Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
Christ Risen.


| central and essential doctrine, II we have
| been teaching, preaching. Here is the plat
form for every gospel proclamation. Peter
| planting his foot on this rock made his first
mighty appeal, mighty, indeed. to the pull
Ing down of strongholds Here may We
stand, here alone for success, The demon
stratton Of Christ's resurrection has been
the fortress and bulwark of the gospel in
all the years. "Nor.n says Pentecost, acould
it survive one day if these infallible proofs
were broken down.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
The first day of the week Greek: Day
one of the Sabbath, or, more accurately,
One of the STANDARDIZATION it was yet
| dark. Better, while. Participial construc-
tion.-Unto the sepulchre. Literally, into
the sepulchre, the terminus ad quem.-
Taken away. The word means to lift. 1t
was doubtless set down into the sepulchre
or tomb.
| Then she runneth Or, she runneth there
| fore.-Whom Jesus loved. The word used
| Of manifested affection (phileo).-Taken
away. Or lifted. Same word as in ". 1.
| They took away (aorist tense) is more lit
eral. See Variations.
| Went forth. They were probably stop
ping together somewhere near by.-To the
sepulchre. Greek: Into the sepulchre, with
allusion again to The completion Of the &C
| ttOn
So they ran. Or, went to running Gm-
perfect. )-Outrun. Two words in the
Greek. Ran ahead quickly.-To the sep
ulcher again, into. j. e., into the entrance.
Looking in. Not in the Greek. Simply:
STOPPING down he beheld.-Yet went he
not in. Not inconsistent with the Greek Of
v. 4. He passed into tho tomb entrance,
the ante-room, as it were, without pressing
on into the interior.
Went into the sepulcher All the way in
to where the linen clothes were lying
Saw. Behold. j. G., scrutinized.
About the head. Rather, upon (epD.-
Linen clothes. Better, cloths. See
| Variations Bandages, or swaths for the
body.-In d place by itself Greek, into,
! i. e., wrapped together and put into sep
arate place. This orderliness indicated
that there had been no rude theft or hasty
| leave taking.
| into the inner.-Saw and believed. Prob
ably catching !. sudden glimpse of the real
Significance of the event, the resurrection
! of Christ
For as yet they knew not The "for'
| seems to give a reason for the lurking
! amaze that lies half hid in the preceding
verses. DR.. Conant says, not even yet
4 See Variations.-That he must rise. This
beins the whole trend of scripture. its
prophecies being otherwise imperative and,
| unmeaning.
Their own home. Greek: To theirs, or
i their own. Probably their friends or their
lodgings. They lived in Galilee when at
home.
Stood Or, was standing. Kept stand ;
ing. Pluperfect.-At the sepulchre, or
into Greek: STOPPED down into. We can
readily understand the posture, leaning
forward and possibly kneeling down, so as
to thrust her body into the opening of the
tomb.
Sitting. Seated composedly and calmly,
used of judges at 1 Cor. s: 4.-Had lain.
Greek, lay. See Bible Union.
They say. The they is emphatic these
say.-Laid him. Or placed him. Think
ing of him still as {; dead body.
il Turned herself back. Greek, into the
rear or the baclground.-It was Jesus
Greek: 1t is Jesus. realistic.
Supposing him to be the gardener. This
was not the state of mind to be deceived by
an apparition.--I will take him away.
She seemed fearful, lest he were being de-
inied the Offices of sepulture.
Turned herself Better turning she
(emphatic) said.--Master. Evidently rec
ognizlng him.
Touch me not Present tense. DIR. Boise
suggests: Do not continue touching or
holding me, i. e.. as if to see whether 1 an,
in the flesh. And then. in implication, am
still in the flesh, "for l have not yet
ascended,n etc.
Told. A form of the word translated
Igospel--she had seen. The realistic
Greek is, 1 have seen.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
The. first day of the week. First, hence
; forth and forever, because of what occurred
! there in that garden. "This month shall be
a beginning of months unto yOu,n said Moses
"A new and greater passover has come ar a
) new beginning. as it were, OF days Is to be
:, set. First in reverent thoughts. first In
Christly remembrance. That riven tomb
in Joseph's garden jostled and changed all
things. The almanac, the sacred things of
the temple, holy places, holy days. the veil
was rent for all and a new adjustment was
necessary. We have it in the Lords day.
Then she runneth. 1t was a woman that
set the new gait for the world. If the mes
sengers of Zion had been walking before
now they go with all speed, for the Kings
business requireth haste There at Beth
llehem the shepherds go their earnest but
unhasting way toward the manger.. Wise
men stalk resolutely and composedlys out o.
. the east. But now we have. come to the
, riven tomb and the word is now, "Ge
quickly.n And Mary has even anticin ate6
j. it. Back and forth she runs in the, appre-
: hension of that empty tomb 1t is the birth
, of a new alacrity for the gospel message
and it was a woman who inaugurated it
!, Aye, have not womens feet, bea utiful upor
/; the mountains of proclama tion, been evel
4 the swiftcst for Jesus sake.
/! They have taken away the Lord out o.
the sepulchre. She did not know who Blu
, presently she knows; it was not men, bu
angels. Gods son could not abide In sucl
: narrow quarters as the grave. Gods sol
and his nlultitudinous cohorts. mo room
2 for him in the imp" Verify so. It was to.
, !, straitened tor the gl.ry OF his birth. H.
must be out in the open,. out where he coult
/ be in touch with all nature and all life
\ And so there was no room for him in tn
= tomb, arnple as Joseph, had made it Sig
nitcant those words Of Peter concernin.
, the bond Of death: cit was not possible
. that he should be holden Of it," True, TO
. this was God.
: So they ran both together. So go on
different temperaments together to tn
tomb. The Petrine, impulsive yet lackin
f deepest spiritual discernment, comes an
at the first goes away simply wondering
8 The Johannine comes ard sees and believes
! 1t was so also ON the sea-. Peter was tug
y cling at the net; perhaps, too, he was glanc
:, ing shorewarca wondering. 1t was the
. "that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unit
I Peter. 1t is the Lorda But if they los
step it is only for a moment Peter is pres
emily rejoicing in his Lord, his inter SO cal
a nestness making large amends. There 9
= the beautiful gate Of the temple we Sc
= these two. with equal pace going up togethe
u again.
\ Mary! 1t was this close personal addres
:, that opened her eyes. 1t was the Lar
4 speaking to you and me individually, anal
y intimate friendliness that brought us to. b
+ feet in glad apprehension. He calls as