Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-20

- ~ day we discussed
lkASlOR RuSSLllJJ the fact OF the res.
direction and show
ed from st. raul's words that without
Gods purpose of Il resurrection those
who have fallen asleep In death would
have persisted as brutcs. We followed
with the Apostle the assurances that
Christ did rise from the dead and be
come the First-fruits OF all those who
have gone into the sleep Of death. 9th
crs, indeed, were awakened temporarl.
~ as. for instance. Jairus' daughter
Lazarus the friend Of Jesus. and the
son Of the widow Of Main
Yet none of those instances is count
ed rs resurrection. FOR 1t is said that
Christ Is the First-fruIts of those VIII.
slept Their awakening was merely Of
temporary nature. aud they soon re
lapscd into the sleep Of death. They
did not have a full rcsurrection-aR
dsidSis raising up to perfection o.
life such as the rcdemptive work OF
Jesus guarantees TO Adam and to al
LAN ~ NtaAAhE w aAAA'lfA AtAt Nh
der the terms of the New Covenant.
You VIII recall that on last Lord:
day we demonstrated from the Scrip
lures that II is not me body. but the sou!
that is promised rcsurrection-that i
was our Lords soul that went 10 She0i
TO hadcs To- the death state. and tia
God raised Him up from death on til,
third day We noted difficulty into
which all Christcudom was plunged b!
the unscrlptural theory that II is th'
BODY ihai j. to be- rcsurrected. We nov
continue t. search and note well fur
the" difficulties into which this errol
plunged us rs believers In the words o.
Christ. particularly in connection witt
our Redcemer's resurrection.
What Went to Heaven?
The ordinary thought in Christian
minds IN respect to Jesus death ant
resurrection Is that when He seemed e
die lie id not die. that lie. the being
the soul, could not die: that. instead
He Went To Heaven. and then. on thu
third dav. came back to get the bod.
which bad been ,rneitied. and that IL
He has hnd that body ever since; ant
that lie will have 1t to all eternity
niarrcd with the print of the nails II
His hands and feet, the thorns upol
His brow. aud the spear mark In Hi.
side What ghastly thought, How
strange that we should ever have beer
misled into so unscriptural and unrea
sondble Il theory, Some cndeavor I,
gloss the matter by suggesting that on
Lords flesh Is sloriiied-ihat It shines
The shining presumably making til,
wounds al the more conspicuous.
our Methodist friends have not "
chnMgcd their statement OF the matter
namely. "lIe assembled up on high, tax
ing Ills ,leshly body with Him. and nj
that uppcrlaincd thereto. and sat dow
on the right hand of God" This me
dicval statement correctly admits tina
the tlcshly body was not the Lords
but that He the soul. took II with Hin
rs luggage. The statement. "and n
that appertalncd thereto" presumabi,
would refer to our Lords sandals
walking stick and such clothing as III,
soldiers did not divide amongst then
at the time Of His crucinxion-if in
deed He had any others! But our deai
Methodist friends want 10 be sure tina
nothing was left behind.
All this Is of piece with the theory
that the saints when they die 20 &c
heaven. and then. later. come back anc
get their bodies. and all things apper
tanning thercto"-the Inconvenience
that they have been rid OF for cen
turtles. How many trunkloads ..
things appertaining thereto may b,
taken hy some. and how mixed an rs
sortment by others Is not stated. Nci
ther are particulars given respectlns
those whose clothing. etc, have mean
time worn out. But we have hat
enough Of this. II Il has helped Us &
see the absurdl,y Of our theories re-
ceived from the Dark Ages"-if II ha'
awakened MS 10 thought and 10 Biblo
Investigation on this important an,l In
tercstlng subject.
What Say the Scriptures?
The Gible presentation Of this sub
jet Is every way reasonable. consist
ent ana harmonious 81. Paul points
out that "ihrrc is natural body auf
there IS spirit body lie does nei
mean and he does not say that III
spirit body Is n human body glorined
Quite 80 the contrary. He declare
that "Fiesh and blood cannot inhe-'