Ques. Is the Ark built by Noah in Genesis a type of the Jews who pass through the tribulation, or is the Ark a type of Christ? P. T.
Ans. The Ark in Gen. is a type of Christ, and Noah and his house figure Christ and His companions saved by Him through the tribulation into the Millennial earth,
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to Paul, whose heart was in it; but strengthened and sustained by the prayers of the saints, and by the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, he is able to go through the difficulties according to his earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing he would be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, Christ would be magnified in his body, whether by life or by death. That was the salvation that was before his mind.
Ques. In what way do we remember the Lord? Is it in His life, or in His death, or in both? (1 Cor. 11:24, 25, 2624And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come. (1 Corinthians 11:24‑26)). T. R.
Ans. The word "remember" is in memory of the person. It is the Lord's death that is celebrated. We think of Christ in His life time. We know Him now as the living, glorified Savior, Head of His body the Church, but it is in His death that we remember Him. The bread and the cup represent Christ in death. It is not His life on earth, nor His place in glory. What touches our hearts is the death of the Lord. He is not here now. We know Him as living, and we are in Him there, but our hearts go back to the cross to enter into what He went through there, and as we partake of the bread, it is His body given for us; and of the cup our hearts say, His blood was shed for us. Precious Savior who has instituted this to claim our affections. How could we slight such a privilege? And our act of remembering Him in His death is showing, or announcing, His death till He come.