The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-03-30


should intelligently grasp the signif-
canoe of the event commemorated. st.
Paul laid great stress upon the resur-
rection Of the dead, declaring that II
there be no resurrection Of the dead
ali those whom we counted as asleep
would never have an awakening, and
consequently would be as dead as are
brute beasts. Note his emphatic state
ment to this effect Il Corinthians XIV,
12-1S). For here as elsewhere his
words contradict the thought that the
sanity dead pass Immediately to glory
and the insanity TO Purgatory or to
eternal torture.
According to the Gospel of Christ,
of which st. Paul declares that he
was not ashamed, the dead are to be
esteemed as though they were asleep
at rest from all the commotlon and
turmoil and strife. ignorance and SUI
to the present reign OF sin and death.
They have truly entered into rest,
whether they were saints or SIN
ners. When the time for their awak-
ening shall have come In the Millen-
NAL morning Of Christ's reign OF right
eousness. surrounding conditions will
be very different from what they are
today, thank God. Then Satan will
be bound, the Bible assures us Qfey-
elation Xxx, 1-3), and the ignorance and
superstition. selfishness and crime,
which have for centuries marked his
reign will gradually draw to close,
for the glorious Messiah King will not
permit them. His reign, on the CON
trary, Will be marked with the true
enlightenment of all mankind; and the
result will be, us foretold; namely.
Every knee shall bow and every
tongue confess to the glory Of God"
isaiah xiv. 23l
Gradually the world will be brought
to an Edenic condition, In harmony
with the Divine promise Indeed, this
work may be said TO be already be
ginning Already, by artesian wells
and irrigation processes and highways
OF travel and good roads and intclli-
gent cultivation Of fields, the earth be-
gins to bloom and the wilderness and
solitary place to be glad. as foretold
by Isaiah the prophet isaiah xxxv, u.
Under these blessed conditions "All
that are In their graves shall hear the
voice of the Son of man and shall come
forth" Gobn V, 2s, 29)-not all at once,
but Every man In his own order" Il
Corinthians Ky, 23). The sanity be-
levers, who alone are fully pleasing
to God, will come forth In the First,
or chief, or preferable, Resurrection
come forth perfect, on the spirit plane.
like unto the angels and like unto their
glorifled Redeemer. to he his Joint
heirs In his Millennial Kingdom and
its great work of resnscitating. In
structlng and ruling and uplifting al
the grooming" families of the earth
Romans viii, -, Thus will be full
filed Gods promise to the spiritua
Seed of Abraham. "In thy Seed shall
all the families of the earth be bless
ed" Galatians Ill, 20). Gradually, aftel
dealing with the living nations to SOM
extent, the sleeping world will b'
awakened, Every man In his owl
order" Il Corinthians XIV, 23,.
Our Lord assures us that all excep
the sanity few will come forth from
the tomb that they may have resur
rection-a raising up out OF sin ant
death conditions to righteousness. t
the image OF God that was lost b.,
Adam; and that eventually. II willin,
and obedient, they will receive Cod
gift OF eternal life through Jesus Chris
our Lord. But the rebelllous unde
those favorable conditions. we are as
sured, VIII be cut off from life entirel,
In the Second Death (Acts Ill, 1929.
In speaking of the worlds resurrec
ton our Redeemer designates It res
direction by judgments (Rev. Yer. JOIN
V, %, 20D. Messiah's righteous judg
ments will then be abroad In thu
world The light of knowledge will b'
ms clear as the MONDAY sun. Every
good deed and endeavor will recelv,
Its reward and every wilfully EVIL
deed Will receive Establishments. cor
reetlons, TO the intent that they may
learn the advantages of the way OF
holiness and 20 up thereon to life eter
nal which the willing and obedien'
may reach by the close OF the Millen
NAL Age.
Through the prophet Daniel. the
Lord declares that many OF the worlt
ly who now sleep In the dust Of the
earth shall come forth unto shame and
lasting contempt We can readily real
ize the shame that will be theirs when
the light of full knowledge shall pre-
vail and all of their past shall stand
revealed to themselves and to Others
in its true colors We can well UNI
derstand thai this VIII bring contemp'
TO many now highly esteemed amongst
men. But we eau rejoice In the
thought that the Millennial Kingdom
then to be in power will deal gracious
~ with all The stripes of punish
ment viii be tempered with mercy
and gradually by their change OF char
acter the contemplate ones will eeas'
TO be contemplate. The transformin,
power OF grace ard Truth now operat
ing in the Church will he equally force
full then, operating upon the weird o
mankind. AS perfection is gradually
attained the shame Of the imperfectioI
VIII gradually abate, while all Of tn,
shameless will be destroyed In tn,
Second Death. Thus we see the Di
vine Purpose of the resurrection Of tn,
dead and our glorious hope, far differ
ent from all the fears that were laugh
us by the musty traditions of men
from the dark ages" And thus W,
see the force OF the Apostles word
that II there be no resurrection Of tn,
dead our hope is vain, our faith Il
vain u Corinthians XIV, 14-19).
But Now 10 Christ Risen"
The Apostle argues. III the dead rist
not" IL that is an impossibility SO fal
SIS the world in general Is concerned
then it is an impossibllity SO far al
Christ is concerned. And IF Chris
be not risen," then all hope. all faith
is vain. And all preaching is not only
foolish but worse lSpe l Corinthian,