The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-28
JESUS RISEN
FROM THEDEAD
Sunday School Lesson for May 81. 1908
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| LESSON TEXT.-John 2O1-1S. Memory
| verses Is, IS.
| GOLDEN TENT am he that liveth,
and was dead and, behold, l am alive
| for evermore." Rev. lis.
| EVENTS OF THE RESURRECTION.
The earthquake: Matt. 49,. The flight
of the guard: Matt. 2S:3, 4, Ills. The
| women reach the tomb: Matt. 2S:1; Mark
| l6:f,@-; Luke 2i:1; John 201. The stone
| found rolled away: Mark 1873. 4; Luke
| 24:2; John 20:1. Mary Magdalene runs
| and finds Peter and John: John 2O:2 The
other women meet the angels: Matt Is:
| ST; Mark 1868; Luke 4:3-9. The women
| tell the apostles: Matt. 2S:S; Luke 4:1O,
| II. Peter and John visit the tomb: Luke
4:12; John 2O:3-1O. Jesus is seen by Mary
Magdaene: Mark 1921; John 2011-lS.
| 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 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 Creed, 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 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 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" Uuke). 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 it with diff
Guilty.
Peter and John, as soon as Mary
Magdalene told them the aston
ishing 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 young man and
Peter was well along in years.
"As yet they knew not the Scrip
ture," with it's many prophecies of
Christs death and resurrection Nuke
24:25-27, 44. See especially Pisa. Is:
10. 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
own clothes, were probably the
simple dress of gardener; and in
addition, Jesus himself was altered in
appearance Mark 16:12), 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 a well-remem.
bered accent which recalls Galilee.
Jesus, ended madness, passionate love,
a thousand hopes and fears, the bear
tiful and tragic history of 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.
I'm 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.
|
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 mere momentary touch, but
a clinging to.'-Prof. M. r. Vincent.
For l am not yet assembled 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, :.ad 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 3. She felt
that he had now returned according to
his DrOniiSe to ha forever with