The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
JESUS RISEN FROM
THE DEAD
Sunday School Lesson Tor Dec. 10. 1906
Specially PREPARED for This Paper

PIACE-The resurrection was from
the tomb n q garden near near. Ga Iva a ans
was In Jerusalem and vicinity. -
PARALLEL S.-Mark lo.l-
IS: Luke 2il-36; John 2Ol-2S.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
vi. AT the end OF the sabbath"
Toward daybreak Sunday morning.
ITO see the sepulchre." Not only 10
try TO assuage their grief. as mourners
still are won't 10 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 Luke
%: Sc: PAID.
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 10 let his disciples in.
and show TO the world an empty tomb.
V. T. For fear of him. Any APP
pearance that is supernatural, or be-
lieved to lie sut. strikes fear TO the
hearts of men. The keepers" Mem
bers of the guard set here by Jews
with Pilates permission. Became as
lead men" Swooned into unconscious
ness.
V. s. Angel answered" To calm
their perplexity. he spoke these assur-
ing words Fear not We" Those
/ Who love Jesus have naught TO fear In
earth, heaven or hell. From Genesis
/ (15:D to Revelation Q:10 the Bible
rings with Fear not" Il know that
We 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 If
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 BOAT.
V. 7. 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. II represents the action as
already begun. There shall We see
him" What we may call Jesus Off
cial meetings with his friends all oc'
CURED in Galilee.
V. s. 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 lrst meeting
with Mary Magdalene
V. 10. BE not afraid" OF Fear
not" Jesus repeats the angels exhor
tation. and addresses the commission
he had given. MY brethren. To this
high and holy relationship the risen
Lord calls his friends.
V. II. while they we're going AZ
the time when the women were or
their way. Some OF the watcf
(guardD came 10 the city" Not al
could leave the place at one time un
Ill released by their superior officer
but the stunned watchmen had recov
, cred their senses enough to dispatcf
some OF their number to make repor
, Of the extraordinary occurrence
.Sbewed (told) ALL" They re
, ported the earthquake and angelic VI
! sion-all that had come under thei
} observation
" ~ They" The chief priests
! who felt their own ruin was sure !
+ this story got abroad. Assemblies
] with the elders" Possibly meetini
Of the Sanhedrim. but more probabl
D bv secret call. the leading participant
in the recent trial Of Jesus wer
brought together. Gave large money.
They bribed the Roman soldiers Z
, keep what had occurred secret, an
tell in its stead a story which the
1 fabricated in a hurry and wfthou
proper care to render IL credible
. V. 10. Say we, His disciples cam
r by night and stole him away while W
e slept" It was well they we've nc
n cross-questioned on this tale.
8 V. IA. I'VE will persuade him. an
n secure you" By brides and threat
d such as they were well practiced |
r using-they would manage Plate an
it deter him from carrying out the la
e which required him to put TO deaf
e guards found sleeping on duty.
II Practical Points.
o V. 1. We now can look upon N
Is graves OF our friends with composur
for we know that their release ther
from and reunion with us are sure
u / Cor. 1855, 81
ir v. 2. We. too. should rejoice TO
IF Gods servants 10 roll away y
n stones from the pathway of others
n Heb. 1913.
d V. s. JOY without fear have tho
T. loving hearts which see the ever-pre
Z. ent Jesus.-John 1922.
lie V. O. Jesus always brings goo
cheer. He longs TO Danish evevy clol
from, oach haarf Phil A.