Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-06-18
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International Lesson for June 81. 1896
The Risen Lord-Luke @4:36-53.


GOLDEN TExr.-The Lord is risen in
deed.-Luke 2t:34.
TIME.-Jesus rose from the dead Sunday
morning, April 8. A d. 50. and assembled
40 days later. May IS
PLAcE.-Jesus showed Himself to His
disciples near the tomb in the garden by
Calvary. in Jerusalem, at Enlnaus. IN
Galilee. and lastly on the Mount Of olives
near Bethany, whence lie ascended.
THE SECTION includes The whole story Of
the resurrection and the appearance of
Jesus o His disciples. The other accounts +
are found in Matt zs.I-23; Marx 16I-2e:
john p and p; and Acts 1.1-t. The doc
trine of the resurrection IS taught IN
! Cor. Isles; II Cor. 5:5.1-4; Eph I.2a;
Rom. S.1Q II; | TLess. 4:14-l7: Phil S;21:
and Rev. 29A-6
LESSON NOTES.
/. The Story of Easter-Every pos
sible measure had been taken by tho
enemies of Christ TO make sure that He 4
was really dead, and that there could be 4
no collision among His disciples 10
secretly take Him from the tomb. The
disciples not only believed Him to be
dead, but had no expectation of a res
direction. They had no motive in TAX
ing Him away, for they could not con
ceive of the effects His resurrection
would have upon them and upon the
world
The first appearance of Jesus after
His resurrection was to Mary Magdi-
lene early in the morning near the
sepulchre by Calvary.
The second appearance took place
soon after, near the same place, to the
other Women. szs. s,s.
The third appearance was to Simon
comfort to Him, a Heavenly benedic-
ton of peace over soul burdened with
remorse on account of his denials.
The fourth appearance took place oil
this same Sunday, in the afternoon, to
two disciples walking from Jerusalem
to Emmaus.
The fifth appearance occurred on the
evening of this first Sunday, in an up
per room in Jerusalem, where the apos-
! ties and other disciples were assembled.
/ Thomas was not with them AS the
| disciples were talking together here at
! this time Jesus Himself stood in the
midst of them, and said unto them:
! Peace be to YOU" His presence alive
4 again meant peace to their troubled
/ hearts. But they were terrified. as was
natural, in the sudden presence of a
! mysterious power. But Jesus. answer
/ ing their very thoughts, said: why,
/ do you not perceive that 1 am here as
! the fulfllment Of my oft-repeated
promise to rise again on the thir5 day?'
| And He showed them His hands and His
feet. But still they did not fully be-
ieve. 1t was too good to be true. that
they had their teacher and friend re-
stored to them. They were terrified at
first, but glad when they were con-
WINGED that they saw their Lord 1t
was to remove this last doubt, however,
that Jesus asked: Have We here any
meal? % 1t was the same Jesus, with
the same body, whom they had known.
We note how the apostles dwelt after
wards on what now occurred as a proof
of their Lords resurrection.
III. The Other Appearances of Jesus.
Jesus appeared II times during 40
days, in different parts of the country
The sixth appearance was on Sunday
evening, one week later, to the apostles
and others in the upper room in Jeru-
salem. Thomas was present at this
time. and his desire for positive proof
| brought out statements that have
strengthened the faith Of the church
! down the centuries.
The seventh appearance was several
days later by the Sea of Galilee to seven
apostles while they were fishing with
no success. jesus at this time gave
them an object lesson on their work as
fishers of men, and restored Peter to his
work and place among the disciples
The eighth appearance was early in
! May to the eleven on a mountain IN Cal
lice.
The ninth appearance was near the
same time, in Galilee, to over 500 at
| once.
/ The tenth appearance was to James,
| probably IN Jerusalem
The eleventh appearance was on the
18th of May, in the city and on the
Mount OF Olives, near Bethany, to the
apostles, at the time of His ascension.
Ill. The Scriptures Opened.-'Then
opened He their understanding, which
had been closed by prejudice, by wrong
teaching, and showed them that all
that had been happening was just the
| thing their Scriptures had been writ
| ten to tell them about. Thus it was
written, and thus it behooved Christ to
suffer, and to rise from the dead the
third day, and that repentance and
remission of sins be preached in His
name, among all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem. Thus is opened to them
| their mission, based on the great facts
| OF their duty to repent, and the prom
| Use to all who repented that they should
/ he FORGIVEN and saved fro,,,
to eternal life. And we are Witnesses
Now were the disciples told to larry in
Jerusalem till they be endowed with
power from on high, which was to be
given them with the coming of that
other comforter promised in Christ's
last conversation with the eleven.
". The Ascension.-Forty DAYS aft
er the crucifixion occurred the ascen-