Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-28
JESUS RISEN
FROM THEE DEAD
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verses Is, i6
GOLDEN TExr.-'T am he that llvssh.
and was dead: and. behold. I am allvs
for evermore."-Rev. lis
EVENTS OF THE RESURRECTION
The earthquake Matt. ss.a The night
/ OF the guard: Matt S:3, 4, Ills The
women reach the tomb: Matt. 2s:I: Mark
| 1871, 3; Luke 2i:i; John 20.l. The stone
found rolled away; Mark 1913. Z: Luke
N:2: John SOL Mary Magdnieno runs
and finds Peter and John. John O:a The
other women meet the angels: Matt. %:
81; Mark 1865: Luke s4:a-s The women
tell the apostles: Matt. 2s.S; Luke 2i:i0.
H. Peter and John visit the tomb: Luke
| et:is: John 20:3-i0 Jesus II seen by Mary
Magdnlcne; Mark i6.a-ii: John e1:ii-M
TlME.-Sunday morning. April .. A. ID.
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PLACE.-The tomb In 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 3:1s, 20:
4:6, to Chrlst's preaching unto the
spirits IN prison" He descended into
he'll" 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 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 1t 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 womens report seemed idle
talk Nuke). 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 eyi.
dence of the resurrection Is the fact
that the disciples did not expect IL,
and were convinced Of 1t with din.
Guilty
Peter and John, as soon as Mary
Magdalene told them the aston.
ishing news. hastened 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 It's many prophecies OF
Christ's death and resurrection luke
24:25-27, Az. See especially Pisa. Is:
10. Christ had attempted to in.
struct them in these matters Matt.
2O: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 up at his face but only at his gar.
ments. which, as the soldiers had his
own clothes, we're probably the
simple dress Of a gardener; and in
addition, Jesus himself was altered in
appearance MARX 1919, 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,
thousand hopes and fears, the beau.
tiful and tragic history OF a llfetlmel
One word leaps to her lips, one word
alone Is possible. uttered In over.
whelmed and rapturous surprise: 'Rab.
boni. Mastet!' w. +. 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
ass ANSN W "ctoAAp h4llt anu WDulQ
have taken hold of them. as the WON.
en- In Matt 1859. The verb primar.
lily means 10 fasten 70. hence II implies
here. not a mere momentary touch, but
clinging to."-Prof. NJ. r. Vincent.
For am not yet assembled TO my
Father" /. 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
ciplss, with the glad news. 2. She
need not touch him 70 be assured that
Il was the same Christ 3. 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
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