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When we study the implications of the term `fulness' (see Pleroma, p. 197),
we shall see that the figure of the `Body' for the church refers only to time
and development, but that when the whole company is complete, the figure
changes, `the Church which is His Body' then becomes `the fulness of Him that
filleth all in all' (Eph. 1:22,23).
Memorial. As an adjunct to the article on The Lord's Supper we append the
twelve `memorials' mentioned in the Old Testament which give a good
indication of the intention of the Lord when He said `this do in remembrance
of Me' (Luke 22:19). The Greek word mnemosunon `memorial', like the Hebrew
zikkaron `memorial' and the Greek word for `remembrance', is a variant of
mnaomai to remember.
(1)
The Passover
`This day shall be unto you for a memorial' (Exod. 12:14).
(2) The Unleavened Bread
`This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came
forth out of Egypt. And it shall be for a sign ... and for a memorial ...'
(Exod. 13:8,9).
(3) The Destruction of Amalek
`Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of
Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under
heaven' (Exod. 17:14).
(4)
The Stones on Aaron's Shoulders
`And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for
stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their
names before the Lord upon his two shoulders for a memorial' (Exod. 28:12).
(5)
The Stones on Aaron's Heart
`And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breast
-plate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for
a memorial before the Lord continually' (Exod. 28:29).
(6)
The Atonement money
`And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and
shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that
it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the Lord, to make an
atonement for your souls' (Exod. 30:16).
(7)
The Blowing of Trumpets
`In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a
sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation' (Lev. 23:24,
see also Num. 10:10).
(8) The Offering of Jealousy
`He shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is
an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to
remembrance' (Num. 5:15, see also, verse 18).