Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-04-19

st. Paul was discussing the reSurrec
ton of the dead He realized that Oh
that great fact rested the weight of the
Gospel Message. 1t was easy enough
to prove that Jesus had died, but to als
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 Flo Was Seen by Me-"
Prosecuting his argument. the. Apos1
tie uarshaleF the whole chain Of VI
nesses except the women who first saF
the Lord on the morning of His restG
rection He says, Re vas seen o.
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 o.
me, also"
There is something pathetic IN this.
reference to his own glimpse Of Jesus.
1t called up the period of his bigot
ell persection of the Church. II
reminded him of his responsibility!
i'll connection with the death of 81
Stephen, and of the madness which he
had manifested in pursuing Christians
even to Damascus, haling them te
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. Seal, Sauf, why
persecutest thou Meg'-Acts tx, 10
XVI, 1919.
Why Jews Objected to Jesas.
The objection which all Jews had to
Jesus, and what they considered alb
solute proof that He was not the Mes
siah, was His apparent inability to 40
comphsh the things foretold BY the
Prophets. They said. 1t is foolish t.
think of man without on army and
without wealth claiming to be king.
1t is still more foolish for Him to claim
that He is the Messanic 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
crucified 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 demonstration.
St. Paul's 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 human Savior
and Messiah and an earthly King, God
had prepared Heavenly One partake'
of the divine nature. glorious, "far
above angels, principalities and pow
ers.''
like to think of st. Paul as ex
employing possibly large class OF
the oprosers of the Truth. l like to
hope that ii they will need to bring
them into line with Gods arrange
ments and to make them loyal ser
wants of Righteousness will be the
great light which via shine ferth re-
spendently very soon. when the due
time shall come for Messiah to take
| to Himself His great power and reign
when His elect Bride shall have been
completed aud glorified with Him.
like to remember the words Of the
Lord through the Prophet respecting
that glorious Epoch: Then shall the
eyes of the hind be opened and the
ears of the deaf be uostspped; ther
shall the lame man leap as an bart
and the tongue of the Aslnb sing.
One Born Before ths Tins.
Many have remarked at the pecuH
arity of st. Pauls statement that b
saw the Lord as one prematurely born
But, II at first the statemert was sort
J and puzzling. now It is inuinous sud