Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON Fol:
APRIL 2.
Lesson Text: "rhe Resurrection OF
Christ, Matt. xviii, ito
Golden Text: Cor. XIV,
20 - Commentary.

choose the Easter lesson, as resurrection is
the consummation of the work of redemp-
tion. and for it the enlightened believer must
most ardently look and long. One word as
to Job and his story. He was as real a per-
son as Noah or Daniel See Eek xiv, IA,
90, and Jas. ", IL. The opening chapters
teach the personality of the devil and his
hatred OF the righteous, and also that he
cannot lay a finger upon the righteous with
out Gods permission.
Math. xxvili., ], I'm the end of the Sab
bath, as it began to dawn toward the first
day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and
the other Mary to see the sepulcher." The
great atonement had been made: the sacri-
fee had been offered which was typified in
the burnt offerings which Job offered for his
children dob. J., 81, and in all sacrifices
from the days Of Adam. God had made
Him to be sin for us who knew no sin that
we might be made the Righteousness of God
in Him III Cor. ". 2D. He had suffered the
just for the unjust-made curse for US
Il Pet. iii, IS; Gal. ill.,, 49,. And now.
having made full and complete satisfaction
for the sins of the whole world, He had, ac.
cording to His own word. been three days in
the tomb as to His body tMath xvii, 81,
xvii., %; Xxx, 19). But He had said that He
would rise again the third day, and if these
loving women had been out and out be-
| levers they would not have gone to the
tomb looking for His body. Mary of
| Bethany, who anointed Him beforehand for
His funeral, was the only one who seemed
| to understand HIS words.
2. "And, behold, there was great EARTH
| quake, for the angel of the Lord descended
from heaven and came and rolled back the
| stone from the door and sat upon it." When
He died the earth did quake and the rocks
rent txxvii., sly: when the law was given at
| Sinai the whole mount quaked greatly lex.
XIX, 1S, and when He shall come again it
| is written. ''Yet once more / shake not the
earth only, but also heaven, that those
| things which cannot be shaken may re-
main (Heb. xiii. rs, 81. In Mark XVII, 8,
| 4, it is said that the women wondered who
| would roll the stone away. but when they
| got to the tomb they found the stone rolled
away.
3. His countenance was like lightning
1nd his raiment white as snow" When
| as the sun, and His raiment was white as
! the light Matt. xviii, q. In our resur-
rection bo.ies we shall be like Him, for
/ "Ihen shall the righteous shine forth as the
sun in the kingdom OF their Father (xiii..
| 43l. Then shall we understand the glory OF
Adam and Eve before they fell, and what
| it was they lost which they tried vainly to
replace by fig leaf aprons. God is clothed
| with light tPs. CIV. p, and man made in the
| image of God must have been clothed with
light.
| 4. .sAnd for fear of him the keepers did
| shake and became as dead men," When the
light from heaven fell upon Saul and his
| companions they were afraid (Acts xii.
81. Holy Daniel says that all his comeliness
was turned to corruption, and the aen who
were with him fled to hide themselves dan.
81. Job says that the sight of God
made MIN to loath himself and repent
| in dust and ashes Job viii, O.. When
Jesus shall come in His glory there will be a
| great cry on the part OF all classes of the un.
S~olix- Tho ,.ocl-r 70 fall
them and hide them from the face of the
Lamb whom they have rejected REV. XII,
Is, 49,.
to the women Fear not ye, for kno W that
We seek Jesus, which was cruci6ed." While
unbelievers may well be afraid and tremble,
there is nothing but comfort for the feeblesJ
one who honestly seeks once crucified
Jesus. The one that cometh shall be in no.
wise under no consideration cast out John
vi, 81. ''Come unto Me all ye that labor
and are heavy laden and will give
you rest'' tMath. XII. 2S). Make a study OF
the ''fear lots" from Gen. XIV. l, to Rev. j.,
II, and surely your heart will say. .sThe
Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom
shall fear?
4. "He is not here, for He is risen as He
said. Come, see the place where the Lord
lay.n It always has been and always will be
just as He has said. Why did they not be
wora? AL prophecy that has been fulfilled
has been fulfilled to the very letter-not in
any figurative sense, but literally and ex-
actly. And so snail it be with the yet un-
fulfilled.
z. "And go quickly and tell His disciples
that He is risen from the dead" II Christ
be not risen we are yet in our sins, and our
faith is vain Il Cor. xv.. IL, but He is risen,
and There is therefore now no condemna-
ton to them that are in Christ Jesus from.
viii, !, 34). The work laid upon all such is
to .Go quickly and tell" to the ends of the
earth. The question from Heaven is,
"Whom shall send. and who will 60 fol-
usY Let our answer be, "Here am l; sene
mei' lisa. vi, 81.
8. Ard they departed quickly from the
&c. u!cher with fear and great joy, and did
run to tr.ng His disciples word.n There is
fear that is not inconsistent with great
JOY. we are Delng saved to work out cur
salvation with fear and trembling (Phil. H.,
IN. evidently in no sense fear OF losing
Saviour and dishonor His holy name. The
fear OF these women was probably an awe
AZ wnaC mad happened, and they were full
OF JOY because He whom they sought was
alive. /.
3. "And as they went to tell His disciples,
nenoid, Jesus met them. saying, An hail.
AND they came and held Him by the feet
and worshiped Him." little earlier on
this day He refused to allow Mary Magda-
lene to touch Him because He had not then
assembled, SO that between the meeting with
ner and with these women He must have
ascended and returned, as no doubt. He did
many times during those forty days before
His last and visible ascension till He shall
come again.
10. "Then said Jesus unto them, Be not
afraid; go tell Ny brethren that they go into
Galilee. and there shall they see Me- An
other 'fear not" and this time from Jesus
Himself. See His unchanging love to those
disciples. Although Peter had denied Him,
and all had forsaken Him, yet He says s'My
brethren" and the message through Mary
Magdalene is. "Say unto them 1 ascend
unto MY Father and your Father. and to NY
God and your God John xx., ~. And ac-
cording to Mark xvi. Z, there is a special
message to Peter, the one who denied Him.
Our risen and exalted Jesus is to-day the
very same Jesus, and whom He loves He
loves to the emf John xiii. l).-Lssson
Helper.
A SHORT HONEYMOON.