VOL. IV, NUMBER (,

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National MagazIne ofCHURCH OF GOD

AUGUST, 1954

How You Could LOSESalvation!

If Christ were not to return, YOU would never gain eternal life!Satan could still thwart the PLAN of God. With this issue we

give you the third installment explaining the amazingPLAN OF RFDFMPT10N.

by Herbert W. Armstrong

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE:

X ASTOUNDING prophecy is record­ed in the seventh chapter ofDaniel revealing a mighty reli­

gious powt:r which pt:ISt::l:UIt::S God'sChurch. This power-symbolized by a"little horn"-has thought "to changetimes and laws" (verse 25).

In Revelation 17 it is pictured againas a GREAT WHORE-an apostate church-which rules over nations and deceivesthe whole world. This great church hascaused the nations to change time inevery possible manner. It has changedthe day, the week, the month, the year!

God is the AUTHOR of time. He gaveman the sabbath as a memorial of crea­tion. The sabbath is designed to keepus continually in the knowledge and thetrue worship of God. But Rome changedthe day! She substituted a counterfeitday of worship.

Rome also fastened on a deceivedworld many pagan holidays. ARE THEYCOUNTERFEIT, TOO?

let us understand. The sabbath wasmade for man-when man was created.Centuries later God also called out achurch as His instrumentality in themidst of Satan's realm. When did thatchurch begin? In the wilderness, beforeMt. Sinai (Acts 7:38).

The church is God's instrument forcarrying Out His PLAN. Just as manmust be kept in knowledge of the trueGod, so the CHURCH must be kept inthe knowledge of God's PLAN. As Godgave the sabbath to man, so He gave an­nual sabbaths to the CHURCH to keep usunderstanding His plan. They com­menced before the old covenant wasmade (Exodus 12). They were com­manded forever.

The annual sabbaths picture the dif­ferent steps in that plan. The wholestory of redemption is re-enacted eachyear by hallowing these days. As thefirst event in redemption is the death ofthe lamb of God, so the first of theannual days is the passover. Our com­plete deliverance from sin and ourobedience to the commandments is pic­tured by the second festival-the feastof unleavened bread. Any church thathas forgotten this festival has departedfrom God's law (Ex. 13:9).

So that we would never forget thatGod is choosing only a few in this ageto whom He has imparted His HolySpirit, God gave a third festival-Pente­cost, or feast of firstfruirs. This festivalpictures the coming of the Holy Spiritand this whole church age-the firstsmall spiritual harvest of souls.

But God's PLAN of redemption doesnot stop here. Christ must return toresurrect the saints and to establish thekingdom of God. If He were not to re­turn, YOU could never finally be saved!let us now understand the next stepsin God's plan of redemption.

Feast of Trumpets"And the LORD SPAKE ... saying,

In the seventh month, in the first dayof the momh, shall ye have a SABBATH,a memorial (not a shadow) of blowingof trumpets, an HOLY CONVOCATION.Ye shall do no servile work therein"(lev. 23:23·25).

Here is pictured to us that NEXTblessed event in God's redemptive Plan,when Christ shall COME again, in clouds,with a SHOUT, with the voice of thearchangel, and with the TRUMP OF GOD(I Thes. 4: 14-17). It shall be "at THELAST TRUMP for the TRUMPET SHALLSOUND, and the dead shall be raised in­corruptible, and we shall all be changed"(I Cor. 15: 52 ) .

Unless Christ returns to RESURRECTthe dead we would never gain eternallife-if there is no resurrection "thenalso those fallen asleep in Christ haveperished" (l Cor. IS: 18).

Christ directly intervenes in world

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affairs at the seventh or last trump(Rev. 11:15-19). A trumpet is a sym­bol of war. He comes in a time ofworld-wide war-when the nations areangry! As soon as the work of gatheringin the FIRSTFRUITS (pictured by PEN­TECOST) is completed at the end of thispresent age, rhen Christ will begin toset up again the tabernacle of David(Acts 15: 16) -to set His hand againthe SECOND TIME to recover the rem­nant of His people (Isa. 11: Il)-tosearch out and to FIND His lost sheepthat the ministers of the CHURCHEShave FAILED to search out and seekand find and save during this period(Izek. 34:1-14).

Notice exactly WHEN this takes place!"And it shall come to pass in that day,that the great TRUMPET shall be blown,and they (Israel) shall come whichwere ready to perish . . . and shallworship the Eternal in the holy mountat Jerusalem" (Isa. 27: 13) .

W bell will Israel be regathered?At the sound of the TRUMP-at the sec­ond coming of Christ. Because thechurches have forgotten the festival oftrumpets many think that the return ofa few Jews to Palestine now is the ful­fillment of this prophecy!

Christ's direct intervention in worldaffairs will be the next great event inthe Plan of Redemption. As this feastday occurs on the very FIRST DAY ofthe seventh month, so the event it pic­tures will occur at the very BEGINNINGof the SEVENTH THOUSAND YEARS!

And perhaps the glorious second com­ing shall occur, in whatever year it maybe, on THIS VERY DAY of the Feast ofTrumpets!-who knows? While we can­not say, yet cannot we see this possibili­ty? The crucifixion was upon the Pass­over DAY-the very DAY! The HolvSpirit came, beginning the selecting o'fthe FIRSTFRUITS of salvation on theVERY DAY of Pentecost. Had ~ot those120 disciples been OBSERVING this an­nual Sabbath-had they not been AS­SEMBLED there in holy convocation­could they have received that blessingof the indwelling presence of the HolySpirit? Repeatedly Jesus warned us toWATCH! regarding His second coming.Could it be possible that, unless WE areobserving the Feast of Trumpets, as thefirst century Church of God Was observ­ing Pentecost, that we shall NOT beready, or caught up to meet Him? Wedo not-we cannot, of course, say­but we do ask the question. Is it notpossible? Let us humbly and willinglyyield to walk obediently in ALL THELIGHT.

The festival of trumpets is a day ofREJOICING--and, as the weekly Sab­bath, HOLY UNTO THE LORD (Neh. 8:2,9: 12). The Leoites were to blow the

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do so today as this was only a temporaryduty of the priesthood.

Day of Atonement, or the Fast

Next, let us read Leviticus 23: 26-32-"And the LORD spake, . . . saying... also on the tenth day of this sev­enth month there shall be a DAY OFATONEMENT: it shall be an HOLY CON­VOCATION unto you; and ye shall af­flict your souls (fast) . . . Ye shall dono manner of work: it shall be a statuteFOR EVER throughout your generationsin all your dwellings. It shall be a SAB­BATH of rest, and ye shall afflict yoursouls: in the ninth day of the month ateven, FROM EVEN UNTO EVEN, shall yecelebrate YOUR SABBATH." Wonderfulmystery! At-onement with God! Manat last made ONE with his Maker!

Again, in the 16th chapter of Leviti­cus, verses 29 and 31, where the sym­bolism of the Day of Atonement is ex­plained, we find it instituted a holySabbath to be kept FOREVER! "And thisshall be a statute FOREVER unto you:that in the seventh month, on the tenthday of the month, ye shall afflict yoursouls, and do no work at all, whether itbe one of your own country, or a stran­ger that sojourneth among you . . . Itshall be a Sabbath of rest unto you, andye shall amiLl yuur souls, by a statuteFOREVER."

Notice, too, in Lev. 23:32, the ex­pression "from even unto even shall yecelebrate your sabbath." Every Sabbath­keeper quotes this passage to show thatthe Sabbath begins at sunset. If we be­lieve that, then why not KEEP theSabbath that this very text is speakingof-the ANNUAL high Sabbath of theDay of Atonement, instituted FOREVER?Are we consistent, when we continuallyquote this text to show when to beginthe Sabbath, and then refuse to keep the"ery Sabbath referred to?

MEANING Pictured by DAY OFATONEMENT

The Day of Atonement pictures awonderful and great event, to take placeAFTER the second coming of Christ,which the world has entirely lost sightof because it has failed to see the truesignificance of these annual SabbathsHOLY UNTO THE LORD. It has failed toKEEP them as a constant reminder ofGod's PLAN of Redemption!

The symbolism is all expressed in theaccount of the events of the Day ofAtonement, as carried out before thecrucifixion, in the 16th chapter of Leviti­cus.

Verse 5-"And he (Aaron, or theHigh Priest) shall take of the Cougre­gat ion of the children of Israel two kidsof the goats for a sin offering."

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Vene 6-The high priest offered a sinoffering for HIMSELF and his house.

Verses 7 and 8-"And he shall takethe two goats, and present them beforethe Lord at the door of the tabernacleof the congregation. And Aaron shallcast lots upon the two goats; the oneJot for the LORD, and the other lot forthe scapegoat (margin, Heb., AZAZEL) ."

Now because this has not been un­derstood-because there are many,many, different views and opinions andideas and explanations of this, we herepause sufficiently to go into this in somedetail. Let us, therefore, regardless ofour own former convictions, study withOPEN MINDS, without prejudice, PROV­ING ALL THINGS. We want TRUTH!

The key to the whole explanationlies in a correct understanding of themeaning of AZAZEL. This word doesnot occur elsewhere in the Old Testa­ment. The Comprehensive Commentaryhas: "Spencer, after the oldest opinionsof the Hebrews and Christians, thinksAzazel is the name of the Devil, and soRosen, . . . The word scapegoat signi­fies the goat which went away." TheOne Volume Commentary says: "Theword 'scapegoat' in the A.V. is not atranslation." It is merely an interpreta­tion of the supposed meaning by thetranslators.

True, the TInglish word "scape-goat"signifies "one who bears blame or guiltFOR OTHERS." But "scapegoat" is anEnglish word, and is NOT a translationof the Hebrew word AZAZEL. The word"scapegoat" does not appear in the Jew­ish translation at all. Hence, we must en­tirely dismiss this word "scapegoat," andthe meaning attached to this Englishword, for it is NOT a translation of theHebrew word AZAZEL, and therefore itis NOT the word inspired originally.Continues the One Volume Commen­tary: "Azazel is understood to be thename of one of those malignant de­mons."

TYPES of Christ and Satan

These TWO GOATS were, of course,TYPES. Notice, it was necessary to bedecided BY LOT, which one was qualifiedto represent Christ, and which Azazel.Some say BOTIl were qualified. TheScripture does not say this. Let us notassume it. Now A LOT is a solemn ap­peal to God to decide a doubtful matter.It is a sacred religious ceremony. It in­cludes a SUPERNATURAL ACT of God.That is why lotteries and gambling areof the devil-an actual profaning of aholy service appealing to God.

Notice, men were unable to decidewhich goat was qualified to representChrist. This involved an APPEAL TOGOD TO DECIDE! "ONE lot for the

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How to Cook VegetablesMoney alone cannot buy good health. Health comes only throughright living. With this issue, we continue publication of a series of

articles on foods.

by Isabell H oeh

SUMMER is here and with it, vegeta­bles in variety and abundance.Vegetables, we are told, contain

vitamins and minerals that all of us needfor good health.

Yet doctors and nutritionists say thatmost Americans suffer from "hiddenhunger." Vitamin preparations are adver­tised in every newspaper and over everyradio. Doctors prescibe them for theirpatients. Why?

Obviously, it is not because there is afood shortage.

The answer lies in the way so muchof the food today is processed and pre­pared. Refining, preserving and ship­ping fresh foods long distances causemuch of the loss in food value; the restof the responsibility is with the house­wife. She is accountable for selectingand preparing the vegetables and fruitsthat the family eats. She needs to knowhow to do this so that as little aspossible of the food value is lost.

Health Begins in the Soil

Health, of course, begins with thesoil. Those who have home gardensshould make sure the soil is fertile­able to grow plants rich in minerals andvitamins. Two vegetables or fruits ofthe same kind can look alike, yet onemay contain several times as muchfood value as the other. The kind ofsoil it was grown in makes the differ­ence.

The ideal time to gather vegetablesis just before preparing them. Vegeta­bles allowed to stand in light or at roomtemperature gradually lose vitamins.Either chill them in a refrigerator orcook them near the boiling point assoon as possible.

Those who depend on the corner gro­cery for fresh vegetables should learnto know which vegetables have the mosthealth value.

Generally, the morning is the besttime to buy vegetables. Then they havejust been removed from the refrigeratoror have just arrived from the farm, andother customers have not already pickedthe best vegetables from the stock.Avoid buying wilted vegetables. Theyhave lost most of their original vitamins.

Choose the least-trimmed cabbageand lettuce. Their vitamin content mayactually increase for sometime after har­vesting. The same is true of carrotsand other root vegetables which still

have their tops and roots, providingthey are not wilted.

Buy deep yellow and green vegeta­bles more often than pale ones-theycontain several times as much of somevitamins and minerals. Select green let­tuce and celery instead of the blanched.Leaf lettuce has about three times thevitamin A value that head lettuce does.If two heads of cabbage or other vege­tables are the same size, usually theheavier of the two is the best one.

Ripe, sweet peppers are twice as richin vitamin C as green peppers. Choosesummer squash which have a soft skinso that they can be cooked with thepeeling on. Yellow corn is better thanwhite corn because it has vitamin Avalue.

Care of Vegetables

As soon as the vegetables are broughthome they should be sorted and stored.

First wash them thoroughly undercold running water, or quickly dip themseveral times into fresh water. This isto remove dirt and insect sprays thatmay ding to the leaves and roots. Leavethe vegetables on paper towels or drain­board for a short while so that surpluswater can drain off. Those to be usedin salads may be dried more thoroughlyas oil or other dressings stick better todry leaves. Place such vegetables in acheesecloth bag or an old pillowcaseand sling it around a few times.

Use a stainless steel knife to trim orcut vegetables since either iron or cop­per destroy vitamin C on contact, caus­ing the cut edges to turn brown.

After they are washed and drained,put the vegetables in a covered refriger­ator pan. Plastic bags also make goodcontainers for vegetables stored in a re­frigerator. Parsley and celery leavesstored in a closed fruit jar keep fresh along time in a refrigerator. Potatoes,onions and similar vegetables with peel­ings require no washing until they areused, and need only to be kept in acool place.

Soaking vegetables is never a goodpractice. The B vitamins, minerals andvitamin C easily dissolve in water. Peel­ing such vegetables as carrots and po­tatoes and leaving them set in a pan ofwater until time to cook is one of thebest ways to start your family downthe road to vitamin and mineral DE­FICIENCY.

Much time, not to mention food value,can be saved by cooking vegetables un­peeled. Beets may be boiled whole iftheir roots and at least an inch of thetops are left on. If root vegetables arepeeled before cooking, the minerals andvitamins concentrated directly beneaththe skin are cut off with the peel. Theonly good reasons for peeling are if theskin is bitter, bruised or tough. All ofthe vitamin A in a cucumber is con­tained in its skin. For salads they shouldbe picked young enough that the skinis still tender. Then only the bitter endsneed be Cut off, and the rest sliced verythin, never over one-eighth inch thick.

Sometimes carrots, radishes and tur­nips become wilted before they areused. They can be crisped by making afresh cut on the root tip and left tostand in cold water for an hour or so.They draw up water through the taproot just as they did while growing.

Preparing Vegetables for Cooking

The main reason vegetables arecooked is to soften the woody tissues.In the case of starchy foods like pota­toes and dried beans, heating makes thestarch more digestible. Some nutrition­ists have found that cooked carrotsyielded up to 30 per cent more vitaminA during digestion than raw carrots.

Remember not to take the vegetablesfrom the refrigerator until it is time toprepare them.

The question often arises, "Shouldvegetables be sliced, diced, shredded orleft whole?" Each method has disadvan­tages. If the vegetable must be peeled,usually the way it will cook the quickestis the best. However, be sure to use anyjuice the vegetable is cooked in becauseB vitamins easily pass from the cutvegetable to the water. If the vegetableis cut into small pieces, the surface ex­posed is greatly increased. A dicedvegetable has less exposed surface thana sliced one. With more surface ex­posed to water or steam, more vitaminB goes into the juice. Mashing a vegeta­ble while it is hot mixes air with it,causing a great loss of vitamins A and C.

(Vitamins A, Band C are most oftenmentioned because they were the firstones discovered and more is knownabout them. Other vitamins that havebeen found behave during cooking inmore or less the same ways as these.If A, Band C are preserved usually such

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from 5 to 10 minutes. Cabbage andspinach prepared this way should be cutthin; carrots, beets, parsnips, potatoesand winter squash are best sliced. Insauteing the vegetable actually cooks inits own juice-nothing is lost in cook­ing water. After it is cooked, the vege­table may be seasoned with sweet-soursauce or in other ways.

It is a waste of butter to use it forsauteing or frying. It scorches easily,and the heat destroys its vitamin A.When used for seasoning, butter shouldbe added AFTER the food is cooked.

Frying differs from sauteing in thatmore oil and no water is used. Usually,frying is done when some browning isdesired such as with potatOes or meat.Eggplant is delicious sliced into half­inch slices (leave unpeeled), dipped inmilk, then in wheat germ. Lightly browneach batch on both sides in an oiledskillet over moderate heat and then re­move. After all the slices are browned,replace them in the skillet, add salt andone-fourth cup of water or milk, cover,and steam about 10 minutes.

We find in Leviticus 7: 9 that someof the meat offering was dressed in afrying pan, and in verse 12 cakes of fineflour and oil were said to be fried, butno instance where vegetables were friedis found.

The double-boiler presents anotherway for cooking vegetables, especiallythe more tender kinds. Put three orfour tablespoons of water in the toppart and bring to a full boil over directheat. (More water may be needed in alarge double-boiler.) Drop in the vege­table and put the lid on. When thewater is about all evaporated, put theupper part of the double-boiler over wa­ter that has been brought to a boil inthe lower pan, and cook until tender.

Baking is a good way to cook certainkinds of vegetables. White potatoes,yams, winter squash, carrots and par­snips are all good cooked in the oven.The carrots or parsnips are cut intolengthwise strips, placed in a hot bak­ing dish, dotted with butter, and sprin­kle lightly with brown sugar or honey,if desired. They should be covered witha lid to prevent drying. The dish isheated in the oven before the vegetableis put into it so that the food heatsthrough faster. A cold dish filled withfood is slow to heat in an oven.

Potatoes of both varieties bake quick­er and do not become dry if they areallowed to stand 15 minutes in hot wa­ter before being placed in the oven.For a crisp skin they can be wiped dryand oiled before baking.

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have noticed how colored the water be­comes when corn has been improperlycooked---covered with water and boiled.The yellow color you can see is carotene(pro-vitamin A) that has come out ofthe corn. You cannot see the other foodvalues that the water soaked from thecorn because they are not colored likethe carotene.

If leafy vegetables like spinach arefreshly washed and started to cook overa very low flame, the moisture clingingto the leaves will provide enough mOis­rure to cook them. No other waterneeds to be added. A large batch ofgreens should be turned over after aboutthe first seven to ten minutes. Other­wise, the leaves on the bottom will beovercooked when the ones on top arejust done.

Simmering in milk is a good way tocook fresh, tender vegetables like cab­bage, corn, peas and green Iirnas. Anadvantage is that the milk proteins pre­serve the green color. (Soda shouldnever be used to preserve green colorin vegetables because alkaline solu­tions destroy some vitamins.) Be care­ful that the milk only simmers; toomuch heat 1JJill cause it to hail O1Jer·.

Follow the same steps as for steaming.At the end of the cooking time a littleflour thickening may be added to makea cream sauce.

Sauteing is a good method to usewhen the vegetables are shredded orsliced thin. Heat one or two table­spoons of vegetable oil in a skillet orheavy pan which has a tight-fitting lid.Put in the shredded or sliced vegetableall at once and stir until all is coatedwith oil. With dry vegetables like par­snips or carrots, add 2 or 3 tablespoonsof water. Then cover.

When the vegetable begins to steam,turn the heat low and continue cooking

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vitamins as P, E and K are also.)

Cooking Methods

Steaming is considered one of thebest cooking methods. It requires potsthat have close-fitting lids. Usually uia­ter to tbe deptb uf one-ionrib IU one­half inch in the pot is enough. Mosthousewives use too much water in cook­ing. The amount depends on how longthe vegetable will need to cook andhow much steam escapes during cook­ing. As a rule a light weight pot needsmore water rhan a heavy weight one.

Put in the water, cover and bring toa boil. Have the vegetable ready to putin all at once. Put it in when the waterboils, cover and leave the heat fairlyhigh until the water begins to boil andform steam. Do not bring to a fast boil.Turn the fire just low enough that thewater bubbles gently. With practice,you should be able to tell without rais­ing the lid.

Carrots, turnips and rutabagas areoften prepared either diced or sliced.Broccoli and cauliflower should be brok­en into walnut-sized pieces so that theydo not become strong from long cook­ing. Cabbage is good Cut into inch-thickwedges and steamed.

Some cooks have the habit of addinga little sugar to nearly every vegetablethey cook. Vegetables contain naturalsugars and if cooked the right way,there is no reason to add sugar. Somepersons like tomatoes sweetened.

Small potatoes, beets, parsnips andonions may be steamed whole. Corn­on-the-cob is best steamed, too, exceptthat a little more water may be neededthan for other vegetables. Perhaps you

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Has God Allotted 6000 Years forMan's Self-Rule?

The world does not understand thesigns of Christ's return because it doesnot know about the 7000-year PLAN OFGOD.

God has allotted approximately 6000years for humanity to go its own way.These millenniums of human civiliza­tion are nearly over. God is about tointervene in world affairs by sendingJesus Christ. Not until He returns willwe have 1000 years of peace.

The pattern for this little-understoodplan is given in the first two chapters ofGenesis. It is the WEEK of seven days.As God originally set time in motion,man is given six work days followed bya day of rest. In Hebrews 4:4,11, theseventh day is mentioned as a typ.e ofthe peaceful rest-lOOO-year rest-thatwill follow the present age of humanlabor and futile struggle to master theearth, The millennium, then, is com­pared with a "day" of the week.

Observe that after Christ's interven­tion the time of that peaceful rest underHis rule is specifically termed "a thou­sand years" (Rev. 20:4). If the last"day" of God's 7000-year plan is 1000years, then the preceding six days whichHe has allotted for mankind to work outhis own ideas would amount to 6000years. And this is exactly what worldevents are proving today! Look aboutyou! It is obvious that this world iscrashing to its DOOM!

Now notice your Bible. Many Biblesare complete enough to contain chrono­logical charts showing that human lifewas created around 4000 years beforeChrist. And almost another 2000 yearshave elapsed since-making nearly 6000years of human civilization to date. Inother words, the trend of world eventsis now proving we are very near thetime the Scriptures have always saidChrist will return-when the probabili­ty of world destruction would become areality (Mat. 24:22). Six thousand yearsof human history have almost been com­pleted. Here then is proof-doubleproof-that Christ is coming in our gen­eration!

The common assumption that man haslived on earth countless tens of thou­sands of years is an idle dream. Reasondisproves it. Each new archeological dis­covery aids in disproving it. True SCI·ENCE disproves it! Strange as it may

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seem, the theory of man's evolution isnot only unproved, but irrefutably dis­proved when we understand the facts.

The apostles did not fully under­stand this PLAN OF GOD when Christwas yet on earth. They thought thekingdom would be established in theirday-after only about 4000 years ofGod's plan had been completed. Butbefore they died, the apostles knewGod's plan. Peter said: "The Lord isnot slack concerning the promise (ofChrist's coming) ... but is longsuf­fering" (II Peter 3:9). God is patient.He has refrained from intervening inworld affairs for nearly 6000 years.Why?

RFClUse He will not intervene untilhumanity is forced to cry out to Him forfear of self-extermination. Recall thatthe day of Christ's intervention and ruleis compared to "a thousand years" (Rev.20:4 ). Peter also wrote the same thing-that a day in God's plan is as "athousand years," and "a thousand 'Years"of human civilization as ONE day in Hisplanned week of SEVEN 1000-year days(II Peter 3: 8 ) .

Peter knew that Christ would comeat the close of 6000 years of humanstruggle and slavery-that God wouldsend Jesus Christ to set up His govern­ment in the seventh thousand years,which will usher in a time of rest andpeace-a sabbatical rest!

How marvellous that in our day, atthe very time that 6000 years have al­most elapsed, the world is threatenedwith extinction of life. And Jesus Him­self said that when we see this takingplace HE WOULD COME AGAIN!

Does Ezekiel 38 and 39Refer to Russia?

Nearly all Bible students believe thatEzekiel's amazing prophecy refers toRussia. Yet they totally misapply thetime of its fulfillment. It is referring toan invasion of Palestine after Christ hasrestored His people Israel to Palestine.This has been amply proved in articlesin The PLAIN TRUTH.

But how can we prove that Russiais the leading nation in this prophecy?

Notice that Gog comes "out of thenorth parts"-NORTH of PALESTINE!(Ezek. 38: 15). Who is Gog and itsallies?

There is a basic KEY to understand­ing which nations in our day are men-

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rioned in Bible prophecy. If we under­stand how to use this key, WE CANKNOW IN ADVANCE EXACTLY WHA'l'THE NATIONS TODAY-Russia, Germany,Turkey, America and many others­WILL DO IN THE TIMES IMMEDIATELYAHEAD! This is vital to know in theseend times.

What is this key?The KEY is this: Modern nations are

naturally descendants of peoples whichexisted in Bible times. Therefore, Godused the names which they had THENto foretell what they would do NOW! Inmore modern times the citizens of thesenations have acquired other names. Butsuch a small lapse of time has occurredbetween the bearing of their formernames and their present ones that it isnot difficult in most cases to pick upancient history books and find what eachnation's name-its BIBLE NAME-hadbeen!

By history we can trace these Bible­named nations right down to the placethey occupy on the earth today. Thus,knowing a nation's BIBLE NAME andknowing the sureness of God's prophecy,we can understand every important fu­ture move of the nations around us. Weshall now see that God didn't intend usto guess about Russia's part in comingworld events!

Notice that it is Gog and Magog(Ezek. 38:2) which will come againstthe nation in which Christ's capital willbe located (verse 16). Notice againthat Gog and Magog come "out of thenorth parts" (verse 15) --where Russiais today. Can it be shown that Russia isthe nation which will come out of thenorth to invade Palestine? "From the ac­counts found among the Arabians, Per­sians, and Syrians," we learn that thesethree nations used the names "Yajujand Majuj" (note the similarity in thenames Majuj and Magog) to refer to"all less known barbarous people of theNorthwest and Northeast of Asia"­WHERE RUSSIA IS TODAY! From Mc­Clintock and Strong, article "Magog."

Notice that Meshech and Tubal(verse 2) will be associated with themin this invasion. Can we prove theseancient tribes to be also the ancestorsof the Russians of today? Remember,Russia has been formed by the associa­tion of a number of great tribes. Readwhat Professor Sayee says about Meshechand Tubal: "In the Assyrian inscriptionsthe names appear as Tubla and Muska,and they were known to the classicalgeographers (Greeks) as Tiberani andMoskhi." After the days of Nebuchad­nezzar, the Greeks found them "furtherto the north than they had been in theage of the Assyrian monuments . . .they were forced to retreat northwardtowards the Black Sea, and it was in

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this region of Asia Minor that Xcnophonand his Greek troups found their scantyremains." They had migrated NORTHinto the land we know as RUSSIA to­day. (From The Races of the Old Testa­ment.)

Having CROSSED INTO THE PLAINSOF RDSSIA the people of Meshech,called Moskhi by the Greeks, becameknown as MltSkovs. From this word"Muskov" the name of the modern cityMOSKOW IS DERIVED. The descendantsof Tubal gave their name to the T obolRiver and the city of Tobolsk IN ASI­ATIC RUSSIA.

Thus we have proved by these factsthat the nations mentioned in this chap­ter of Ezekiel's prophecy are the Rus­sians of TODAY! It will be atheistic Rus­sia and her allies which will comeagainst Palestine.

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ETERNAL and the other lot for AZAZEL."Now one lot was for the Lord-thisgoat typified CHRIST-but the otherlot was NOT for the Lord, did NOTtypify Christ, but AZAZEL-Satan! Thesewords most naturally suggest that Azazelis the name of a PERSON, here CON­TRASTED to the Eternal! Notice theCONTRAST--one for the Lord, the otherfor Azazel.

Now the goat which GOD selected, thrulot, to represcllt Christ, was SLAIN­as Christ, its ante type was slain. But theother goat selected by God to representAzazel was NOT slain, but was driven,ALIVE, into an uninhabited wilderness.It was NOT a resurrected goat, symbol­izing the resurrected Christ, for it nev­er died. The uninhabited wilderness, towhich this goat was driven, CANNOT,as we shall show, represent HEAVEN,where Christ went. Heaven is neitheruninhabited, nor a wilderness.

After God designated which goat rep­resented Christ, and which Azazel, theHigh Priest (verse 11) killed the bul­lock for a sin offering for himself, thentook the burning coals of fire and thesweet incense into the Holy of Holies,also sprinkling the blood of the bullockbefore the MERCY SEAT, typical of thethrone of God, covering the tables oftestimony (the law). This the HighPriest was required to do in order toPURIFY HIMSELF to officiate, and torepresent CHRIST as High Priest. In theantetype, this was not done, for Christ,our HIGH PRIEST, had no need of thispurification as the typical substitution­ary priests did.

Now the Levitical high priest is readyto go Ollt and officiate.

Next, the goat which God selected

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by lot to represent CHRIST, aJ the SINOFFERING OF THE PEOPLE, was killed.Thus the SINS OF THE PEOPLE wereBORNE by this goat, even as Christ,finally, once tor all bore our sins onthe cross. This goat represented Christthe LAMB OF GoD--Christ on the cross.But Christ ROSE again from the dead,and ascended to the throne of God INHEAVEN.

Now WHO, or WHAT, from this pointon in the Levitical ceremony, typifiedthe RESURRECTED CHRIST, who went toheaven? Some say the goat representingAzazel. Let us see.

The RISEN Christ, now at the righthand of the throne of God in Heaven(l Pet. 3: 22), is called-what? OURHIGH PRIEST! What was the earthlyTYPE of God's throne? The uninhab­ited wilderness? That is where the LIVEgoat went! No!

The earthly type of God's throne wasthe MERCY SEAT in the HOLY OF HOLIES.After Christ died, He went to the heav­enly mercy seat interceding for US, asour HIGH PRIEST. " . . . entering intowhat is within the veil; WHITHER theforerunner is for us entered, even Jesus,made an high priest for ever after theorder of Melchisedec" (Heb. 6: 19-20).

Now, again, WHO, or WHAT, in theLevitical ceremony of the DAY OFATONEMENT, typified the RISEN Christ,our HIGH PRIEST, who went WITHINTHE VEIL to God's throne in heaven?The one goat has been SLAIN. It rep­resented the SLAIN Christ. It can nolonger represent the RISEN Christ. TheSLAIN Christ was NOT our High Priestas the Levitical priesthood, with its highpriest, did not END until Christ rosefrom the dead and ascended to heavenas a High Priest AFTER THE ORDER OFMELCHISEDEC. But the RISEN Christ wasHIGH PRIEST. Now WHO rook thispart in the Levitical ceremonies, tem­porarily re-enacted year by year, on thiseternal Holy Day? Why, so obviously achild could see, it was the LeviticalHIGH PRIEST, not the goat represent­ing Azazel!

The High Priest-Type of Christ

As soon as the slain goat was dead,who went within the veil, presenting theblood of this goat before the typicalthrone of God?

Lev. 16:15-"Then shall he (thehigh priest) kill the goat of the sinoffering, that is for the people, and(NOW the high priest himself typifyingthe work of the RISEN Christ) bringhis blood within the veil ... and sprin­kle it upon the MERCY SEAT: and (v.16) he shall make an atonement for theholy place.

And so it was the high priest takingthe blood within the veil, to the mercy

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seat, that typified the risen Christ fig­uratively taking HIS blood, once for all,within the veil to the very throne ofGod in heaven, there to intercede for usas High Priest. Surely this is so plain achild can see.

The slain goat represented the cruci­fied Jesus. The High Priest, by takingthe blood of this slain goat into the veilto the mercy seat in the Holy of Holies,a type of God's throne, represented anddid the work of the RISEN CHRIST, whoascended to the right hand of the Majes­ty on High, there interceding as ourHigh Priest. Can we honestly continueto teach that the goat representingAZAZEL represented and did the workof the RISEN CHRIST? Did this livegoat take the blood of Christ WITHINTHE VEIL, to the mercy seat?

The high priest going within the veil,into the Holy of Holies, was a type ofChrist's going to heaven. His comingback FROM the Holy of Holies symbol­ized Christ's return to earth. The workhe did while IN the Holy of Holies sym­bolized Christ's work these 1900 yearsinterceding for US, presenting His shedblood before the MERCY SEAT in heaven.Now, returning, symbolizing Christ'sreturn to earth, what did he do?

"And when he hath made an end ofreconciling the holy place, and the taber­nacle of the congregation, and the altar,he shall bring the live goat: and Aaronshall lay both his hands upon the headof the live goat, and confess over himALL THE INIQUITIES of the childrenof Israel, and ALL their transgressions inALL their sins, PUTTING THEM UPONTHE HEAD OF THE GOAT, and shallsend him away by the hand of a fit maninto the wilderness: and the goat shallbear upon him (Fenton: shall carrylipan itself) all their iniquities unto aLAND NOT INHABITED: and he shalllet go the goat IN THE WILDERNESS.And Aaron shall . . . wash his fleshwith water . . . and he that let go thegoat for the scapegoat (Azazel) shallwash his clothes, and bathe his flesh inwater, and AFTERWARD come into thecamp" (Lev. 16:20-26).

The AZAZEL Goat NOT OURSIN-BEARER

Let us get this STRAIGHT.Is there JUSTICE with God? Is not

God a God of JUSTICE, as well as ofcompassion and mercy? Who is the realAUTHOR of our sins? The Devil is theAUTHOR of them, even as Christ is theauthor of our salvation. Tesus took ourguilt--our blame--our sins-upon Him­self as an INNOCENT SUBSTITUTION­ARY SACRIFICE. He was an INNO­CFNT VICTIM. He loved us, and waswilling to die for us. OUR guilr-c-oussins, were borne by HIM, and HIM

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ALONE-and God forgives them whenwe repent and ACCEPT His sacrifice.And yet-is this, if we stop there, FULLJUSTICE?

The real CAUSE-the actual AUTHORof those sins was Satan the DEVIL. Is itjustice for CHRIST to bear guilt that isnot His, while the Devil goes off scot­free? Do you not suppose GOD'S GREATPLAN will finally work full justice byplacing that original blame and guiltright where it belongs?

Now mark carefully this distinction.Christ bore OUR guilt. For we havebeen guilty, even tho the Devil was theoriginal CAOSF of it all. But justice cer­tainly demands that God place rightback on the head of the Devil HISGUILT-not OUR guilt, but HIS OWNGUILT-for leading us into sin. Wewere guilty, too-and OUR guilt Christbore-yet ALL OUR SINS belong rightback on the Devil as HIS OWN GUILT!

Now notice another point. The Azazelgoat CARRIES AWAY the sins of all thepeople ALREADY FORGIVEN. These sinsalready were fully paid for by Christ'sSUBSTITUTE sacrifice, symbolized by thekilling of the innocent goar, BEFOREthose SAME SINS were finally laid on thelive goal! The sins finally laid on theLIVE goat had been previously paidfor by the death of the slain goat.

The Devil is the real AUTHOR of allsin. Can we, then, be finally made ATONE with God, as long as this instigatorof sin is with us? Can we not see hemust first be DRIVEN AWAY? And therewould not be justice with God unlessHIS OWN GUILT in our sins were placedright back on HIS head? Is it justice forChrist to bear the DEVIL'S GUILT, aswell as our own guilt, for our sins?Christ has CARRIED our sins, but mustHe CONTINUE to carry them? Shouldthey not be REMOVED entirely from us,and from the presence even of God?

Thus the killing and sprinkling ofthe blood of the first goat visibly setforth the MEANS of reconciliation withGod, thru the substituted sacrifice of aninnocent victim. So the final sendingaway of the second goat, laden withthose sins, the expiation of which hadbeen signified by the first goat, no lessvividly sets forth the effect of that sacri­fice, IN COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THOSEEXPIATED SINS FROM THE PRESENCEOF GOD!

Satan the ACCUSER

Satan is the ACCUSER of the brethren.His power over men is founded on SIN.When all those sins, of which he is theauthor, are laid back on him, after beingremoved from us by CHRIST, then Satanshall have lost his claim on us. And NOLONGER can he accuse us!

Thus, finally, as the acceptance of the

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blood of rhe first goat (Christ) symbol­ized complete propitiation, and PAR­DON of Israel's sins, so the sending ofAzazel bearing AWAY those expiated sinssymbolizes the complete REMOVAL OFALL SINS-deliverance by THE ATONE­MENT from the POWER of the Adversary.

The sacrifice of the first innocentvictim was the MEANS of reconciliationwith God, but not yet complete justice.

The driving away of the second livegoat shows the FINAL ATONEMENT, byplacing the sins on their author wherethey belong, and the complete REMOVALof the sins and their author from thepresence of God and His people-andthus, the COMPLETE DELIVERANCE of thepeople from the POWER OF SATAN.

Webster says to ATONE means to SETAT ONE. To JOIN in ONE. To FORM byUNITING. We shall not be completelyjoined IN ONE, and UNITED with God,until this is done.

Before leaving this, notice, tOO, thatafter laying both his hands on the livegoat, Azazel, Aaron had to wash andcleanse himself before coming in con­tact with the people. So, too, the "fitman" also had to wash his clothes andbathe himself after coming in contactwith the Azazel goat, before he cameinto the presence of the people. Thesymbolism is certainly that of havingcome in contacr with the Devil!

Notice, now, this act of putting thesealready expiated and forgiven sins onthe head of this live goat does not takeplace until after the high priest RE­TURNS from the Holy of Holies withinthe veil-so this typified an act totake place AFTER THE SECOND COMINGOF CHRIST TO THIS EARTH!

But if the live goat represented theresurrected Christ, then the sins Christbore on the cross were PLACED BY AN­OTHER, typified by the high priest,BACK ON CHRIST, AFTER HIS RESUR­RECTION. Would this make sense? Isthe theory of the Azazel goat beingChrist CONSISTENT? No, but the plainsimple meaning does fit at every turn,and IS consistent. The first goat repre­sented the innocent Jesus who died forour sins-the high priest representedthe RISEN CHRIST going within theveil to the mercy seat, or throne of Godin heaven for over 1900 years-and thehigh priest returning to place the sinsfinally upon the head of the live goatrepresented the return of Christ whowill place the sins He bore on theirauthor, the Devil, and who will sendhim away ALTVP into a desolate UNIN­HABITED WILDERNESS-the "BOTTOM­LESS PIT" or abyss of Revelation 20:2.

In the 19th chapter of Revelation,we have the prophecy of the secondcoming of Christ. At the beginning ofthe 20th chapter, what is to happen?

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Exactly what this 16th chapter of Leviti­cus shows. The Devil is sent away-thesymbol here used is the "bottomless pit"-symbol of an uninhabited desolatewilderness (Rev. 18:2)-and he is sentthere by a FlY man-an ANGEL fromheaven. Now the devil is not killed. Hedoes not die. He is still alive a thousandyears later-after the millennium (Rev.20:8) .

Now a few points that will come tomind. Both goats were "presented be­fore the Lord." Can Satan be presentedbefore the Lord? Job 1: 6, and 2: 1 sayshe has presented himself before theLord. Note, too, Azazel was driven awayfrom the Holy of Holies, a symbol ofGod's presence.

And so the annual DAY OF ATONE­MENT was instituted FOREVER, to keepcontinually before God's children andHis CHURCH the picture of this greatevent in the PLAN OF REDEMPTION, tooccur after the second coming of Christ.

And we find this annual holyday rec­ognized in the New Testament. In Acts27:9, when Paul was on his perilous seavoyage to Rome, it is recorded that"when sailing was now dangerous, be­caessc THE PASTUlas now alrt:ady past."See the margin in your Bible. The FAslrefers to the DAY OF ATONEMENT-10thday of seventh month. Now this daycould not then have been PAST on thatparticular year unless that day was stillin full effect and force and existence.Otherwise the Holy Spirit surely couldnever have inspired those words! Surelythis strongly indicates that this day wasstill in existence and being recognizedthus by the Holy Spirit.

How to CookVegetables

(Continued from page 4)quickly slice or otherwise prepare thevegetable, heat it in the pot as quicklyas possible, then reduce the heat so thatit does not boil. Be sure to have a close­fitting lid so that the steam is kept in.Long cooking at too low a temperatureis just as bad as boiling. More vitaminssurvive a short cooking time, eventhough the temperature is near boiling.

The "strong" flavor which cabbage,cauliflower and brussels sprouts are saidto have, develops only when these pego­tables are overcooked. It is due to sul­phur compounds in them breaking downafter long cooking, or from boiling.

Like soda, soap is an alkali. If thecooking ware has not been rinsed thor­oughly, traces of soap will get into thefoods cooked in them and damage vita­mins. A little vinegar added to hardwater wiII help in rinsing. If you cookwith hard water, add a few drops of

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vinegar to the water before cookingvegetables.

In all of these methods the vegetableis salted after it is cooked. When waterdoes not surround the vegetable duringcooking, salt draws moisture out of it-moisture which contains vitamins andminerals. This loss of moisture alsotoughens some vegetables.

Canned Vegetables

Since the nation has become so vita­min-conscious, some have wonderedhow much food value remains in cannedvegetables. For several reasons, they areoften, though not always, JUSt as goodas vegetables bought at the market andcooked at home. They are not as goodas fresh home-grown vegetables thathave been correctly prepared, however.Canneries generally process vegetablesthe same day they are picked. Vegeta­bles to be canned are picked when theyhave reached their best maturity, where­as many fresh vegetables seen at thegrocery were picked immature if thesource was any distance from the city.The vacuum-pack process which manycanneries now use preserves more vita­mins than older processes did. By thismethod the vegetable is packed cold inthe can and afterward heated and sealed.

The greatest mistake most house­uiitres make in serving canned uegeta­bles is draining the juice off. If it isserved with the liquid, usually only thesolid portions are eaten and the juiceremains to be thrown away. The liquidin the can contains the largest share ofthe vitamins and minerals and must beeaten to get the full value from cannedvegetables.

Canned foods are already cooked andshould be heated only to the boilingpoint before serving. One vegetable-tomatoes-loses very little in canningbecause its acid content prevents much

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loss. Tomato juice is sometimes a bet­ter source of vitamin C than storageoranges.

Frozen Vegetables

Frozen vegetables, though not as goodas freshly picked and cooked ones, arebetter than canned vegetables if cor­rectly stored and cooked. The rwo-to­four-minute blanching (dipping in boil­ing water) that most vegetables under­go before freezing undoubtedly takesout some vitamins and minerals.

Since vitamin C deteriorates as soonas thawing begins, frozen vegetablesshould not be thawed before they arecooked. Pounding the unopened pack­age with a heavy object will break upthe frozen mass so that the vegetableheats more evenly after it is put intothe boiling water. The unopened pack­age can be partially thawed in cold wa­ter if one is in a hurry. Frozen vegeta­bles should be cooked only a short timeafter they reach the boiling point-5 to8 minutes is usually enough.

Pressure Cooking

Pressure cooking has often been pre­sented as a good method for preservingfood value because the cooking time isshort. The disadvantage is that after thecooking time is up, it is difficult to coolthe pan quickly enough to prevent thefood inside from becoming overcooked.

Usually, the manufacturer furnishesdirections describing how the pressuresaucepan is to be used. The processingtimes given for each vegetable shouldbe carefully observed. One has to be aclock-watcher to successfully cook witha pressure saucepan or cooker. Thismethod of cooking should be useful athigh altitudes where food does not cookeasily.

Waterless cooking has come intovogue in recent years. This method re-

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quires a heavier-than-ordinary pot madeof a material that will conduct the heatevenly in the sides and top as well ason the bottom. Such ware is quite ex­pensivc, beyond the reach of most peo­ple. The manufacturer usually includesor gives directions for using it.

Even this type of utensil is more ef­ficient if a small amount of water is putin to begin steaming, thus shorteningthe cooking time. If no water at all isput with most vegetables, the fire mustbe very low from the beginning toavoid burning the food. This slow heat­ing lengthens the cooking time.

Serving

After the vegetable is cooked itshould be served as soon as possible.In the event the meal is delayed, thefood should be covered. Food kept warmfor any length of time loses vitaminsfaster than if it were chilled.

Leftover vegetables should be placedin covered dishes and kept in the re­frigerator because some destruction ofvitamins occurs as long as the food isexposed to warmth, air and light. Suchvegetables are best ased cold in salads.However, if they are reheated, it shouldbe done quickly in a covered pan or inthe top of a double boiler.

The conclusion, then, is that there isno way of cooking vegetables that pre­serves all the vitamins, but there aremethods that destroy less of them. It isestimated that everyone needs five timesas much vitamin C as of any other vita­min; yet that is the very vitamin thatcooking destroys the most of. That iswhy no one should eat ONLY cookedvegetables. A raw salad, some citrusfruit or tomato, and another fruit shouldbe included each day in the diet.

In the next article of this series wewill discuss how meat is affected bydifferent cooking methods.

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