The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-05
JESUS APPEARS !
TO THE APOSTLES |
Sunday School Lesson for june 2, 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper

God."-John POPS
RECORDED APPEARANCES OF
JESUS-First appearance of Jesus after
the resurrection, to Mary Magdalene:
Mark 1871; John POLLS. Second APP
perance, to the other women: Matt. 2S:
0, 10. Third appearance, to Peter: Luke
%:34. Fourth appearance, to two disciples
on the way to Emmaus Luke 24:l3-3l;
Mark 1912, 10. Fifth appearance, to ten
disciples, Thomas absent: Mark 1914:
Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25 Sixth APP
pearance, to the Eleven. including
Thomas John 2O:26-29. Seventh appear
ance after his resurrection. to seven
disciples by the Sea of Galilee: John 81:
1-25. Eighth appearance. to the Eleven on
a mountain in Galilee: Matt. 2S16-20;
Mark 16:15-lS. Ninth appearance to 500
at once: Cor. 1876 (perhaps the same
as ID Tenth appearance, to James: ]
Cor. 1871 Eleventh appearance, TO the
Eleven, on the Mount of Olives; the as
cension Luke 24A-53 Mark 1919 20;
Acts I'LL.
TIME.-The appearance to the ten dis
ciples and others was on Sunday evening,
April 8, A. D. 80. The appearance when
Thomas was present was on the following
Sunday, April 10.
PLACE.-In Jerusalem, probably the
upper room of the Last Supper Emmaus,
a village seven and half miles from
Jerusalem.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
We have seen how poorly prepared
were the disciples for Christ's resurrec.
ton, how slowly they believed, how
little they understood the meaning of
the great event The resurrection of
Jesus Christ is the turning point in
human time, changing it may be the
trend of divine eternity itself. 1t gives
US, first, certified Christianity, an &C
credited salvation; and secondly, it
gives us a present, living, communing
Saviour "-Boardman 1t was the main
purpose of Christ's appearances
through the 40 days between the resur-
iection on April 8 and the ascension
on May IS to teach his disciples what
this resurrection meant to them and
to 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 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 roes from the dead, rath-
er than that when he lay in the grave.
Our Sunday is therefore a standing
evidence of the reality of Christs 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
Maclaren, d. D. They were eating
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 duke 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.
Christs risen body was different from
the body he had before death. Il. Itcould
not have been no body, since it was
handled and ate food. 2. 1t was, in
some respects, the same body that had
been crucified, since it carried the
wounds of the cross, while the cruel
fed body had disappeared. 8. 1t was,
in some respects, changed body, for
it manifested powers which it had
never before manifested y. NJ.
Wilton, Pho. II appears and disap-
pears suddenly and mysteriously, and
can quickly move from one place TO
another. 1T can eat; but it no longer
needs to eat; ii can reveal itself in
one place, but is not bound to this one /
place. Van Oosslrzee.
Thomas doubt was met by our
Lords sixth appearance-one week |
later (the Eight days" including both |
Sundays, according to the Jewish |
mode of reckoning), in the same upper
room, and under quite the same cir |
cumstances. The closed doors, the !
myst S-ious entrance, the quiet opening |
address, repeat the first occurrence.
Thomas alone is addressed this time,
and hidden to test in his own way the |
reality of Chrst's body; land be not |
faithless, but believing"
Christ's reply to Thomas confession
has been called the last Beatitude."
Thomas believed, but only because he
had seen with his eyes: Blessed are
they that have not seen, and yet have
believed"
The first conclusion of the Gospel is |
with verses 80, 81. John might go Oh
Indefinitely, recording the wonderful
deeds and words of his Lord John 81:
25). He had written enough, however, |
to complete his purpose, the proof Of
the opening declaration of the book,
that 1.-The Word was God" and 1.-The
Word became flesh"
Practical Points.
The resurrection story teaches US
how ready is Christ to adapt himself
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