Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-29
The Spirit e9 Sees te g sf TtItP Christ in
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The Spirit ! SEES ts g g. t df Christ in
Paradise 1H11c 0f@44" L a "
Our Lord said to the man, dying gat
his side: Thou shalt be with me, in
Paradise" Paradise is a word Of Pc
] sian origin which means q garden We
team See in it, the fbloomE6fj fewers,i
while we hear the song of5biHds and
sthe flowing of fountains The werd
sfEden' in the second chapter OF. Gene
ssis is translated Paradise in the Sep
5tuagint u The garden of delfghts which
athe serpent entered khasibeen5festored
Ssand no serpent will epter{4 it4 again,
eyTher word Paradise occurs, in two other
places. In a vision Paul was caught
nip into Paradise and heard t1nspeakal
bleiwords which itiis1not lawful for a
man to utter" e Cor, 12:6) .dIis clear
from this lscripture that in Paradise
there is 10 be a larger revelation than
any we have had or could endure here.
It's language conveys truth too sacred
toiexpress to those who know i0nlXIthe
coarse words of earth, A few hours OF
conversation with Moses. Paul and
John will doubtless teach us more than
we can learn here in sa4ifetfmes 1>iAA
In Revelations q: 1.-THE WORD i.i,Para:l
disc" occurs again. TO him 4 hat over
cometh will ] give to eat Of the tree of
life which is in the midst Of the Para
disc of God" In other words, when
the soul enters Paradise, ;aiastead: Of
falling asleep, which means life 'ataits
iloWests it. receives. more, abundant = life;
/, All these symbols and facts exclude
the idea Of spurgatory. In the garden
of. delights otI1ereIs no fire tosicleanse
or consumeI blessed are theeidead
who die in the LORD. from henceforth,,%,
Death continues the life of blessed
ness: Paradise is doubtless not the
final abode of the-sased,- but the place
of waiting where. YneT Clarified spirits
will remain with Jesus until he shall
return TO earth for theifb. glorified
bodiesg For them that-sieepc with
JESUS will God bring With: him. IS.
Death in introducing the Christian TO
the Presence Of Christ in Paradise
EnIarges His Sphere of Opportunity
and Activity9 ia5115iA AiAiA III
! ITO die is gain 1T here eeftainly
no .gainin, losing consciousness ia the
grave nor in going, to tpprgatOry. Paul
declared that to Depart and be With
Christ is far better than remaining in
bths body For the souEto falFasleep
and lie down in 9a3dbe of deeaying
nm after cannot he far better than con-
,tinuing to live and serve, God, r.
/ when Padf said, a'fhe time Of ny
departure is atShandJI he used 8aw6fd
which carries with 1T the idea of lift
| ing anchor, spreading SAIL and going
out of the land-locked harbor into, the
open sea. To him death was not con
Traction but expansion Not sailing
Unto harbor and casting sanchbrx as
bmany of; our hymns declares but sail
ing, out of harbor- into the ocean of a
larger sphere and greater, opportuni-
ties.!r 5iiz1i@i' q Lac Sii7''1''it r A.
T There Is only onezithings betterdhan
tdying and that is, to be! alive when the
Lord Of life shall come in. glory. We
do not desire death and try to shun It,
I for We want to do all the good we can
and remain, IL jpossiBleS totthe day iSf
Rhisy gleyiousiI appearing;g buta5Hhen
death does come, we shall welcome it
az vanQuished enemy, made to serve
its couqderor by ssttfng at liberty the
spirit9that is 5ckept3@ now y withiiio fhe
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