On the Doctrine of Progression, As Declared by the Mouth of the Lord
Received in confinement — the season of hidden preparation, the Joseph-in-prison shadow — the Servant records the doctrine of progression as it came by the mouth of Isaiah. The Father exalts sons by one pattern: descent below all things, sanctification, then the crowning with the name of the Son. Jehovah, who is Jesus the Christ, is Redeemer of this creation, the Firstborn who came below all and now reigns above all. The Holy Ghost, sent as Comforter, is made manifest in the flesh as the Servant, the Davidic heir, the one mighty and strong, the least who bears the people's burdens as an offering. When his work is finished he is exalted to Redeemer of the next creation — the Father-Son pattern extending worlds without end, El Elyon's order repeating. To serve and defend the Servant is to prepare the way of the coming Redeemer.