The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-25

or Aflniathea placed the dea'
body OF Jesus in his own ney
tomb, N4eodemus sent u 'hundred
weight of embalming spices, ant
the devoted women saw where
AID how the body was laid. The
! Roman rSuafdf.was stationed there
{ on Saturday . NEarly the next day
he rose from the dead And he Is
living today as our Saviour 'anc
J Iord. ...'s.E"t - s .'t'.
FAITH IN THE "'s".. a.." /
RESURRECTION 3.Fn' '2' ,
| Christ Lives! The rcSulrcctio
of Jesus was proven first by the
empty spulcher. 1t is interesting
and significant of woman's devo,
ton to the cause OF Christ. that
several pious women figured IN
the thrilling scenes connected
! with his death and resurrection
| They were last at the cross and
they were first to'reach the empty
sepulcher. During their visit they
passed through five stages Of eX-
perience. The first was sorrow.
| With sad hearts they had turned
away from the tomb on Friday
afternoon. The sabbath was the
most fearful they had ever known.
Yet where else can 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 for burial was hasty and in
complete. With their own hands
they must make the last touches
of affection for him who was
gone. SO they brought spices as
the dawn-Strcaks appeared on the
horizon Sunday morning. The
second stage was perpleXity. Per-
hapS 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 specul
cher emptied of it's dead. There
could be no mistake as to the
place, for they had marked it
well. With holy boldness they
went into the sepulcher. But he
whom they sought was not there.
The third stage was fright. 1t
was a solemn and awful scene.
The grave clothes We're lying in
place. The devoted women We're
crowding into the narrow vault in
the dim twilight Of the morning
and there was the white-robed
angel sitting within the sepulcher.
No wonder they We're affrighted.
But their fright was temporary
and made way for the happier
feeling to follow. The fourth
stage was remembrance. in re-
assuring tone the women were re-
minded that what they now wit
messed was in fulfilment Of the
repeated prophecies Of the Lord.
Those solemn words called out Of
the past by angelic tongue, flashed
like a sunbeam into their dark
ness. Then their faith laid aside
its crepe, brushed off the tears
and took hold upon a risen, liv-
ing Lord. The last stage was
proclamation. Such news could
not be kept nor such a faith con-
cealed. The disciples and the
world must know what had be-
come of the crucified. SO the first
advocates of the resurrection
were held in the highest esteem
among the disciples for their ar
dent piety and absolute integrity.
Better ministers and sweeter Cos
pei the world had not heard be-
fore.
FIDELITY TO THE
COMMISSION
Christ Commands. The task as
signed the disciples was the
evangelization Of the world. Cd
He appeared to them. He was
their friend and teacher, their
leader and Lord. Now he had !
risen from the dead and a great
change had come over him. Yet /
he was among them and he was
clothed with more authority and
power than ever. ((2) He up
braided them Some of +ban,
doubted tbc ronort nf he ro onY
rection, Those VINO Heci r,r i1 fsst
he had risen from tbe daad ~ u nc
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