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RESURRECTION.
LESSON |, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 2.
Text of the Lesson, Math. xviii, ITO.
Memory Verses, O, 7-Golden Text.
Cor. XIV, 20 Easter Lcsson)-Com-
mcntary by the Rev. u. NJ. Stearns.

mcntary by the Rev. u. NJ. Stearns.
As we are to have but four lessons in the
book of Job 1t seems a pity to lose one of
them but it seems best - many reasons
to choose the Easter lesson, as resurrection
is the contamination of the work of re-
dempton, and for it the enlightened be-
lever must most ardently look and long.
One word as to job and his story. lie was
ms real person rs Noah or Daniel. See
Eek. xiv, IA, 90, and Jas. v, II. The open
ing chapters teach the personality of the
devil and his hatred of the righteous, and
also that he cannot lay finger upon the
righteous without Gods permission.
Math. xviii, 1, "In 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
sacrifice had been offered which was typ-
fed in the burnt offerings which Job Of
fered for his children Dob i, 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 right
eousness of God in Him Oh Cor. V, 2D, He
had suffered the just for the unjust-made
curse for us Il Pet. Iii, IS: Gal. iii, 13).
And now, having made full and complete
Satisfaction 1Or Une slnS Vi lut NDOle NOTlu,
He had, according to His own word, been
three days in the tomb as to His body
Math. xvi, 81; xvii, 90; XXX 1D. But He
had said that He would rise again the third
day, and if these loving women had been
out and out believers they would not have
gone to the tomb looking for His body.
Mary of Bethany, who anonted Him be-
forehand for his burial, 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 (xxvii, 5I; when the law was
given at Sinai the whole mount quaked
greatly (EX. xix, 49,, 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 remain" OHeb. xii, &C. 27). In Mark
xvi 3, d. 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
| and his raiment white as snow" When
| Jesus was transfRured His face did shine
as the sun, and His raiment was white as
the light (Math. xvii, ~ In our resurrec-
| ton bodies we shall be like Him, for
"Then shall the righteous shine forth as
| the sun in the kingdom of their Father"
| xiii, 43) 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 (Ps. civ, q, and man
| made in the image of God must have been
clothed with light.
| 4. And 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 xxi,
| 81. Holy Daniel says that all his comeli-
ness was turned to corruption, and the
men who were with him fled to hide them
selves dan. y, z 81. Job says that the
sight of God made him to loathe himself
and repent in dust and ashes Dob xiii, g.
When Jesus shall come in His glory there
will be n great cry on the part of all classes
of the ungodly to the rocks and mountains
to fall on them and hide them from the
face of the Lamb whom they have reject ed
! (Rev. vi, Is, 49,,
s. and the angel answered and said
unto the women, Fear not ye, for | know
that ye seek Jesus which was crucified"
| While unbelievers may well be afraid and
tren.be, there is nothing but comfort for
| the feebest one who honestly seeks a once
crucifed Jesus. The one that cometh shall
be in nowise (under no consideration cast
out 81 ohm vi, 80. Come unto me. all We
that labor and are heavy laden, and will
give you rest" (Math xi, PSI. Make study
of the fear nots" from Gen. XIV, l, to Rev.
i, II, and surely your heart will say: The
Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom
shall fear?"
q. He is not here, for He is risen as He
said. Come, see the place where the Lord
lay" 1t always has been and always will
be just as He has said Why did they not
believe His word? Why do we not believe
His word2 All prophecy that has been
fulfilled has been fulfilled to the very let
ter-not in any fgurative sense, but liter
ally and exactly. And so shall it be with
the yet unfulfilled
:. And 90 quickly and tell II is disciples
that He is risen from the dead" II Christ
be not risen are yet in our sins, and our
faith is vain Il Cor XIV, ~, but He is risen,
and There is therefore now no condemna-
ton To them that are in Christ Jesus
Qiom. viii, |, 80. The work laid upon all
such j. to Go quickly and tell" to the
ends of the earth. The question from
Heaven is, Whom shall | send, and who
Will 20 LOT u.s. Leu our uuSNt TT ne, here
am /; send me- Qsa, vi 81.
s. And they departed quickly from the
sepulcher with fear and great joy, and did
run to bring His disciples word" There
is fear that is not inconsistent with great
joy. We are, being saved, to work out our
salvation with fear and trembling (Phil.
ii, l2), evidently in no sense a fear of losing
our salvation, but a fear lest we greve
such Il Saviour and dishonor His holy
name. The fear of these women was prob
ably an awe at what had happened, and
they were full of joy because He whom
they sought was alive.
o. and as they went TO ,ell His dsci-
Piles, behold, Jesus met them saying, All
hail. And they came and held Him by the
feet and worshiped Him" 4 little earlier
on this day He refused to allow Mary Mag
dalene to touch Him because He had not
then assembled, so that between the meet
ing with her and with these women he
must have assembled and returned, as nc
doubt lie did, many times during those
forty days before His last and visible as
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