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heads of each successor to the offices of High Priest and King in Israel. As the people of Israel were typical of “the true Israel of God,” so their priests and kings were typical of Christ, the great antitypical High Priest and King. And as their priests and kings were anointed with the “holy anointing oil” as an induction into office, so our Lord Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit at the time of the beginning of His ministry. He thus became the Christ – the anointed of Yahwey. The elect church is to be a “royal priesthood” (king-priests) under their Lord and Head – “members of the body of the Anointed (the Christ)” (I Pet. 2:9; I Cor. 12:12-13,27). The Holy Spirit of anointing which came to our Lord Jesus at His baptism at Jordan, and with “all power in heaven and in earth,” when He was raised from the dead by the Spirit of Holiness (Mat. 28:18; Eph. 1:19-20; Rom. 1:4), He “shed forth” or poured out as the antitypical anointing oil upon the members of His body at Pentecost. There thenceforth to all those who are truly united with Him as members of His body by the power of the Spirit. This consecrated, anointed body is recognized as “the very elect” of God, and anointed of Him to rule and bless all nations after first being “taught of God” under the guidance of the anointing Spirit. The signification of unction (and of its Greek original “chrisma”) is smoothness, oiliness, lubrication. From custom the word carried with it also the thought of fragrance, perfume. How beautifully and forcefully this word represents the out-raying of the nature and character of God from those who come under this antitypical anointing – holiness, gentleness, kindness, knowledge, wisdom, power – love! What a sweet, pure perfume does this anointing of the Holy Spirit of God’s glory bring with it to all who receive it! THE SPIRIT “BY MEASURE” AND “WITHOUT MEASURE” In relation to this anointing of the Holy Spirit upon both Head and body of the many-memered Christ, there is one important distinction to be always remembered; vis., that our Lord Jesus, the Head of the body, received the Holy Spirit WITHOUT MEASURE, unlimitedly (Jn. 3:34), 4
while His body, up to this preent time, has received the Spirit BY MEASURE, or limitedly – a measure of the Spirit being given to every member in the body. Paul tells us in Rom. 12:3-8, “For I say… to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man THE MEASURE of faith. For… all members have not the same office… having gifts differing according to the grace that is given.” And again, “But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ… from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joints supplies, according to the effectual working IN THE MEASURE of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love” (Eph. 4:7,16). The reason for this difference between the measure of anointing on the Head, Jesus, and the body is that our Lord came and walked as a perfect man, while we, the members of His body, although accepted in the beloved are actually very imperfect. The perfect man Jesus, as the very image of the Father, could be in the fullest harmony with God and with His Spirit of holiness and power, in every and all particulars; but in proportion to the degredation through the fall, our harmony with God and His Spirit has been impaired. No imperfect mortal is capable of receiving the Lord’s Spirit to the full, and it would be dangerous beyond comprehension for one to so receive, even if he were capable! Can you imagine unlimited, ALMIGHTY POWER at the disposal of men still walking in a carnal nature? No imperfect mortal is capable of receiving God’s Spirit to the full because it is impossible for him to be in absolute harmony with God in every particular. This is why the writer to the Hebrews exhorted the Lord’s people: LET US GO ON TO PERFECTION! This is why Paul pointed out in Ephesians chapter four that God has placed ministry-gifts in the body of Christ “for the PERFECTING OF THE SAINTS… till we all come… unto a PERFECT MAN, unto the measure of the stature of THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST” (Eph. 4:11-16). Thus we can see that it is only in perfection that one can know THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST. And hence, amongst those apprehended ones, who consecrate themselves, and who receive 5
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