Question (1980)—Who is the High Priest for “Those Consecrating Between the Ages” (R5761)?

Answer.—Jesus as High Priest offered up His humanity, the antitypical atonement day bullock (Lev. 16), and in His sacrificial death went under the antitypical second veil and then in His resurrection rose up a Divine being in the Most Holy (Heb. 10: 19, 20). There after His ascension He sprinkled the antitypical bullock’s blood on the mercy seat and consequently the blessings of Pentecost came to His disciples. He appeared in the presence of God “for  us,” the Church of the Firstborn, the Little Flock and the Great Company (Heb. 9: 24; T 59), and imputed His Ransom merit on their behalf. Also, He makes a tentative imputation for “Those Consecrating Between the Ages” (comp. E. 4, p. 408).

While personally Jesus is forever with God in the Most Holy, as High Priest He is pictured as ministering during the Gospel Age in the Court, in dealing with the Lord’s Goat, the humanity of the Little Flock. The Body members co-operate with Jesus as the World’s  High Priest in this work (T 51, par. 1; P ’20, pp. 167, 168) and also here in the end of the Age in dealing with Azazel’s Goat, the humanity of the Great Company.

But the World’s High Priest deals also with the Youthful Worthy Levites and the consecrated antitypical Nethinim (the Consecrated Epiphany Campers) here in the end of the Age. He is the High Priest for all—including the antitypical Israelites. Though both Head and Body are now in the Divine nature, associated with the Heavenly Father, they are still not in the antitypical garments of glory and beauty (P. ’57, p. 12). They still do not have all their Millennial Mediatorial powers, prerogatives, privileges, possessions and services (E. 11, p. 578), which are included in these antitypical garments and which come to them only after Jesus’ blood-merit is applied on behalf of the world (Z Reprints 80, par. 5; 245, par. 12, 15; 3709; 4602, par. 2).

The World’s High Priest has worked toward the Youthful Worthies from 1881 onward and toward the rest of “Those Consecrating Between the Ages,” the Consecrated Epiphany Campers, from the Fall of 1954 onward. In fact, this High Priest has worked toward the unconsecrated tentatively justified also (E. 4, p. 69). All such consecrators are of the pre-Millennial seed of Abraham (E. 11, p. 293), those who consecrate before the Millennial Mediatorial Reign begins.

The C.E.C.’s, antitypical Nethinim, are regarded, or considered by God as beforehand “bringing” or presenting offerings to the World’s High Priest at the Gate of the Court, though this type does not really enter into fulfilment until the Mediatorial Reign begins and all the antitypical Israelites bring their offerings.

The C.E.C.’s, being justified by faith (and consecrated also), will share in the resurrection of the just, but not in “the better resurrection,” which is only for the Worthies (P. ’73, pp. 60, 61).

Neither class of Between-the-Ages consecrators (Y.W. or C.E.C.) is in danger of the Second Death at the end of this life, though by persistently sinning wilfully they can undermine their characters to such an extent that they will become Second Deathers Millennially or post-Millennially, after the Kingdom is set up (comp. Matt. 23: 33).

The C.E.C.’s, the chief part of antitypical Miriam, will have a very honorable station post-Millennially among the restitutionists in the perfected earth (E. 11, p. 293). ’80-62; ’99-87