The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-30
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS.
by REV. p. u. HAReREAvns.


LesSoa5 October 3lst.
JEsUs RISEN
John 20, l-lS. Golden Text. Luke q, 81.
I Time, Sunday, April 9Th, A. D. 80. Place
| Jerusalem and ncighborhood.
The Master is dead. The spear has pierced
/ His SIDE from which flowed blood and water,
sure sign OF mortal death. Every evidence
proves conclusiyely that He is actually dead.
The body is taken and prepared with the
utmost care for burial IL is embslnel i'm
spices, wrapped in linen cloths, and every
! preparation made for the tomb. A new
sepulchrc Is chosen, belonging TO ,IOseuh Of
Arlmathea; a sepulchre In which no body
| llad yet been laid. The chief priests are not
satisfied with ordinary precautions. hut re-
quest that u seal be placed on the stone that
| closes the Sopulchre. Then guard $
placed around the tnmb. All these arrange.
mcntS being duly perfected, the priests and
leople resume the ordinary duties OF life.
The Christ Is dead and buried. and Ills body
Is safe from the hands Of friends or foes.
IL was early on sunday morning That
great earthquake shook the ground and an
angel appeared ~ the door Of the sepulchre
ana rolled away the stone, and Jesus rose
rom rom the dead. As the guard saw the angel
thcy We're sorely afraid and "bec8me as
Geau men, They were eye witnesses to the
lact that an angel rolled away the stone which
iad been sealed at the request of the chief
priests II was Roman guard and not
ID, Mary Magdalene was the first visitor as
the scpulchTc in the dark Of the early morn
ing ana she finds the stone rolled away
ller first thought Is that the body has been
stolen, and she hastenS TO inform her friends
Other women come to the tomb and find an
angel, who informs them that Jesus has
risen. Afterwards Peter and John come
there. John first and waiting outside till
Peter comes up. Peter goes i'm and sees the
two piles Of clothing laying there, and it
becomes evident to them that Jesus has risen
from the dead and John believes. Departing
for their home, wondering at the marvel
which had been fOretOld to them hut which
they had failed to appreheud till now. their
place at the Sepulclre Is taken by Mary who
returns there. She sees two angels who tell
uuStide she turns, and 10, Christ is there. hut
she did not recognize Him Thnkingit II to be
the gardener She asks Him where the body
OF Christ has been taken to. Then Jesus
closely ms she remCmbcre the familiar voice
and answers" My MaSter,n and fain would
fall at His feet and worship Him. But He
tells her not TO waste time there. hut hasten
away to His disciples and tell them what she
has seen and heard. It were beautiful to
tall PHOSPHATE at the masters feet, but It
were better go and preach His re srrrectiOn
from the dead Sitting ms the well of Jacob
IN Slmoria, Jesus nude His first declaration
of His MeSsiahship to WOMAN. Standing
by the open sepulchre, He gave TO n WOMAN
the first commission tO preach His resurTec-
tion from the dead. In that resurrection we
have the promise Of eternal life.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
l. The proofs of Christs death and burial
are incOntesiable.
2 The proofs Of His resurrection are equally
certain.
8. His resurrection proves His divinity.
4. In the light Of these proofs there can be
10 excuse for not accepting Christ.