The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-01-05
The Resurrection
of Christ
By REV. W. l. MUNHhll
81 Philadelphia

death entered the world. The foun-
tain in Eden was poisoned and the
waters have flowed on through the
ages in their polluted state.
God in His infinite mercy has pro-
vided remedy, a way OF escape, by
His Son, who descended into the
grave, battled with death and was
risen again. The text which i am
taking Is really too big for n day OF
an hour, for on II one versed In the
word OF God would talk a week.
The heart OF this text is taken from
the resurrection OF Jesus Christ from
the dead. Psalm 1910 said: For
thou wilt not leave my soul in hell"
This was prophecy by David In ref
erence to Jesus.
Peter said: Men and brethren, let
me speak of David's prophecy. he be-
ing dead But according to prophecy,
his seed shall reign and his flesh shall
not see death"
David prophesied and Peter spoke
Of the accomplishment OF the
prophecy. that he, David's seed,
should not see death.
Paul said: "He rose again on the
third day" This was according to
the scriptures; the old scriptures.
for there was no New Testament in
those days. All authorities uniform
lily agree that no fact is so well estab-
lished as that Christ rose from the
dead.
Here we have over 500 creditable
witnesses that testify according to
the resurrection OF Jesus. There can
be no doubt OF ii. yet there are peo-
pie who doubt. ! suppose all OF you
say you do believe-but do you?
Let me explain. DO you believe
that Gods people will be raised in
body from the dead? You can not
possibly believe in the bodily resur-
rection OF your Lord from the grave
without believing in the bodily resur-
rection for Gods people. ! throw this
out by way of emphasis.
Those who deny literal resurrection
from premises OF their own conse-
quently reach unnatural conclusions.
There is no teaching of the resurrec-
ton apart from the teaching in the
sacred scriptures.
may take for illustration OF the
resurrection the hideous worm that
spins it's own winding sheet and lies
in a cocoon. BY and by II bursts and
beautiful moth energies. This H.
lustrates but does not explain the doc.
trine OF bodily resurrection from the
dead The only place to find explana.
ton OF resurrection OF the dea6 In In
the scriptures.
Some say man and horse axe tho
same: that they live and do all the
same. This doctrine is not What H.en
say and believe. IL is purely and
only revelation from God. What
says the scriptures? II you have
nothing here that gives yoo hope. you
have nothing. Psalm 10: Therefore
my heart is glad and my siGTy re
joices. My flesh also slat rest in
hope. Thou wilt not lease ny soul in
hell" David knew there Was resur.
rection. David trusted in Iod and
could say. looking death In its hide
BUSINESS In the fact: "Oh Gesth, where
- thy sting-grave, where Is thy vic
tory?" We have been nae one with
Him and have l!'iug bipo through
Him.
At the death the Split returns to
the God of David, and the soul de
parts to its place Of f. 'city until the
second coming # CT si't, when we en-
ter into our own. O. the wicked
they have a su.il bl, no spiritual life
At their death tie soul departs to
torment. Che boJs OF all goes into
the grave and res"lves back to the
dust OF the earth. The dust OF the
earth shall rise" The bodies).
That which is IN the grave comes
forth-thcre is hothiL- but the body
in the grave. therefore IL Is the body
which is ?aisei.
Allow 20 a certain extent the prem
ises the We are as animals; that
Jesus was born OF woman, like us;
that ChrieS was developed into man
hood by she laws Of nature. At 81
years He was nailed upon the tree:
His bofy was taken down by kind
hands
On the third day an angel rolled
back the stone. The same physical
body came out OF that tomb. Women
knew Him 1--WE will also know HIM
and He said: Go tell My disciples
that ! ascend"
He assembled, directly returned and
allowed women to touch Him. wheI
before when lie had met them He has
said. No. l have not assembled" This
was In accordance with an old Mo
sale dispensation which did not allow
women to touch a priest who was en-
gagged In the ceremony OF sin offer
ing. Christ. Is a priest, and was a sir
Offering. and could not be touched un
I'll He appeared before the Father ana
completed the Offering. He then re
turned 10 earth and allowed the wo
men TO touch Him. He also let doubt
ing Thomas touch Him. lie appeared
in their midst and told Thomas &c
reach forth his fingers. saying proba
bly,: This. Thomas, is the same hand
! used in ministering 10 the needy
and suffering and sorrowing. This
was the same body born OF woman
crucifed. buried and risen from the