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The casting of lots to see which goat would be the "Lord's" andwhich the "Scapegoat," indicates that God has no choice as towhich of them shall win the prize. It shows that God does notarbitrarily select which shall become partakers of the divine natureand joint-heirs with Christ our Lord. Every believer who presentshimself is acceptable, and he who keeps his covenant and performsthe sacrifice is represented in thepage 7"Lord's goat." Those who draw back are represented in the"Scapegoat."To return to the High Priest: After having sprinkled the "MercySeat" [literally, the Propitiatory, or place of satisfaction] with theblood of the bullock seven times (perfectly), "Then, shall he kill thegoat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, and bring his bloodwithin the Vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood ofthe bullock, and sprinkle it upon the Mercy Seat and before theMercy Seat." (Vss. 14-15.) In a word, that which was done with thebullock was repeated with the "Lord's goat." It was killed by thesame High Priest; its blood sprinkled just the same; its fat, etc.,burned on the altar in the Court also. [It is worthy of notice that aprime bullock is always very fat, while a goat is a very lean animal.So Jesus as represented by the bullock had a great abundance ofzeal and love for his sacrifice, while his followers, represented bythe goat, are lean in comparison.] The body of the "Lord's goat"was burned in like manner as that of the bullock-- "without thecamp." Paul tells us that only those animals which were Sinofferingswere burned without (outside) the "Camp" (Heb. 13:11.)and then he tells us to go to him without the camp bearing thereproach with him. (Heb. 13:13.) Thus is furnished usunquestionable evidence not only that the followers of Jesus arerepresented by this "Lord's goat" but also that their sacrificereckoned with that of their Head, Jesus, constitutes part of the Sinoffering."The reproaches of them that reproached thee, are fallenupon me." Psa. 69:9.The "Lord's goat" represented all of the "little flock;" they are allalike; they all came by the same "narrow way:" so what is true ofthe company as a whole, is true of each one in it. Therefore the"Lord's goat" typifies each one and his sacrifice, except that thewhole must be complete and the sacrifice of all ended, before the"blood" of the goat (representative of all the Body) will bepresented on the Mercy Seat.The blood sprinkled on and before the Mercy Seat, was in thedesign of a cross, with the top or head of the cross on the MercySeat. This is shown by the description: "He shall sprinkle it with hisfinger upon the Mercy Seat eastward (toward the "door") andbefore (across in front of) the Mercy Seat." This is the full end ofthe Sin-offerings for the sins of the world. The bullock, as we haveseen, was a sin offering for the "Household of faith" (the under
Priests and Levites), and the goat, was the sin offering "for thepeople," Israel --type of the (at present) unbelieving world.Thus we see that this entire Christian Age is an age of suffering anddeath, to those who sacrifice the human nature, to become partakersof the divine. Just as soon as the sacrifice of Jesus on behalf of his"body" and "house" was complete and presented before the Father,came the evidence of its acceptance in the Pentecostal baptism. Andthis anointing (symbolized by the oil) which came upon the churchcontinues ever since on all the living members of the High Priest'sbody. This impartation of the divine mind to those consecratedones, was the energy in them which killed each, as the "Lord'sgoat." This coming of the Holy Spirit, the Lord's power or "hand" atPentecost is shown in the type (vs. 15) by the High Priest coming tothe door of the Tabernacle and laying hands upon the "Lord's goat"and killing it. Just as the Spirit of the Father enabled Jesus to killthe bullock, so it is the same spirit--the Spirit of God and of ChristIN the Lord's goat class, which enables them to crucify themselvesas men--to kill the goat--in hope of the promised Glory, Honor andImmortality of the divine nature.It was thus, for instance, that Paul when possessed of this spirit ofthe Leader and Head, could reckon all things but loss and dross thathe might win [a membership in] Christ and be found in Him.Inspired by this hope and spirit he could say: "I (the new creature)live, yet, not I" the old creature --the goat--it is being consumedwith the reproach and contempt of the world outside the camp. Hisearthly affections and powers had all been presented an offering toGod, a living sacrifice; thereafter it was Christ living in him, thehope of glory--Christ's mind, crucifying and keeping under thehuman nature.While actually in the world, he was not of it; to such an extent wasthis true that he could say: "The life which I now live, I live by thefaith of the Son of God." Yes, by faith he had become a partaker ofthe Divine nature, and was in the "Holy," feeding by faith on the"holy bread," enlightened continually by the light from the "GoldenCandlestick."Thus furnished with knowledge and strength, he was able to offer"Incense" acceptable to God by Jesus Christ, i.e., Paul's sacrificebecause of Jesus' merit imputed to it was acceptable to God. Thushe kept the goat nature always sacrificed. So, too, the same thinghas been done by the other members of this "Lord's goat" companysince, though none have been so widely known: Paul's sacrifice sentup a very rich perfume.As the goat filled up that which was behind of the Sin-offering afterthe bullock, so does the "little flock" following after Jesus "fill upthat which is behind of the afflictions of Christ." Col. 1:24.The moment must sometime come when the last member of this"Lord's goat" class shall have consecrated, then no more can thusconsecrate. The moment must also come, when the sacrifice of the
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The casting of lots to see which goat would be the "Lord's" andwhich the "Scapegoat," indicates that God has no choice as towhich of them shall win the prize. It shows that God does notarbitrarily select which shall become partakers of the divine natureand joint-heirs with Christ our Lord. Every believer who presentshimself is acceptable, and he who keeps his covenant and performsthe sacrifice is represented in thepage 7"Lord's goat." Those who draw back are represented in the"Scapegoat."To return to the High Priest: After having sprinkled the "MercySeat" [literally, the Propitiatory, or place of satisfaction] with theblood of the bullock seven times (perfectly), "Then, shall he kill thegoat of the sin-offering, that is for the people, and bring his bloodwithin the Vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood ofthe bullock, and sprinkle it upon the Mercy Seat and before theMercy Seat." (Vss. 14-15.) In a word, that which was done with thebullock was repeated with the "Lord's goat." It was killed by thesame High Priest; its blood sprinkled just the same; its fat, etc.,burned on the altar in the Court also. [It is worthy of notice that aprime bullock is always very fat, while a goat is a very lean animal.So Jesus as represented by the bullock had a great abundance ofzeal and love for his sacrifice, while his followers, represented bythe goat, are lean in comparison.] The body of the "Lord's goat"was burned in like manner as that of the bullock-- "without thecamp." Paul tells us that only those animals which were Sinofferingswere burned without (outside) the "Camp" (Heb. 13:11.)and then he tells us to go to him without the camp bearing thereproach with him. (Heb. 13:13.) Thus is furnished usunquestionable evidence not only that the followers of Jesus arerepresented by this "Lord's goat" but also that their sacrificereckoned with that of their Head, Jesus, constitutes part of the Sinoffering."The reproaches of them that reproached thee, are fallenupon me." Psa. 69:9.The "Lord's goat" represented all of the "little flock;" they are allalike; they all came by the same "narrow way:" so what is true ofthe company as a whole, is true of each one in it. Therefore the"Lord's goat" typifies each one and his sacrifice, except that thewhole must be complete and the sacrifice of all ended, before the"blood" of the goat (representative of all the Body) will bepresented on the Mercy Seat.The blood sprinkled on and before the Mercy Seat, was in thedesign of a cross, with the top or head of the cross on the MercySeat. This is shown by the description: "He shall sprinkle it with hisfinger upon the Mercy Seat eastward (toward the "door") andbefore (across in front of) the Mercy Seat." This is the full end ofthe Sin-offerings for the sins of the world. The bullock, as we haveseen, was a sin offering for the "Household of faith" (the under
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