Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-12-23
THE RESUR-
RECTION
Sunday School Lessor for Dec. is, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

Jesus was In the grave throc days. from
Friday, April z. TO Sunday. April p NJ u.
~
10 Resurrection was cant, sunday
morning. and was from tomb Ina gar
den near Calvary.
The home ~ the disciples during the
forty days was iu Jerusalem
The Appearances Of Jesus were I'm the
vicinity ~ Jerusalem. and in Galtlcc.
Tho Ascension was from Mount Ollvct
II is hard to conceive of greater
disappointment. or a deeper mental
and spiritual gloom than the Egyptian
midnight darkness. without a star of
hope, which closed about the disciples
when Jesus their Lord was dead upon
the cross. and every precaution. was
taken to make certai- that he was
really, irrevocably dead.
The enemies of Jesus guarded
against every possibility of mistake
as to the reality OF his death. This
Ia a very interesting example of the
Providence of God. For II Jesus did
not die. he could not be raised from
the dead. Moreover II the proof that
Jesus really died came from his
friends, people would question whoth-
er they did not in some way deceive,
But the enemies OF Jesus were very
anxious that he should be really dead.
in order that he might never trouble
them again. Hence they did every
thing possible TO accomplish their
purpose. The soldiers pierced his
body with a spear, and blood and wa
I
of death John 19; "a l5}. The cen
| turion, who was accustomed to exc
cutions, was convinced that he was
dead. and so reported to PLATE. The
tomb in which he was buried was a
/ new one, in which no one had ever
been buried, and so there could be no
doubt as to the identity of the body
| OF Christ.
At the request of the chief priests,
the stone against the door Of the Sc
pulcher was sealed, and a Roman
guard placed around the tomb, so that
no one could take away the body and
then pretend that Jesus had risen
Matt. %. 62-66).
Jesus rose early on Sunday morn.
ing. OF the method or circumstances
we know only what IL stated here
Behold, there was great earthquake.
Early in the morning, before the ar.
rival of the women at the tomb. For
the (an) angel OF the Lord descended
from heaven. A divine messenger, to
overawe the guards, and show that
Jesus rose, and was not taken from
the tomb by human power. and that
the same body came forth that had
been buried. Rolled back the stone
from the door, and sat upon IT,, as a
guard waiting 10 give the needed in
formation TO the disciples. His coun
tenance (his appearance) was like
lightning, in vivid and intense bright
ness. And his raiment white as snow
This was heavenly apparel, the visible
expression OF his heavenly nature.
1t seems that Mary Magdalene first
reached the tomb, and seeing the
stone rolled from the door. hastened
TO tell the news to Peter. The others
then came, and entering into the tomb
found not the body Of the Lord Je
sus" Luke).
should occur at the dawning Of the
day. 1t was the dawning of the
worlds day of redemption. Mark adds
"and Peter For he would be the
saddest OF all. This message would
be a drop of Joy in his cup then. a'
showing Christ's forgiveness.
The Ascension was the only flttinl
, Z nf ha aarfh1v nf Iaupc
When the disciples had been thorough
! ly convinced by many infallibl'
proofs" during forty days. that Jesu
was really alive. then he went homt
TO his throne and to his Father in tn,
| only way that would enable them L
} realize that he was their everything
Lord and Saviour. The last view o
Jesus was not on the cross, but as
, cending in glory. living Saviour
. The resurrection of Christ is the as
I surance .4hat the death of the body |
| not the end of existence. For the sou
lives on without this mortal body, bu
a receives "a body in the other world
4 like Christ's glorious body.
. The resurrection life removes al
: fears and doubts with the assuranc
of continued life hereafter. all W
, have gained in this life being but
!. preparation for that eternal life.
The very soul of our religion
. missionary, progressive. world embri
a cling; 1t would cease to exist II
= ceased to be missionary, if II disr'
A garded the parting words of its foun'
!. er, Go ye. therefore, and teach all nj
. tions,' etc. The spirit of truth is tn
life.sprlng of all religion; and wher
\ II exists. II must manifest, itself.
: must plead, It must persuade,
:, must also convert. There may b
:, times when silence is gold. and speec
= silver but there are times also whe
:, silence is death, and speech is life
:, the very life of Penteeost.
= The progress of the church throug
= missions is one of the most hopefl
signs Of the times. The era Of mi
sions has been its ere of greatest a
h. a