Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-30

the great Mediator between TOD aud
men. the Compromised blessing would
come to the earth. They had hoped
also for a personal share with him n
the glories of his Kingdom. according
to his own words-'Ye shall sit with
the twelve ,ribes of Israel Matthew
xix, 2S). His death as a malefactor
as a blasphnmer against God. seemed
to east a shadow over every hope and
to leave them not only desolate in
heart themselves. but despised by their
neighbors as deceived fanatics. This
is the anniversary. dear friends, of /"
day that was very sad to our brethren
Of 1877 years ago.
Moses and All tho Prophets"
How different Is our attitude of mind
that we are able to see, to praise God
and to rejoice that Jesus died; that
he suffered, the Just for the unjust
that his death might constitute tho
Ransom-Pric for Adam and all his
race. This light upon the sufferings
Of Christ began to shine into the hearts
of the Apostles on the day of our
Lords resurrection. corresponding to
tomorrow. The oil for that light lay
hidden in the words of Moses and all
the Prophets of Israel. But it was
necessary that our Lord, having risen
from the dead to be the great anti
typical High Priest, should trim the
lamp Of Divine Truth that the light
might shine out to all Of his people.
all OF his members" all Of the Royal
Priesthood" all who are In the con
secrated condition of heart. symbolical-
ly represented by the holy OF Israel's
Tabernacle.
Mark how gently and how wisely
the Lord permitted the light to shine
in gradually upon his faithful few.
The eyes Of their understanding must
not be blinded by an instantaneous
fash, Gradually, as they were able
to bear it. the good tidings OF his
resurrection from the dead to glory.
honor and Immortality on the divine
plane must be made known to them.
The first intimations were from the
women Of the company who had gone
with spices. after the high day." on
the morning of the third day to com
plete the work of embalming the Lord.
They reported first, that be was gone
from the s~epulchre, and secondly, that
they had seen some angels who told
them that he vas risen from the dead
And later Mary had reported that she
had seen the Lord and clasped him by
the feet and that he had said to her,
Il am not yet assembled to my Father;
but go to my brethren and say unto
them, l ascend unto my Father, and
your Father; and to my God, and your
Cod John TX, IL. Jesus said to tell
the disciples that he would meet them
In Galllee, as he had said to them
before. These bewildering experiences
were merely leading gradually on, pre-
pairing the disciples for the fuller
knowledge of the facts.
1t was the same day corresponding
to tomorrow afternoon hat the Lord
overlook two of the Borrowing disci-
pies as they walked into the country
TO spend the night. Here again he
would not shock them aud overpower
them by a vision of his glorious pres
ence such as smote down Saul OF Tar
sus on his way to Damascus, shining
above the brightness OF the sun at
monday" on the contrary he as
sumed a body OF flesh and travellers
clothing and talked alphabetically
with the two Borrowing ones. After
hearing their woes and sorrows he
must have ~aStonlshed them with his
knowledge of the Scriptures, as well
as by his sympathy, saying to them,
| 80 foolish and slow of heart to believe
all that the prophets have spoken!"
duke xiv, 25.) They had been willing
to believe something OF what the
Prophets had ~spoken-the glorious
things, the happifying things pertain
Ing to Messiah's Mlllennial glory. Blu
they had been slow to believe the
prophets other testimonies to the eff
feet that the Redeemer must be "le6
as a Lamb 10 the slaughter must be
the sin-ofering, must be despised and
rejected OF men, must be lifted up on
the cross as the antique Of the "brazen
serpent, and must be raised from the
dead by the power Of the Father to
the glory. honor and immortality OF
his great station as Prophet. Priest.
Mediator, King, the antique OF Mel
chizedek, for the fulflment to Israel
md the world of all of Gods great
promises.
Then said Jesus, in view Of these ex
| positions, Ought not Christ 10 have
suffered these things and to enter into
his glory?' What else should be ex-
, pected? Did he not f~oretell his own
death? And lid he not foretell his own
resurrection? And We're you not to-
confused to understand his teachings
to the full2 Did not yOur minds RIM