Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-03

awaiting the resurrection, when they
shall be quickened to life, in eoniunc-
ton with the bodies which God will
supply at that time-earthly bodies TO
mankind in general, heavenly bodies
for the sanity few.
Jesus Soul Resurrected.
st. Peter, on the Day of Penticost,
declared that the Holy Spirit then pc
slowed came as a result of our Re
deemer's death and resurrection and
ascension on High. 1t proved that He
had appeared in heaven on behalf of
those who desired to be His followers.
His Bride class. st. Peter argues back
wards to prove that While the sacrifice
of Jesus, finished at Calvary. was TO
pay for Divine reconciliation, never
theless there could have been no rec
oneiliation if Jesus mad remained dead.
Hence he laid stress upon the fact of
His resurrection, and he reminds us
that this was foretold The Prophet
David declared. Thou wilt not leave
Ny soul in sheol nor suffer Thine Holy
one 10 see corruption. Acts ii, y.
st. Peters quotation OF this. in the
Greek, substitutes the word hedes for
sheol showing that the two words
have The same meaning-the tomb, the
state of the dead. st Peter points out
that the Prophet could not have used
the word respecting himself, because
his soul was left in hades, and his
flesh did see corruption. St Peter
said. David has net asceuded into
heaven. and his sepulcher is with as
10 this day" Acts ii. 3tD lie proceeds
10 point out that the words were i
prophecy Of The resurrection Of jesus
that His soul, poured ont in death as
the redemption price for Adams soul
and for the race, was not left in death.
in sheol. in hades, bat lie WAS raised
from the dead.
st Paul tells us that "Hc was put 10
death in flesh. but auiekcned in spirit
He declared that Jesus. in His resur
rection. was exalted to . higher than
human nature. 10 higher Than
the angelic nature-far above angels
and principalities ana powers-the di-
vine nature.
Our Difficulty Solved.
Many have supposed that The fact
that our Lord appeared as = MAN Ia
His disciples after His resurr, ction
proves that He is still human being.
- little lower than the angels. This
is great mistake. In considering the
Lords eight appearances to His faith
ful cnes after His resurrection. We
should remember that He had two
purposes 10 serve: "a He wished them
to know that He was no longer dead.
O. He also wished them to know that,
resurrected. lie was a Spirit Being Of
the highest order. with all the priv
ileees and powers that spirit beings
like the angels exercise As angels
could materialize and appear in the
flesh and then disappear, and had done
So in the past. 50 did Jesus. Ia order
that his disciples might not misunder-
stand lie appeared in different forms
en- two of the occasions in forms rep
resenting the Crueifed one. On the
six other occasions in various forms,
as the gardener the sojourner etc.
He was the Churehs Forerunner, ana
st Paul explains the Churth's resuf-
rection. saving. 1T is s0Wn in weak
ness. raised in power; it is sown al
animal body, raised spiritua, body.
Hence the resurrection Of Jesus might
have been as Spirit Being. Again
We read, Nov The Lord is that Spir-
til Cor iii, II