The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-18

loving hands had laid it, and the
grave-clOthes were arranged as
no grave-robber would leave
them. There was ground for the
report of the resurrection. With
John it became a matter of faith
at once, but with Peter there was
the hesitation of doubt as they
returned to the city. Later every
trace Of doubt was displaced by
absolute certainty.
THE FUTURE LIFE
DESCRIBED John l4)
The Comforting Christ through
his revelation described the fu-
ture life. He was speaking to
the eleven apostles Just after the
institution of the Lords Supper
and Just before they went out to
Gethsemane.
a. The hope of heaven is
based on the promise of Jesus:
Amid the gloomy fOrebodings of
that eventful night, the disciples
were filled with anxiety and
alarm. Jesus spoke peace and
babe the waves of their distress
grow calm. The antidote of fear
! is an absolute confidence in God
the Father and God the Son. If
Gods hand be upon the helm of
our lives, there are no rocks that
can shatter, no shoals that can
hinder, no storms that can sub
! merge. On the basis of their
! faith, Jesus drew aside the cur
tain so that they could see the
Fathers house. Heaven is where
God is; it is a place of many
mansions, and so there is no lack
of room. If it were not a glor;-
Gus reality, our faithful Lord
would have told us long ago.
| And he has himself gone to pre-
pare place for us. Moreover,
! he will return and receive us I'M
Ito amending association with him
self. He receives us unto himself
; at death when absence from the
body means presence with the
: Lord; also and especially at his
second coming, when the body
shall be raised in interruption,
reunited with the redeemed soul,
and taken up to be forever with
! the Lord IN heaven. And our
highest expectation of heaven is
not merely that it is place of
happiness or freedom from temp
tation or rest from toll or re-
union with loved ones, but a
place of immediate and unceas-
ing union with our Saviour.
! (2) The way to heaven is made
plain through the grace and guild
ance of Jesus. The disciples knew
both the way and the goal before
them if they had but recalled
what they had heard their Master
say both in public and in private
However, they knew and yet did
not know. Hence, the inquiry was
made by Thomas in his perpleX-
iity. He would not abandon the
idea that Jesus was to be tenn
Iporal king. In answer Jesus de-
clared that he is the way, the
truth and the life. Only through
! Jesus can we come to the Fa-
; Their. As. GOdet observes, it is
not in heaven that we arc to find
God, but in God that we are to
find heaven. ... ... -.n .-
LIFE THROUGH THE
LORD OF LIFE sis
|. "a Death of the Lord Jesus.
He actually died. The intense and
prolonged suffering was suffi-
cient to produce it. The spear
thrust demonstrated it. The cen
| turion experimenting the eXecu-
ton recognized it. The Jews were
convinced and satisfied Of it. The
! Gospels record it. , r. r,
GU Burial Of the Lord, When
the body of Jesus was taken from
the cross it was hastily embalm-
ed and placed in the new unoc-
cupied tomb of Joseph of Arima-
thea. This was. recognized alike
, by his friends and enemies. !.
; CD Resurrection of the Lord.
The tomb containing the body OF
/ Jesus was sealed and guarded by
Roman authority upon Jewish re-
quest. Jesus remained in the
sepulcher until early Sunday
morning when he rose from the
dead. The first proof was the
empty tomb. That it was empty
the Roman guard reported the
Jews accepted and believed, the
women and Peter and John as
erred. The body could only have
been in the hands of the Jews or
of the disciples. If the disciples
had it, why were they all amazed
and sorrowing at the empty
tomb? If the Jews had 1T. they
certainly would have exhibited IL
to refute the resurrection.
ca Appearance of the LORD.
| There ware several appearances