a latter rain message
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A Latter Rain message
We will now turn our attention to fundamental knowledge concerning the
Final Atonement taking place in the sanctuary in heaven, which is necessary to our
receiving the nal act of cleansing, when our sins are to be blotted out when thetimes of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. t is these
very truths which the church should have been advancing unto! which the doctrine
of the "rinity has e#ectively hidden from view for too many years now.
"he whole message of the $%A church, yea, the whole purpose for the $%A
church to e&ist, is to promulgate the truths and impart the light we have received by
understanding 'hrist(s ministry in the heavenly sanctuary. "his is where the entirety
of our whole work proceeded from )the "hree angels who carry the last threefold
message of mercy are sent forth from the heavenly sanctuary * see +arly Writings
pages -/01. "he $abbath and the three angel(s messages came to usinseparably connected with the 2iblical teaching of the sanctuary. We were to
always advance in this light. "he following 3uote from 4ol. - of the $pirit of
5rophecy will for us chart out the key points for the rest of this study6
those who followed in the advancing lightof the propheticword saw that instead of coming to the earth at the termination of the 788
days in 90--, 'hrist then entered the most holy place of the heavenly
sanctuary, into the presence of :od, to perform the closing work of
atonement, preparatory to his coming.
t was seen, also, that while the sin/o#ering pointed to 'hrist as asacrice, and the high priest represented 'hrist as a mediator, the scape/
goat typied $atan, the author of sin, upon whom the sins of the truly
penitent will nally be placed. When the high priest, by virtue of the
bloodof the sin-oering, removed the sins from the sanctuary, heplaced them upon the scape/goat. When 'hrist, by virtue of His Own
blood, removes the sins of His peoplefrom the heavenly sanctuary at
the close of ;is ministration, ;e will place them upon $atan, who, in the
e&ecution of the
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until the people of :od have their sins blotted out! the ight advances until ;e
becomes in us ;imself the full measure poured out in the latter rain of 'hrist(s
$piritB
Advancing Light from the Sanctuary in Heaven: he virtue of the blood ofthe !"reat# sin o$ering%
"he rest of our study will focus on another point brought out in the 3uote!
specically this, by virtue of the bloodof the sin-oering, removed the sins from
the sanctuaryC We need to study more about the &'R()of the blood of the sin
o#ering by following in advancing light. isten to what +:W had to say further about
growing specically in ";$ understanding6
We need to keep ever before us the ecacy of the blood of Jesus .
"hat life/cleansing, life/sustaining blood, appropriated by living faith, is our
hope. We need to grow in appreciationof its inestimable value, for
it speaks for us onlyas we by faith claim its virtue, keeping theconscience clean and at peace with :od. =$%A 2ible 'ommentary 4olume D
page E-D.99?
$o let us with fear and trembling study what is now revealed concerning the
virtue of blood of the sin o#ering.
Leviticus chapter *+: he ay of Atonement
n going back to eviticus chapter 9> to review what the 2ible teaches about
the %ay of Atonement, we will learn something very signicant which must be
considered if we are to grow in our appreciation of the virtue of the blood of the
sin oering. We learn there that the ;igh 5riest on the %ay of Atonement actually
makes twosacrices which are both called a sin o$ering%-
Leviticus *+:.: And he shall take of the congregation of the children of
srael two kids of the goats for a sin oering
Leviticus *+:/: "hus shall Aaron come into the holy place6 with a young
bulloc0for a sin oeringC
wo types% of blood used to cleanse the sanctuary
nce these two beasts were slain, the blood of 1OHwas used to sprinkle
upon the mercy seat and make atonement for the sins of srael.
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Leviticus *+:*23*+6 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and
sprinkle it with his nger upon the mercy seat eastward! and before the
mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his nger seven times.
"hen shall he kill the goat of the sin o$ering, that is for the people, and
bring his blood within the veil, and do with that blood as he did with
the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and beforethe mercy seat6
And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the
uncleanness of the children of srael, and because of their transgressions in
all their sins6 and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that
remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
After this, the blood of the two sin o#erings was to be used to cleanse the
altar6
Leviticus *+:*4,*56 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the
G%, and make an atonement for it! and shall take of the blood of the
bulloc0, andof the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the
altar round about.
And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his nger seven times, and
cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of srael.
t is now manifest that for us to grow in appreciation for the inestimable
value of the blood of Hesus and to by faithclaim its virtue, we need to
appropriate all the light and knowledge :od is pleased to give upon this sub6>
While Hesus, unlike the ;igh 5riest on earth, does not need to make an
atonement for ;imself! ;e still fullls the type in that the bullock represents the
atonement for ;is house. 'hrist(s church, the people of :od, is ;is houseC even
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as Aaron the rst ;igh priest of the earthly tabernacle made an atonement for his
house, the house of Aaron6
And ye shall be unto @e a 0ingdom of priests, and an holy nation.
+&odus 9E6>
2ut 'hrist as a $on over ;is wn house! whose house are we, if we
hold fast the condence and the re
"he young bullock represents the sin o#ering when 'hrist took upon
;imself humanity and partook of Iesh and blood that ;e might be a faithful and
merciful ;igh 5riest.
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren,
that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to
:od, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. ;eb 69D
"he blood of 'hrist(s perfect humanity was necessary for to be sprinkled upon
the @ercy $eat in the antitypical %ay of Atonement, in ;is ministry of Final
Atonement in the heavenly sanctuary, when our sins shall be blotted out. "his was
represented by the blood of the young bullock.
he Lord8s goat and the scapegoat
As we turn our attention to the o#ering of the ord(s goat, which was also for
a sin o#ering, many hidden truths are revealed. t is signicant that in the typicalservice, two goats were brought before the ord and lots were cast to determine
which one would be the ord(s goat and which the scapegoat. We believe this is not
meant to teach that in the anti/type they are e3ual, but to focus our attention on
the fact that in some ways, the ord(s goat and the scapegoat were at one time
very much in league with each other.
We know that the scapegoat represents ucifer and the ord(s goat
represents 'hrist. "hey are obviously not e3ual, but let us consider, how they were
in league in some way in ;eaven before sin.
he two A!a#rchangels
ucifer, Json of the morning,J was rst of the covering cherubs, holy and
undeled. He stood in the presence of the great 9reator, and the ceaseless
beams of glory enshrouding the eternal :od rested upon him. =5atriarchs and
5rophets page 7.9?
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We know from the earthly sanctuary, which stands as an e&le and
shadow of heavenly things, that there are two covering cherubs which veil the
glory of :od in the @ost ;oly 5lace. +:W states that ucifer was the rstof these
twoC
also consider these signicant revelations given the "estimony of Hesus6
'hrist ;imself called him forth to life. $atan the tempter had claimed the
body of @oses because of his sin! but 'hrist the $aviour brought him forth
from the grave. Hude E. ="he %esire of Ages page -9.7?
Jude 9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed
about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The
Lord rebuke thee!
@ichael, or 'hrist, with the angels that buried @oses, came down from
heaven, after he had remained in the grave a short time, and resurrected him
and took him to heaven. =$tory of Gedemption page 9D7.?
"he 2ible reveals that 'hrist(s position before ;is incarnation was as an
Archangel in heaven! now behold what is revealed about ucifer(s position as
covering cherub6
Gebellion originated with $atan. Kotwithstanding the exalted position
which he occupied among the heavenly host, he became dissatised because
he was not accorded supreme honor. ;ence he 3uestioned :odLs purposes
and impugned his
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'hrist, :od the Father openly conferred )restated, surely made clear1 supreme
authority upon Hesus, Who had condescended even to take a role or position as an
Archangel, which was the same position ucifer occupied.
+:W declares by the $pirit of 5rophecy that ucifer made this revealing
remark6
$atan, who was once an honored angel in ;eaven, had been ambitious
for the more e&alted honors which :od had bestowed upon ;is $on. ;e
became envious of 'hrist, and represented to the angels who honored him as
covering cherub that he had not the honor conferred upon him which
his position demanded-;e asserted that he should be exalted equal in
honorwith :od. ="he Geview and ;erald, February -, 90D- par. ?
And again,
"here were some who looked with favor upon uciferLs insinuationsagainst the government of :od. Although they had heretofore been in perfect
harmony with the order which :od had established, they were now
discontented and unhappy because they could not penetrate ;is
unsearchable counsels! they were dissatised with ;is purpose in e&alting
'hrist. "hese stood ready to second Lucifers demand for e;ual authority
with the Son of "od- 2ut angels who were loyal and true maintained the
wisdom and
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3uestioned this mighty angel, Jshould 'hrist have the supremacyO Why is ;e
thus honored above uciferOJ =%he "reat &ontroversypage -E.9?
"hese two A)a1rchangels are represented in the earthly type of the %ay of
Atonement service as the two goats which are brought before the ord. As the
scapegoat represents $atan who was an archangel who is a spirit being, so also "he
ord(s goat re3uires the sacrice of the Archangel Who was also a $pirit 2eing ):od
is a $piritC Hohn -6-1 and ;e was in the form of :od and e3ual to :od the
Father )5hil. 6>1.
'n His incarnation He had reached the prescribed limit as a
sacrice, but not as a Gedeemer. =9@G -8E.9?
>hat the blood of the Lord8s goat typi7es
:od said this about the virtue of the great sin o#ering6
eviticus 9D699 For the life of the Iesh is in the blood6 and ' have given
it to you upon the altarto ma0e an atonement for your souls6 for it is
the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
n a painful process, :od the Father and Hesus committed "hemselves to
perform the ncarnation of Hesus 'hrist, at which time 'hrist(s very own ;oly $pirit
was separated from Hesus and the ;oly $pirit ;imself caused Hesus to begin to
develop inside of @ary(s womb as a human baby. We must needs also acknowledgethis eternal sacrice when we by living faith appropriate the blood of Hesus, because
it speaks for us onlyas we by faith claim its virtue
"he sacrice of the ne Who was in the form of :od was typied in the
sacrice of the ord(s goat. Hesus also shed ;is sacred blood, the $oul of ;is ife,
in emptying out ;imself for us ;is own ;oly $pirit. "his is the meaning of the
mingling of the blood of the two sin o#erings, in the types of the bullock and the
ord(s goat in the earthly sanctuary where both life bloods were necessary to obey
the ord(s direction in cleansing the sanctuary on the %ay of Atonement.
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>hen the times of refreshing shall come from the
presence of the Lord, then the sins of the repentant soulwhoreceived the grace of 'hrist and has overcome through the blood of the
Lamb, will be removed from the records of heaven, and will be placed
upon (atan) the scapegoat) the originator of sin, and be remembered
no more against him forever. "he sins of the overcomers will be blotted out of
the books of record, but their names will be retained on the book of life.
="he $ign of the "imes, @ay 9>, 90E par. -?
"o receive the latter rain, we must pray for the blood of sprinkling to be
applied to our hearts. Kow, in the light of this truth, we must grow in our
appreciation of the blood shed upon 'alvary )and is yet shed in the heavenly
sanctuary1 and also the blood )$pirit * Lifeis in the blood1 when 'hrist in ;is
incarnation shed the ;oly $pirit,//thesoul of is life, the ePcacy of ;ischurch, the lightand lifeof the world. With is (pirit'hrist sends a reconciling
inIuence and a power that takes away sin. ="he Geview and ;erald, @ay 9E,9E8- par. 9?
"he blood of ;is unblemished sacrice in humanity and the blood of ;is
sacrice in giving up the form of :od are inseparably connectedC @ay this
truth go forth to nish the work and make a perfect people )to our ord(s glory1,
prepared for the trying hour before them6
We need to keep ever before us the ePcacy of the blood
of Hesus. "hat life/cleansing, life/sustaining blood,appropriated by living faith, is our hope. We need to grow
in appreciation of its inestimable value, for it spea0s
for us only as we by faith claim its virtue, keeping the
conscience clean and at peace with "od.
"his is represented as the pardoning blood,
inseparably connectedwith the resurrection and life of our
Gedeemer, illustrated by the ever/Iowing stream that
proceeds from the throne of :od, the water of the river of
life )etter 0D, 90E-1. =$%A 2ible 'ommentary 4olume D, page E-0.9?
Sanctification and Justification: in the Holiest of All on the Day of Atonement
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Christ's sacred blood, represented by the the blood of the Bullock - transfers sins to the
heavenly sanctuary, even on the Day of Atonement. We know this because in evitus !" the
#i$h %riest was to lay his hands upon and confess the sins of his house over the bullock
before slayin$ it. When his blood was sprinkled upon and before the mercy seat, sins were
transfered to the sanctuary, even on the Day of Atonement. &his is ustification.
Christ's #oly (pirit, )the (oul of #is ife) - is a )%ower that takes away sin) and is therepresented as the blood of the ord's $oat - &he blood that cleanses the heavenly
sanctuary when the )times of refreshin$ shall come from the %resence of the ord). We say
this because the ord's $oat is a very uni*ue sin offerin$ in that no sins are confessed over
him before he was slain. #is blood did not transfer sins to the sanctuary, but cleansed it of
sin. &his was fulfilled in antitype when Christ )divested) the (oul of #is ife - #is #oly (pirit
in #is incarnation. &his (acrifice was initiated by +od in heaven and no sins were laid upon
this #oly fferin$ before transacted. When the times of refreshin$ shall come from the
%resence of the ord - Christ will send an overflowin$ of i$hteousness in the fullness of
#is (pirit in atter ain %W and the saints of +od on earth will have their sins finally
and completely pur$ed in this final act of cleansin$ the heavenly sanctaury, by stoppin$ sinsfrom enterin$ at thier source/ the hearts of +od's people. ) &his will close the $reat
controversy by finishin$ the work of sanctification in our hearts.
"This isthe covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord,I will
put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them And their sins and
ini!uities will I rememer no more# $ow where remission of these is, there isno more
offerin% for sin#" &Herews '(:')*
0es, the so lon$ looked for and prayed for act of Christ will finally come, the fullfilment of #is
1ew Covenant %romise.
"+eent ye therefore, and e converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the
times of refreshin% shall come from the resence of the Lord#" &Acts -:'.*
&his act by esus of 2inal Atonement will close the $reat controversy by finishin$ the work
of sanctification in our hearts.
We are sanctified by the (pirit of Christ comin$ into our hearts, even as the sap of the 3ine
is communicated throu$h the fibers into the $rafted in branches... &his is sanctification by
faith, Christ livin$ #4( 42 within us...
0ou mi$ht suffer us to speak so about sanctification because most churches do not even
speak of sanctification these days and even less of those who preach it really understand it
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5truly we speak of thin$s we know not, these thin$s are hi$h, who can attain to it6.. )even so
the thin$s of +od knoweth no man, but the (pirit of +od...)7
But what is prophesied to brin$ a shakin$ is our focusin$ actually on ustification... which
doctrine 30 Christian church teaches and everyone assumes we understand *uite
well... many would suffer us to speak on sanctification by the (pirit throu$h Christ's 4nfinite(acrifice... but is there any amon$ us who would think that there is yet important li$ht on
ustification in li$ht of the heavenly sanctuary, that Christ has held last as most full
revelation of #imself as the amb (lain in heaven6
he meaning of the two sin o$erings from the typical service are
illustrated in Haba00u08s vision made plain upon tables for the end time
he 7rst able Love to "od Love to man
he second able
"his great truth is plainly illustrated in the vision which ;abakkuk saw, which
is now made plain upon the two tables of the "en 'ommandments. Qpon the rst
table is pictured 'hrist with bright beams coming out of ;is side, and there is the
hiding of His power ;ab.76-. Qpon the second table is pictured Hesus upon the'ross having received the cruel wound in ;is side! and also clearly depicting from
the wound thus made, there Iowed two copious and distinct streams, one of blood,
the other of water. ="he %esire of Ages, page DD9.-? ;ere, in the vision ordained
by the ord for the end time to be an ensign unto all nations, is made manifest the
twofold, mingled virtue of the blood of the sin o#ering6 the blood which Iowed
from the 'ross )and yet Iows from 'hrist(s pierced side1 and the bright beams of
'hrist(s wn ;oly $pirit / both pouring forth from the heart of our $acrice,
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Gedeemer and ord. Hesus would have us grow in appreciation of its !is
blood#s$ inestimable value. 'oncerning this virtue, ;abakkuk well said6
and there is the hiding of is *ower. ;abakkuk 76-
he blood was sprin0led to ma0e atonement for transgression of the Law
of self3sacri7cing love
:od re3uired the ;igh 5riest to bring the blood of the two sin o#erings into
the @ost ;oly 5lace and to then sprinkle the blood upon the @ercy $eat which
covered the "en 'ommandment aw contained in the Ark of the 'ovenant. "he
broken law of :od demanded the life of the transgressor. =:' -90.9? "he blood,
)which1 represent)ed1 the forfeited life of the sinner, whose guilt the victim bore
=:' -90.9?, was sprinkled above the aw to make atonement for the transgression
of its sacred precepts.
"he 98 precepts of the aw can be summed as ove for :od and ove to @an.
t is also called in +:W(s book the %esire of Ages6 the law of lifefor earth and
heaven and the aw self/sacricing love6 the love which Jseeketh not her ownJ
)which1 has its source in the heart of :od. n ;abakkuk(s vision of 'hrist(s pieced
side made plain upon the two tables of the "en 'ommandment aw illustrate the
two sacrices Hesus made in fulllment of the two sin o#erings in the typical service
on the %ay of Atonement. "he image of the bright beams coming out of ;is side is
depicted on the rst table representing ove to :od. Hesus voluntarily consented to
become the ord(s goat6 the sacrice of the FatherC "his represents when Hesus
emptied ;imself of the form of :od and separated ;is own ;oly $pirit, sent to usas a 5ower that takes away sin. Also in ;abakkuk(s vision the sacrice of 'hrist(s
perfect humanity upon the 'ross is illustrated upon the second table of the "en
'ommandments representing ove to man. n this sacrice 'hrist fullled the reality
foreshadowed in the sin o#ering of the bullock for the family or house of the ;igh
5riest. 'hrist in heaven sprinkles ;is blood at the mercy seat to transfer our sins to
the sanctuary, even in the services of the %ay of Atonement. "hen ;e sends us ;is
;oly $pirit, the $oul of ;is ife and a 5ower that takes away sin. "his sacrice
was represented as the ord(s goat, who unlike the bullock, no sins are confessed
over him before ;e is slain, it is ;is blood that cleanses the sanctuary in type, and
Hesus( $pirit that cleanses our hearts in the divine e&change which cleanses us, ;is
human sanctuaries.
n these images of 'hrist made plain upon the two "en 'ommandment
tables, the dual atonement of 'hrist, the divine e&change and the glory of self'
sacricing love are clearly illustrated.
:od has ordained that +the earth shall be lled with the knowledge of
the glory of the L,-.) as the waters cover the sea/ !abakkuk 0123$ in the
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he 7rst able of the Law : Love to "od he second able of the
Law : Love to man
et us now behold Hesus( innite sacrice that our hearts may be melted and
broken at the revelation of ;is loveC ;e has made provision that we shall receive
abundant helpto overcome $atan, who is represented as the scapegoat, and sit
down with Hesus in ;is throne even as Hesus overcame $atan and sat down in the
Father(s throne.
"he ;oly $pirit,//thesoul of is lifeCa power that takes awaysin/ ="he Geview and ;erald, @ay 9E, 9E8- par. 9?
%here is power in the blood of &hrist to remove sin. ="he $ign ofthe "imes, August >, 900 par. 9E?
hrough the Spirit the believer becomes a parta0er of the divine
nature. =%esire of Ages page >D9 paragraph ?
through the blood of the atonement, we become parta0ers of thedivine nature=% ="estimonies 4ol. page D-8.7?
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?ow let us turn away from error and wal0 in the advancing light shining,
until we receive His fullness
"hese sanctuary truths we have been discussing, the doctrine of the "rinity
eclipses from view because it hides the fact the Hesus made an eternal sacrice in
shedding ;is own ;oly $pirit for us. "he "rinity teaches that the ;oly $pirit was
always separated from Hesus since eternity! thereby denying 'hrist(s great sacrice
of pouring out ;is wn ;oly $pirit for us, given as a reconciling 5ower that takes
away sins, in the incarnation.
KowC let us reE.? C+ven unto the end as we follow advancing light.
he truth is an advancing truth, and we must walk in the increasing light.
=9000 @aterials page -D.-?
When :odLs people are at ease, and satised with their present
enlightenment, we may be sure that ;e will not favor them. t is ;is will that
they should be ever moving forward, to receive the increased and ever'
increasing light which is shining for them. ="estimonies 4olume page
D80.7?
Kew light will ever be revealed on the Word of :od to him who is in living
connection with the $un of Gighteousness. et no one come to the conclusionthat there is no more truth to be revealed. "he diligent, prayerful seeker for
truth will nd precious rays of light yet to shine forth from the Word of :od.
4any gemsare yet scattered that are to be gathered together to
become the property of the remnant people of "od. 2ut light is not
given simply to be a strength to the church, but to be shed upon those
who are in darkness. ="estimonies on $abbath $chool page 7.?
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Additional information and 2ible studies under this topic6
/ %oes the $eventh %ay Adventist 'hurch 'orporation teach that its "rinity
conception is 'onsubstantial )ne 2eing1O $ee what the 2iblical Gesearch
nstitute )the 'orporate $%A doctrinal authorities1 teaches on its web/site set
up to guide 5astors, leaders and lay/men on what the church believes the
following is from the paper called GeIections on the %octrine of the "rinity
page 06
Therefore, even the best analogies fall short in their attempt to describe the
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divine "eing #ny and all spiritualistic interpretations are simply imperfect and untrue They
weaken and diminish the divine ma$esty to which no earthly likeness can be compared The
word person! is still a poor way of e%pressing the reality &ere more than anywhere else in
theology are we reminded of the purely hypothetical character of our speculations Therefore,
we must confess that the Trinity is one indivisible 'od and that the distinctions of the (ersons
do not destroy the divine unity This unity of 'od is e%pressed by saying that &e is onesubstance )evertheless, in the divine unity there are three co*eternal and co*e+ual (ersons,
who, though distinct, are the ne undivided and adorable 'od This is the doctrine of
-cripture
"he preceding document can be accessed here6
http6SSbiblicalresearch.gc.adventist.orgSdocumentsS%octrineT8ofT8the
T8"rinity.pdf
/ @any call the 'hurch 2abylon and leave, but go out and still drink the wine of
2abylon. 'oming out of 2abylon does not refer to leaving the 'orporate $%A
church. "o Iee out of the midst of 2abylon means to stop drinking the wine of
2abylon, which is error. n correcting error, :od(s people shall have plenty
enough challenge and spiritual battle! it is not as easy as to simply stop
attending a certain 'hurch fellowshipC Hesus and the prophets gave no such
e&le of leaving the Iock of :od because of their sins and error.
"he ord had sent them messages of warning and reproof, of consolation
and promise, by his prophets, rising up early and sending them, but they had
beaten one and stoned another, and it could not be that a prophet
should perish outside of Jerusalem. Finally :od had sent his $on, and
from the highest bough to the lowest he had searched for fruit, and had found
none. For their sakes he had clothed his divinity with humanity, made himselfof no reputation, Ied before the feet of his accusers and haters, and yet
carried a rebellious people upon his heart. ;e had done all that could be
done, but they turned from him, demanding still more evidence. ;is life was
one continual miracle, but they knew it not, and demanded that he should
show them a miracle. 2ut in the face of their utter re
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which the 6ewish nation might be saved and puri7ed, which was paid
a ransom for the sins of the world, was to them the 7nal guilt in the
cup of their ini;uity. Hesus knew that his chosen people were to put him,
the 5rince of life and glory, to an ignominious death. ;e knew what was to be
their doom. With prophetic glance he saw the Goman legions, he heard the
tramp of armies, saw the city encompassed and in Iames, and the temple asmoking ruin. "he miseries of the people whom he longed to save, rose up
before him. ;e beholds their guilt and agony, but they are as unrelenting
as was (atan in his rebellion against "od. =9000 98E.?
"he heart of Hesus was pierced with agony, and from his pale lips came
forth the words, Jf thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the
things which belong unto thy peaceB but now they are hid from thine eyes.J n
their blind unbelief they would not know the 5rince of life! if they had known
him, they would not have crucied him. =9000 98E.7?