The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-05
JESUS APPEARS
TO THE APOSTLES
Sunday School Lesson Tor June 7. 1870
Specially Prepared for This Paper

LESSON TExT.-John 20:1s-31. Memory
verses 10. %.
GOLDEN TExT.-"Thomas answered
and said unto him: My Lord and my
God John POPS.
RECORDED APPEARANCES OF
JESUS.-First appearance OF Jesus after
the resurrection, to Mary Magdalene:
Mark 1911; John 20:1l-1s. Second APP
perance. to the other women: Matt. q:
9, 10. Third appearance, to Peter: Luke
A:a. Fourth appearance, to two disciples
on the way to Emmaus: Luke 2+:l3-31;
Mark 1912, 10. Fifth appearance. to ten
disciples, Thomas absent: Mark 1914;
Luke 4:3G-43; John 2O:19-25. Sixth APP
pearance. to the Eleven, including
Thomas: John 2O:2s-2s. Seventh appear
ance after his resurrection, to seven
disciples by the Sea OF Galilee: John n:
l-25. Eighth appearance. to the Eleven on
a mountain in Galilee: Matt. ~2s:i6-20;
Mark 16:l5-18. Ninth appearance. to 500
at once: / Cor. 1876 perhaps the same
as III Tenth appearance. TO James:n1
Cor. 1851. Eleventh appearance. to the
Eleven. on the Mount OF Olives; the as
cension: Luke ,~24:+4-53, Mark 1913. 20:
| Acts 1:1-11.
TIME.-The appearance to the ten die
L.oipies and others was on Sunday evening.
April 3, A. d. 20. The appearance When.
Thomas was present was on the folio wing
Sunday. April 1s..-. -., -.-..
PLACE.-In Jerusalem. probably the
upper room Of the Last supper. Emmaus,
la Village seven and "a half miles from
Jerusalem. wr~-r.
b.; Comment and Suggestive Thought.
We have SEEN how poorly prepared
were the disciplesfor Christ's resurrec.i
aioHS how slowly they believed. how
little they Understood the meaning of
ythe great event. 9The resurrection of
sIasus Christ is the turning point in
human time, changing it may be the
trend of divine eternity Itself. 1t gives
us, first, a ,certified Christianity, an ac-
credited salvation; and, secondly. 1t
gives US a present., living, committing
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1t was the main
purpose of Christs appearances
through the 40 days between the resur-
rection on April q and the ascension
on May IS to teach his disciples what
this resurrection meant to them and
to the world, that IL 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 theeJewish Sabbath. and this
first day of the week. but when
obliged to; choose between.It the two,
they naturally settled upon the day
when Christ eToes from the dead, ratt.
er than that when he lay in tAe grave.
Our Sunday Is therefore a standing
evidence; Of the, reality of ehriss's ret.
direction.
The disciples We're perhaps in. the
same upper room in Jerusalem where
they had eaten the Lords Supper.
They were brave, :for tn spite Of the
Jews they. dared to assemble; they
were. timtd,f for they barred themselves
In for fear Of the Observation-Disclosures
Maclaren. d. De- They were eating
their evening meal together ctMark),
with what sad thoughts of the meal
eaten with their aLord only two days
before!. ...f ,,,cg -. - =. q e
: The eleven disciples we're there,
except Thomas, who had ZAP
parentiy thrown away all hope"
Cambridge Bible. Other disciples
were t;ealso present duke a4:33t,
and the two from Emmaus were tell
ing their joyful story when the risen
Lord appeared in the room and was
at ono recognized BY the company.
Christ's risen body was different from
the body he had before death. Il. 1t could
not have been no body, since it was
handled and ate food 2. It 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. g.: 1t was,
In some RESPECTS, "a changed body; for
itr manifested powers. which It had
never ibefors manifested ~. M.
Whftoni Ph.D.T 1t appears and .disap-
pears Suddenly and mysteriousiy, and
can adickly.imiove from one place to
su6thersa at can eat; but it no longer
needs to; eat I II can reveal Itself in
ole place; butts not bound to THIS one
prace."[vahs O6stefzee. 1871 Ga :
fTGomas' doubt WAS met ~ our
5 Eofd'sa sixth 'appearanceAone week
: later tine ,.'eight days Including both
Sundays, tHacc5rdihg TO the Jewish
mode OF. reckoningl in the same upper
room, and. Under quite. the same ctr.
/ cAGisHaanNces.. ss The; closed, doors. the
Mysterious entrants, the Quiet opening
, aAaress.t' 7fysbe atf fhs Arsf occurrence,
Thnhdas iaftn1sh 9a~Sdressed this time,
ah9dde bi8den'4o Sgst IN hIssp own Nay the
reality l6f ChfstE Body; ana be not
; faithless, but beiisvinng.
Christpfepfy7 to Thnuias' confession
'hasabtaEs eateeaf -ttAfs sasu Beautud9g'
I Htlomas' beaieveAs hpstyoMlys bscsuseshe
haa tsesuesfthth ass yes sGsBlesssdta are
they that have notssssnss and Se0 have
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tSsebneEaehfas phrhSse. the pr55f u
tkspbbeff1s acknowledgements
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