The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-27

to leave them not only desolate in
heart themselves. but deSpised by their
neighbors us deceived fanatics This
is the anniversary. dear friends. of IA
day that was very sad to our brethren
of 1877 years ago.
Moses and All the 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 the
RansOm-Price 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 10y the holy" of Israels
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
flash. Gradually. rs they were able
to bear it. the good tidings of his
resurrection from the dead to glory,
honor and Immortality on the divine
The first irtimatio 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 cmbalming the Lord.
They reported first. that he was gone
from the sepulchre. and secondly. that
they had seen some angels who told
them that he was 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. | ascend unto my Father. and
your Father; and TO my God. and yoCc
God" (John XX. IL. Jesus said to tell
the disciples that lie would meet them
in Ga!iler. aS he had said to them
before. These bcwildering 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 that the Lord
pies as they walked into the country
to spend the night. Here again he
would not shock them and oyerpower
them by 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 sympatheticalIy
with the two Borrowing ones. After
hearing their woes and sorrows he
must have aStonished them with his
knowledge of the Scriptures. as well
Us by his sympathy, saying 20 them.
80 foolish ana slow of heart to believe
al. that the prophets have spoken"
Cake XXiv. %, They had been willing
to believe something of what the
Prophets had spoken the glorious
things. The happifying things pertain
ing to Mcssiah's Millennial glory. Bat
they had been slow TO believe the
prophets other testimonies tn the eff
feet that the Rcdremer must be led
as Lamb to the Slaughter must be
the sin-offering. must be dcspiScd and
rejected of men, must be lifted up Oh
the cross rs the antitype Of the "braZen
serpent" and must be raised from the
dead by the power Of the Father t0
the glory. honor and immortality Of
lis great station as Prophet. Priest
Mediator. King. fhe nnlitype Of Mel
chiZeGck. for the fuiilmcnt to Israel
and the world Of all Of Gods great
promises.
Then said Jesus. in view Of these OK
positions. fought not Christ to have
suffered these things and to enter into
his glory?" What else should be eX-
pected? Did he not foretcli his own
death? And did he not forcteil his own
resurrection? And were you not too
confused to understand his teachings
to the full2 Did not your minds run
more to the coming glory than to what
he said 10 you respecting the necessity
that You should watch and pray lest
We enter into temptation" and lose all
your part and hope under these trying
: conditions! a little later. in the same
/ day. he appeared III the upper room,
| additionally this very room-the doors
being shut for fear OF the Jews-bar-
| red. we may be sure, because the poor
disciples felt that the envy and hatred
| which had led t., She c-Uc!fiXion of the
| Master might easily be transferred
| now to them because of their sympa-
| thy with Aim and their relationship to
| his work Here Jesus materlalized in
| their presence and spoke Il few words
He told them that he was really pres
ent with them and that ii was moi
merely % .NHut0l" which they saw
| And a.. win them. hnneycuml
and tiS' iGencing the fact that
| they v.. being addressed by M
! ilusiui by v corporeal being