The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-20

| Luke "a liz, 4Lo rnS,lr-
Golden Text am the re0ua
rection, and the life: he that De-
Iieyetb in me, though he were
dead, yet shall be ilVe'-0""
rs. ,uron on "The
1. St'T Things" pictured the Judg-
maIy scene Matt. rs ;3l-4ol; IN
me ou SCv to an insidious ques-
ton declared that the dead pa
triarchs are yet alive MARX -
26. Ply: in his own resurrecti1n
hr;dged the chasm between the
Dbvs;caI and spiritual duke "a:
f.12l. and in his farewell DIS
course to his disciples pictured a
happy eternity in the faCner :
house John 14:l-6l.,
Paul in masterful argument
proves the resurrection of Jesus
and hinges upon it our hope for
the future and our inspiration
J for the present Il Cor. 15:3-2O,
50-58); and he writes a word OF
comfort to the bereaved concern
| ING the Christian dead in view
of the second coming of the Lord
q Thess. 4:13-18).
John was permitted to look
within the veil and see the River
of Life and the throne of God
and the redeemed reigning fol-
ever and ever (Rev. % :1-5). -
THE FUTURE LIFE
DEMONSTRATED
The Conquering Christ through
his Resurrection demonstrated
the future life. We have before
us the evidence Of the empty
sepulchre, first in the word of
the women and then in the doubt
| of the disciples.
(1 The pious women who
were last at the cross were first
to reach the empty sepulchre.
During their visit they passed
through five. stages of experience.
The first was sorrow. With sad
hearts they had turned away
from the tomb on Friday after.
noon. The sabbath was the most
fearful they, had ever known. Yet
where else could they go but back
again to the city of the dead.
there to let their hearts bleed in
unrestrained anguish Besides
the preparation of the body fol-
burial was hasty and incomplete.
With their own hands they must
make the last touches Of affec-,
ton for him who was gone. So
they brought spices as the dawn
streaks appeared on the horizon
Sunday morning. The second
stage was perplexity. Perhaps
some of them came to the tomb
the evening before, saw the guard
stationed and the tomb sealed.
and then returned. What was
their amazement now to find the
guard gone. the seal broken. the
stone rolled away, the spulchre
emptied of its dead? There could
be no mistake as to the place. for
they had marked it well. With
holy boldness they went into the
sepulchre. But he whom they
sought was not there. The third
stage was fright. 1t was a SOL
emn and awful scene. The grave
clothes were lying in place. The
devoted women were crowdlng
into the narrow vault in the dim
twilight of the morning and there
was the white-robed angel sitting
within the sepulchre. No wonder
thew were affrighted. But their
fright was temporary. The fourth
stage was remembrance. In reas-
surfing tone the women were re-
minded that what they now wit
messed was in fulfilment Of the
repeated prophecies of their
Lord. Those solemn words called
out of the past by angelic TON
que, flashed like a sunbeam into
their darkness. Then their faith
laid aside it's crepe, brushed off
the tears and took hold upon a
risen, living lord. The last stage
was proclamation. Such news
could not be kept nor such a
faith. concealed" The disciples
and the world must know what
had become of the Crucified. Bet
ter ministers and the sweeter
gospel the world had not heard
before.
(2) The distressed disciples
could not join the women in their
faith, In fact. they regarded their
report as nothing but idle talk ;,