The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


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Resurrection OF Jesus- Mark lois.
lsreciall, arranged from Peloubets notesl
GOLDEN TEXT The Lesil risen Indeed =
Luke ai.ss
THE SEcIIo> includes the story q the res.
direction through the FIRST three appearances
OF Jesus Matthew 2.;i-i5 Mark e.i-ii
Luke esi-ie. Joha 90 Ills
TIM Sunday. April .. A d. 81 The third
day after the crnclaxion.
PLAcr-Jerusalem aud vicinity. more cspc-
cially near calvary
MEASURES TAkEs 20 make sure tina, Jesus
was really dead ~ II soldiers spear
piercing His side ca ThS tomb was new
one 30 that there could be no doubt as 20 the
Identity OF the body t0 The Roman guard,
be no secret taking away OF the body. The
actual death OF Christ Is necessary basis for
the reality Of the resurrection
LESSON NOTES.
Jesus rises from the dead very early
Sunday morning, April 0. Matt. 2s:a-a
Jesus had lain in the grave part
Of each three days-Friday afternoon,
Saturday all day, and part Of sunday,
beginning at sunset Saturday night
He had repeatedly forciold that lie
should rise on the third day, or after
three days l, was the custom of the
Jews 10 count the parts Of each day as
whole day.
l. And when the Sabbath was past:"
l. e.. after sunset Of Saturday. their
Sabbath Mary Magdalene.' Mary -
Magdala. out of whom Jesus had east
seven demons. as recorded in Luke 81.
MARY the mother OF James 1.-The
less. :" or 1.-THE younger" son of AlphRus,
and one of the apostles '-Salome:"
wife o. Zebedee and mother OF James
and John. Luke (24:l0 adds Joanna
wife of Chuza. Herod's steward and
others with them. the company of
women from Gaiilee who ministered &c
Jesus Matt 1855.
Had bought" not pluperfect. but
merely bought, as in Il. ". partly on
Friday afternoon, before sunset Luke
2S:55, So. and partly. perhaps. by others
Of the company on Saturday. after sun.
set. when the Jewish sabbath was past
The Jewish bazars were open in the
evening following the Sabbath The
spices were bought then. SO that
they could start very early the next
morning. Sweet spices" Il. ", spices.
Luke says spices and ointments. $3.50.
The spices brought by Nicodcmus were
aloes and myrrh John 1882. That they
might come and anoint Him"
,. And very early in the morning."
while it was yet dark john. This re-
fers to the time of their starting. while
lat the rising of the sun" refers TO their
arrival when they looked into the tomb.
3. And they said were SAYING
among themselves" Unaware OF the
ieputation Of the Jewish rulers. which
had gone to Plate, and secured the
sealing Of the stone and the setting Of
the watch over the tomb Matt. 27:62-jG).
their only anxiety was: who shall roll
us away the stone from the door Of the
,cpulchre?"
4. They saw that the stone was
rolled away" BY an angel Matt. 2s:2l.
Mary MaCdalene Arrives.-John 90:
is Mary Mavdalene. whose eyes
were homes Of silent prayer" seems 10
have reached the tomb first. and, find
ing il empty. hastens away e. tell
thinking that some one had stolei the
body.
The Other Women Enter the Sepul-
ehcr.-verscs ST. Matthew as.5-s;
Luke a4:4-s. 5. They saw a young
man An angel in this form Matt.
2s:a-5j; the one who rolled the stone
away and sat upon it. Luke speaks OF
two angels. sitting on the right side"
As they entered Clothed in a long
q.
white a. snow. and his countenance
was like lightning. The white raiment
was a symbol of purity and OF fellow
ship with God Rev. 3:i, 5. Is; ~: GIL;
1918 And they were affrightcd,"
r. ", better. amazed; it was wonder
rather than fright.
g. BE not affrighted:- Amazed at
81 Jesus. lie Is risen; lie j. not here
behold the place.
:. Tell His disciples and Peter
Observe that. as Christ's first appear
ancc is to Mary Magdalenc John aO:ls)
out 81 whom he had cast seven devils,
80 His special message is TO Peter. who
had denied Him. Tell Peter. for il WI
be news more welcome to him than tc
anv Of them: for he j. in sorrow for sin.
and Ike will be afraid lest the JOY Of
this good news do not belong 70 him =
Matthew Henry. That IIe goeth be-
fore You into Galilee.~ The appear
anccs in Galilce were not the first ap
pearanccs Of Jesus: but they are men
toned here because "Galilce was ap
pointed to be the scene Of His mani
festation Of Himself to the largest as
scrnbly Of witnesses. and of His mos
decisive instructions. See Matt. -: 10
with Cor. l5:6j.~-w. y. Clarke. "A
| lie said unto you:" Matthew %: 81.
: And they went out quiclSly:" Th'
news was too good to keep. and they
were anxious to solve the mystery an,
consult with the apostles. The,
trernblrs and were amazed" the wor,
carries the sense of bcwildcrlncnt
Matthew adds that they had great joy
as well as astonishinent and fear
Fear nj what they had seen. JOY al
what they had heard: and both
mingled because the latter seemed to-
good to be true "Ncithcr said the,
ANYTHING TO any," they did not stop 4
tell the news 30 anyone while on tn
way 10 the apostles. Just after tn
women had left. still early in tn
morning. John. the younger. ran Tn
faster, and reached the tomb frs; bu
Peter. the more daring and confident