The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1954

Page i."0\11_· -----~---'---"---- THE 01110 INDEPENDENT_ BAP_T_IS_T____________ April 1954 THE RE URRECTION OF THE DEAD I l <)ri 11 t l1i,l11s c llclI)ter 1 j i , of COllJ' e, t l1e 0·1·ec.1 t 1~e 111·re - ~ tio11 c l1a1)te1· of tl1e Bibl . 111 , ·e1~ e 1-11 l a11l itt~111ized £01· t1._ tl1 i11di. pt1table e, ·ide11ce of ( 1 l11·i t re~l11·1~ectio11 ,·iz., t lie 111a11,... eve-,,~it11e e . Thi · .. .. i: lool(i11g· at it a , a F T. The11 i11 , ·e1~ e. :..-19 ,,,.e ha,"e a vivid J)o1·t1·a~·al of the pitiabl e co11dition i11 ,,. hie11 ,,·e ,,·011ld fi11cl Olll\ lve. if 111·i t l1a d 11ot ri. e11. Thi. i : looki11g at it a a FO ~DATIO~. ... "'"o,,. , a ,ve co11c 11trate 011 ver. e :..0-2- i11 tl1i tud,~ we ee hri t s • re 11r1·ectio1 a. a FIR T -FRl IT. ,,,..e 1\ 1 a11t to ob er, re three things i11 the e , ,.er e. the fir. t of ,\·hich • l : I. THE RI 1 I i. T AL RE LJR- RE TI ~ ( ,r. 20 ) . The tatement ' B11t 110,," i hri t ri e11 i. " ·01--ded i11 the William tran la- tio11 as Bt1t i11 1--ealit.y, a11d i11 ,T erkt1yl' Berkley er io11 a. ' ' The fact i , t l1ough that . . . · ' Tht1 again Pat1l exclaim thi a · ,111 i11cli putable fact. The ter1·ible eon ec1t1ence of , , . 12-1 a11d the llr eaclft1l co11r l t1. io11 of v. 19 are not aclmitted a. po . ible. Prai e od the F XDATIO J i l)ru ed 011 FACT. Pat1l ,vo1 ..d ' ' A11d beco111e the fir t-frl1it. of t hem that l ept ' . eem to be d1~a,,Tn from Levitict1. 23 :9-11 ,,Tl1ere the :ce11e tal{e. plaee jll t before t he har,re.·t 011 the cl ay afte1· the } al)l)ath. ~\_ :l1eaf t h e fi1 .. t-f1 ..11it of the harve t, ,,Ta· pr<:– . ented to Goel a11d the11 the general l1ar,,.e. t fo llo,,Tecl. o t h e r e u1 ..r ec– tio11 of hri t PRE EDE that of the dea(l aint. a11cl i. the pledge a~ urance or gt1a1·antee of 1h e "Thole ha.r,Te. t. Ye , 'hri. t . r es11rrectio11 "'Ta. a11 01--ig:i11al r e ·urrection. 11 other prior r e t1rrectio11. v·vere 11ot re t11 .._ 1·ection to immortality for they a]] <.l ied a~rain. E11ocl1 a11d Elijah ca11- 11ot be comparecl here fo r there ,,?a 110 cleatl1 or re. 111--rectio11 bl1t a tra11:latio11 ,, 7 bi1e till alive. Thi. ,,,.a the 01--ig·inal re.·t1rrection to in1mortali t,...-. .. ~ ... ow the . eco11cl thi11g we wa1 t t o ob e1·, ..e i. : II. THE Ol~TGRO\VTII OF TI{I. 1 RE l TRRE TIOi\ (v . 21- :22 ). The verb ' 'came ' ' are in I rori11thia11 s 15 :20-25 italic: a11cl the1~efor a1'e 11ot i11 t l1c 01·ig·i11al la11gl1agr . Thi. sen– te11ce trl1ctt11·e place t he empha. i. 011 the 11 ol111 ' 111an. ' Pat1l ,vot1ld l1a,.re tl k11ow tl1at Acla111 ,va not a my .. thical cl1a1~acter a.. . on1e ct1r- 1·e11t li be1--ali t ,vol1ld l1ave l l be– lie,re. It al o b1'i11g. out the (leitv of J e 11 t.J1e God-1nan. L The IJr epo ition 'by give the n1edil1n1 th1 ..ot1g:h ,vhich a thing pa.. e . ' ' By 111a11 011ly ca11 ge11- e1·al ffect p e1·,,.acling· the human 1·ace be i11trod l1ced. ' ' The tra 0 - edy of death ca1ne by ma11 ancl ) - - : '\ ?] - the t1·il1mph of the 1·e t1r1·ectio11 c:an1e by ma11. God mtl t lJe 011r lti11d to p1--ovide 011r r em edy. In , ,er e 22 the 1ne11 of ve1 .. e 21 a1"e po. itively ide11tified. T o avoid a11y mi 'l1ncle1'. ta11di11g· Pat1l i11 t l1e Greek place the clefi11ite article the ' befo1--e eacJ1 althol1g·h i t i 11ot i11 ou1-- Engli h t ext. It i the .r da111 ' ancl the Ch1·i t. ' 111 ver e 22 Pat1l change tl1e p1·epo it io11 f r o1n By' ' to 111. ' ' Thi · p1,ep o ·ition ha the idea of a ., PIIERE i11to which . 01nethino· • b l " placecl. Pe1,.hap it ,vill help to thi11k of t l1em a t\\'O circle . F i1·~t , a ll a1 .. e i11 Adan1' ' by vir– t lle of phy ical birth. Ile i. the f ecl eral head of t he l111man race ' a11cl all i11 t hi. . phere are dea(l . pi1'it11ally and ·hall di phy ically. The eco11d . phere or circle i ' ' i11 hri. t . ' and i enter ed 011ly b)r the n e,v b1r·th of J oh11 3. Ju. t a the definite act of birtl1 bri11g~ 011 into the ,vo1·ld, so the llefinite a ct of accepti11g 1 h1·ist as 8aviour bring.. · 011e i11 the phere of 1hri t. The ,~{orcl ' ' made alive' ' mean ' to be r e tore cl to life' ' and ac– eording to . T. Robe1 ..t on are in the ft1tt1re t e11. e ,vhich mal{e this r e. toration to life on e grand final jngle a ct. Hallelujah ! Thi i. the g·lorious 011tg1--owth of the re llrrection of hri t. 1Tow fi11ally, let 11 look at: III. TIIE RDER OF THE RE URRE TI ( ,rs. 2:1-2,5) . ocl alway doe thino. decently a11d i11 order. H e did o at Cre– ation and will al o on thi matter of r e u rrection. The word ' 'order ' ' i11 ,Ter e 23 i f1·01n a military term ignifyi11g a cli,ri ion of an army with the additio11al co1111otatio11 of military r>r eci ion. Thi certainljr cli pel the e1·roneol1 theor~:r of one geI1- (\1--al r·e 11rrection. It hall be each i11 hi 0,,,11 compa11)r or di,ri ion in the orcler given ll i11 the e ver. e . 'I'hey are: (1) hri.t tl1e Fir t-Fr11it ' ' - H e wa fir t and i t.he as– . 11rance of ,vhat follow . This i. pat. (2 ) ' ' Afterward Tl1ey That .1.\ 1·e hri t' At Hi omino·' '– 'I hi i yet ft1t11re and Pa11l ays 11101--e abo11t it i11 I The . alonian hapter 4. It i the ' Raptt11·e. ' ( 3) ' ' Then The E11cl' Thi.. i · the final and eco11d r e L1r– r ectio11 pol{en of i11 Revelatio11 ~O. Thi i the r e t11·1·ectio11 of the 1111jt1. t t111to dan1natio11. Thi, i the r e 11r1'ectio11 to the }reat "\Vl1ite Throne J 11don1e11t a11d ,,,ill take place ' ' "\,"'\Then l{e hall Have Deliver ed up the Ki11gdo111 to God e, 1 en the Fathe1'. ' ' The olen111 tt1e tio11 friend, i , I 11 ,v-hich clivi io11 will YOll be 1' D. L. ir ood3'" te11 of a oldier ,,yho wa jll t able to c1'a,vl to hi t e11t a.fter h e \Va t1--11cl{ down i11 1Jattle. When fo1111 l he ,va l,rinO' .. llpon hi face l1i ope11 Bible be- fore l1in1 hi ha11 l gll1ed fa. t t o tl1e pag·e by l1i life-blood ,, 1 hich co, ,ered it. Th n hi hand wa. lifted the lette1.. of the print ecl page ,vere clea1'ly t1·aced t1pon it, (Conti11t1ed 011 pag·e 7 )