The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-02

of Adams race. "All that are in their
graves shall hear the voice of the Son
of Man and come FORTH They that
have done good (who have secured Di-
vine approval as worthy of eternal life3
shall come forth unto the resurrection
Of life Gfull perfectionl; and they that
have done evil THAT have not secured
the Divine approval as being worthy OF
eternal lifel shall came forth in the
resurrection for judgment John v, %,
29) for trial. for discipline, for correc-
ton in righteousness during Messiah's
reign of 1000 years.
Coming forth in that judgment time
or trial time, all the willing and obe-
dent will eventually be lifted out of sin
and death, while those disobedient 10
the light and opportunity will be again
consigned to death-Second Death,
everlasting extinction (John ", %, 20,
r. VI
We have read our Bibles too care
lessly in the past and have given too
much heed to those who, with less OPP
portunitieS than ourselves, grossly mis-
interpreted it's teachings. What did
we think respecting this word sleep
anyway? Did we suppose. that both
the good and the bad sleep in .heav-
en-? We were told that the bad would
go to a place too warm for sleep. But
our own brains and our own Bibles
we never thought of using in connec-
ton. with the subject. Now, when we
hearkeh to the Word of God, how
plain, how simple, how reasonable, are
it's teachingsi The dead are dead and
not alive. However, in view or Goo'S
plan that there shall be aTresurrectlon
of the dead sin due time he speaks OF
the dead not as extinct like the brute.
hut merely asleep. They are waiting
for the morning-the glorious morning
of Messiaf1's Kingdom, when tine sun
of Righteousness shall arise with neal
ing in. its beams" when satan snaIl oe
- ov,A
the peoples no more. instead OF tns
reign of sin and Death the reign OF
Righteousness and Life everlasting
shall begin How peautl1uiiy the
Scriptures answer the question OF
where the dead sleep, Many OF s sneh
that sleep in the dust OF the eartn
shall awake" Daniel xii, %
sIazarus; Come Forth"
Jesus and his disciples turned tneir
steps toward Bethany. POOR marina
and Mary meantime were sorely dis
annointed. Not for moment did they
suppose that their mighty FRIEND
would allow this trouble to come upon
them-that he would neglect TO come
or to use his power to save Lazarus
from dying. So grief-strlcKen anu
SO heart-broken were they that Mar
tha onIv came to meet the Master, and
her first words were those OF gentle
renroach reminding him of their ais
appointment in him: Lord, If thou
hadst been -here--(if thou hadst come
when we sent thee word)-our protn-
err had not died.
What message of comfort oiu Jesus
express. Did he say, Martha, Lazarus
is far better off in heaven. He is with
the angels He Is singing ana very
happy! Surely you would not prlns
him back to earth againi Were these
the words of Jesus? No. He merely
said, Thy brother shall rise again.
He thus implied that her brother was
NOT alive but really dead. How could
he rise again If he had not ceased to
live? Martha's reply indicates tnat she
understood what were the teacnlnss
of Jesus and of the prophets. she
said, ST know that he shall rise AGAIN
in the resurrection at the last DAY.
But Jesus wished to draw her atten-
ton to the present and to have her
ask him even at this time to call Laz-
arus back from the sleep or deatn. 30
he said, ST am the resurrection ana
the life" You, Martha, recognize me
as the Messiah, the Son of God. You
believe that eventually when the res
direction does take place, Gods res.
direction power will, be exerciseu'
through me- And now am here
with YOU. Why do you not ask me
to exercise some of this power in ad-
vance? Where have you laid him!
Martha finally caught the thought.
but replied, No, no, Lord, it is too late
now. BY this time he stinketh, for ne
has been dead four days. If you had
come when I sent you word. or even
had gotten here within day or SO,
there would have been some nope,
but now it has gone too far Tor that'
for decomposition has set IN. no
broken-down tissues. But Jesus in
sisted that they should show him the
place. When he came to the tomb,
what did the Master do? Did he COM
mand Lazarus to lay aside his crown
and harp in heaven and bid the an
gels goodby and come back to earth
life? No! Did he call for him to come
up from purgatory, the location of
which nobody. knows? MOI What did
he say? Addressing the tomb, he said,
Lazarus come forth!'' And what &C.
CURED? The dead one came forth. He
was not alive at all! He was dead!
The Beloved Family.
We read again, NOW Jesus loved
Martha and her sister. and Lazarus
Some have thought that they discerned
Lazarus amongst later disciples OF
Christ-posibly Barnabas- But any
way he was one whom Jesus loved,
even though he was not one OF the
apostles who followed with the LORD.
land Martha has come down to US as
a synonym OF pushing, eherse.iC noe
pitality, "busied about many things
Yet surely she was loving and loyal
to the Master. Jesus loved Martha
and we may be sure therefore that he
loves all of similar character. But he
loved Mary also. And we do not for
get that when she gave up some OF
bar homework that she might sit at
the feet of Jesus and learn of him the
Master declared that she had chosen
the better part" This was the same
Mary who anointed the Master with
the precious spikenard ointment I'VE
days before his burial marina ano
MARY both loved and were loved of the
! Lord, yet. evidently. Marv's love and
the form 1t took was especially approx
ed of the Master.
Finally we come to John the LOVING
| "+bat discinle whom Jesus loved.
What a glorious testimony was johns.
we remember that he and his brother