The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-29
JESUS RISEN
DEAD
Sunday School LessOniO May 81. 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper

for Rev, l-lS.
EVENTS or THE RESURRECTION.
Tho earthquake. Matt N@ The nlghs
az the guard; Matt. SS. 4. ILLS. n
women reach the tomb. Matt. Isl, Mark
ISL. ?. Luke cal. John 9o.l The stone
found rolled away. Mark 1913. a. Luke
az. John COL. Mary Magdalene runs
and finds Peter and John: John N2 The
other women meet the angels: Matt -
81. Mark l6.5-S; Luke 2t-3-a The women
tell the apostles; Matt. 2>S, Luke Alo.
II. Peter and John visit the tomb: Luke
.4i2: John 20.s-lO. Jesus Is seen by Mary
Magdalene. Mark l6.s-il; John N.ll-ls
TlME-Sunday morning. April ,. A. II.
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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 l Pet. 1919, 20;
4:6. 10 Christ's preaching unto the
spirits in prison" "He descended into
hell" the famous sentence in the
Apostles Creed. means only that
Christ went 10 the abode OF the
dead. During that time our Saviour
had some gracious and helpful
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the departed. but what It 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 IL was dark. in the early
morning. that the disciples were 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" CLuke). 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. A notable evil
dence of the resurrection is the fact
that the disciples did not expect it,
and were convinced OF IL with diff
Guilty.
Peter and John, as soon as Mary
Magdalene told them the aston
fishing news. fastened 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 well along in years.
As yet they knew not the Scrip
ture." with its many prophecies OF
Christ's death and resurrection luke
24:25-27, 44). See especially Psa. 16:
10. Chris, had attempted TO in.
struct them in these matters Matt.
20.l7-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 W 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 1912, as he must
have been by his long agony.
Mary recognized Jesus by the voice
always the last 10 change. She heard
!. her name uttered with a wellremem
bered accent which recalls Galilee
Jesus. ended madness, passionate love
I a thousand hopes and fears, the beau
tiful and tragic history Of a lifetime'
One word leaps to her lips. one wore
alone is possible, uttered in owe
whelmed and rapturous surprise: Rab
: boni. Master.'"-W r. Dawson, ID. d
in this exquisite story. Pete
, promptly entering the sepulcher. ii
) faith; John outrunning Peter, hesitat
ing and peering in. is hope; Mar,
4 standing without and weeping. is love
, these three: and love ns."-Noah X
David. PhD.
Touch me not" Because probabl,
> by this time she had bowed down a
= his feet to worship him, and woul,
4 have taken hold of them, as the won
: en- in Matt. 2S:9. The verb primar
lily can TO fasten to. hence il implie
here. not a mere momentary touch, bu
a clinging to."-Prof. NJ. X. Vincent.
9 For | am not yet assembled to m,
Father /. To imply that, since HI
q had not yet withdrawn himself from
r earth. there would be time enough 70
a expressions OF affection, and she woul,
. not lose the opportunity by goinI
quickly o TO his brethren. the dis
ciples. with the glad news. 2. Sh,
need not touch him TO be assured tina
II was the same Christ. 3. She fel
that he had now returned according L
=, his promise TO be forever Will
them; but Jesus checks her witt
:. the assurance that much had yet [,
" happen before that."-Expos. Greel
= Test.
Matthew dwelfs chiefly on the ma
jesty. and glory OF the resurrec
ton. Mark insists upon II as
c fact. Luke treats It as a s~piritua
!. paraeoffv. and T,hn o.. a .~,nh,-.