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The Consecrated Way
by A.T. Jones
Conclusion
Christ the Lord, the Son of God, came down from heaven and was made
flesh and dwelt among men as the Son of man. This is an eternal fixture
in the Christian faith.
He died on the cross of Calvary for our offenses. This is an eternal
fixture in the Christian faith.
He arose from the dead for our justification. This is an eternal
fixture in the Christian faith.
He ascended to heaven as our Advocate and as such sitteth on the
right hand of the throne of God. This is an eternal fixture in the
Christian faith.
He is a priest upon His Father's throne--a priest forever after the
order of Melchizedek. This is an eternal fixture in the Christian faith.
At the right hand of God, upon the throne of God, as priest upon His
throne, Christ is a "minister of the sanctuary and of the true
tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man." This is an eternal
fixture in the Christian faith.
And he will come again in the clouds of heaven with power and great
glory to take His people unto Himself, to present to Himself His
glorious church, and to judge the world. This is an eternal fixture in
the Christian faith.
That Christ lived in the flesh, died on the cross, rose from the
dead, ascended to heaven, and sits on the right hand of the throne of
God in heaven must be an eternal fixture in the faith of every
Christian, in order for that faith to be true and full.
That this same Jesus is a priest at the right hand of God on that
throne must be an eternal fixture in the faith of every Christian in
order for that faith to be true and full.
That Christ the Son of God, as priest at the right hand of God upon
His throne, is there a "minister of the sanctuary, and of the true
tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man" must be an eternal
fixture in the faith of every Christian, in order for that faith to be
true and full.
And this true faith in Christ the Son of God as that true priest, in
that true ministry, of that true sanctuary, at the right hand of the
throne of the Majesty in the heavens; that His priesthood and ministry
finishes transgression and makes an end of sins and makes reconciliation
for iniquity and brings in everlasting righteousness--this true faith
will make every comer thereunto perfect. It will prepare him for the
seal of God and for the final anointing of the Most Holy.
By this true faith every soul who is of this true faith can certainly
know that in him and in his life transgression is finished and an end of
sins made, that reconciliation is made for all the iniquity of his life,
and that everlasting righteousness is brought in to reign in his life
for evermore. This he can know with perfect certainty, for the Word of
God says so, and true faith cometh by hearing the Word of God.
All who are of this true faith can know all this just as truly as
they can know that Christ is at the right hand of the throne of God.
They can know it just as truly as they can know that He is Priest upon
that throne. They can know it just as truly as they can know that He is
there a "minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the
Lord pitched and not man." and all this can be known just as truly as
any statement of the Word of God can be known, for the Word of God
plainly states it all.
Therefore in this time let every believer in Jesus rise up in the
strength of this true faith, implicitly trusting the merit of our great
High Priest in His holy ministry and intercession for us.
In the confidence of this true faith, let every believer in Jesus
take a long breath of restfulness forever, in thankfulness to God that
this thing is accomplished, that transgression is finished in your life,
that you are done with the wicked thing forever, that an end of sins is
made in your life and that you are free from it forever, that
reconciliation for iniquity is made, and that you are cleansed from it
forever by the precious blood of sprinkling, and that everlasting
righteousness is brought into your life to reign forevermore, to uphold
you, to guide you, to save you in the fulness of that eternal redemption
which, through the blood of Christ, is brought to every believer in
Jesus our great High Priest and true Intercessor.
And then in the righteousness, the peace, and the power of this true
faith, let every soul who knows it spread abroad to all people and to
the end of the world the glorious news of the priesthood of Christ, of
the cleansing of the sanctuary, of the finishing of the mystery of God,
of the times of refreshing come, and of the soon coming of the Lord "to
be glorified in His saints and to be admired in all them that
believe...in that day" and to "present to Himself a glorious church not
having spot or wrinkle or any such thing" but "holy and without
blemish."
"Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such
an High Priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the
Majesty in the heavens; a Minister of the sanctuary, and of the true
tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man."
"Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by
the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He hath consecrated
for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh; and having an High
Priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart in full
assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience,
and our bodies washed with pure water." And "Let us hold fast the
profession of our faith without wavering; for He is faithful that
promised."
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