The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-03-06

death
Jesus simply said, Where have ye laid him. They
said unto Him, Lord, come and see
Jesus wept."
| That is the way He dealt with Mary
Who is it Who is weeping here? The Son of God-God
Himself manifest in the flesh
What beautiful thought to know that today Jesus
will stand by the side Of who trouble and
who passing through and that His smpathes
go out to every
Son Of God wept When Jesus approached the city of Jer
salem He wpt oyer it. and in the Garden Of Gethsemane
and they very interesting incidents.
Jesus wept.'
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He went with them to the grave.
''Then said the Jews, Behold, how He loved him'
'And some Of them said, Could not this Man, which
opened the of the blind have caused that this
should have ded?'
Jesus, therefore, again groaning Himself cometh to
the grave 1t was cave, and stone lay upon it.
|Jesus said, Take we away the Martha the sister
of him that was dead saith unto Him. Lord by this time he
stinkeh: for he hath been dead four days.
The first command of Jesus to them Take we away
the stone He could have removed by Divine power
He did not and at the grave Martha wavered
she afraid Of the sight that would be presented the
tomb opened and that the why she made the
remark which she did
Jesus saith unto her Said unto thee that if thou
wouldest believe, thou shoudest the glory of God?
Then they took the from the place where the
dead was laid And Jesus lifted His and said Father
l thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me.
''And knew that Thou nearest Me always but because
of the people which stand by said it, that they believe
that Thou hast sent Me-
"And when He thus had spaken, He cried with a loud
voice, Lazarus come forth.
Suggestions
Why did Jesus cry with loud voice? It was rebuke
the muterngs of those who guilty of ncantations
The speech of Christianity bold it open and frank
speech demons subded Jesus spoke in loud
voice protest against the muerngs of those who
guilty OF incantatons, Lazarus, come FORTH!
Now Of course everybody will be converted No, no!
But believed Jesus because of the miracle and others
were all the more determined to put Him to death
Unbelieving to Jesus.
The unbeieving Jews went right straight off to the
Pharees and sadducees and they plotted to put Him to
death.
Caiaphas was full of the devl-but prophesied and
did Baaam prophesy but he rebuked by his
Caiaphas said, eye know nothing at all, and he
right eye know nothing all, consider that is
pedent for that should die for the people, and
that the whole nation perish not
coward and rascal He said IF do not look out, the
Romans will and destroy the Jewish commonwealth
let HIM be cruclfed and put out OF the way The jewish
was not saved by putting Christ to death be-
cause, 70 A. d., Titus down there with Roman army
and according to Josephu more than million were slaugh
tered.
Caaphas said cit is expedent for u.s. that one man
should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish
not Then Jesus therefore walked openly among
ness city called Ephram continued His
disciples because His time had not yet
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees made ruling
If anybody knows where He is you must come and tell
that may go and take Him
Zon you have been taught the lesson of trust; be
brave and to fear no man, but to fear God
1t is said that naval officer sitting upon the
deck during which threatened destroy the vessel
His wife sitting just inside the and she said
him, How you be calm and composed when the
ship is in danger of being destroyed?'' He jumped his
feet and pointed his sword her breast and said Are
afraid?' She said, ''No.' He said why you
aaid? She answered. Because the sword in the hands
of my husband and he loves too much to kill me-" He
said II know in Whom have believed and God loves
much and He holds the wind in His hand and the wind
cannot hurt me-
Christ Taught nIustra
Except we become little children enter into
the Kingdom Of Heaven The little child knows how to
trust. remember the day when would sit the fence
and command the wind to blowing and when used to
90 God and ask for every little thing and believed that
| would get it, too.
One day a passing down street, when for
reason attracted child The child intelligent
his face flushed and the man, being kndheared
him and said, What you doing here?' The little
fellow replied, q waiting for God after He
for father and He for mother and He for
little brother and He has taken them beautiful home
in the sky and just before mother died she told that God
would after and out here waiting for God
to come and take my home in the sky
The who touched by the child story, said Il
will take you And the child said 81 knew mother would
tell a lie, but you have been long time coming.
When read that beautiful little story thought What
in Cod What would not give up for God Oh!
temptations that who has given up all for
God!
'Then from that day forth they took counsel together
for put him to death.
therefore walked openly among the Jews;
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