Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-12-27

GOLDEN TENT-"1.o. 7 ann with YOU
alwny, even unto the end uf the world
Matt $500.
Jesus was in the grave three days, FROM
Friday. April e. 20 Sunday. April g. 4. j..
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Tho Resurrection was carly Sunday
morning. and was from "a tomb In "a gar.
den near calvary.
The home OF the disciples during tho
forty days was In Jerusalem.
The appearances Of Jesus were TN the
vicinity of Jerusalem. and iu Gutilcc.
Tho Ascension was from Mount oivct
Il is hard TO conceive of q greater
disappointment. or deeper mental
and spiritual gloom than the Egyptian
midnight darkness. without star of
hope, which closed about the disciples
when Jesus their Lord was dead upon
the cross. and every precaution was
taken to make certain that he was
really. irrcvoCably dead
The enemies of Jesus guarded
against every possibility of mistake
as to the reality of his death This
is a very interesting example of the
Providence of God. For il Jesus did
not die. he could not be raised from
the dead. Moreover II the proof that
Jesus really died came from his
friends, people would question whoth-
er they did not in some way deceive
But the enemies OF Jesus were very
anxious that he should be really dead,
In order that he might never trouble
them again Hence they did every
thing possible to accomplish their
purpose. The soldiers pierced his
body with a spear. and blood and wa
/ ter flowed from the wound--a proof
/ of death Dohn 19: "a. 35). The cen
| turion, who was accustomed to exc
| cutions, was convinced that he was
| dead and 30 reported to PLATE. The
tomb In which he was buried was a
new one, In which no one had ever
/ been buried, and so there could be no
doubt as to the identity of the body
of Christ
At the request OF the chief priests
the stone against the door of tho sc.
pulcher was sealed, and a Roman
guard placed around the tomb, so that
no one could take away the body and
then pretend that Jesus had risen
Matt. "a: 62-66).
Jesus rose early on Sunday morn
ing. OF the method or circumstances
we know only what is stated here
Behold, there was a great earthquake
Early in the morning. before the ar
rival of the women at the tomb. Fol-
the (an) angel of the Lord descended
from heaven. A divine messenger. to
overawe the guards, and show that
Jesus rose, and was not taken from
the tomb by human power, and that
the same body came forth that had
been buried. Rolled back the stone
from the door, and sat upon It, as q
guard waiting to give the needed in
formation to the disciples. His coun
tenance this appearance) was like
lightning in vivid and intense bright
ness. And his raiment white as snow
This was heavenly apparel, the visible
expression of his heavenly nature.
II seems that Mary Magdalene first
reached the tomb, and seeing the
stone rolled from the door hastened
to tell the news to Peter. The others
then came, and entering into the tomb
found not the body OF the Lord Je
sus" (Luke).
IL was fitting that the resurrection
should occur at the dawning of the
day. It was the dawnlng of the
"and Peter" For he would be the
saddest of ALL This message would
be n drop of Joy in his cup then, as
showing Christs forgiveness.
The Ascension was the only fitting
close of the earthly life of Jesus
When the disciples had been thorough
ly convinced by 'many infallibl'
was really alive. then he went home
to his throne and to his Father in the
only way that would enable them t
realize that he was their everything
Lord and Saviour. The last view o
Jesus was not on the cross, but as
cending in glory. a living Saviour.
The resurrection of Christ is the as
surance that the death of the body Il
not the end of existence. For the sou
lives on without this mortal body, bu
receives a body in the other world
like Christ's glorious body.
The resurrection life removes al
fears and doubts with the assurance
of a continued life hereafter, all w
have gained in this life being but
preparation for that eternal life.
The very soul of our religion /
missionary, progressive, world embra
cling; 1t would cease to exist II
ceased to be missionary, If it disrC
| garded the parting words of its found
er, Go ye therefore, and teach all ns
tons etc. The spirit Of truth is tn
lifespring of all religion; and wher
II exists, it must manifest Itself.
must plead, it must persuade.
must also convert. There may b
times when silence is gold, and speec
silver but there are times also whe
|, silence is death, and speech is life
the very life of Pentecost.
, The progress of the church throug
missions is one of the most hOpefu
signs of the times The era of mi,