The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-13
JESUS RISEN FROM
THE DEAD
Sunday School Lesson Tor Dec. i6. 1906
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

LESSON TEXT.-Matt. 2s1-i5 Memory
'eSJ GoIpES TExT-"He is risen. even
as he said Matt. 1856
TIME.-Jesus rose from the dead sun
day, morning, April q "A: d; 80 from
the tomb in a garden near Calvary. The
home OF the disciples during the 40 days
was pARAEi n Jerusalem eT%cee9odNTsMark e9d 1s
10: Luke 24l-s6; John 2O1-23.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
vi. AT the end of the sabbath
Toward daybreak Sunday morning.
ITO see the sepulchre." Not only to
try to assuage their grief, as mourners
still are wont to do, by drawing as
near as possible to the beloved form OF
the departed One. but also to apply to
the body spices which they had pre-
pared for its further embalming Uuke
%: Sc: 24:D.
V. 2. "A great earthquake" This
was merely a local disturbance. and
occurred before the woman reached
the place. "An angel rolled
back the stone" This, not to let our
Lord out, but to let his disciples in.
and show to the world an empty tomb.
V. 4. For fear of him" Any ap-
pearance that is supernatural, or be-
lieved to be such, strikes fear to the
hearts of men. The keepers" Mem.
bers of the guard set here by Jews
with Pilates permission. Became as
dead men" Swooned into unconscious.
ness.
V. s. Angel answered" To calm
their perplexity. he spoke these assur-
ing words. Fear not yet" Those
who love Jesus have naught to fear In
earth. heaven or hell. From Genesis
G5:D to Revelation G:1O the Bible
rings with Fear not" II know that
ye seek Jesus" Holy angels know
and rejoice over those who love Jesus
and are eager to comfort them.
We. He is risen. as he said" Jesus
had plainly foretold his resurrection
the third day. But while enemies rec
objected this. his friends seemed as II
they never had heard It. The strong.
est evidence of Jesus resurrection
were required and given, so that our
faith in the living Christ rests upon
the most fully proved fact of all his.
tory Come, see the place" See
John 3O:4.7
V. Z. Tell his disciples" So that
their sorrow may be turned into Joy.
Peter was mentioned by name MARK.
"He goeth before you into Galilee. "
The going before is in the sense of
leading. 1t represents the action as
already begun. There shall ye see
him What we may call Jesus Off
,cial meetings with his friends all oc-
curred In Galilee.
vs.. Departed quickly" They
obeyed at once Fear and great joy
Their awe was not gone but with II
indescribable JOY contended for mas
terry of their hearts.
V.9. AS they went" In what he
now relates Matthew summarizes all
of Jesus appearances to the women
Mark and John tell of a first meeting
with Mary Magdalene
V. 10. BE not afraid" or Fear
not" Jesus repeats the angels eXhd'
tation, and addresses the commission
he had given. My brethren" To this
high and holy relationship the riser
LORD calls MS lflendS'
". II. while they were going" A
the time when the women were OF
their way. Some Of the watcl
(guard) came to the city," Not al
could leave the place at one time un
til released by their superior officer
but the stunned watchmen had recoy
cred their senses enough to dispatcl
some Of their number to make repor
of the extraordinary occurrence
Showed (told) all" They RI
ported the earthquake and angelic v
sion-all that had come under thei
observation srsa ,--
~. IL. They The chief priests
who felt their own ruin was sure,
this story got abroad. Assemble
with the elders" Possibly meetin
of the Sanhedrim, but more probabl
by secret call, the leading participant
in the recent trial Of Jesus wei
brought together Gave large money
They bribed the Roman soldiers
keep what had occurred a secret, ar
tell in it's stead a story which thu
fabricated III hurry anu "i'ho
proper care to render II credible.
V. 10. Say ye, His disciples can
by night and stole him away while
silent" II was well they were n
cross-questioned on this tale.
V. IA. I'VE will persuade him, al
secure you" By bribes and threa
such as they were we'll practiced
using-they would manage PLATE a
deter him from carrying out the Ii
which required him to put TO dea
guards found sleeping on duty.
Practical Points.
v. 1. We now can look upon
graves of our friends with composu
for we know that their release the
from and reunion with us are sure
Cor. 1850, o.
V. 2. We, too. should rejoice to
Gods servants to roll away
stones from the pathway of others
Heb. 1913.
V. s. Joy without fear have thu
loving hearts which see the ever-pr
ent Jesus.-John 1922.
V. 0. Jesus always brings 90
cheer. He longs to Danish every Gle
from each heart.-Phil. 4:4
V. l2. Futile are their wisest pli
who league themselves against Goo
lisa. $40.