The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1922-05-11
MAN ASKS AND GOD
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
ON THE RESURRECTION

Cd The heavenly, or spiritual, resur-
rection, Rev. 20: g: Blessed and holy
is he that hath. part In the first resur-
rection. They shall be priests
of God and Of Christ, and shall reign
with Him a thousand years.
/ Cor. Is: Al "A, 40, 81, So: 1t is sown
in corruption, 1t is raised In incor-
ruption; 1t is sown in dishonor, 1t is
raised in glory; it is sown In weak
ness, it is raised In power; 1t rs sown
a natural body, 1t is raised spiritual
body. And as we have borne the
image of the earthly lone, Adaml, we
shall also bear the image or the
heavenly Zone, Jesusl, The dead
shall be raised incorruptible for this
corruptible must put on interruption,
and this mortal must put on immor-
tatlity.
(2) The earthly, or human, resur-
rection, Eek. l6: 53, 50, 81, SO: When
/ Shall bring agai the cap
tivity of Sodom and her daughters,
and the captivity Of Samaria and her
daughters, then will bring again the
captivity Of thy captiyes in the midst
of them. When thy sisters, SOdom
and her daughters, shall return to
their former estate, and Samaria and
her daughters shall return TO their
former estate, then thou and thy
daughters shall return to your former
estate. Then thou shalt re-
ceiye thy sisters, thine elder and thy
younger; and l will give them unto
thee for daughters. Is %: 6, 8: In
this mountain shall the Lord Of hosts
make unto all people feast Of fat
things He will swallow up
death in victory; and the Lord God
shall wipe away tears from off all
faces and the rebuke of His people
shall be taken away from off all the
earth Is. 65: IT, 10, 2123: For be-
hold | create a new earth.
And | Will joy in My People. They
shall build houses and inhabit them !;
and they shall plant vineyards and
eat the fruit of them. They shall not
build and another inhabit; they shall
not plant and another eat. +.
And Mine elect shall long enjoy the
work of their hands. They shall not
labor in vain, nor bring forth for
trouble.
What are some Scriptures bearing
on both resurrections2
John 5: %, 90 Rev. YER All that
are in the tOmbs shall hear His voice
and shall come forth-they that have
done good, unto the resurrection Of
life; and icy that have done evil, I'M
TO the resurrection of Judgment. Acts
"a: 10: There shall be a resurrection
of the dead, both of the just and un-
just
/ Cor. 49, 45-4S, 1857: The first
man is [wasl of the earth, earthly !;
the second man is the Lord from
heaven AS is [wasl the earthly
lone, Adaml, such are [shalll they
also [bel that are earthly; and as is
the heavenly Zone, Jesusl, such also
are [shalll they [be] that are heav-
emily.
Why should we expect a resurree-
tion-a perfecting-of the obedlent OF
the world as we'll as of the church?
% Gods Oath-bound Covenant to
bless all nations through Abraham's
Seed, Jesus and His followers, Gen.
%: 10: In thy seed shall all the ma
lions of the earth be blessed Gal 3:
49, %: He saith To thy seed,
which is Christ. If We be Christ's,
then are We Abraham's seed, and
heirs according to the promise.
co. The Ransom Sacrifice of Christ
for all, Tim. 2; ), 6 The Man Christ
Jesus, gave Himself ran
som for all. John II: 80, So And /,
If | be lifted up from the earth, will
draw all men unto Me. This He said,
signifying what death He should die.
Rom. 10: 10, 10: Gam. Rev. Yer ::
Through the righteousness OF one the
free gift came shall cOmel unto all
men to justification Of life; for
through the obedience Of the one shall
the many be made righteous.
/ Cor. IS: 81, %: By man came
also the resurrection from the dead.
For all in Christ shall be made alive.
80 The sacrificial sufferings OF
j
IS: 1882: Else what shall they do
which are baptized with sacrificial
sufferings. Mark 10: 35-40l for the
dead. If the dead rise not at all? Why
are they, then, baptized with sacri-
fetal sufferings] for the dead? And
why stand we In jeopardy every hour
/ protest by your rejoicing which /
have in Christ Jesus our Lord, | die
daily. If after the manner of men
/ have fought with beasts at Ephesus,
what advantageth 1t me, If the dead
rise not?
Where will these two resurrectec
classes spend eternity?
"a The faithful followers of Christ,
John IA: 3 | will come again, and
receive you unto Myself, that where
/ am there We may be also. Cor. s:
1: We have a building of God, house
not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens. Pet. 3: ID: We
look for new heavens, where.
in dwelleth righteousness.
(2) The obedient Of the world
Prov. 2: 81: For the upright shall
dwell in the land, and the perfect
shall remain in it. Is. 60: 21: Thy
people shall be AL righteous; and
they shall inherit the land forever
. Pet. 3: 10: We, according TO His
promise, look for new
earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness