINAL JUDG
