Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-08

A was seen of me
also. as of one
a born before the
((RNsOR RUSSELDJ time q Cor. XIV.
q. He said
St Paul was discussing the reSurrec
ton of the dead. He realized that on
that great fact rested the weight of the
Gospel Message 1t was easy enough
to prove that Jesus had died. but to an
incredulous world it was difficult to
prove that He had risen from the dead;
and whoever could not believe that
great fact could not believe the other
great facts which stand or fall with it.
Last of All He Was Seen by Me-"
Prosecuting his argument. the Apos-
tie marshaled the whole chain of wit
nesses except the women who first saw
the Lord on the morning of His resur-
rection He says. He was seen of
Cephas peter; then by the remainder
of the twelve; then of above FIVE hun
dred brethren at once; later. He was
seen of James. then of all the ApoS-
ties" when He assembled Then comes
the text: Last Of all. He was seen of
me. Also
There is something pathetic in this
reference to his own glimpse of Jesus.
1t called up the period of his bigot
ed persecution of the Church 1t
reminded him of his responsibility
i'll connection with the death of St
stephen. and OF the madness which he
had manifested in pursuing Christians
even to Damascus, haling them to
prison. Again. be saw the great. blind
ing light from heaven. above the
brightness of the MONDAY sun. his fall
to the earth. and heard the voice speak
ing TO him. saying. saul, Saul. why
persecutest thou MeT'-Acts tx. 10:
xvi, 1919.
Why Jews Objected to Jesus.
The objection which all Jews had to
Jesus. and what they considered abb
solute proof that He was not the Mes
siah. was His apparent inability to &C
complish the things foretold by the
Prophets. They said. 1t is foolish to
think of a man without an army and
without wealth claiming to be a king.
1t is still more foolish for Him to claim
that He is the Messianic King, who is
to be above all kings. and before whom
every knee shall bow and every tongue
| confess
To them it seemed that when He was
crucifed a demonstration had been
given that He was not the Messiah.
| Was not the Messiah to live forever?
Must it not. therefore. be true that any
man whom the Jews or the Romans
could cruelty must have been an i'm
poster? They considered the matter
proven to a demonstration
ST. PauPs Honesty Strengthening.
The honesty of Saul of Tarsus led
him to be just as honest after he got
| his eyes of understanding open as he
had been previously with them closed.
The situation changed Immediately in
his mind; instead of a human Savior
and Messiah and an earthly King. God
had prepared Heavenly One. partaker
of the divine nature. glorious, far
above angels. principalities and pow
erS''
i like to think of St Paul as ex-
employing possibly large class of
the opposers of the Truth. | ike TO
hope that all they will need TO bring
them into line with Gods arrange
ments and to make them loyal ser
wants of righteousness viii be the
great light which will shine forth re-
splendently very soon. when the due
time shall come fer Messiah TO take
to Himself His great power and reign
| W1en his eject bI1Qe Sndll nave Deeu
completed and glorifed with Him.
like to remember the words of the
Lord through the Prophet respecting
that glorious Epoch: Then shall the
eyes Of the blind be opened and the
ears OF the deaf be unstopped: ther
shall the lame man leap as an hart
and the tongue of the dnmb sing"
One Born Before the Tins.
: Many have remarked at the pecuh
arity Of St Paurs statement that hs
saw the Lord as one prematurely born
! But. If at first the statement was dart
, and puzxling. now IL is luminous and
, enlightening. His thought Is this Tn
time for giving ocular demonstration
of the Lords resurrection had gon.
by: the next manifestation of Him
{ was to be to His saints. and after tina
10 the world Thus we read: We shall
be like Him. for we shall see Him al
He is
Strictly speaking. then the expert
ences of Saul of Tarsus were out o.
, the ordinary No one else than he
not even the sanity. were to see the
Lord before their resurrection change
: in the end of this Age When. there
fore. he saw-Jesus. he saw Him befor,
the time-more than eighteen centur1e
before the time. Moreover he saw
Him as one born before the tine-as on,
resurrected before the time