Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-06-23

The Scriptures teach most explicitly
and in various forms of definition and ex.
PLANTATION, that the bodies of the Saints
who have died will be raised from the
grave, glorious and immortal. Not that
just the same amount Of gross matter
which was deposited in the grave, will be
raised, but that which constitutes the
essential identity or sameness ofthe body,
will be raised again, and fashioned like
unto Christ's most glorious body
WHO shall change our vile body that
it may be fashioned like unto bis glorious
body. Here the glorifed body is repre-
sented, not as composed of foreign ele-
ments, bat of those that formerly COM
posed the vile body So in 1st Cor. XIV
42-44. 1T is sown in corruption, it, that
is, the same, is raised in interruption ;
1t is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;
1t Is sown a natural body, it is raised a
spiritual body. Again Our Lords
resurrection is uniformly represented as
being both the pledge and the pattern Of
the resurrection of his saints.
See the above passage from Phil iii :
.21. See also, /. Cor. XIV: 1915, where
the Apostle demonstrates a general res
direction from the fact that Christ was
raised So in verses eighteenth and
twentieth Of the same chapter. 1t is to
be carefully noted, however, that the
Apostle makes a distinction Of classes
among those who will be raised. He
speaks, in verse eighteenth, ofthose which
are fallen asleep in Christ; and, in verse
twenty-third, of those that are Christ's
at his coming Why that restrictive
clause, if all are to be raised in all respects
alike ? So, also, the term 'brethren' in
the first verses; and, again, in ff,ieth
verse; together with the pronouns we,
and us and our in verses ffty-frst,
fr.y.second and fifty seventh, terms show
ing most clearly that his argument has
special application to believers. And this
distinction is frequently alluded to in
other passages. They that shall be ac'
counted worthy to obtain that world said
Jesus, neither marry, nor are gwen III
marriage. For the hour is coming in
which all that are in their graves shall
hear his voice, and shall come forth they
that have done good, unto the resurrec-
ton of life E; and they that have done cyl,
unto the resurrection Of damnation. -
And have hope toward God said Paul,
that there shall be a resurrection Of the
dead, both of the just and the unjust !
know it has been objected that the Apos-
tie could not be supposed to hope that the
unjust will be raised 10 be made forever
miserable; but l see no impropriety in
hoping and even praying that Gods
threatenngs may be fulfilled. David GER
tanly did so, by DIVING lnspiration.-
And Paul says, If any man love not the
Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema
Maran-alha.'
Another passage clearly making dis
tinction in the resurrection state is, Phil.
iii: II. If by any means, | might at
tain TO the resurrection of the dead. -
Why this great effort to attain what can
not be forfeited? ? And, what is still more
remarkable, why does be employ the
word exanasiasis here, as it is in the origi-
nal a word found no where else in the
Bible? Again: Why were the old Saints
tortured, not accepting deliverance, that
they might obtain better resurrection?
Better than what?
1t will be seen that the same doctrine
even so, them also, a0hich sleep IN Jesus,
will God bring with him 1t will also
be seen, that our assurance that God will
do this, is just as strong as it is of the
historical fact that Christ was raised from
the dead. If we believe the latter, we
may be certain Of the former. He who
is united to Christ by faith, is thereby
rendered superior to death and the grave
The same power that raised Christ, is
pledged to raise up his people. Bat il
the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from
the dead dwell in you, be that raised up
Christ from the dead shall also quicken
your mortal bodies by bis spirit that
dweleth in you.' Rom. 8: IL.
The Apostle, having affirmed the glo"
rious fact that God will raise up all who
sleep in Jesus goes on to describe the
sublime events connected with, and fol-
lowing their resurrection. See verses
10Th, 18th, inclusive. The Lord himself
is TO descend from heaven with shout,
with the voice of the Archangel, and with
the trump of Cod First, the dead in
Christ came up from their graves in glo-
ritied forms, fashioned like unto Christ's
most glorious body And, for des>
nr;nt;nn Of that see the accnnni of his an.