The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

in Cod, which raised the dead" And
of the Jewish nation. hmm 4 2e!
THE breath of our nostrils, the an
ointed of the Lord, was taken in their
pits. Of whom we said, under his
shadow we shall live among the
heatbens." Hos. 6: /, 2: Come and
let us return unto the Lord. for he
hath smitten and he will bind MS up.
After two days will he revive usi in
the third day he will raise us up, and
We shall live in his sight"
(21 Spiritual. from a state of death
in sin to Il spiritual life and happiness;
and this is either of particular per-
sons, when they are regenerated and
born again. John :25, Verify,
verify, / say unto you, the hour IS
coming, and now is, when the dead
shall hear the voice of the Son of
God; and they that hear shall live"
Eph. 2 1-5 And you hath he quick
ened who were dead in trespass and
sim Wherein in time past We walked
according to the course of this world
according to the prince of the power
of the air, and the spirit, that now
worketh in the children Of his dis
obedience" Col 2: Ii: Buried with
him in baptism Wherein also We are
risen with him through the faith of
him from the dead" Col 8: /: IF We
then be risen with Christ. seek those
things which are above, where Christ
sittith on the right hand of God"
t3) Corporal when dead bodies
are restored to life That there will
be a general raising OF the dead
bodies of men and women at the last
day is most agreeable to reason. Rea-
son hints that the law OF God is given
a sltFHIa u
our soul and body in connection. The
body as an open port admits incen-
yves OF good and temptation--to wit,
the carnal affections depending on the
body corrups and mislead the mind
ana affections. What outward acts
the soul designs. whether good or
eFlL the body executes. When the
heart Is filled with hatred OF God
ana idl unrighteousness the tongue
ana other bodily members are In
struments to execute ii. When the
renewed sould loves and cleayes to
Jesus Christ, the tongue utters his
praise and other bodily members
labor or endure suffering for his
sake. If these different parts Of fu-
man nature shall thus be in actions
Epod or bad, II is reasonable that thew
snare together the everlasting re-
Ward or punishment; and hence the
"ou9 must De restored to life, and
reunited with the soul, nevermore to
~ separated The dying of seeds. that
th"y may revive and grow IN. fna
revival of w1thered trees and roote
IA the spring, are natural presages of
ms resurrection. John 12: "a: Yer
ny Ferily, | say unto you, except a
sIain OF wheat fan into the ground
ana dle' IT abideth alone: but II IL die
~ otihgeth forth much fruit" The
translation OF Enoch and Elias to
Ite]s&h' poth soul and body: the re-
sL"tatioh OF many TO life by the hand
or Elijah. Elisha and .JesI1s and bis
apostles; but chiefly The resurrectjon
or Jesus Christ from the dead. are
incontestahle proof of a. general re-
ga
~. Jesus rose, rs the first fruits of
them that slept'--to Intimate which
NUMBERS OF dead saints arose about
me same time who it is scarcely prob
aoIe ever returned TO corruption.
! Cor. 10: 20, ri, %; "But now is
Chfast risen from tho dead. and be-
slept for since by man came death.
by man came also the resurrection of
the dead. For as in Adam, all die,
even so in Christ shall all be made
alive" Matt, 81: 81: And the graves
were opened and many bodies OF the
saints which slept arose." In his
resurrection he exerted his own
divine power, and was solemnly owned
by His Father as His only begotten
son. Rom. !: 4: And declared to be
the son of God with power according |
to the spirit of holiness, by the resur- |
rection from he dead He rose for
our Justification. As he was then
discharged from all our debt, which !
be had taken on himself, and exalted |
to be prince, and Savior, to give re-
pentance and forgiveness of sins HE /
is the resurrection and the life"-the |
spring and cause of our spiritual
resurrection from state of sin, and |
Of our revival after languish and dis
Iress, and of our happy resurrection |
At the last day. John ii: rs: Jesus
said unto her l am the resurrection I
and the life; he that believeth in me
though he were dead, yet shall he |
i've That there shall be further I
resurrection Of the dead in general I
IS also evident from many passages of 1
scripture. God showed the truth /
hereof to Moses at the bush in calling 4
Himself the God Of the patriarchs I
after they were deceased, which Inn
parted that their souls did, and their
bodies would live unto God Luke /