The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-05-09

Tue power VI jesus Dluiy ulu hV'
even go to meet her dear Friend. the
Lord. when He came Martha met
Him with the chiding remark, IF
Thou hadst been here df You had come
even when we informed You our bro H.
er had not died" Jesus did ot dis
pute that Lazarus was dCdd. nor tell
her that he was more alive than ever.
He merely promised that her brother
should rise again.
Martha replied that she knew that
Lazarus would rise in the resurrec
tion, at the Last Day. Jesus assured
her that he would be the One Who
would resurrect the dead, and that He
was then present with her, intimatine
that she might ask even then for her
brother TO be revived. But Martha's
,alth was insufficient. When the Mas
ter asked. Where have ye laid hin2
she replied that 1t was now too late,
because putrefaction had set init was
now the fourth day since his death,
When Jesus finally went to Lazarus
tomb, He did not call him from heav'
en-. nor from Purgatory, nor from
fiery hell. but from the tomb. saying,
Lazarus, come forthw And the dead
one came forth.
This wonderful exhibition Of His
power the Lord gave, TO the intent
that His disciples then and since
might rea iize that In Him Is vested the
resurrection power, by Divine arrange
ment, and that there Is to be resur-
rection Of the just and of the unjust;
that all who are in their graves are to
hear His voice and come forth. The
Church class will come forth to per-
fection of life on the spirit plane. The
! world OF mankind will come forth
from the tomb imperfect, as they went
into 1t, and will all have test, to
prove whether they are worthy or un-
worthy Of restitution blessings and
eternal life In the earthly Paradise.
with What Body Do They Come"
| st. Paul held an imaginary discus
sion with doubters of the resurrection
| In his day. He has them inquire, With
what body will the dead returnf He
replies that, as each kind of seed that
| is planted reproduces Its own kind, so
It will be in the resurrection OF the
dead. Whatever kind of seed is plant
| ed in death, of the same kind and ma
ture will be the resurrection crop. The
| Apostle elaborates, showing that the
whole world of mankind are Of one
kind Of seed--human stock-and that
| therefore, In the resurrection time. they
| will come forth the same-hhmdnS.
And they will come forth in practically
the same condition in which they died.
But If we shall suppose rye to repre-
sent the human stock and can imagine
special treatment of some OF that
rye grain before sowing-changing 1t
into wheat, then we would know that
those changed grains would sprout and
develop, not as rye, but as wheat.
Thus the Apostle illustrates the resur-
rection of the dead-the Church, All
are of Adamic stock, but some, few
the spirit -begotten Church--experi'
ence a change OF nature from earthly
to heavenly. Hence they, in the resur'
rection, will come forth heavenly OF
spirit beings. He says, Some, the
world Mt large, will be members of the
earthly Adam; others. few, little
flock" will be members of the second
Adam-thc hearcnly Lord. The stand
ard to which the world may expect tc
be awakened and. later, raised. vii
be the earthly standard represented II
the perfect Adam. Like the earthly
one will be the earthly ones" dht
world). And like the heavenly One
will be the heavenly ones Uhe sanity
Church. the Bride) q Cor XIV, 4o-4S).
Tho First Resurrection Described.
It was not necessary that the Apos
tie should more particularly describe
at that time, the resurrection opportu
nifty provided for the world of mankind
but 1t was very appropriate that III
should give to the Church more de
tailed explanation of the Divine pro
vision for the resurrection OF th
Bride. Explaining this, St Paul says
"Thus Is the resurrection of the dead
1t Is sown in corruption; 1t Is raised II
interruption, 1t is sown In dlshonor
1t is raised in glory 1t Is sown Il
weakness; 1t is raised in power. 1t
sown an animal body; it Is raised
spirit body For there Is an anima
body ana there Is spirit body. A
1t Is written. The first man, Adam, wa
made living soul; the last Adam wa
. made a quickening spirit" Il Corir
thlans XIV, 4245).
The Apostle declares of these VIII
are begotten OF the Holy Spirit an
who make their calling and electio
, sure" and who. therefore, will hav
part IN the First Resurrection W
, have borne the image of the earthly W
: shall also bear the image of the hea'
I enly. Now this | say, brett
I rem, that flesh and blood cannot inner
. the Kingdom of God: but W
, shall all be changed, in a moment,
. the twinkling OF an eye, at the la'
: trump" Il Corinthians XIV, 1882.
r The resurrection of the Church
q called a "life-resurrection," because n
o those experiencing 1t will be perfectt
l. in Iife--will be instantly and complet