The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-04-25
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
International Lesson Comments f.
April rs.
Subject: Jesus Appears to the Apostles, job,
XXX, 1929. Golden Text, John xs., ~.
Memory Verses, Io, 20..commeninry
on the Days Lessor.

had been many and important, but nov,
at the close of the day, Jesus appears TO
all the disciples. He would have appeared
to them in the morning had they been as.
sembled then. Doors we're shut. And
probably bolted. "For fear" There is
nothing to show that the Jews designed
to molest the disciples but because they
had put Christ to death they had reason
to fear that they might be the next vic.
Tins. ''In the midst" He evidently EN-
tered miraculously. In verse 20 John re.
fers to the fact that the doors were shut
in a way to leave but little doubt that he
intends to convey the impression that
Christ entered by His own power while
they were shut. Peace be unto you"
His usual salutation and benedction. May
every blessing Of heaven and earth which
you need be granted unto you.
20.e HAS 50 said" Luke makes men
tion of several things that took place be-
fore He showed them His hands and side
See chap. "a: 81, 3S. Here we see how
terrified they were, supposing they had
great difficulty with which the disciples
accepted the fact of the resurrection OF
Jesus are given TO strengthen our faith
in the fact. There was no collusion among
the disciples to show that Jesus was alive,
but they themselves were convinced
against their wills, against their preju
dices, against their expectations. He then
gently reproved them by asking why they
were troubled and why they permitted
anxious reasonings and duestionings to
arise in their minds. Showed unto them"
The wounds were probably all perfectly
hands and His side" Luke says hands
and feet This leaves no doubt that Jesus
was nailed to the cross and not tied on
as many were. Jesus told them to handle
Him Luie "a: 39), which they probably
did. Glad They were terrified at
first, but when they knew Him they were
tion for every one. when they saw" A
sight of Christ will gladden. the heart OF
a disciple at any time. 1t was at this time
that He gave to them another proof that
He was the same Jesus whom they had
known. He called for food Uuke "a; Al
s3) and did eat before them Afterward
the apostles called attention to what now
occurred as a proof of their Lords resur-
rection. Acts 10: Al. He ate before them,
not because He had need of food for the
body, but because they had need of faith
for the soul. There is a great mystery in
connection with Christ's resurrection body.
There are several opinions concerning it.
l. That after His resurrection He had a
spiritual body, similar to what our bodies
will be after our resurrection. 2. That
He had a body the same in substance as
before the crucifxion, but endowed with
new properties and powers. g. That He
had body the same in substance and at
tributes as He had before His crucifxion,
and that this was changed into His glo-
rious resurrection body at the ascension.
81. Hath sent Me- As l was sent to
proclaim the truth Of the Most High, and
TO convert sinners to God. ! send YOU for
the very same purpose, clothed with au-
thority and influenced by the Spirit.
%. "Breathed on them" Intmatng
by this that they were to be made new
men; for in this act He evidently alluded
to the creation of man when God breathed
into Him the breath Of lives and He be
came a living soul Receive We the Holy
Ghost" Out of His fulness their minds
and hearts were to be filed, and thus
they would be prepared to carry on the
work after He had left them
%. "Ye remit" etc. See Revised Yer.
sion. Compare Matt. l6: TO- One thing
is certain, God only can forgive sins; to
declare anything else would be blasphe-
nous. But Christ gave power and author
lty to the apostles in the establishing of
His church that has not been transmitted
TO the church. Since the church could not
be, organized or the full gospel preached
till after the death and resurrection OF
Jesus, He must have some authoritative
representatives on earth to whom, under
the guidance Of the Holy Spirit, could be
committed the decision of all questions
and interpretations that would necessarily
arise. They who believed on the Son OF
God, in consequences of the preaching OF
the apostles, had their sins remitted; and
they who would not believe were declared
to lie under condemnation.
"a. Thomas" This was His Hebrew
name name and. and Didymgs ;, His Greek name;
them" This was one of the principal
causes Of the~unbelief of this apostle. He
should have been at his post with the
rest, then he would have seen and heard
Jesus, and would have received the bless
ings and encouragement that the others
received.
%: Except, / shall see." Thomas
would not believe the testimony of the
ten. apostles. He is most unreasonable
and obstinate in his unbelief II will not
believe" Thomas is so certain that it can
not be so that he is determined not to be
eony,inced; he will not accept ordinary
49, after eight days" One week from
that time on the next Lords day night.
Again they were met for religious worship
and this time Thomas was with them;
probably encouraged to be present by
what the other apostles had told him.
'Tson came Jesus" Jesus will always be
present with those who meet in His name.
27. Reach hither." Our Lord meets
him in His own language, and this was
rebuke to- Thomas, showing him taat
Jesus, though not present, knew all the
hard, unbelieving things he had said.
"But believing" There is evidence sufi-
cient 1t will be well for every one to heed
these words of Christ to Thomas; let US
''have faith in God"
2S. Thomas answered" Overwhelmed
with the the fact Of Christ's presence; he did
confess Thy divine knowledge and power
and PROSTATE myself before Thee as the
great God. Thomas was the first who
gave the title of God TO Jesus. The slow
hess of Thomas to believe ought to
strengthen our faith. The disciples wAre
cautious and accepted nothing that they
did not know was founded on fact.
29 "And yet have believed" The faith
Of Thomas would have been more pleas.
ing to Christ IL he had believed at once.
Let us receive the testimony of those who
have seen Him, remembering that there
are peculiar blessings in store for those
who have not seen and yet have believed.