The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-09
Christ Risen.

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| INTRODUCTORY.
We have come at last to the resurrection.
nay, We have never been away from this
| central and essential doctrine. IL 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
strati6n OF Chrlst's resurrection has been
the fortress and bulwark OF the gospel In
all the years. "Nor." says Pentecost, "could
| IL survive one day IL 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,
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 sepulcbre
| 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 v. 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: In to the sepulchre, with
allusion again to the completion of the ac-
| ton.
So they ran. Or, went to running. Qm-
! perfect. )-Outrun. Two words in the
| Greek. Ran ahead quickly.-To the sep
ulcher again, into. 1. g., into the entrance.
Looking In. Mt In the Greek. Simply:
! STOPPING down he beheld Yet went he
not In. Not inconsistent with the Greek OF
V. 4. He PASSED into the tomb entrance,
the ante room, as it were, without PRESSING
| on into the interior.
Went into the sepucher. All the way in
| to where tho linen clothes were lying.
Saw. Beheld, !. O., scrutinized
About the head. Rather upon (epD.-
| Linen clothes. Better, cloths. See
Variations Bandages. or swaths for the
| body.-In place by itself. Greek, into,
1. O, wrapped together and put into sep
arate place. This orderinesS indicated
that there had been no rude theft or hasty
! leave-taking.
Went in, 1. e., from the outer chamber
! into the inner.-Saw and believed. Prob
ably catching II sudden glimpse of the real
| significance OF the event, the resurrection
! of Christ
Fer as yet they knew not The "for"
seems TO give a reason for the lurking
amaze that lies half hid in the preceding
verses DIR. Conant says, not even yet.
| See Variations THAT he must rise. This
beink the whole trend OF scripture, its
| prophecies being otherwise imperative and
| unmeaning
Their own home. Greek: To theirs, or
| 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
near (pros). -Stooped down and looked
| 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.
| sittIno Saatad con,nosadlv aud cal,,Ix
used OF judges at l Cor. O. 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 a dead body.
Turned herself back. Greek, into the
rear or the background 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. - will take him away.
| She seemed fearful lost he were being de-
MED the Offices OF sepulture
Turned herself. Better, turning she
| (emphatic) said. --Master Evidently rec
| ognizing him.
Touch me not Present tense. DR.. Boise
suggests: Do not continue touching or
holding me, t. O.. as IL to see whether am
| I'm the flesh. And then. I'm implication, / am
still in the flesh, "for l have not yet
assembled" etc.
Told A form OF the word translated
/ gOSpel.--She hau seen. The realistic
/ Greek Is, have seen.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
| J he first day of the week. First, hence
| forth and forever, because OF what occurred
there in that garden. "This month shall be
! beginning OF months unto you, ~ said Moses.
: A new and greater passover has come and "a
/ new beginning, as IL wore, OF days Is to be
set. First in reverent thought; first in
| Christly remembrance. That riven tomb
! in Josephs 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 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. IL the mes
sengers of Zion had been walking before,
now they go with all speed, for the Kings
| business requircth haste. There at Beth
| lehem the shepherds go their earnest but
| unhasting way toward the manger. Wise
men stalk resolutcly and composedly out of
| the east. But now We have come to the
| riven tomb and the word Is now, "Go
quickly And Mary has even antici. ated
| IL. Back and forth she runs In the appre-
| hension of that empty tomb. II Is the birth
| of a new alacrity for the gospel message,
| and IL was woman who inaugurated Ii.
! Aye, have not women's feet, beautiful upon
| the mountains OF proclamation, been ever
| the swiftcst for Jesus sake.
They have taken away the Lord out of
| the sepulchre She did not know who But
presently she knows; II was not men, but
angels. Gods son could not abide In such
narrow quarters as the grave. Gods son
and his multitudinous cohorts. "No room
for him In the imp" Verify so. 1t was too
| straitened tor the 81 ry OF his birth lie
must be out In the open. out where he could
| be In touch with all nature and all life.
| And so there was no room for him In the
tomb, ample as Joseph had made IL. Sig
| nihcant those words OF Peter concerning
| the bond OF death: alt was not possible
that he should be holden of it," True for
| this was God.
so they ran b 9TH together. So go our
| different compartments together to the
tomb The Petrlne, impulsive yet lacking
deepest spiritual discernment, comes and
! at the first goes away simply wondering.
/ The Johannine comes and sees and believes.
| 1t was 30 also on the SEA. Peter was tug
ging at the net; perhaps. too. he was glanc-
Ing shoreward. wondering. IL was then
! "that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto
Peter. IL Is the Lord.p But IL they lose
step IL Is only for n moment Peter Is pres
emily rejoicing In his Lord, his inter Sc ear