The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02
THE GENERAL RESURRECTION"

To the Editor Of The Nirginian:
Sir,-Much having been written in
your valuable paper recently (unortho-
dox} in regard TO the resurrection.
and kindred subjects. viii YOU please
allow me space TO give what / believe
an orthodox. biblical and acrjpturaI
Interpretation of the resurrection IA
particular? ! am not writing this 70
enter into any controversy with any
one, therefore, / trust the readers
of your paper will weigh carefully my
words and what the Book of books
says, Please read carefully the ref
ences given, and ] ann sure all dis
belief viii vanish. THE resurrection
Of Jesus Christ was regarded by the
apostles as the central truth tn the
Christian system It was regarded
Of even greater Importance in some
respects than His suffering and death.
This was, II is probable. partly be-
cause the latter was fact SO fresh
and indubitable that it could not be
made the subject of controversy, and
the need Of an atonement for which
it. provided Was toe universally ac-
Rnowleoged both by the Jewish and
heather religions to require to be
demonstrated. 1t was partly also be-
cause the acceptance of his mircu-
lous character and his "Messiahship"
Hence Paul declared that if Jesus
Christ did not rise from the dead the
Acts Q. 40 Az ~. ",Therefora heine
a prorhet ana KNOWING that C;od had
sworn with an oath Ia him that of
the fruH nf his loius according ia +ba
flesh he would ra{se. an Christ IN set
on his throne "Tfe seeing mis- he
fore, spako OF the resurrection of
Christ that his SOM was MOI laft in
he'll. neither his flesh ala see corrup-
ton" This Jeeus hath God raised
mn wherefora we are all vitnessee -
The fact Of tho resurrection Is AT
tested. not bv parsons predIqnosad 10
believe in II hut NV alrep+toal critics.
hand 70 he convinced <nrbfnre ts
more clear from the whole tenor Of
thc 2criufural narrative Than that tho
disciUIae were utterly diShaa4tau4s NV,
the death Of their Master. and had as
little txuectatiun of his resurrenfinr,
as they previously entertained Of his
aeafh Ii is 4rl1e thar hrtb b,5 bee,,
f0ret0l1 hy rcsJs brff IL ia also fvue
that they did not comrpehend Inc
prophecy luke 24t9l: And their
evcg were opened. ana they knew him.
ana he vanished away" Mark 6. 10.
And she went ana told them that
had been with him. as thcy rno7lrned
Arguments concerning, The rcsnrrec-
tlou Of the BODY have been sometimes
deduced from Christ's body; and be-
cause it was tangible. and bore the
marks Of the nails ana the wounds of
the spear in has been supposed that
the bodies OF the dead win be lit
orally restored as they were buried
II xyorld appear. however 1r6u Tulxe
"a. 81. thai Christ did moi aupear 10
his aisriples in his sniritusI hut in
hin natural hodv ana n rertajnly is
NOT lnronrejyable that il Underwent
at tho time of me asre,,sio,, ina SOM,
r7a.r1.alc,1s ,hans,.. Which arcordira, -,
11aT,l ~ h"dtes ~ ,hoso 49,, 1rl's ~
~ ti,,,o 80 ~ ,-e,,oraI ,e,,,rr t's'
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,t,,s q, sile
& N,'oiIS 20 me
= "sS!o'li'y ~ tht isSaF rec eioil OF the
pouy ~ u I@nl'so anu 6ioIllieu STATE
4',a oIiiItS All eleiet nee 70 inc aoae III
WiAch the thihB "'h pe eiiecteo' as
heins out OF me llne OF the opJector
questions ana IN ltself above human
thought ana wholly miraculous, IL
Is, however, clear, that when ne
speaks or the body, as the subject OF