righteousness vindicated; and the Law (Moses) will testify on
behalf of the world that it is justified to life through the sacrifices.
When presented, the sacrifices are “holy, acceptable to God”;
and Moses and Aaron come out, and together they bless the
people. So in the incoming age, the Christ will bless all the
families of the earth (Gal. 3:8, 16, 29, Gen. 12:3); yet not by setting
aside the Law of God and excusing sin, but by restoring men to the
perfection of humanity, in which condition they will be able to
keep the perfect Law of God, and be blessed by it. Now, by reason
of our inherited imperfection, though the Law says–”He that doeth
these things (obeys) shall live by them,” (shall have a right to
continuous life)–yet none of the imperfect race can now have this
everlasting life, because of inability to keep the Law. But, then,
being made perfect and able to keep it, its conditions of “do and
live” will be great blessings to all men, for whosoever will, may
then obey and live forever in harmony and happiness and
communion with Jehovah.
“And the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people.” As
the blessing progresses (restoring and elevating the race mentally
and physically) the results will become manifest. The people–the
world in general–will recognize God’s gracious love, more and
more each day. Thus it will be that “the GLORY of the Lord will
be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.” (Isa 40:5) They will
come to see gradually, the length and breadth and height and depth
of the love of God which surpasses all understanding.
It is worthy of note that the blessing here mentioned was not a
blessing to the under priests; no, they were represented in the
blesser. The blessing came on all the people, who, as we have
seen, represented the world. It is this blessing of the world by the
one seed–the entire Christ, after all the afflictions are filled up by
the body, (Col. 1:24) that Paul refers to, saying, that “The whole
creation (all humanity) groaneth and travaileth in pain together–
waiting for the manifestation of the Sons of God” before they can
experience deliverance from the bondage of corruption and
restoration to the liberty of sons of God, as enjoyed by God’s first
human son, Adam. (Luke 3:38)
It is doubtless this same blessing of all the people–salvation
from death and its sting, sin–that Paul refers to, saying: “UNTO
THEM THAT LOOK FOR HIM SHALL HE APPEAR THE SECOND TIME
WITHOUT (a sin offering), unto salvation.” (Heb 9:28) The world
has seen the Priest–head and body–suffer as a sin offering during
the age. Jesus was manifested to the Jews in the flesh (as a sin
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