Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-14
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the end of the world (age)."-Matt.
2S:20.
The Scriptures give very particular
details respecting the death Of Jesus
and his burial In Josephs new tomb,
wherein none had previously been bur-
led and respecting the sealing of the
tomb and the setting of a guard lest
the body should be stolen at night.
But while these matters are interesting
to us, they probably do not now have
the same Importance that they had
when they were written. From this
distance we feel inclined to ask about
the general character Of Jesus disci-
pies who DECLARED his resurrection
rather tLmn TO inquire particularly re-
speeding all the details Which they
enumerated. In broad terms We say,
II the characters of the Apostles prove
themselves satisfactory to us, we are
ready TO take their word respecting
the resurrection of Jesus and his SUBJ
sequent appearances to them. On the
other hand. it they were bad men or
otherwise unworthy TO be believed, no
amount Ct details respecting the tomb.
the watch. the seals, etc, would be
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designing men could make up the sto-
ry to suit their desires.
But it was not so at the time Of our
Lords death and resurrection. 1t was
then very necessary that every little
detail should be- explicitly specified
The parts of three days and nights,
for instance, We're unimportant to
them because Of Jesus words, which
they remembered. He lkencd his pc
riod in death to the period IN which
Jonah was in the whales belly. There
are some today disposed to bubble
over the matter and TO claim that
Jesus died on Thursday and not On
Friday. Surely. however, all can cen
cede that it matters nothing TO. ua on
which Gay OF the week he dol, nor
tomb, whether seventy-two hours to
the minute or less exact time. With
us the important question is, Did he
die? Did he arise from the dead? Was
there q value in his sacriticial death.
from the Divine standpoint, and how
is that value or merit made applicable
to mankind, and have we obtained our
interest therein according TO the Di-
vine terms?
"He nose Again on the Third Day"
With the majority of Christians for
these many centuries We agree that
Jesus was in the tomb parts of three
days and nights; that he died on Fri
day afternoon, and that ne arose from
the dead early on Sunday morning.
But We are not contentious. Let who
likes believe that he died on Thurs
day or Wednesday or Tuesday or an
other day; this is 4 matter of no i'm
portance. The all-important matter is,
He ever liveth to make intercession
for U.S." (Rom. $50 The stone at
the mouth of the sepulchre was not a
large boulder, as many suppose, but
vas shaped like a wheel-like a large
grindstone. 1t rolled in q groove, but
being heavy. .. would be- cumbersome
and difficult for the women, as sug
gested.
The sorrowing friends of Jesus did
not realize at the time what he had
taught them respecting his cruclfixion
and subsequent resurrection. Hence
they were surprised with every Incl
dent of their experience OH that event.
full Sunday morning. The angel up
peared in dazzling brightness, that he
might rot be mistaken for o man. He
told the women who brought spices
for the embalming of the Lords body
that their Master was risen from the
dead-that he was no longer dead;
that they would see him in Galilce:
and to so tell his diciples. On the way
Jesus met them and revealed himself
to them.
Another account tells us that
Mary, separated from the others, met
Jesus alone and. mistaking him for
the gardener, asked wither the corpse
had been removed. Then Jesus re-
vailed himself to her. Recognizing her
Master she clasped him by the feet as
though afraid that he would leave her;
but. different from his previous course
he declared, Touch me not, for l have
not Yet assembled to my Father and
your Father, to my God and to your
Cod" Instead Of delaying to conn
!lnune with me, hasten at once to tell
Peter and the others Of my reSilrrec-
ton. How careful was the Master
that Peter should be mentioned by
name, lest he should feel that he was
forever rejected because of having de-
MED him.
For forty days Jesus was with his
disciples and during that time no APP
pcared some seven or eight times, ac-
cording to all the different accounts
Once he appeared as a gardener. Once
he appeared as 4 traveller to two of
the disciples going TO Emmaus. Again
he appeared on the shore of the Sea
of Galilce to some of the disciples who
We're returning to the fishing business
They knew it was Jesus, yet he was
different from formerly. But we read
that they did not dare ask him re-
speeding tho matter. He appeared
again to above five hundred believers
in the mountains of Galilee, and final
ly, by appointment, he met the eleven
+, at the top of the Mount of Olives and
assembled out of their sight--a cloud
receiving him. Only on two occasions
are We informed that he appeared with
nailprints in his hands and the spear
wound in his side. And on these two
occasions we are distinctly told that he
appeared in their midst, the doors be-
ing shut and that he vanished again
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