The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-28
JESUS TISEN
FROM TI-LDEAD
Sunday School Lesson for May 81. 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper


verses 49, 16.
GOLDEN TENT am he that liveth,
and was dead: and, behold, I am alive
for evermore. REV. lis.
EVENTS OF THE RESURRECTION.
The earthquake. Matt. 2s:2. The flight
Of the guard: Matt 2s3, 1, u-15. The
women reach the tomb: Matt. 2S:1; Mark
1871, 2; Luke 241; John 201. The stone
found rolled away: Mark 1913, 4; Luke
A:2: John 201. Mary Magdalene runs
and finds Peter and John. John 2O2 The
other women meet the angels: Matt. 2S:
81; Mark 1858; Luke A:3-9 The women
tell the apostles: Matt 2s:s: Luke 24:1O.
II. Peter and John visit the tomb Luke
A:12; John 20:3-10. Jesus is seen by Mary
Magdalene: Mark 1911; John 2O:l1-1S.
TIME.-Sunday morning, April 9. A. ID.
30.
PLACE.-The tomb in a garden near
Calvary. The houses in Jerusalem where
the disciples were staying, especially that
where John and Mary. and perhaps
Peter. abode.
The Stay in the Tomb.-We have only
the obscure reference in 1 Pet. 3:19, 20:
4:6, to Christ's preaching unto the
spirits in prison" "He descended into
hell" the famous sentence In the
Apostles Greed. means only that
Christ went to the abode OF the
dead. During that time our Saviour
had some gracious and helpful
message to proclaim to the souls OF
the departed, but what 1t was we are
not told.
The probable order Of events on
Easter morning is indicated above
That there should be some confusion
In the accounts is natural; when we re.
member that II was dark, In the early
morning, that the disciples we're in
different parts OF the city and came
at different times to the tomb, that
they had no clocks or watches, and
that their minds were amazed and be-
wildered. The very fact that slight
discrepancies exist In the narratives
proves that they are the honest rec.
ords OF Independent Witnesses.
The women's report seemed idle
talk" Luke). The Gospel writer's
show their honesty in relating things
discreditable to themselves What bet
ter proof can there be OF candor?''-
Prof. George p. Fisher. notable evi.
dence Of the resurrection is the fact
that the disciples did not expect II,
and were convinced OF Il with diff.
Guilty.
Peter and John, as soon az Mary
Magdalene told them the aston
ishing news, hastened to investi-
gate. They were perhaps staying to-
gether, and Mary, the mother of
Jesus. was probably in the same house.
In their great eagerness, they ran
both together: and the other disciple
John, who always refers to himself in
some modestly obscure way) outran
Peter for he was a young man and
Peter was we'll along in years.
"As yet they knew not the Scrip
ture," with its many prophecies OF
Christ's death and resurrection Guke
24:25-27, 44. See especially Psa. 16:
10. Christ had attempted to in
struct them in these matters Matt
20:17-l9), but they needed the actual
fact to impress his teachings upon
their minds.
Mary did not recognize Jesus at
once, because her vision was blurred
with tears; she was not at all expect.
ing to see him; probably she did not
look up at his face but only at his gar.
ments, which, as the soldiers had his
own clothes, were probably the
simple dress of a gardener; and in
addition, Jesus himself was altered in
| appearance Mark 1919, as he must
have been by his long agony.
Mary recognized Jesus by the voice
always the last to change. She heard
her name uttered with well.remem.
bered accent which recalls Galilee,
Jesus, ended madness, passionate love,
a thousand hopes and fears, the beau.
tiful and tragic history of a lifetime!
One word leaps to her lips, one word
alone is possible, uttered in over
whelmed and rapturous surprise: 'Rab.
boni, Master! w. F. Dawson, d. d.
'In this exquisite story, Peter
promptly entering the sepulcher, is
faith; John outrunning Peter, hesitat.
ing and peering in, is hope; Mary
standing without and weeping, is love;
these three; and love wins. Noah X.
David, Ph.D.
Touch me not" Because probably
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his feet to worship him, and would
have taken hold of them, as the wom-
en- In Matt. 2S:9. THE verb primar.
lily means to fasten to, hence 1t implies
here. not a mere momentary touch, but
a clinging to."-Prof. M. r. Vincent.
For am not yet ascended to my
Father" l. To imply that since he
had not yet withdrawn himself from
earth, there would be time enough for
expressions Of affection, and she would
not lose the opportunity by going
quickly now to his brethren, the dis
ciples, with the glad news. 2. She
need not touch him to be assured that
1t was the same Christ. 8. She felt
that he had now returned according to
his promise to be forever with
them; but Jesus checks her with
the assurance that much had yet to
happen before that"-Expos. Greek
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