Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-22

H born before the
f(RAST0R RUSSElt) time q Cor. Nv,
81. He said
St Paul was discussing the resurrec-
tioD Of the dead. He realized that on
that great fuct rested the weight OF the
Gospel Message. 1t was easy enough
TO prove that Jesus had died, but to al
incrcduouS 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 10 Was Soon by Me-"
Prosecuting his argument, the Apps
tie marsllalcd the whole chain OF Wit
ncsscs except the women who first saw
he Lord on the morning Of His result
rcction. He says, "IIc was seen OF
Gcphas peter: then by the remainder
If The twelve: then Of above FIVE hun.
drcd brethren at once: later. He was
seen of james. then of all the Apos.
tlns." 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.
It called up the period of his bjgot'
ed persecution Of the Church. II
reminded him of his responsibility
in 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. he 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, VIII,
pcrsecntest thou Mc"'-Acts TX. 1-9:
XVI. 1910.
Why Jews Objected to jesus.
The objection which all Jews had to
Jesus. and what they considered alb
solutc proof that He was not the Mes
-iah, was His apparent inability TO &C:
cornplish the things foretold by the
Prophets. They said, It Is foolish TO
think Of Il man without an army ana
without wealth claiming to be king.
II is still more foolish for Him to claim
that He is the Nessianic King. who is
10 be above all kings, and before whom
every knee shall bow and every tongue
confess.
10 them il seemed that when He was
rrucificd 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 tn demonstration.
St. Pau's Honesty Strengthening.
The honesty UC Saul Of Tarsus led
him to he ilSt as honest after he got
his eyes Of understanding open rs he
had been previously with them closed.
The situation changed Immediately III
his mind: instead Of a human Savior
and Mcssia and an earthly King, Goo
had prepared Heavenly One partakcr
of the divine nature. glorious, Tar
above angels, principalities and pow
crs."
like to think Of st. Paul as cx
employing possibly large class OF
the OppoScrS of the Truth. / like to
hope that all they will need to bring
them into line with Gods arrange
mcnts and to make them loyal scr
wants Of righteousness will he III"
great light which will shine forth re-
splcmdcntly very soon. when the due
time shall come for Messiah TO tax"
TO Himself His great power and reign
when His elect Bride shall have been
completed and gloritied 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 lie unstOpped; then
shall the lame man leap as an hart.
and the tongue OF tie dumb sing
Ono Born Before tho limo.
Many have remarked at the pcculi-
HTllV OIL 81. dul Shefe IN
saw the Lord as one prematurely born.
But. if at first the statement was dark
and puzzling, now it is luminous and
enlightening. His thought is this: The
time for giving ocular demonstrations
of the Lords resurrection had gone
by; the next manifestation Of Him,
was to be to His saints, and after that
to the world. Thus we read: we shall
be like Him, for We shall see Him as
He is" ....
Strictly speaking, then, the expert
ences Of Saul Of Tarsus were out OF
rhe ordinary No one else than he.
not even the sanity, were to see the
Lord before their resurrection change
; in the END Of this ASH s M4s Jare-
flores lie Saw Jesus. she'ssNs Hfant BsI9se
the time-more than eighteen centuries
before the time. Moreover. he saw
Him Il: eng sorn before The tims-as on.
1>surrected before the time.