The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-03-30
AN EASTER LESSON.

slept Cor ij:20
lie STORY OF THE DEATH AND BURIAL
OF CHRIST. Jesus was crucified prob
ably on Friday April Z, A. d. 80, from
nine to three o'clock, beginning at the
hour of the daily morning sacrifice, and
yielding up His spirit at the hour of the
evening sacrifice. Joseph of Arimathea,
asked permission of PLATE to care for
the body of Jesus He with Nicodemus
took the body from the cross, wrapped
it in linen cloths, with an hundred
weight of spices to preserve the body
from decomposition, and laid it in a
new sepulchre belonging to Joseph, in
a garden near by, and rolled a stone
against the door. The loving women
who had remained near the cross saw
where the body was laid. and went
home to prepare spices and ointments
for the completion of the embalming,
and then rested over the Sabbath.
The Reality Of Jesus Death. It was
of the utmost Importance, though they
knew it not at the time, that the fact
of Christ's death should be proved be-
yond the possibility of cavil or doubt,
for otherwise doubt would be thrown
upon the fact of His resurrection.
Every precaution was taken, not by His
disciples, but by the enemies of Jesus.
Q The Roman centurion assured PLATE
of the death of Jesus Mark 1914, 45).
(2) The soldiers pierced His body with
spear, and from the wounds flowed
blood and water-a proof of death
(3) At the request of the chief priests,
the stone against the door of the
sepulchre was sealed, and Roman
guard placed around the tomb, SO that
no one could take away the body, and
then pretend that He had risen. (0
| His friends had no expectation of His
rising in the way He did. They ex-
| pected not His coming back to them in
the body, but if at all, "His second COM
ing in glory into His kingdom" (5) The
| tomb was a new one, in which no one
had ever been buried, and SO there
could be no doubt as to the indentity of
the body of Christ.
LESSON NOTES.
1. "In the end of the Sabbath" Our
Saturday. "As it began to dawn :.
came Mary Magdalene:" l. e. Mary from
Magdala, on the Sea of Galilee, whom
Jesus had redeemed from the terrible
affiiction allied to insanity-the being
possessed by seven demons Uulle S:2).
And the other Mary" The mother of
James the less and Joses (27:5G), to-
| gether with Salome, the mother of
John, Joanna, the wife of Chuza, and
other women. AS they went they we're
concerned about the question: ''Who
shall roll us away the stone from the
door of the tomb?" for they knew, from
| ,1, of ,,A "A
was exceeding great Mark 16: 8, A.
2. Behold, there was great earth
quake:'' Before the arrival of the
women; perhaps they felt it on their
way thither. ''For the angel ian angeD
descended from Heaven:" A
Divine messenger, to overawe the
guards, and show that Jesus rose, and
was not taken from the tomb by human
power. "Rolled back the stone from
the door" The tomb was cut in the
side of a rock, like cave, large enough
for several persons to enter. The en-
trance was protected by large stone,
sometimes round, like large milestone,
rolled in front of the opening. "And
sat upon it, As guard waiting to
give the needed information to the dis
ciples.
3. "His countenance (his appearance)
was like lightning:" In vivid and in
tense brightness. 'And His raiment
white as snow:" This was heavenly ap-
parel.
4. "And for fear of him the keepers:''
That is, the Roman guard. ''And be-
came as dead" Apparently swooned
away with their terror.
5. "And the angel answered." the I'M
spoken questions and fears of the
women who had bowed down their
faces to the ground in fear "Fear not
ye." Ye is emphatic in the original.
The keepers and the enemies of Jesus
had reason to fear, but not these disci-
Piles.
6. SHE is risen, as He said:" Matt. 16:
Gil 1923. "Come, see the place.
to convince yourselves of the fact of His
resurrection.
7. $50 quickly, and tell His disciples:'
To relieve their anXieties, to lead them
to the great truth which was to en- able
them to proclaim the Gospel to the
world. ''He goeth before you into Gal
ilee:" When the chief meeting OF
Jesus with His disciples took place &c.,
32; 2s:16-2O; John 21:1-20.
o. "And as they went" By some
other streets than those by which Mary
Magdalene and Peter and John had
gone. Behold, Jesus met them saying:
All hall: ''Rejoice," the usual form of
salutation. The English "all hail. is
shortened from "all health" Held
Him by the feet" Clasped His feet, in
reverent, affectionate joy, to make sure
that it was indeed their Lord, and to
express their gladness. ''And wor-
SHIPPED Him" Religious worship or
! alteration is here meant, not mere
reverence.
10. $50 tell My brethren that they go
into Galilee:" The same message which
the angels had given them in the sep
ulchre (see on YER ~