The Tupelo journal., 1908-05-29
JESUS RISEN
FROM DEAD
Sunday School Lessoni for May 81.
Specially Prepared for This Paper

GOLDEN TENT am he that liveth,
and was dead; and. behold, l am alive
for evermore." Rev. lis.
EVENTS OF THE RESURRECTION.
The earthquakes: Matt. 2S:2. The flight
of the guard: Matt. 2S.3, 4, Ills. The
women reach the tomb: Matt. 2S:1; Mark
1871. 2; Luke 24:1; John 2o:1. The stone
found rolled away: Mark 1873. 4; Luke
A:2; John 20:1. Mary Magdalene runs
and finds Peter and John: John 20:2. The
other women meet the angels: Matt. IS:
81; Mark 1858; Luke 24:3-9. The women
tell the apostles: Matt. 2S:S; Luke 24:10,
ii. Peter and John visit the tomb: Luke
24:12: John 20:3-10. Jesus Is seen by Mary
Magdalene: Mark 1871: John 20:11-1s.
TlME.-Sunday morning, April 9, A. c.
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 l 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 II 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 it 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" 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. A notable evil
dence of the resurrection is the fact
that the disciples did not expect it,
n were convinced OF it with diff.
Guilty.
Peter and John, as soon as Mary
Magdalene told them the aston
ishing news, fastened to lnvesti-
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
ooth 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 duke
24:25-27, 44). See especially Pisa. 16:
III. Christ had attempted to in.
struct them in these matters Matt.
2O:17-19), 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
WI clothes, were probably the
simple dress of a gardener; and in
addition, Jesus himself was altered in
appearance Mark 1912, as he must
nave beer by his long agony.
Mary recognized Jesus by the voice.
always the last to change. She heard
her name uttered with a 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
by this time she had bowed down at
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 it implies
here. not a mere momentary touch, but
a clinging to."-Prof. NJ. r. Vincent.
For | am not yet assembled to nv
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
it 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
| Test.
Matthew dwells chiefly on the ma
jesty and glory of the resurrec-
ton. Mark insists upon it as a
fact. Luke treats it as a spiritual
necessity; and John as a touchstone
of character Rev. G.. H. Morrison.
Christ left the material body and
rose into the spiritual world that we
might the more really and effectively
touch him and enjoy his presence.
The resurrection of Jesus is the snf.