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Victory of the Sleeping Saints, October 19
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in
the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have
done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil,
unto the resurrection of damnation
John 5:28, 29
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The Life-giver will call up His purchased possession in the first resur-
rection, and until that triumphant hour, when the last trump shall sound and
the vast army shall come forth to eternal victory, every sleeping saint will
be kept in safety and will be guarded as a precious jewel, who is known to
God by name. By the power of the Saviour that dwelt in them while living
and because they were partakers of the divine nature, they are brought forth
from the dead.
“The hour is coming,” Christ said, “in the which all that are in the graves
shall hear his voice, and shall come forth.” That voice is to resound through
all the habitations of the dead; and every saint who sleeps in Jesus will
awake and leave his prisonhouse. Then the virtue of character we have
received from Christ’s righteousness will ally us to true greatness of the
highest order.
The victory of the sleeping saints will be glorious on the morning of the
resurrection.... The Life-giver will crown with immortality all who come
forth from the grave.
There stands the risen host. The last thought was of death and its pangs.
The last thoughts they had were of the grave and the tomb, but now they
proclaim, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” ...
Here they stand and the finishing touch of immortality is put upon them
and they go up to meet their Lord in the air.... There are the columns of
angels on either side; ... then the angelic choir strike the note of victory
and the angels in the two columns take up the song and the redeemed host
join as though they had been singing the song on the earth, and they have
been. Oh, what music! There is not an inharmonious note. Every voice
proclaims, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.” He sees the travail of His
soul, and is satisfied.
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