Vs. 26, “And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat, shall
wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water, and afterwards come
into the camp.” This teaches the same lesson relative to those who
shall be instrumental in bringing the trouble, and consequent
destruction of the flesh, upon the great company of those
represented by the scapegoat.
In the type, the Day of Atonement thus ended; and all Israel are
reckoned no longer defiled and separate from God, but all are now
made at one with God. Justice no longer condemns, but bids them
realize god’s reconciled presence in their midst, to bless and
protect and direct into the Canaan of rest and peace.
In the antitype, the day of atonement is this Gospel Age, during
which, Jesus and his body, the Church, make sacrifices to Justice,
in full satisfaction of the Adamic sin, thus purchasing the race of
sinners. Because no longer condemned of justice, God will then
recognize mankind condemned of justice, God will then recognize
mankind and place his sanctuary among men. Then, will be
fulfilled that which was written: “The Tabernacle of God (the
glorified church) is with men, and he will dwell with them, and
they shall be [become] his people, and God himself shall be with
them and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor
crying, neither shall there by any more pain, for the former things
[reign of Satan sin and death] are passed away. And he that sat
upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.” Rev. 21: 3-5
But while all these blessings shall result from the establishment
of God’s residence, or sanctuary among men [“I will make the
place of my feet glorious”–”Earth is my footstool,”] yet its
blessing will be a gradual work requiring the Millennial age for its
full accomplishment; i.e., death, pain, and tears will be in process
of destruction (wiping away), but not completed until the end of
the Millennial Age.
The gradual process by which man will be brought into
perfection of being and fullness of harmony with Jehovah, is well
illustrated in the typical sacrifices of Israel, made after the day of
atonement, the antitypes of which will be fulfilled during the next
age.
To rightly divide and understand these typical sacrifices, it
must be recognized, that the present Gospel Age is the day of
atonement toward God for the general sin of mankind; and that all
sacrifices coming after the day of atonement in the type, represent