Correspondence: Ex. 28:33-35; 1 Tim. 6:14-16 and Rev. 22:4

From: Correspondence

Narrator: Chris Genthree

From: Young Christian: Volume 11, 1921

• 3 min. read • grade level: 5

Ques. In what way does Exo. 28:33-35³³And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: ³⁴A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. ³⁵And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not. (Exodus 28:33‑35) apply to the Lord now? A. M.

EXO 28:33-35³³And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: ³⁴A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. ³⁵And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not. (Exodus 28:33‑35)

Ans. Christ is our Great High Priest now in heaven. He was not a priest on earth. It does not seem that Aaron ever wore the garments of glory and beauty in the holiest of all. But Christ is crowned with glory and honor, and wears the priestly garments in the presence of God. He carries the names of His people on His shoulders: (the place of strength), set in gold-divine righteousness. He also bears each one on His breast-set in gold-divine righteousness. He loves each one by itself. The golden bells as they sound, tell He is living for us in the glory of God. This represents the Holy Spirit coming down at Pentecost. The many colored pomegranates are the fruit He bears before God. We, in our small measure, may also bear fruit for Him by the power of the Holy Spirit, occupying us with Christ. Then for us He wears the miter, where holiness shines bright. He bears the iniquity of the holy things, (Ver. 38) and presents that which is good to the Father.

Ques. Can you explain how in 1 Tim. 6:14- 16¹⁴That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: ¹⁵Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; ¹⁶Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen. (1 Timothy 6:14‑16) it speaks of Him as the One whom "no one hath seen, nor can see," and in Rev. 22:4⁴And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. (Revelation 22:4), "We shall see His face?" Is it because in one portion we see Him as the Man Christ Jesus, and the other the Eternal Son of God? W.

Ans. Yes, the perfect, faithful witness as a man is the great Ruler over all. He alone has power-the fountain of immortality, dwelling in inaccessible light. Absolute, infinite Deity. Angels and men are but creatures. They cannot comprehend God, nor can finite creatures ever comprehend the Infinite. "No man hath seen God at any time." (John 1.) But what wondrous grace. "The only Begotten Son, in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him." John 1: 11.

Mystery of mysteries, that He should die for me! yet, "In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the God-head bodily," and, "Ye are complete in Him." Col. 2:9, 10⁹For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. ¹⁰And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: (Colossians 2:9‑10). "God manifest in the flesh," "Seen of angels." At last these glorious beings that wait on Him to do His will, hearkening to the voice of His word, saw the One they had so long obeyed: saw Him as the babe in the stable in Bethlehem, and it is in Him only that all which is known of God can be known, and so it will be for all eternity. The lamp of the glory is the Lamb. (Rev. 21:23²³And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. (Revelation 21:23).)

"The throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall serve Him: and they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their foreheads." Rev. 22:3, 4³And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: ⁴And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. (Revelation 22:3‑4). And we, the Church, are associated with Him in all that glory.

"God and the Lamb shall there

The light and temple be,

And radiant hosts forever share

The unveiled mystery."

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