The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-04-04
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL 7.

was in the tomb part OF Friday. all day
Saturday and part of Sunday, which was
called three days according to JEWISH
reckoning He arose very early IN I'll Ihe
morning on the first day of the week. Inc
manner of the reuniting OF Christs soul
and body in His resurrection Is mystery
one of the secret things that docs not be-
Iono to us The first company of women
were three: Mary Magdalene, Mary the
mother of James and Salome, the mother
of the beloved disciple, John. They be-
gan their Journey to the sepulchre before
dawn. reaching the place at sunrise. At
the appearance of the angel the Roman
guards were so frightened that they tell
as dead men, and it would seem that they
fed from the tomb before the women
came. very early in the morning Ihey
came at the earliest moment after. their
Sabbath. They probably left their homes
in different parts of the city at different
times. some OF them reaching the tomb
at sunrise. So, in our service of love tor
Christ. we ought to come early IN the
morning of life before we have wasted our
energies in SIM Bringing the spices:
| Powdered aromatic substances and fluid
perfumes appear to have been used IN
laying out the dead body for burial. Ihey
proposed to apply these spices to HIS BODY
| to keep it from putrefaction, which is an
| OIDeT pEOOI kIldb NIlSy NAu NV
| to rise again.
Q "The stone rolled away. As the
women journeyed they questioned who
should roll away the stone, but when they
reached the tomb they discovered the
stone was rolled aYav. The tomb was
cut in the side of rock, like cave, large
enough for several persons to enter. The
entrance was protected by stone, some,
times round, like large milestone. rolled
in front of the opening. The difficulty
was serious one. for the stone was very
large Mark I6: ~; covering an aperture
of at least three or four feet in height and
two or three in breadth, and it would
take two or three men to move it. Some
times duty seems impossible, but as we 60
on obedientlv the difficulty vanishes, as
it did before these women:
8. "They entered in" Mary Magdalene
seems to have been in advance of the rest
and only looked in John 20: u; the 9th
ers entered. Found not the body" The
tomb could not hold Christ. The empty
grave was the boundary line between the
old dispensation and the new. The sub
limest expectations of the Old Testament
were now fulfilled in the resurrection of
Christ.
4. Much perplexed." They did not
know what to do or where to go. Their
thought was, "They have taken away the
Lord: and we know not where they have
laid Him" 1.-TWO men" Angels, Matt.
%: 5. Matthew speaks of but one. the
speaks of him as a young man. Shining
garments" Matthew says his countenance
was like lightning and his raiment white
as snow The raiment was embematlcal
of the glad tidings which the angels came
to announce, ana also of purity and fel-
lowship with God. Rev, 3: 4, 5;
5. -'They were afraid" 1t is no Won
der that the women were afraid: Mat
thew says that through fear the keepers
"They." The angels. Said" why
seek We the living among the dead:' 1t
admits of doubt whether the Greek ex-
preston here would not have been more
literally rendered. "the living one'-the
great source of life, the life of the world:
G. "He is-risen" He was crucifed-
but is risen. Instead of amounting Him
as dead they may rejoice in His being
alive from the dead. Death hath no more
dominion over Him. The resurrection
morn was time of gladness to the disci-
PIES of Jesus. 1t brought ID JOY, (2) vic
tory. (3) faith. az hope. 1t is the true
comfort of all believers. How mournfuliy
do the women go TO the tomb, but how
joyfully do they return. The risen Christ
is the remedy for every trouble; His res
direction is the pledge of ours. But that
which causes rejoicing on the part OF some
will bring CONSERVATION and despair to
Others. The proofs of the resurrection are
ample ]. He appeared frequently at DIFF
ferent times and places to many. .. The
apostles believed it so fully that they
based their hope of eternal life upon it.
3. They were completely transformed af-
ter the resurrection and attested their
faith by their own death. 4. The very
existence of the Christian church and its
power for good in the world ;. The
spiritual life put in the hearts OF His peo-
pie (Rom. s: 1.-THE fact that He saves
men and makes His promises good to
alive from the dead Remember" Call
to mind what you have forgotten in your
sorrow over His death. I'm Galilee." This
was their home (chap. %: So, and nearly
a. year before He had told of His coming
death.
7. Saying" See chap. 9: %, A, As;
ls: 3l-33; Matt. l6: 81 "Rise again"
Jesus had tried to impress them with this
truth in order to comfort them in the
hour of their great sorrow, but they failed
to comprehend its meaning.
Matthew says the angel told them to 60
quickly and tell His disciples that He was
risen, and that they departed quickly with
fear and great joy, and did run to bring
the disciples word
10. MARY Magdalene." She was a ma
tive of Magdala, a town on the Sea of
Galilee, and was foremost among the hon
orable women who ministered unto Christ
and His disciples. being especially devoted
to Christ for His mercy in casting out
from her seven evil spirits Luke 3d., 8.
There is no evidence that she was ever a
bad character. Joanna" Wife of Chuza,
the steward of Herod Antipas (chap. s:
81, and hence a woman of some influence
and wealth "Mary, the mother of
James" Called James the Less to distin-
] e,,;ch him from Iames the brother Of