The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1912-03-07

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of Abraham" In this Gospel w
have the mysteries of the Kingdom
unfolded as in no other Gospel AM
the laws of the Kingdom given il
much fuller detail than elsewhere
also the revelation of the future
glory of the Kingdom in much
greater fullness. In Matthew alone
we have that grand announcement
of Christ's kingly power given jus
before His ascension: "All power
is given unto me in Heaven and ir
Earth" from which we gather the
assurance that, Gle is able to dc
for us exceeding abundantlY above
all we can ask or think"
In Matthew the parallels are of
ten introduced by the phrase, ga
Certain King" Only here are we
told of the circumstances of Her.
DDS fright at the news of the ad-
vent of the King who was, be
feared, to displace him in kingly
power and the story of the wise
men from the East, who were
searching for him who was "born
king of the Jews"
Only in this Gospel a very strik-
ing and remarkable incident asso.
ciated with the Resurrection OF
Jesus is recorded: Matthew 27:5o-
%, "And the graves were opened:
and many bodies of the Saints,
which slept arose, and came out OF
the graves AFTER his resurrection,
and went into the holy city and
appeared with many"
This incident has for centuries
been a puzzle to commentators.
But the meaning of the incident
becomes at once manifest, when we
remember the aspect of Jesus
which is ever in Matthew's mind
as he gives us the story of Jesus
life and mediatorial work.
Matthew's Gospel is the history
of the true Kingdom of Heaven
upon earth and of its rightful King
In view, therefore, of Matthew s
standpoint the incident now uuue1
consideration is easily understood
the bodies of the Saints thai
arose from their graves after his
resurrection were designed to show
not only the triumph of Jesus, as
King, over Death, but also His
kingly power IN releasing com
pany of Deaths captives, as the
first fruits of His resurrection. ac-
cording to that word, "He led
captivity captive"
In Marks Gospel we see Jesus
as tbs Divine SERVANT sent from
God to do our work, to bear our
burdens. Here we see Jesus com
ing "not to be ministered unto but
to minister. All that Mark re-
cords in his brief gospel illustrates
his point of view-Jesus the Ser
want, the Burden bearer.
In Luke's Gospel, Jesus IS Por-
trayed as the perfect mantle Sec
ond Adam, in which character He
fully satisfies God. His mission
was to please God and to bring
redemption to his people. Hence
in Luke's Gospel Jesus is seen as
our kinsman, redeemer, our broth
er, man, our real friend.
Consequently, in this Gospel
where the human aspect OF Jesus
is SO strongly and prominently
brought out, we have His geneal
GOV traced back to Adam, the com
mon father of the race, that HI
may be shown to be really ou
kinsman-redeemer, (which wa.
the Son Of Enos, which was th,
Son of Seth, which was the Sol
Iot Adam" (See also Hebrews
2:II-10.
| In the Gospel Of John we Sc
Jesus Christ presented and por
Etrayed as the Divine Son of God
the "logos" that was in the begin
ming with God. Here Jesus is til
PRoPHET-teaching His people
bringing to them Gods message 9
redeeming love. (See John 3:I6s
i Note also-the THEME Of LAC
GOSPEL: The theme of Matlhe'
is Law; of Mark, "Labor"; c
Luke. "Love", and of John
"Life". The Symbols Of the Go: