Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-04
JESUS APPEARS
TO THE APOSTLES
spseIalIy Prsparod iOr ThIs Papsr
Sunday School Lesson iOr Juns7 :. 100

the resurrection, to Mary Magdalene;
Mark is:s.iI: John so:il.is Second ap-
perRnce. to the other women Matt 2:
.. 10. Third appearance. to Peter: Luke
AA Fourth appearance. TO two disciples
on tho way to EmmRuH: Luke A:l3-Sl;
Mark 1914, iS. Fifth appearance. TO ten
| diaciplea. Thomas absent. Mark is:lt;
Luke el3S-42: John 9O:1S-25. Sixth APP
pearnnce. to the Eleven. including
Thomas: John so:2s-es Seventh appear
ance after his resurrection, to seven
| disciples by the Sea OF Gaiilee: John II:
| i-25 Eighth appearance. TO the Eleven on
| n mountain in Galilee: Matt. S:l6-2O;
| Mark i6:i5-iG Ninth appearance, to 500
Rt once; Cor. 1876 tporhaps the same
| rs IL. Tenth appearance, to James: l
| Cor. ib1. Eleventh appearance, TO the
| Eleven. on the Mount OF Olives: the as
cenHion; Luke 2A:H-55: Mark 1913. %:
| Acts l:i-u.
TIME The appearance 20 the ten dis
| ciples and others was on Sunday evening,
| April 9. \. ID. o. The appearance when
Thomas was present was on the following
Sunday. April i6.
PLACE.-In Jerusalem. probably the
upper room OF the Last supper. EmmRus,
a village seven and a half miles from
| Jerusalem.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
We have seen how poorly prepared
were the disciples for ChrIst's resurrec.
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little they understood the meaning OF
the great event, The resurrection of
Jesus Christ is the turning point In
human time. changing II may be the
trend OF divine eternity itself. II gives
US, first, certified Christianity. an ac.
credited salvation: and, secondly. Il
gives US a present, living. communing
Saviour. .'-Boardman II vas the main
purpose OF Christ's appearances
through the 40 days between the resur.
rection on April and the ascension
ON May IS TO teach his disciples what
this resurrection meant TO them and
10 the world, that It might become the
power OF their preaching In all lands.
The risen Lord first appeared to his
assembled disciples on the evening of
Easter day, the resurrection Sunday
For a time the Christians observed
both the Jewish Sabbath and this
FIRST day OF the week." but when
Obliged to choose between the two.
they naturally settled upon the day
when Christ rocs 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
, Jews they dared to assemble; they
were timid, for they barred themselves
: In for fear of the Jews. '"-Alexander
, their evening meal together Mark
, with what sad thoughts Of the meal
: eaten with their Lord only two days
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 the two from Emmaus were tell.
ing their joyful story when the risen
, Lord appeared in the room and was
|. at once recognized by the company.
Christ's risen body was different from
!. the body he had before death. Il. II could
, not have been no body, sInce it was
! handled and ate food. 2. II was. in
, some respects, the same body that had
!. been cruclfied, since II carried the
wounds Of the cross. while the cruel
fed body had disappeared. 3. II was
in some respects, a changed body, foI
It manifested powers which II had
never before manifested" y. NJ
Wilton, Ph.D. II appears and disap
4 pears suddenly and mysteriously. and
5 can quickly move from one place tC
= smother. 1T can eat; but II no longer
needs to eat; II can reveal itself In
one place. but is not bound to this one
r place."-van oosterEee.
. Thomas doubt was met by ouI
= Lords sixth appearance-one weel
K later Cthe eight days" including botf
, Sundays, according to the Jewist
! mode of reckoningl, in the same uppel
d room, and under quite the same cir
L cumstances. The closed doors, tbs
mysterious entrance. the quiet openinl
- address. repeat the FIRST occurrence
Thomas alone Is addressed this time
and hidden TO test In his own way th'
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 h
had seen with his eyes: Blessed arr
!, they that have not seen. and yet hav'
believed"
. The first conclusion Of the Gospel Il
y with verses 80. 81. John might so Of
~ indefinitely. recording the wonderful
deeds and words OF his Lord John 2l
4 25l. He had written enough, however
ii 20 complete his purpose, the proof o
n the opening declaration OF the book
! that "the Word was God" and ''th
4 Word became flesh"
b Practical Points.
The resurrection story teaches u
how ready Is Christ to adapt himsel
10 varying human needs and cond