The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-10-22
sIBLE LESSON For TYPO.
EDITOR BULLETIN So

Typo asks, Are we then not justi-
fed in honoring the Father through
the Son by concentrating the day
of his glorious resurrection ?" Did
Christ or his apostles set us an ex-
ample? Let us see:
In what part of the New Tesla
ment is found the first mention of
the first day of the week? sin the
end of the Sabbath as it began to
dawn toward the first day of the
week" Matt. 2S:1. Matthew wrote
his gospel six years after the resur-
rection of Christ, yet calls the day
before the first day, the Sabbath.
Where is the first day next mem
toned? "And when the Sabbath
was past, n very early in
the morning the first day of the week
they came unto the sepulcher at the
rising of the sun" Mark II, 2.
This is the same incident as that
related by Matthew, and Mark wrote
his gospel thirty-two years after the
resurrection OF Christ.
On what day was Jesus raised from
the dead? "Now when Jesus was
risen, early the first day of the week,
he appeared first to Mary Magda
lene. - Verse 8.
On what day was Christ laid in the
tomb? "This man (Joseph) went
unto Plate, and begged the body of
Jesus. y And that day was
the preparation, and the Sabbath
drew on" Luke % :52-54.
What did the holy women do,
after seeing where he was laid?
"And they returned, and prepared
spices and ointments; and rested the
Sabbath day according TO the COM
mandment.' Verse Sc.
What work did they postpone till
the first day because they would not
do it on the Sabbath? "Now upon
the first day of the week, very early
in the morning, they came unto the
sepucher, bringing the spices which
they had prepared, and certain others
with them" Luke 24:l. Luke
wrote his gospel twenty-four years
after the events he records had
occurred, and he, too by inspiration,
calls the day before the first day of
the week4 the Sabbath.
How does John speak of these
events? ''The first day of the week
cometh Mary Magdalene early, when
1t was yet dark, unto the sepulcher,
and seeth the stone taken away from
the sepulcher." John 20:1. John
wrote his gospel in A. D. 81, and
yet he gives no title of sacredness to
the first day.
What took place in the evening of
that same first day? "Then the
same day at evening, being the first
day of the week, when the doors
were shut where the disciples were
assembled for fear of the Jews, came
Jesus and stood in the midst, and
saith unto them, Peace be unto
you" John 20:19.
Had Jesus previously appeared to
some of his disciples? "He appear
ed in another form unto two of them,
as they walked, and went into the
country" Mark 1912.
When they went and told the
others who were assembled, how did
they receive the news? "And they
went and told it unto the residue;
neither believed they them" Verse
10.
When Jesus afterward met the
eleven, what did he say to them?
"Afterward he appeared unto the
eleven as they sat at meat, and up
braided them with their unbelief and
hardness of heart, because they be-
lieved not them which had seen him
after he was risen" Verse IA.
From this testimony it is plain that
the eleven were not assembled to.
gether to celebrate his resurrection
for they did not believe he was risen.
Did Christ appear to the eleven
while the two who had seen him at En-.
maus were relating their experience?
"And they rose up the same hour,
and returned to Jerusalem, and found
the eleven gathered, and them that
were with them, saying, The Lord
is risen indeed and hath appeared to
Simon. n And as they thus
spake, Jesus himself stood in the
midst, of them: and saith unto them,
Peace be unto YOU" Luke 1896
Were the disciples here assembled
to partake of communion? "And
while they yet believed not for joy,
and. wondered, he said unto them,
Have We here any meat? And they
gave HIM a piece of broiled fish, !
and of an honey comb. And he
took it, and did eat before them?''
Verses 4l-43. Fish and honey are
never used at communion.
n. F. RIrRGESS