The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-08-31
Tea Old CHARLES III. sPU2.
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Jeet.'-LUKE, a 40.
Tho wounds of Christ in. heaven will
be q theme of eternal wonder to the an
gels. An old writer represents the angels
as saying, 30 Lord Of glory, what are
these wounds in thy band?' They had
seen him depart from heaven, and they
had gone with him as far as they might
90, singing, "Glory to God in the highest,
peace on earth" Some of them had
watched him through his pilgrimage, for
che was seen of angels But when he
returned, | doubt not that they crowded
round him, before him in alteration, and
then put up the holy question, "What
are these wounds in thy hands," AT
any rate they were enabled to behold for
themselves in heaven the man who suffer
ed, and they could sec the wounds which
were produced III his body by his suffer-
ings; and [ can readily imagine that this
would cause them to lift their songs high
or, would pro.ong their songs longer,
would cause them to adore him with a
rapture of wonderment, such as they had
never felt before. And l doubt not that
every time they look upon his hands, and
behold the crucified man exalted by his
Fathers side, they are afresh wrapt in
wonder, and again they strike their har ps
with moro joyous fingers at the thought
of what he must have suffered who thus
bears the scars of bis hard fought battles.
Christ wears those marks in his hands
that, as believers you may never forget
that lie had died. We shall need, per-
haps, nothing to refresh our memories in
heaven; but still, even if we should, we
have it here. When we shall have been
in heaven many a thousand years we shall
have the death Of Christ before Us, we
shall see him rei9ning. But can you not
conceive that the presence Of the wound
cd Christ will often stir up the holy hearts
of the celestial beings to a fresh outpour-
ing Of their grateful songs? They sing
the song thus, "Unto him that liveth."-
Jesus looks upon them and shows his
hand; and they add, "and was dead, and
is alive foreyermore, and hath the keys of
hell and death" They would not forget
that he died but certainly that part Of the
song where it said, ''and was dead" will
have all the more sweetness, because there
be sits with the very marks Of bis passion
with the nai.-prints Of his cruclfixion.
II we shall be in heaven at all constituted
as we are on earth, we shall need some
visible token to keep us continually in re-
membrance. Here, you know, the most
spiritual saint needs the bread and Dwine
sweet enblems OF the Sayior's body.
There, we shall have nothing to do with
emblems, for we shall have sight Of Him.
And | say, if we be in heaven anything
like what we are here, [ can imagine that
the presence OF Jesus may be highly BEN
efcial, may be gloriously precious to the
saints in reyiying their love continually,
and causing their hearts, like fountains OF
lo,c, to bubble UP afresh, and send out
again the living water OF gratitude and
thanksgiving. At any rate, L know this
thought is very delightful to me, that L
shall see the man that did hang on Cal
vary's cross, and that shall sec him as
he did hang there.
l delight to see my Savior in all the
glories of his Father, but | long to go
back and see him as he was, as well as he
is. | think should sometimes envy Peter
and the rest ofthem, that they should have
seen him cruciliel. Yes, | should say,
L sec him glorifed, bnt you saw the most
marvellous sight. To see God covered
with his blood, this is an extraordinary
thing. 10 see Christ glorifed, that we
may see each day, but to have seen him
on that special occasion, made obedient
unto death, even to the death of the cross,
that was an extraordinary sight which even
angels could see but once. You and |
can't see that. But those wounds are
there still manifest and visible. and we
shall be delighted with the raptarous sight
ofthe Lord in glory, with his wounds
still fresh upon linn. Aay the LORD grant
that we may all be there to seo it. Nay
we refresh ourselves with that gloriou;
sight. can say that | would part witt
All the Joys of sense to view his face. Ev'
erything that is good on earth, | would
| give away without one wish, without one
single lingering thought, if | might bu
behold ais face, and lie in bis bosom, ane
see the dear pierced hands aud the wide
omen side. We must wait his pleasure
| A few more rolling suns will do it. Th'
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