The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-17

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walk to Emmaus. Luke as.ls-I5
Appearance to DiscipIes.......Ma Mark ls IA
appearance to Disciples. Luke z4:3s-ss
aPpearahcs TO Eleven. Matt 2s:i6-20
appearance 10 Eleven. Mark l6:li-ls
APpsarance to Eleven.... Luke "a :s4-5s
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PLACE.-A private garden near Calvary.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Jesus died about the middle OF the aft
ernoon of Friday. April Z, and two prom
lnent men. Joseph of Arimathaea and
Nlcoaemus, who had always esteemed
Jesus highly, but who had never reused
themselves to do for Him till Il was too
late, saw to His burial that same after
noon in a new rock-hewn sepuIcher.
The resurrection occurred ION the third
day., or after three days" We must
remember that our narrators were Jews
ana that the Jews always counted each
part OF a day as day. The last part of
Friday afternoon was counted as one
oi the three days, the sabbath (Satur-
day), which began at sunset Friday
hlsht' was the second, and from that
time on till Sunday morning when Jesus
rose, the third.
AS 1t began to dawn toward the first
day OF the week." Jesus had been hast
lily buried on Friday because II could
not be done after sunset, when the great
sabbath OF the feast was supposed to
begin. Even those who loved Jesus re-
NAMED away from the tomb during
that day, but came with the dawning
light OF Sunday. Mary Magdalene:"
Who owed Jesus great debt of graft
tude. The other Mary" The mother
OF James the Less and Joses. Other
women also came with them, or at least
all met at the same place on the same
errand- They brought spices for the
final embalming. There was a great
earthquake" etc: The fact of the re-
surrection is one OF the best attested
facts of history; the manner Of it will
always remain a mystery. "The watch
ers; The guard stationed at the tomb
at the request Of the chief priests to
guard against imposture Matt 27:s2-
CO..
Fear not ye:" We have only to
imagine ourselves in the places of these
women to realize that the reassuring
words were necessary. Come. see the
place." At such time as this. IL ever.
one would want to see with his own eyes.
The women saw: And go tell
| His disciples" Mark adds. "and Peter" 4"
| Remember Peters desertion of the Mas
ter. his profane denial and also his bit
ter sorrow. What he Believed to be un-
| dying remorse had settled upon him.
This message was to make a change in
his life. He goeth before you into
Galilee; there shall We see Him." 1t
was in Galilee that Jesus had found His
disciples. Think of the reunion there.
with the struggle past and the victory
wont
with fear and great joy" Almost
stunned by what they had seen and
heard, and not knowing whether they
were dreaming or awake. but excited
| by news almost too good to be true" {"
Tell My brethren" 1t was the risen
Son Of God who was speaking, and the
word He used to these ordinary weak
men was brethren. Jesus thought now.
as ever before. was for others Heknew
that His friends were dumb with despair
over what seemed to be the end both
of their hope and their faith.
| When the startling and wholly un-
expected news reached the chief priests.
a hurried meeting of the Sanhedrin was
| called. II anyone had questioned
whether the religious machine" may
not perhaps have been misguided, but
still doing what 1t believed to be in the
interest of true religion. this Scene set
ties it. They gave much money unto
| the soldiers" What spectaclei These
| pious men. the defenders of what was
left of Israel's religion. bribing guard
Of Roman soldiers to lie about what had
| happened at the tomb. "Stole Him away
while we slept" 1.-THE report to be set
abroad assumes that there is a fact
to be explained-the disappearance of
the body. The lie is suicidal /;
one half destroys the other. Sleeping
sentinels could not know what had hap
pened."-Bruce "If this come to the
| governors ears, we will persuade him: "
The chief priests knew the power both OF