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THE RESURRECTION.
LESSON xl, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, DEC. 10.

Tcxt of the lesson, John TX, i-18-Com-
NIT Verses, IL, tG--Culden Text, Rom.
viii, 3s--Commcntary by tho Rev. ID.
NJ. Stparns.
compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by
permission of II. s. Hoffman, publisher. Phil
adclphia.
l. "'rhc first day of the week cometh
Mary Magdalcne early, when it was yet
dark. unto the sepulchcr, and seeth the
stone taken away from the sepulcher."
2. "Thcn she runneth and cometh to
Simon Petera and to the other disciple whom
Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They
have taken away tie Lord ont of the sepul-
cher, and we know not where they have
laid Him"
There had been an earthquake and
resurrection not only Of the body of Jesus,
MS He had foretold, but also of the bodies
of many OF the saints Nlath. xvii, 5l-13),
and when Mary and the other women
reached the tomb an angel sat upon the
stone by the mouth of the tomb and saiu
that Jesus was risen (Math. xviii i-'D.
Mary Maxdaene was the first to run with
the tidngs to the disciples, but she did not
take in the angels word TINT He was
risen any more than she had received
Jesus own word that He would rise. How
fearful is uubc,cf!
3. "Peter therefore went forth, and that
other disciple, and came to the sepulchcr."
4. 80 they ran both together; and the
other disciple did outrun Peter. AID came
first to the sepulcher."
Love is lertest: it will make our feet like
hind's feet (EIab. iii, l9l. It says, "Draw
me, we will run after Thee" IS. of Sol
|, ~. But if unbeirving love will do this,
what should believing love do?
5. And he, STOPPING down and looking
in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he
not in"
Joseph and Nicodemus bad wrapped the
body in linen clothes with about n hun
dred pounds weight of myrrh and aloes
(chaptcr xix, 30, 40)
6. Then comGth Simon Peter following
him, and went into the sepulcher, and seeth
the linen clothes lie"
Impusive as usual; the same Peter who
would die with Him before he would deny
Him. who would walk on the water to
Him, and who a little later cast himself
from the boat into the sea to 90 to Jesus.
I. And the napkin that was about His
head, not lying with the linen clothes, but
wrapped together in place by IT,"
s. "Then went in also that other disciple
which came first to the sepulcher, and he
saw and believed"
He saw the clothes and the napkin and
that the body was gone, and he now fully
! believed Mary's story that the Lords body
was taken away; but that Jesus had ac-
tually risen from the dead the next verse
would seem to teach us they did not yet
believe. Foolish and slow Of heart to be-
lieve all that the prophets had spoken
were they duke xiv, 90, and just as fool
ish are we, and much more TO be blamed
if with our completed Bible and the Holy
Spirit to teach us we continue unhelieviug
in reference to the resurrection of the just,
the rewards for service .he marriage of he
Lamb and the return with Christ in power
and glory duke xiv, IA: Rev. xxi, r.,
xix, l-15)
g. For az yet they knew not the Scrip
ture, that He must rise again from the
! dead"
10 "Thcn the disciples went away again
unto their own home"
H. But Mary stood without at the sep
ulcher weeping, and as she wept. she
stopped down and looked into the sepul-
cher"
She loved Him greatly, she was truly
| His disciple ESQ were Peter and john but
it was all dark, her heart was sad, her
! tears flowed fast and why? she WAS I'M
/ believing, and locked for tia" dead when
| she ought TO have been looking up to sec
the living Mourner by the grave of some
| loved one, look up, they are not in the
grave; that is only the house in which they
dwet little while. Dry your tears and
see your believing dead with the Lord.
l2. "And seeth two angels in white, sit
ting, the one NJ the head and the otter at
the feet. where the body of Jesus had
lain"
-. And they say unto her, Woman, why
weepest thou? She saith unto them, Be
cause they have taken away my Lord, and
! know not where they have laid Him."
Grief has dimmed uer eyes and dulled
| her heart; she seems not to know that an
gels have spoken to her. she thinks only
of the dead body of her dearest friend, and
longs to see it, Is it 50 with you, o mourncr
or troubled one? Does your sorrow 50 fill
Won that you have neither heart nor eyes
for heavenly things? see God, the living
God, and believe that He careth for you
and thinketh upon vow, and that He i,
love Il Pet V, :; PS 81, Il, John iv, 5, l6)
IA And when she had thus slid she
turned herself back. and saw Jesus stand
ing, and knew not that it was Jesus"
. 10. 'desuS satin uulO her, Ollal, why
wecpest thou; whom scckest thou? She
supposing Him to he the gardener, saith
unto Him, Sir, if Thou have borne Hin
hence, t Il me where Thou hast laid Him
and will take Him away
In answer to "N nom seekest thou'" ol
"What seek yep Chapter j. 3o) may oul
hearts say, ",lcsus, alive forever more,
See in .Jer. xxx, IL, how we small tiu(
Him. But observe from this verse in ou'
lesson that He may be spcGAing to Us anC
we may not recognize Him. Oh, to have
Mary's love and devotion, but let it be fol
IA risen interccIinS and returning Christ.
Ii. "Jesus saith unto her, Mary. Sin
turned herself and saith unto Him, RGb
boui which Is to say, Master"
She seems after turning from the sepul
cher, and surprising MIN to have been tn
gardener, to have turned back to tn
scpulchcr again. Bat that one wOr'
MARY" reaches her heart. Some one ha
iad thit "rhe powerful sunshine of Iii
love WAS focused into that white beam q
sevenfold light, and the whole soul wa
concentrated in the responsive love flash
| MASTER" Filled with His love and over