The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-18
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
THE FUTURE LIFE
By HIGHT c. MOORE

Luke 24:1-12;. John 10.
Golden Text am the resur-
rection, and the life: he that be-
lieveth in me, though he were
dead, yet shall be live.-John IL:
25.
Jesus in his sermon on 'The
Last Things" pictured the judg-
ment scene Matt. 25:31-46); in
his answer to an insidious ques-
ton declared that the dead pa
triarchs are yet alive MARK l2'
26, 27); in his own resurrection
bridged the chasm between the
physical and spiritual duke "a:
1-12); and in his farewell dis
course to his disciples pictured a
happy eternity in the Fathers
house John Il :1-6).
Paul in masterful argument
proves the resurrection of Jesus
and hinges upon it our hope for
the future and our inspiration
for the present Il Cor. Is 1920,
; 50-5S); and he writes a word of
comfort to the bereaved concern
ing the Christian dead in view
Sof the second coming Of the Lord
Il Thess. 4 :13-1S).
John was permitted to look
within the veil and see the River
of Life and the throne of God
and the redeemed reigning for
ever and ever (Rev. 22:1-5).
THE EIJTIJPE EIEE
DEMONSTRATED
The Conquering Christ through
his Resurrection demonstrated
the future life. We have before
US the evidence of the empty
5epulchrc, first in the word Of
the women and then in the doubt
OF the disciples.
| % 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
umestrained anguish. Besides.
the preparation of the body fo!
burial was hasty and incomplete.
With their own hands they must
make the last touches of affec-
ton for himN 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
lStOne rolled away, the spulchre
Iemptied 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
isepulchre. 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 crowding
into the narrow vault in the dim
twilight Of the morning and there
was the white-robed angel sitting
within the sepulchre. No wonder
they 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 its 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
md the world must know what
~ become of the Crucified. Bet
&C.. 'aisters and the sweeter
gcspc! -! world had not heard
before. ...
(2) The Gl~'~cs7ed disciples
could not join the va Ven in their
faith. In fact they reg~.}"A their
report as nothing but Idle talk
| which would do no good end
might do much harm. So Peter
and John, perhaps as a commit
tee of investigation from the dis
ciples, ran out of the city to the
sepulchre. The younger and
swifter, John, arrived first at the
tomb and stood without; but
when Peter came up, he rushed
within the vault for closer
search. The story of the women