Now notice the difference between the treatment of this sin
offering and the sin offerings of the day of atonement: Those were
offered to God (Justice) as the ransom or purchase price of sinners;
these are offered to the Priests who purchased the people, their
acknowledgments being to their Redeemer; while the Priest takes a
part and offers it to the Lord as a memorial, or a recognition that
the whole plan of redemption as executed on the Atonement Day
[Gospel Age] was His.
The Atonement Day offerings, we have seen, were always
burned, (Lev. 6:30, Heb. 13:11,) but these sin offerings are not to
be burned, but eaten by the priests.–”This is the law of the sin
offering:…The priests that offereth it for sin shall eat it:…All the
males among the priests shall eat thereof.” (Lev. 6: 25-29)
So the whole world, having been purchased with the precious
blood (human life) of Christ (the anointed), will present
themselves, for forgiveness of trespass, to the Royal Priesthood
who paid their ransom price; and their acceptance of it will be the
forgiveness. To this agree Jesus’ words to his disciples: “He
breathed on them and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit.
Whosoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and
whosoever sins yet retain (to them) they are retained.” John 20:23
While this “ministry of reconciliation” belongs in its fullest
sense in the next age–when all the sacrifices of atonement will be
complete–yet even now, any member of the “Royal Priesthood”
may say to those who believe: (the household of faith) “Thy sins
are forgiven thee”–just as our Head said, by faith, looking forward
to the completion of the sacrifices for sins, which sacrifice he had
begun.
THEIR PEACE OFFERINGS
This offering must be of the herd or flock, and it might be made
in fulfillment either of a vow (covenant) or as a willing “thank
offering.” Part of it was to be brought to Jehovah by the offerer-
”His own hands shall bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire;
the fat with the beast; it shall he bring,” and the priest shall burn
the fat on the altar, and wave the breast before the Lord. But the
breast shall be the priest’s, also the shoulder. The offerer must eat
the sacrifice. (Lev. 3 and 7: 11-18, 30-34)
This seems to show, that if any would come into a condition of
full peace and harmony (as all are to do or be cut off–the second
death), they must eat or fulfill a covenant before God, of entire
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