Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-18
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
International Lesson for Juno 81, 1886
The Risen Lord-Luko 24:S6-5S.

morning, April 9, A o. 80, 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 Emnaus, in
Galilee. and lastly on the Mount of Olives
near Bethany, whence He assembled.
THE SECTION includes the whole story OF
the resurrection and the appearance OF
Jesus to His disciples. The other accounts
are found in Matt. 2S:I-20: Mark 1920;
John 20 and 21; and Acts I'LL. The doc
trine of the resurrection is tSught il
I Cor. 15:1-58; II Cor. 5:5:1-4: Eph. 1:29;
Rom. $40. IL; 1 Thess. 4:l4-17; Phil. 3:21:
and Rev. 20:4-6.
LESSON NOTES.
]. The Story of Easter.-Every pos.
sible measure had been taken by the
enemies of Christ to make sure that He
was really dead, and that there could be
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 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 aftc,
His resurrection was to Mary Magda.
lene early in the morning near thu
sepulchre by Calvary.
The second appearance took place
soon after, near the same place, to the
other women.
The third appearance was to Simon
Peter. This must have been a grea,
comfort to Him, a Heavenly benedic.
Iion of peace over a soul burdeEed With
renlorse on account of his denials.
The fourth appearance took place or
this same Sunday, in the afternoon, te
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 disci piles were assembled
Thomas was not with them. AS tbs
disciples were talking together here al
this time "Jesus Himself stood IN tbs
midst of them. and said unto them:
Peace be to you" His presence alive
again meant peace to their troubled
hearts. But they were terrified, as wa,
natural, in the sudden presence of
mysterious power. But Jesus, answer
ing their very thoughts, said: ''Why
do you not perceive that I am here as
the fulfilment of my oft-repeated
promise to rise again on the third day ?"
And He showed them His hands and His
feet. But still they did not fully be-
l1eve. 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. It
was to remove this last doubt, however,
that Jesus asked: "Have We here any
meat?" It 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 q proof
of their Lords resurrection.
II. 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 Gal
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.
III. The Scriptures Opened.-''TheH
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 ali nations, beginning at
Jerusalem. Thus is opened to then,
their mission, based on the great facts
of their duty to repent, and the prom
Use to all who repented that they should
be forgiven and saved from their sins,
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