Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-06-09
THE RISEN LORD.
LESSON xI, SECOND QUARTER. IN.
TERNATloNAL SERIES, JUNE 10.

CONDENSED from Lesson Helper Quarterly by
permission of H. s Hoffman, Philadelphia.
publisher.l
Notes.-v l. End of the Sabbath, means
the same as after the Sabbath. Began to
dawn, daybreak near sunrise, Mark xvi, 9.
Mary Magdalene, see Luke viii, 8 The
other Mary, the mother of James, Matt.
xvii, 81. First day of the week, the first
Christian Sunday. V. .. There was, Re-
vised Version, had been V. 4. As dead men,
by fright were thrown into swoon. V. 8.
Fear ye not, be not agitated or troubled. v.
6. See the place, to satisfy yourselves that he
is risen. v. s. Departed quickly, run, the
news was so good as to put speed into their
feet Y. 9. All hail, a salutation which
means rejoice. Held him by the feet, threw
themselves PROSTATE before him, 2 Kings iv,
81. V. IL. Large money, much money to
bribe them to conceal the truth. V. l3 Per-
suade him, satisfy Plate that he would not
punish them.
v. l. Jesus had now laid in the guarded
tomb Friday night, Saturday, and Saturday
night, and the morning of the first day (our
Sunday had come In the twilight of the
early morning, not only Mary or Magdala
and Mary the mother of Jesus, but several
other holy women wended their way 10 the
sepulcher. Matthew omits the names the
others give because he expects to continue his
account of the two he mentions chapter
xvii, 6l The Mary of Magdala, in Galilee
was delivered by Jesus from seven demons,
but she is not the same as many think, with
''the woman that was a sinner" While they
bore the spices which they had prepared
there may have struggled in their hearts, SO
filed with grief, remote hope of his resur-
rection These women, slast at his cross and
earliest at his grave" were ready to receive
the glad news of Christ's resurrection. The
disciples were slow TO believe it, showing the
difference between woman's intuition and
mans reasoning process in attaining the samo
result. They went Ito see the sepulcher."
How true affection still prompts us to 60 to
the place where a sainted one rests, to see the
tomb of buried love. Is there not unconsci-
ously in each such visit the hope of resur-
rection of the body!
On the way they worried about the re-
moval of the huge stone. How often we are
concerned about difficulties which will be
removed when we come to them.
V. 2, s. There had been an earthquake,
perhapsA repetition of the shock described
in chap. xvii, 81 lat the time of the Lords
DEATH, and a divine messenger had descended
from heaven to remove the stone Jesus
rose from the dead by the exertion of his own
innate divine power. The earthquake and
the shining angels but evinced his divine
majesty, and were sent to overawe the guards
and to show that Jesus was not taken from
the tomb by human power When the
women approached the tomb, the herald Of
the risen Saviour sat in the shining robes of
triumph and purity upon the stone.
v. 4. While the old heroes are trembling
and impotent, the desponding became heroic;
while the living become as dead, he who was
dead comes back TO glorious life
V. 5. The shining one knew what sor-
row the hearts of those women carried.
Hence he said, Fear not yen
v. 9. The turning point in human his
tory begins with Christ's resurrection. Every
human hope springs from his empty tomb
.sHe is risen, as he said," Luke xiv, 6-7
Jesus had repeatedly predicted that he would
arise from the dead. He was willing to rest
all his claims to the Messiahship and dvin-
ity upon his ability to overcome death.
v. z. The women first to see the empty
tomb, first to hear that he was risen, first to
have the risen Jesus to speak to them and
first to touch his resurrected body ". 81 were
made the first evangelists to make known his
resurrection.
They were to tell the disciples, Mark xvi, Z,
adds ''and Peter" lie, the saddest of all, was
to have drop Of joy in his cup, showing
that Christ had forgiven him.
The disciples were TO be told that Jesus
would meet them in Galilee as he had prom
ised before his crucifxion.
V. s. The joyful news put elasticity in
their steps and enthusiasm in their souls.
They made s1hasten ON such business. And
yet with all the JOY that thIobbcd in their
bosoms there were mingled emotions of fear.
they had heard" SchafF
" o. AS they were hurrying o1, their way
to tell the disciples Jesus met them Jesus
always meets us when we are earnestly in
the path of duty.
Kneeling down at his feet with Leautiful
Oriental simplicity and grace. tho women
worshiped him, rendering him divine holn-
age.
v. 10 They were not to fear hiai though
he rose from the chambers Of illa Lad They
were not to fear the hate and persecution Of
their enemies Christ rose 20 sileire all fears.
v. 1l-12 Contcmpoiancnusly with the
women entering Jerusalosn psnso Of the
guard, perhaps the officers. eafereI tho CITY:
one bearing the news of tie rsaiaraction to
friends, and the other to the cnes.ils ri jesus.
Caiaphas and the chief rulers deemed the
matter so important and tie situation so
grave that the great council OF thc nation
was hurriedly called together It has been
stated that this was the last session that was
ever held by the sanhedrim
". 1915. The miserable subterfuge to
which the rulers resorted rcfutes itself How
was it that all the sixty soldiers slept at the
same time, and so soundly as not to be awaIE-
ened by the disciples as they rolled away the
stone, lifted and carried away the dead
bodyf If they slept how could they see that
it was the disciples who stole the bodyl The
disciples had no motive in stealing the body.
They knew well that in doing sEch deed
those jealous Jews, who had cEalcificd their
leader, would not spare them. Why should
they court danger and death from the Roman
soldierys Then how conld they after
ward enkin1le enthusiasm from such an
imposition which would ieaii them n