The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-28


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the SABBATH Matt. n :cs csI. In order to prove
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preceding chapter. some II whose names arc
given in '. 10. Note the devotion Of these
women who went % the sepulcher before even
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LESSON COMMENTS.
Notice in this lesson the utter spirit
ual darkness in which the death Of Jesus
left the disciples. They had hoped
that Ho was to be the deiiverer OF Israel,
and all that lie had ever said to them
about His death and resurrection had
made no real impression on their minds;
for they. believing that lie was the Mes
siab, had also made up their minds that
He was to abide with them forever"
He could not die, they thought. And IS
soon as they saw that lie was really
dead. they gave up all hope IN Him as
the Messiah NO sadder set OF men
ever lived In this world than those dis-
ciples who buried all their nope with
Him In Ills sepulcher- mat tney nau
no expectation OF any resurrection =
apparent from the way In wnlcn tney
received the nrst tidings that lie nad
risen. They believed u not; ana y
seemed 70 them ike an idie taie OF iooi-
ish women.
Well, God was better to them than
their hopes. The day that dawned,
that they thought was to be- His funeral
day. was His resurrection day. And just
- angels announced His first coming
20 this world, on the plains Of Bethle-
hem, SO angels announced His return TO
this world, In the garden Of Joseph. No
angels had brought any message To man
kind between those two great events; but
Il seems as though Heaven was not able
20 restrain these angelic visitors, when
there was such tidings 70 be brought 20
NTH. AhSl simply a~& " ~StAi~ - S1''8
the birthday song OF the child, and
again to announce His rising from the
grave.
Had Jesus not risen from the dead.
all the lessons that we have been study
ing, OF Ills birth, His life, His miracles,
His teaching, would be OF no avail Tor
us. lie did not come 70 this world TO
work miracles, nor 70 give Us wonderful
sermons, nor 70 set US beautiful ex-
ample. All this would have been very
kind. but 1t would have been Of little
use to US. lie came TO be our Saviour,
and TO be that by atoning for our sins
! on the cross. And II after II that lie
did and suffered, lie had not been able
T. tear Himself away from the power Of
death, we should have had no assurance
that He was what lie claimcd 70 be. Paul
says truly: III Christ DO not risen from
the dead. your faith is vain, ye are yet
in your sins On the resurrection We
hang our hopes of the Divinity Of the
Master, and on that also cur conh-
dence Of the power that lie has
to tear US away from the grasp
Of death. dead Saviour would Do