The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Recognition in Heaven.

h, a. IL. VENADLID, jill,
Recognition in Heaven.
Editor of The Timcs-D ispatch:
Sill am subscriber to your paper
but for lack Of tino cannot read II very
closely; and, therefore, overlooked your
rep Of lo sermon preached last sun
uhy at Randolph Street Baptist Church
on Recognition In Heaven But since
permission would liHo to add a few
II is very comforting 10 be assured
that we shall be able to "know each
other there" aud there can DO no uues-
ton about 1t that NIL those who shnll
be counted worthy to obtain that world
md the resurrection from the dead"
VIII recognize each other. The Apostle
Pau, says but / would not have ,9 yoi,
them Wien nra aseea fb co
not as others which have no hope.
For II we believe that Jesus died and
rose rose again even 80 Gas God did Jesus),
bring with Him.
word "; .d Of tho Lord, that we which are
awe any and , remain unto tho coming Of
them which are asleep.
For the Lord Himself shall descend
from heaven with n shout. witt, the VOICE
God; and the dead in Christ shall rlse
first ,tbefore the living go). -
Then we which are alive and remain
a 81 ,ha be .,o eapght up together With them
air, and SO shall we ever be with the
Lord. Wherefore comfort one another
w ie, these saS rhd r rbd1o, 1 =; -.
world marry. and arc given In mar..agc.
But they which shall be accounted
worthy TO obtain that world and the
resurrection neither marry nor are given
In marriage.
Neither can they die any more for
they are equal unto the angels. and are
,h. Of G9a being :he Children
These words were spoken In answer TO
resurrection, ,propounded to Him what
they supposed was an unaNswerable arr
gument, but His answer. was doubtless n
! revelation to them. us It would prove 10
all now who believe In restoration OF
nn be oeson v IN the the world to
had seven husbands In this life, which
OF tho seven would she have there?
And II the relations here are to con-
tinue there. would she not have them
all? And II 50. what would that teach?
But the fact IS, MS Jesus teaches. it Is
| the heavenly relation that must begin
children OF God, by faith in Jesus Christ,
| and, of course, being members OF the
heavenly family. We will know each
other
| j
For now we see through glass darGly,
but then face To face
And. further, 1t reads: Now know
| In part, but then shall know even as
| also l am known
But II does not say in henven. nor
does it say or teach 1t anywhere In the
| Scriptures.
The parable OF the rich man and
| Lazarus is brought forward to teach rec
| ignition after death. but the parable
was given TO teach any such, for all the
| scenes represented In the parable are
laid and enacted In this world and was
addressed to the people to whom i ap-
| piled, t. g.. the two classes Of Jews so
often spoken. of in me Gospels, the
and sinners. These two classes are re,
| ferred to In the parable OF tho prodlgal
| son and tho elder brother who COM
planned The scribes and Phagisees
| murmurcd.
Isaiah SAYS: DOUBTLESS thou art our
Father. though Abraham be ignorant OF
! us."-Chap. e3:l6,
Il Surely Abraham would not have been
ignorant OF his people on the earth II he
had been In heaven and had known the
rich man in he'll
and he knoweth 1t not: and they are
brought low, but he perceIveth 1t net OF
thcm."--Chap. l4;a1.
Again II Is written: For the living
know that they shall die, but the dead
know not anything.
For there Is no work. nor device. nor
knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave.
wither thou goest"-Eccl. 9:5-lo.
"lhe dead praise not the Lord. neither
any that go down into silence. '-Psa.
| 1lj:17.
For in death there Is no rcmem,,
brance of Thee;, In the grave who shall
David says THE heaven. even tho
heavens, are tho Lords; but the earth
hath He given 10 the children OF men. -
i Pisa. 115:l6.
FIVE times In the 9th Psalm the earth
is referred 10 as the future home OF the
saints. the meek and Jesus declared the
same truth in the sermon on the mount,
Peter says: '.We according. to His
(God's) promise, look for new heavens yer,
and a new earth wherein dwclleth right
cousness"-H. Peter. s:12.
4, This promise, was made ID to to Abraham raiaa
ant-Gen. 15:S-i7. Chap 22:l5-iS. Re-
ferred to by Paul-Ga1. 3:s-22, and Heb.
G:16-1S.
And takes in the world.-Rom. z:l3.
Yet to be fulfiled.--Acts l;2-5.
All baptized into Christ as hetrs.--Gal.
!. 3:26-29.
hespecliu''s. MES uoW1E