Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-06-04
JESUS APPEARS
TO THE APOSTLES
Sunday School Lesson for Juns7 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper

and Sald unto MIN: MY LORD ana my
RECORDED APPEARANCES OF
JESUS.-Iirst appearance OF Jesus after
| the resurrection, to Mary Magdalene:
Mark 1G:9-1l; John 20.1l-ls. Second ap-
perance, to the other women: Matt. %:
0, 49, Third appearance, to Peter: Luke
2:34. Fourth appearance. to two disciples
on the way to Emmau Luke 2:l3-3l;
Mark 1912. 10. Fifth appearance, to ten
disciples, Thomas absent: Mark 1914;
Luke 24:36-43; John 2O:l9-2j. Sixth ap-
! p%earance, to the Eleven, including
Thomas: John 2O:2G-2s. Seventh appear
ance after his resurrection, to seven
disciples by the Sea OF Galilee: John 81:
los. Eighth appearance. to the Eleven on
a mountain in Galilce: Matt. 2s:16-2o;
Mark 1G:15-1s. Ninth appearance, to 600
at once: / Cor. 1876 tperhaps the same
as II.). Tenth appearance. to James: !
Cor. 1861 Eleventh appearance. to the
Eleven, on the Mount of Olives; the as.
'ension: Luke 2i:4i-53; Mark 1919. 20:
Acts I'LL.
TIME-The appearance to the ten dis
| ciples and others was on Sunday evenihg.
,pril 9, a.. u. 80. The appearance when
Thomas was present was on the following
sunday. April l6.
PLACE.-In Jerusalem, probably the
upper room " ,he Last Supper. Emmaus.
a village even and a half miles from
Jerusalem.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
We have seen how poorly prepared
were the disciples for Christ's resurrec.
ton, how slowly they believed. how
little they understood the meaning Of
the great event. "The resurrection Of
Jesus Christ is the turning point In
human time, changing 1t may be the
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us, first. a certified Christianity, an &C
,redited salvation; and. secondly, IT
gives us a present. living, communing
Saviour "-Boardman 1t was the main
purpose Of Chr'st's appearances
through the 40 days between the resur.
ection on April 8 and the ascension
IN May IS to teach his disciples what
his resurrection meant to them and
o the world, that It might become the
over of their preaching in all lands
The risen Lord first appeared to his
assembled disciples on the evening OF
.aster day, the resurrection Sunday
tor a time the Christians observed
both the Jewish Sabbath and this
first day Of the week." but when
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they naturally settled upon the day
when Christ roes from the dead, rath.
er than that when he lay in the grave.
Our Sunday Is therefore a standing
evidence Of the reality Of Christ's res.
direction.
The disciples were perhaps in the
same upper room in Jerusalem where
they had eaten the Lords Supper.
They were brave, for in spite of the
1cws they dared to assemble; they
we're timid, for they barred themselves
In for fear OF the Jews Alexander
Maclaren, d. ID. They were eating
their evening meal together Mark
with what sad thoughts of the mea,
eaten with their Lord only two day.
before!
The eleven disciples were there,
except Thomas, who had ZAP.
parently thrown away all hope
Cambridge Bible. Other disciples
were also present (Luke 24:33),
and tho two from Emmaus were tell
ing their joyful story when the risen
LOrd appeared in the room and was
at once recognized by tho company.
Christ's risen body was different from
the body he had before death. Il. II could
not have beer no body, since It was
handled and ate food. q. 1t was, In
some respects, the same body that had
been crucifed, since 1t carried the
wounds of the cross while the cruel
fed body had disappeared. 3. 1t was
In some respects, a changed body, foi
1t manifested powers which 1t had
before manifested."- u. M
Wilton. Pho. 1t appears and disap
pears suddenly and mysteriously, and
an quickly move from n place t.
another. 1T can eat; but 1t no longer
needs to eat; 1t can reveal itself In
n place, but Is not bcund to this one
2lace."-Van Oosterzee.
Thomas doubt vas met by ouI
Lords sixth appearance-one weei
later (the eight days" including bott
Sundays, according to the Jewish
mode OF reckoning), in the same upper
room, and under quite the same cir
cumstances. The closed doors, the
mysterious entrance, the quiet opening
address, repeat the first occurrence
Thomas alone Is addressed this time
and hidden to test In his own way the
reality of Chrst's body; "and be no,
faithless, but believing"
Christ's reply to Thomas confession
has been called "the last Beatitude.'
Thomas believed, but only because ht
had seen with his eyes: blessed are
they that have not seen, and yet have