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Death of soul—separation of soul from body.
5. It is the pledge of the resurrec tion of the believer, and a first-fruits showing the nature of the harvest. 1 Cor. 15:49; Phil. 3:21. 6. It was an event wholly without precedent, introducing even our Lord to a new experience as the Son of man. Rom. 6:4, 9; Eph. 1:19. 7. It was the new model of the be liever’s life, typifying the introduction of his whole being into a new plane. Rom. 6:4; Col. 3:1, 2. 8- It became the new measure and standard of God’s power in the believer, working in him mightily. Micah 7:15; Eph. 1:19. The Cross should not be our tarrying place, nor the tomb, but, rather, the throne. We are not to think of a dead Christ, but a risen Christ. Here atone ment finds its completion and the life of the believer its true commencement. —A- T. Pierson. The Angelic Speech Matt. 28:5, 6. Sympathetic—Fear not Ye. ■ Heart Reading—I know ye seek Jesus. Explanatory—He is risen as he said. Comforting—Come see the place. Inspiring—Go1ye.—Parker. Why Christ Must Come 1. Receive His own—Jno. 1 4 : 3 . 2. Release the body — 1 Cor 15:22 23, 35-38. 3. Reorganize Israel—Rom. 11:26. 4. Readjust nations—Mt. 25:32- Rev. 12:5. 5. Rebuke the wicked—2 Thess. 2:8- Rev. 6:15-17. 6. Reign as King—Rev. 17:14. 7. Restore all nature—Rom. 8:22, 23; Isa. 35:1, 2.—K. L. B. as» Will you pray daily for the work of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles?
2— Origin of death in Satan. 3— The means to death is sin. . 4— The great result of sin is death. I-—Death Annulled through Jesus Christ, 1 Jno. 3:8. 1—The agent of Death, the devil, defeated by Christ. Heb. 2 : 1 4 . 2 The sting of Death destroyed. 1 Cor. 15:56-57. 3 The power of Death overcome in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 15:54. II.—Sin’s power made void in Christ— 1—The root of sin dealt with on. Cal vary. 1 Cor. 5:21. 3—The guilt of sin met on the Cross. Rom. 3:26. 3—The power of sin broken. Rom. 6:14. Ill—Life given in the place of Death— 1—This Life is a Gift. Rom. 6:23. Eph. 2:8. 2—-To be taken by faith. 1 Jno. 5rl; Gal. 3:26. 3—This Life is Eternal. Rom. 6:23. -W. H. P. a» The Resurrection “Now is Christ risen from the dead.” ' —1 Cor. 15:20. The resurrection of Christ has a many-sided meaning and bearing in Holy Scripture. 1. It forms a focus of fulfilled pro phecy, linking the Old and New Testa ments in one. Acts 2:24-31. 2. It is the grand proof and demon stration of our Lord’s divinity and deity: “The Son of God with power.” i Rom. 1:4. 3. It is the last, greatest, and most comprehensive of all miracles, making credible all others. Matt. 11:5; John 2 0 : 8 . 4. It is the finishing touch of Christ’s atoning work, and includes His ascen sion to God’s right hand. Rom. 4:25; John 16:10.
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