CHAPTER XVII
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.”
The Consecrated Way
— Alonzo Jones
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