The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-27

| three days journey from Bethany, the
home OF Lazarus, Martha and Mary, But
| they knew his whereabouts, for lie was
| special friend and their home was his
| nome whenever he was near Jerusalem.
| Lazarus took seriously Ill. But the two
sisters: Martha and Mary, feared Moth
ing. since they had such great conf
dence In Jesus, even TO belief In his abil-
ity to awaken sleepcrs from death They
thought 1t proper TO send the Master
word respecting Lazarus, but not proper
TO dictate to him what should be done
In the case. Rather they left TO him
self TO decide whether he should speak
the word and rcbuke tho disease or
whether he should como to Bethany and
Arise" The simple message they sent
was: Lord, he whom thou lowest Is
sick The beautiful, childlilse. simple
faith which they exhibited must have
been very precious In the Masters sight
Nevertheless. Jesus said nothing, and did
nothing in the matter for three days
Then he said to his disciples: "Our friend
Lazarus sleepeth." They did not grasp
his meaning until he said to them plain
ly, Lazarus is dead; and l am glad for
your salSes that L was not there, 1 am
glad because it will give an oppor-
tunity TO demonstrate TO you and through
you TO all who shall be my disciples
In tho future the great power OF God
that is vested In me in respect TO the
resurrection of the dead"
All Bible students surely have noticed
word sleep is used as poctical syno
nym for death. abraham slept with his
fathers" David slept with his fathers"
Prophets. priests and kings are said TO
good or bad. Likewise, the New Testa-
ment uses the same figure OF speech. We
read that ST Stephen, the martyr;
speaks of the church as falling asleep in
death and refers TO all Of our friends
good and bad. who go down into death. as
being asleep in Jesus" He tells us that
we need not sorrow for them as others
who know not the resurrection hope. All
who fall asleep In death because of
Adams transGression and It's death sem
tence have in Jesus dvinely appointed
rcdeemer. who in Gods due time is 10
awaken all the sleeping hosts 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 divine approval rs
worthy of eternal life) shall come forth
unto the resurrection of life lfull per-
fccttonl; and they that have done evil
provaI as being worthy OF eternal lifel
shall come forth in the resurrection fSS
Judgment Gohn ". 2S, 29) or trial, for
discipline, for correction in righteous
ness during Messiahs reign OF 1000 years.
Coming forth In that judgment time or
trial time. all the willing and obedient
Will eventually be lifted out of sin and
death, while those disobcdient to the
signed to death-second death, evcrlast
ing extinction (John V, IS. 20, r. W
We have read our Bibles too carelessly
in the past and have given too much heed
TO those who. with less opportunities than
ourselves. grossly misinterpret its teach |
ings, What did We think respecting this
that both the good and tho bad sleep,
In heaven We were told that the bad
would go TO a place too warm for sleep
But our own brains and our own Bibles
of In .fl Inn
with the subject Now when we hcarken |
to the word OF God. how plain. how sim
pie. now reasonable, arc its teachings
The dead are dead and not alive. How |
ever. in view OF Gods plan that there |
shall be a resurrection Of the dead 'in |
due time" he speaks Of the dead not as !
extinct like the brute. but as merely |
asleep. They are waiting for tho morn |
lng--thc glorious morning OF Messiah
kingdom. when "the sun OF righteousness
shall arise With healing In Its beams.
years and deceive the people no more. |
Instead OF thc reign OF sin and death the |
reign of righteousness and liie- reyerlasl-
ing shall begin. How beautifully the !
Scriptures answer the question OF where |
the dead sleep, .'many OF them That sleep |
in the dust of the earth shall awake
Daniel XII. %
"Lazarus. Come Forth"
Jesus and his disciples turned their
stops toward Bethany Poor Martha aud
Mary meantime were sorely disappointed
Not for - moment did they suppose That
their mighty friend would allow This trou,
BILE 10 come upon them-that ho would ,
neglect To come or TO use his power to
save Lazarus from dying So Griet-
stricken and so hcart-broken were they
that Martha only came to meet the
Master. and her first words we're those |
OF gentle ach reminding him OF their
In him; Lord. VI thou
when we sent thee word)-our brother |
had not died, 49,
expressY Did he say. "Mnriha' Lazarus i,I, ,9
anyclsl lie is singing and very happy! |
you would not bring him hagk TO
earth again" Were these Inc words OF
Jesus? No. lie merely said Thy brother
shall rise again" lie thus implied that |
her brother was not alive but really dead
How could he rise nSain u ne had uot
ccugcd TO live? MarthaS reply indicates |
that she understood what were me teach
iugf of Jesus and Of the prophets She |
aid, II know that he rhall rise again I'm
the resurrection at the last day, But
Jesus wished to draw her attention 10 |
Ihe present and 10 have hor ask him even
al this time To call Lazarus back from |
,he sleep Of death I'd fGo +" S life say You Man ni
tba recognize me rs the Messiah. the
son of God. You believe thai cfontuhlty
when the resurrection doG1 ,i n ,ek% p,Iig
through me. And now ] am here win
YOU. why do YOU NOT ask me TO exercise
some of this power III advance Hpero
have YOU laid him. ~ -,
Marta finally caught The thought. but
replird mo, no. Lord. ~ Is too Iair now,
By ;his tlnc br s'Inlscth. FOR lic mas
bscu dead four days. u YOU had con-"
when I sent you word. Or even had go,
ten here Within day or. So there "oula
have been some hope. hui now II l'aS
oonr 100 far Tor that: for dccomposincn
6es set in" No miracle could possibly
reorRanize brolen-down tissues. Eul Jc-
sus insisted that they should show hun
VIC nLce When he camo 10 The loiub
,ni,.t did I'm. Mastor dof Did ho com
mand Lazarus TO lay aside his crown
md beTp in heaven and bid the angels
good zoo, by aud come hGc'. to osr1I, IRE; nfe?
Purpatorv Tho location of which NOBODY
knows No. What did hc say? ADDRESSING
Inc tomb hc said, 'HLazarns. como
forthr' And what occurred? INC dead
one canac forth. lie was mol ahV" al
all, He was dead.
The Beloved Family.
We read again. Now Jesus loved Mar
tha and hsr sister, aud LAZARUS. some