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MARCH
IS.
1906
ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
(11
8•
100
)
"DOEBS
OP
THE
WORD"
Our
golden
text
is
well
chosen-"
Be
ye
doers
of
the
Word
and
not
hearers
only."
To
be
honored
with
a
knowledge
of
the
divine
will
and
plan
is
a
great
boon,
a
great
blessing;
but
it
brings
a
great
responsibility:
"to
whom
much
is
given
of
him
shall
much
be
required."
We
who
have
heard
the
voice
of
him
that
speaketh
from
heaven,
speaking
peace
through
Jesus
Chriat;
we
who,
on
the
strength
of
this
message
of
forgiveness
of
sins,
have
been
accepted
in
consecration
as
members
of
the
body
of
Christ,
we
have
greater
responsibility
than
have
others.
To
attain
the
glorious
things
to
which
we
have
been
invited
we
must
not
merely
have
this
honor
but
must
make
use
of
the
privilege
and
show
our
appreciation
by
obedience
to
the
terms
of
the
Covenant-presenting
our
bodies
as
living
sacrmces
to
the
divine
service
in
faithful
obedience
to
righteousness,
and
in
endeavoring
to
assist
others
in
the
same
course.
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VOL.
XXVII
ALLEGHENY,
P
A.,
APRIL
1,
1906
No.7
"THE
PASSOVER
MUST
BE
KILLED"
LUKE
22:7.
The
term
Passover
amongst
the
Jews
was
frequently
ap-
erallyappreciated.
(1
Cor.
5:7.)
Our
Lord
is
not
the
world's
plied
as
the
name
of
a
festival
week,
otherwise
called
the
Passover,
but
the
Church'9
Passover.
All
Israel
prefigured
or
Feast
of
Passover,
beginning
on
the
fifteenth
day
of
Nisan.
represented
the
world
of
mankind,
and
the
bondage
of
the
But
we
must
not
confound
this
with
the
frequent
references
whole
people
represented
all
mankind
under
the
bondage
of
to
the
Passover
found
in
the
Scriptures
when
the
word
feast
sin
and
death,
the
great
taskmaster
in
the
type
being
Pharaoh,
is
not
used,
which
generally
referred
to
the
Iamb
that
was
in
the
antitype
being
Satan.
Deliverance
is
desired
for
all,
killed,
the
Passover.
For
instance,
we
read,
"Then
came
the
and
the
Lord's
arrangement
is
ultimately
to
deliver
all.
The
day
of
unleavened
bread,
when
the
Passover
must
be
killed."
Apostle
so
explains
when
he
writes,
"The
creature
itself
also
Again,
our
Lord
sent
disciples
to
inquire
of
a
friend,
"Where
shall
be
delivered
from
the
bondage
of
corruption
into
the
is
the
guest-chamber,
where
I
may
eat
the
Passover
with
my
glorious
liberty
of
the
sons
of
God."
disciples'"
Again
we
read,
"And
they
made
ready
the
Pass-
But
the
Apostle
divides
the
groaning
ones
into
two
classes,
over.
"
When
our
Lord
sat
down
with
the
disciples
to
eat
of
saying,"
The
whole
creation
groaneth
and
travaileth
in
pain
the
Iamb
he
said,
"With
desire
I
desired
to
eat
this
Passover
together
until
now
"-"
waiting
for
manifestation
of
the
sons
with
you
before
I
suffer.
For
I
say
unto
you
I
will
no
more
of
God."
(Rom.
8
:19,
21,
22.)
His
reference
here
is
to
eat
thereof
until
it
be
fulfilled
in
the
kingdom
of
God.'
'
-
the
world
of
mankind
whose
deliverance
from
the
bondage
Luke
22
:7,
11,
13,
15,
16.
of
Satan
and
the
power
of
sin
and
death
will
only
come
While
the
.J
ews
still
apparently
think
more
of
the
Passover
through
the
manifestation
of
the
glorified
church,
the
Christ
week
than
of
the
Passover
Iamb,
we,
on
the
contrary,
and
in
in
glory
and
power,
as
God's
kingdom
ruling
the
world.
The
harmony
with
the
example
of
our
Lord
and
the
apostles,
have
Apostle
also
mentions
the
church
of
the
first-born
in
her
special
respect
for
the
Iamb,
which
typified
the
"Lamb
of
God
present
condition,
saying,
"But
ourselves
also,
who
have
the
which
taketh
away
the
sin
of
the
world,"
ahd
under
whose
first-fruits
of
the
Spirit,
do
groan
within
ourselves,
waiting
hlood
of
sprinkling
we
who
now
believe-namely,
the
"Church
for
the
adoption,
to
wit,
the
deliverance
of
our
body."
Both
of
the
First-Born
"-are
passed
over
or
spared
in
advance
of
classes
have
an
experience
of
groaning,
both
classes
have
an
the
world.
experience
of
waiting,
but
they
wait
for
different
things.
The
God's
arrangements
for
the
Jews
were
typical
and
full
of
latter,
the
church
of
the
first·born,
waits
for
her
deliverance
valuable
lessons
for
us
who
belong
to
antitypical
or
Spiritual
as
the
body
of
Christ
through
a
share
in
the
First
Resur
Israel.
In
the
type
the
Lord
provided
for
two
great
religious
rection.
According
to
the
divine
promise,
the
former,
the
occasions
amongst
his
people,
the
one
at
the
beginning
of
the
world,
waits
until
the
church
class
shall
have
been
perfected,
secular
year
and
the
other
at
the
beginning
of
the
religious
glorified,
empowered,
and
shine
forth
as
the
sun
in
the
king
year.
The
religious
year
began
in
the
spring,
counting
from
dom
of
their
Father
for
the
blessing
of
all
the
families
of
the
first
new
moon
after
the
vernal
equinox,
approximately
the
earth,
for
the
uplifting
of
all
who
desire
divine
favor
on
April
1st,
but
varying
because
of
the
difference
between
lunar
divine
terms.
and
solar
time.
It
was
in
connection
with
this,
the
beginning
Look
now
at
the
type:
notice
that
it
is
not
all
Israel
that
of
their
religious
year,
that
the
Lord
appointed
the
Passover
is
in
danger
~om
the
destroying
angel,
but
only
the
first-born.
-the
killing
and
eating
of
the
Passover
Iamb
on
the
14th
day,
Only
the
first-born
of
the
Egyptians
were
slain.
Hence
it
to
be
followed
by
a
Passover
week
of
unleavened
bread.
The
was
only
the
first-born
of
the
Israelites
that
were
spared
or
civil
year
with
the
Jews
began
six
months
later,
in
the
seventh
passed
over.
These
first-born
ones,
protected
by
the
blood
of
month,
approximately
October
1;
and
it
was
in
connection
with
the
Iamb,
the
Lord
declared
to
be
specially
his;
and,
with
a
this
civil
year
that
the
Atonement
Day'
sacrifices
were
ap-
view
to
marking
them
out
and
keeping
-them
as
a
special,
pointe,d,
in
connecti~n
with
the
Fea~t
of
T!!,berp.acles
or
~ooths,
peculiar
people,
an
exchange
was
made
whereby
the
first-b?rn
m
whIch
the
Israehtes
called
to
mmd
theIr
Wllderness
Journey
of
all
the
tribes
were
exchanged
by
the
Lord
for
the
one
trIbe
on
leaving
Egypt
en
route
for
Canaan.
of
Levi,
which
he
accepted
as
specially
his
and
which
in
the
These
two
great
religious
eelebrations
pictured
the
same
type
represents
the
household
of
faith.
Out
of
this
house
lesson
from
different
standpoints:
the
first
emphasized
more
hold
of
faith,
in
turn,
a
priestly
family
was
selected,
which
particularly
the
passing
over
of
the
first-born,
who
subsequent-
typified
Christ
our
High
Priest
and
the
church
his
body,
the
ly
were
represented
in
the
tribe
of
Levi,
at
whose
head
stood
under
priesthood,
the
royal
priesthood.
So,
then,
those
who
the
priesthood.
Although
the
type
seems
to
carry
forward
perceive
the
matter
clearly
see
that
the
Passover
has
to
do
and
to
picture
the
deliverance
of
all
Israel
through
this
priest.
only
with
the
household
of
faith.
It
is
in
full
accord
with
Iy
tribe,
to
which
Moses
belonged,
yet
specifically,
particu-
this
that
the
Lord's
Supper,
which
antitypes
the
eating
of
larly,
in
detail,
it
dealt
merely
with
the
deliverance,
the
bless·
the
Iamb,
is
not
offered
to
the
world,
but
is
strictly
and
ex
ing,
of
the
priestly
tribe,
the
first-born.
The
other
type,
in
clusively
an
institution
for
the
household
of
faith.
the
seventh
month,
more
particularly
pictures
the
atonement
"LET
'OS
KEEP
THE
PEAST"
for
the
sins
of
the
whole
world,
the
forgiveness
and
recon·
ciliation
of
all
mankind
who
desire
to
be
reconciled
to
God:
Seeing
in
the
type
the
slain
Iamb,
its
blood
sprinkled
upon
nevertheless,
in
connection
with
this
Atonement
Day
sacrifice
the
posts
and
lintels
of
the
home
and
its
flesh
eaten
with
the
special
favor
of
God
to
the
church
is
also
represented
~
bitter
herbs,
we
apply
this
in
the
antitype
and
see
Christ
the
preceding
the
blessing
coming
upon
the
world
reconciliation
anti
typical
Lamb,
see
that
his
blood
sprinkled
upon
our
hearts
for
the
church's
sins
being
represented
in
th~
first
sacrifice
cleanses
them
from
a
consciousness
of
evil
and
gives
us
an
of
the
Day
of
Atonement,
"'hile
the
sacrifice
for
the
sins
of
assurance
of
our
being
PASSED
OVER,
of
our
being
spared,
of
the
world
in
general
was
represented
in
the
second
offering.
our
being
gra~ted.
life.
through
.his
blood.
This
sprinkling
"CHRIST
O'OB
PASSOVEB"
represents
our
JustIficatIon
by
faIth;
and
the
subsequent
eat-
ing
of
the
Iamb
with
bitter
herbs
ia
represented
in
the
anti
T~ere
is
a
force
and
meaning
in
the
Apostle's
expression,
type
by
our
consecration,
our
partaking
of
Christ,
our
partiei·
,
'ChrIst
our
Passover
is
sacrmced
for
us,"
which
is
not
gen-
pation
with
him
in
his
sufferings
and
self-denials-also
repre-
[3749]
MARCH 15, 1906 “DOERS OF THE WORD’’ Our golden text is well chosen—‘‘Be ye doers of the Word and not hearers only.’’ To be honored with a knowledge of the divine will and plan is a great boon, a great blessing; but it brings a great responsibility: ‘‘to whom much is given of him shall much be required.’? We who have heard the voice of him that speaketh from heaven, speaking peace through Jesus Christ; we who, on the strength of this message of ZION’S WATCH TOWER (98-100) forgiveness of sins, have been accepted in consecration as members of the body of Christ, we have greater responsibility than have others. To attain the glorious things to which we have been invited we must not merely have this honor but must make use of the privilege and show our appreciation by obedience to the terms of the Covenant——presenting our bodies as living sacrifices to the divine service in faithful obedience to righteousness, and in endeavoring to assist others in the same course. OUR NEW HYMN BOOK WITH MUSIC Three hundred and thirty-three of the choicest hymns selected from every quarter, with some of the grandest tunes, VoL. XXVII ALLEGHENY, PA., APRIL 1, 1906 cloth bound, 35c. by mail, by freight or express collect, 25¢.— now ready. The same cost price in any quantity. No. 7 “THE PASSOVER MUST BE KILLED” LUKE 22:7. The term Passover amongst the Jews was frequently applied as the name of a festival week, otherwise called the Feast of Passover, beginning on the fifteenth day of Nisan. But we must not confound this with the frequent references to the Passover found in the Scriptures when the word feast is not used. which generally referred to the lamb that was killed, the Passover. For instance, we read, ‘‘Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the Passover must be Killed.’’ Again, our Lord sent disciples to inquire of a friend, ‘‘ Where is the guest-chamber, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’’? Again we read, ‘‘And they made ready the Passover.’? When our Lord sat down with the disciples to eat of the lamb he said, ‘‘ With desire I desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I say unto you I will no more eat thereof until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.’’— Luke 22:7, 11, 13, 15, 16. While the Jews still apparently think more of the Passover week than of the Passover lamb, we, on the contrary, and in harmony with the example of our Lord and the apostles, have special respect for the lamb, which typified the ‘‘Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world,’’? and under whose blood of sprinkling we who now believe—namely, the ‘‘ Church of the First-Born’’—are passed over or spared in advance of the world. God’s arrangements for the Jews were typical and full of valuable lessons for us who belong to antitypical or Spiritual Tsrael. In the type the Lord provided for two great religious occasions amongst his people, the one at the beginning of the secular year and the other at the beginning of the religious year. The religious year began in the spring, counting from the first new moon after the vernal equinox, approximately April Ist, but varying because of the difference between lunar and solar time. It was in connection with this, the beginning of their religious year, that the Lord appointed the Passover ~the killing and eating of the Passover lamb on the 14th day, to be followed by a Passover week of unleavened bread. The civil year with the Jews began six months later, in the seventh month, approximately October 1; and it was in connection with this civil year that the Atonement Day sacrifices were appointed, in connection with the Feast of Tabernacles or Booths, in which the Israelites called to mind their wilderness journey on leaving Egypt en route for Canaan. These two great religious celebrations pictured the same lesson from different standpoints: the first emphasized more particularly the passing over of the first-born, who subsequently were represented in the tribe of Levi, at whose head stood the priesthood. Although the type seems to carry forward and to picture the deliverance of all Israel through this priestly tribe, to which Moses belonged, yet specifically, particularly, in detail, it dealt merely with the deliverance, the blessing, of the priestly tribe, the first-born. The other type, in the seventh month, more particularly pictures the atonement for the sins of the whole world, the forgiveness and reconciliation of all mankind who desire to be reconciled to God: nevertheless, in connection with this Atonement Day sacrifice, the special favor of God to the church is also represented as preceding the blessing coming upon the world, reconciliation for the church’s sins being represented in the first sacrifice of the Day of Atonement, while the sacrifice for the sins of the world in general was represented in the second offering. ‘CHRIST OUR PASSOVER’’ There is a force and meaning in the Apostle’s expression, ‘*Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us,’’ which is not gen erally appreciated. (1 Cor. 5:7.) Our Lord is not the world’s Passover, but the Church’s Passover. All Israel prefigured or represented the world of mankind, and the bondage of the whole people represented all mankind under the bondage of sin and death, the great taskmaster in the type being Pharaoh, in the antitype being Satan. Deliverance is desired for all, and the Lord’s arrangement is ultimately to deliver all. The Apostle so explains when he writes, ‘‘The creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the sons of God.’’ But the Apostle divides the groaning ones into two classes, saying, ‘‘The whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now’’—‘‘ waiting for manifestation of the sons of God.’’? (Rom. 8:19, 21, 22.) His reference here is to the world of mankind whose deliverance from the bondage of Satan and the power of sin and death will only come through the manifestation of the glorified church, the Christ in glory and power, as God’s kingdom ruling the world. ‘The Apostle also mentions the church of the first-born in her present condition, saying, ‘‘But ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, do groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the deliverance of our body.’’ Both classes have an experience of groaning, both classes have an experience of waiting, but they wait for different things. The latter, the church of the first-born, waits for her deliverance as the body of Christ through a share in the First Resurrection. According to the divine promise, the former, the world, waits until the church class shall have been perfected, glorified, empowered, and shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father for the blessing of all the families of the earth, for the uplifting of all who desire divine favor on divine terms. Look now at the type: notice that it is not all Israel that is in danger from the destroying angel, but only the first-born. Only the first-born of the Egyptians were slain. Hence it was only the first-born of the Israelites that were spared or passed over. These first-born ones, protected by the blood of the Jamb, the Lord declared to be specially his; and, with a view to marking them out and keeping them as a special, peculiar people, an exchange was made whereby the first-born of all the tribes were exchanged by the Lord for the one tribe of Levi, which he accepted as specially his and which in the type represents the household of faith. Out of this household of faith, in turn, a priestly family was selected, which typified Christ our High Priest and the church his body, the under priesthood, the royal priesthood. So, then, those who perceive the matter clearly see that the Passover has to do only with the household of faith. It is in full accord with this that the Lord’s Supper, which antitypes the eating of the lamb, is not offered to the world, but is strictly and exelusively an institution for the household of faith. ‘‘LET US KEEP THE FEAST’’ Seeing in the type the slain lamb, its blood sprinkled upon the posts and lintels of the home and its flesh eaten with bitter herbs, we apply this in the antitype and see Christ the antitypical Lamb, see that his blood sprinkled upon our hearts cleanses them from a consciousness of evil and gives us an assurance of our being PASSED OvER, of our being spared, of our being granted life through his blood. This sprinkling represents our justification by faith; and the subsequent eating of the lamb with bitter herbs is represented in the antitype by our consecration, our partaking of Christ, our partieipation with him in his sufferings and self-denials-—also repre [3749]
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