Death is never a popular consideration in a finite world; but it is a leveler of all mankind and a vital subject thrust upon us by time and eternity. Hebrews 9:27 says, “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”
Confederate chaplains, armed with a mandate, prepared the Confederate soldiers for battle. They were reminded of the brevity of life and the uncertainty of the future as a hazard of war. The chaplains would follow up the discussion of the Lord’s mandate by continuing the quotation of sacred Scriptures with Hebrews 9:28, “So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”
A part of the soldier’s preparation for fighting was a preparation for dying as Divine Providence dictated.
God must be faced ultimately and every man who would face Him, acceptably, must have the sin-bearer, who is Christ the Lord. The gallant soldiers would then go into battle to face their mortal enemies. In the following post you will see how one Southern soldier faced the final enemy called death.
A part of the soldier’s preparation for fighting was a preparation for dying as Divine Providence dictated.
God must be faced ultimately and every man who would face Him, acceptably, must have the sin-bearer, who is Christ the Lord. The gallant soldiers would then go into battle to face their mortal enemies. In the following post you will see how one Southern soldier faced the final enemy called death.
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