MUCH 1; 1938 'i11ie WATCHT0WER ment, and these Jehovah has anointed, and all such are now glad and rejoicing in the Lord. Christ Jesus is the great Vindicator of Jehovah, and his chief joy is the vindication of his Father's name, foJ." which pur- pose he has come. To his faithful followers, whom he has gathered into the temple, he gives invitation to share his joy, and so he says: "Thou hast been faith- ful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord." (Matt. 25: 23) Now all of the temple company are rejoicing in the Lord, symbolized by drinking with him the wine new, and there in the temple showing forth the praises of Jehovah their Father. "And in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. "-Ps. 29: 9. 411 All such have been taken out by the terms of the new covenant as a people for the name of Jehovah, and all such must bear witness to the name and king- dom of Jehovah. (Matt. 24: 14) Such faithful, spirit- ual and anointed sons of God continuously offer unto Jehovah an offering in righteousness, because they are in the temple with Christ Jesus the Head. (Mal. 3: 4) In the temple, that is, the secret place of the Lord, he instructs his anointed as to the meaning of the prophecies now being fulfilled, and at his command they' go outside of the camp' in obedience to tpe will of Jehovah, proclaiming the message of the kingdom and thus bringing upon them the reproaches that have reproached Jehovah and Christ Jesus. (Heb.13: 13-15) They rejoice to do this, and they appreciate the fact dlat they are in the joy of the r~ord and that the joy of the Lord is 1 heir strengt"J. " Thol:le whu prolJerly and therefore worthily par- take of the Memorial emblems milst be first justified, spirit.begotten, and gathered to the temple and anoint- ed now. The Jonadabs are consecrated to do the will of God, but they are not spirit-begotten. They are not justified. Their hope is not in heaven, but is that they might live on earth forever. They have found refuge in the organization of Jehovah under Christ Jesus, where they must remain until the day of Jehovah's wrath is passed; and while remaining in bounds, they must continue to seek righteousness and meekness. Being 'strangers in the camp', who have devoted them- selves to God and Christ, they must participate in de- claring the name and the kingdom of God under Christ. But since they cannot share in the death of Christ Jesus, and hence cannot partake of his resur- rection, it would be entirely out of order and improper for them to partake of the Memorial emblems. Being under the protection of God's organization, they are companions of the anointed and must serve with the anointed and joyfully do with their might what their hands find to do. The Scriptural evidence and the facts show that the Jonadabs, or great multitude, are now being gathered to the Lord and, as such, are continu- ously praising God and Christ Jesus his King, because they see that the day of salvation and deliverance has come. Therefore they hail Christ Jesus, the King of 75 glory, and joyfully serve him continuously.-Rev. 7: 9-17. 81 All the Scriptural argument, therefore, conclu- sively establishes this fact, that the Lord Jesus Christ instituted the memorial of his death and commanded that this should be celebrated only by those who are begotten of His spirit and baptized into his body, that is to say, the spiritual body of Christ; that such spiritual sons would fail of their duty and miss their great privilege if they did not partake of the Memo- rial; that once each year it is their duty and privilege to thus celebrate the Memorial. In the year 1938 the proper date falls on April 15, after six p.m., at which time the various companies of God's anointed people throughout the earth will assemble together and par- take of the lIemorial feast. It will be entirely right and proper for the Jonadabs to be present at such meeting and observe what is done, that they may have a keener appreciation of the relationship of the anointed to Jehovah and a keener appreciation of the relationship of the great multitude to God and to Christ. It should be and is a time of rejoicing for them also, because trlCY appreciate the fact that the day of deliverance has come. 32 By having in mind the inspired words of the a,lostle, to wit, 'Christ our passover is slain . . . therefore let us keep the feast,' it is easy to be seen tlmt the flock or class of which the apostle himself was a.ld is a part, and like members of the spiritual com· p my, alone can properly partake of the Mf'morial e.... ;.I(:.• s. Jonud:J!'s, or t:~..: ':~ who ,'O:n1.'0;;6 th. glt.~at IT llItitude, can never properly partake of the ')Iemo- rial emblems. To do so would be doing injury to them- selves. ',3 Yet there are ill the mind of some the questions: How shall I know whether I must partake of the !II, morial or not? Am I of the anointed who are priv- ileged and duty-bound to partake of the lIemorial, or am I a Jonadab, who cannot partake of it? [s it po&sible for me to determine what is my position and relationship to the Lord, and, if so, how may I deter- mine that question? These questions to be considered in "ubsequent issues of The Wntchtowet·.
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