Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17
THE Rising OF CHRIST.

In the month OF April, about oigh
teen hundred and sixty.four years ago
wonderful scenes were trauspirlug IL
the land OF Judea-scenes that have
left their impress upon all the world
The Jews had been looking for de
liverance from the Roman yoke thai
bore heavily upon them; they had
listened to the voice OF the Prophet
from the wilderness, and he had be-
come victim to the rage OF the ruling
power; they had se,n One come forth
with n message strange for that time
yet having q peculiar harmony with
the desire OF the age, strange for Its
arraignment of tho unbeliei OF those
who relied on God for deliverance, yet
harmonious with their hopes In herald
ing the Deiiverei; they beheld the
One who proclaimed Himself the Son
Of Got, but as His methods did not
comport with their ideas OF what the
Christ should do, they followed that
course which they thought would dis
prove the claim He made, and at their
bebeBt He was Put to death. And the
eliminating act in that great tragedy
CT the spring season OF long ago
has etood before the world from thst
time as irrefutable evidence OF the
wisdom OF the saying that "God's
ways are not as man's ways" for In
Ia fail Tim
very means by which the Jewish
lesders sought to disprOve The claim
OF Jesus OF Nazareth that he was the
Messiah, the Son OF God cent TO re.
deem the world, became the means
through the overriding providence OF
the God OF Israel to proclaim for all
ages that same Jesus as Messiah, Re-
deemer, Dsliverer to all mankind.
1t was net alone the death Of the
Lord Jesus that accomplished the work.
There was the further great event OF
His return to life In the asshly tnber.
nacle He had occupied upon earth.
Therein was His triumph asa Messiah;
therein was tho deliverance that He
wrought from the power Of the grave,
the redemption he brought to man
kind from the power Of death.
Others had died before In tho
cause OF salvation, but He was the one
to bring the redemption from the
desd, and from that time there has
been steady, Irresistible growth In the
operations OF the dlspeRsstion which
knowledge OF risen Christ, In whose |
rsviviiying was the example, the
door, for the resurrection OF all men. |
By the cruclfxion there was almost
blasted the hopes OF those whom the
lowly yet miracul0usly gifted Nszl-
rene had gathered around Him. His
death had plunged them Into the
depths of a sorrow and hopelessness
20 great that no new Prophet could
rescue them from II. One thing, and
only one, could revive their fallen
hopes, remove their disnppoint.
ment, and restore the supreme
Joy they had experienced in looking
On Him whom they regarded as the
Christ; there was nut one thing to
tRve Christianity to mankind. That
one thing was that Jesus should live
again In the flesh. Nothing short of
that would suffice to establish the
nisciples' faith IN Him, mad enable
them to continue TO declare Him as the
Christ. All that could he done in
was done, and itrequlred the
triumph OF Immortality to proclaim to
the world that the Redeemer had come
10 earth. Hence Jesus rose again.
And the corporal resurrection of
Jesus became the prime fact OF
Christian history. 1t raised the 10y
and faith Of the disciples beyond all
they hsd known before, anu 1t became
The burden and central feature NJ
their testimony from that time forth.
With what body did Hs rise? The
Apostles had seen Him crucifiej, and
They saw Him risen again, cemmuned
800 - sHt heh ANA lu uuL lUT q
month or more; and many others in
Judea commuued alec. There was no
mistake as 10 His identity. 1t was
'esue, having the came body that was
nailed to tie Cr0sE--,he body OF flesh
md bones which was pierced by the
nhils and the spear, with immoItallz.
ng spirit that hal superseded the
Mortal blood which had been shed
Win what body DO oil the dead rise?
With The body Of flesh and bones
Fhioh they occupied in mortality. G
leeus 10 the pattern, and there Is more 4
'ther; hence similsr resurrection, a q.
eunion OF the spirit, and OF the feshly 1
tbernaole come from tho grave. h
The resurrection by the Lord is d
he only resurrection, and to it p
III who arc resurrected come. And as q
uIely as He was resutEeoted, 30 shall o