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InE FOUR VERSIONS
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ay in the great central declaration.
which is the foundation stone of the
Christian religion.
Matthew tells us that at dawn on
the first cay of the week Mary Mag
dalene and "the other Mary" whom we
know to be the mother of James and
lSalome, went to see the sepulcher
"And. behold, there was great
parthquake: for the angel OF the Lord
hescended from heaven, and came and
rolled back the stone from the door.
and sat upon It,
"His countenance was like lightning,
and his raiment white as snow:
"And for fear of him the keepers
did shake, and became as dead men.
"And the angel answered and said
unto the women, Fear not ye: for /
know that ye seek Jesus, which was
cruciied.
HE Is not here: for he is risen, as he
said. Come, see the place where the
hord lay
"And go quickly, and tell his disci-
iples that he is risen from the dead;
land, behold, he goeth before you into
have told you.
"And as they went to tell his dis
,ciples, behold Jesus met them, say
tng, All hail. And they came and
held him by the feet, and worshipped
him.
''Then said Jesus unto them, BE not
,afraid: go tell my brethren that they
jgo into Galilee, and there shall they
lsee me-"
Matthew goes on to say that the
leleven disciples went to Galilee as
Ibidden and saw and worshiped Jesus
There, though some doubted. There
and then he gave them their mission
Ito go forth and teach and bnptize all
nations.
Not one of the other three evangel-
lists mentions the earthquake, but all
lteil OF the coming of Mary Magdalene
lSo the sepulcher and of It's being her
dlscovery that the body was not there.
But Mark says that she was accom-
Ipanied by Mary, the mother Of James
and Salome. Luke says there were with
her this other Mary and Joanna and
lthe other women who had come with
MHllt JoHu utStIlDtn
her as being alone
Marks version is that the women
found the stone rolled away. entered
the sepulcher and saw white robed
young man sitting within. who bade
them tell the disciples that Jesus was
risen and gone to Galilee. Luke's YER
sion Is that while the women stood
puzzled in the empty tomb two men
I'm shining garments then appeared IA
them and Informed them of the resur
Irection. Nothing Is said of an lnstruc.
ltion to go to Galilec. But, according
Ito John, Mary. seeing the stone rolled
AWAY, ran back to Peter and the
iother disciples whom Jesus loved" and
told them that the body had been
taken out of the scpulchcr. Then
these two disciples ran to the tomb,
i''the other disciple" who ran the fast
YER, arriving first, but he did not go In
until Peter arrived and went In first
land verified the absence Of the body
Here John mentions that Peter and
the other disciple found the cloths IN
which the body had been wrapped, but
John says, "As yet they knew not the
Scripture. that he must rise again
from the dead" hfter they had gon,
home Mary remained, according tc
John, weeping at the mouth OF thC
lHepulcher Looking into II after q
time, she saw two angels In white
within. who spoke 10 her, asking why
she wept And she answered thai
"they have taken away my Lord, ant
II know not where they have lnit
him" Just then, turning around. she
saw Jesus standing there, but she die
mot know him John declares tina
she even supposed he might be thu
igardener. who might have removed
the body. she asked him for 1t, Blu
HE revealed himself To her prophesie,
his immediate ascension and bade he
announce II 10 the disciples
We hive seen that Matthew has thu
Saviour first appearing after the res
urrection to Mary Mugdnlene, Mark
gospel relates the same, Luke declares
that he frat appeared to two of III,
ldlsclples who were on the road Il
Emmnus, but they did not know him
Mark tells of this appearance also an'
says he afterward appeared to III
eleven ms they sat ut meat, presuma
IDLY in Jerusalem. Luke tells OF this
statlng that Il was IN Jerusalem an,
that II happened the same day afte
ithe two had returned from Emmaus
also that Christ ate with the disciple
l''a piece of a broicd fish and OF a honey
comb"
But az that Marx as well as Mat
thew drops the narration, while LUX
Igoes on to tell OF his leading the dis
iciples out TO Bethany and thence 4
their presence ascending into HEAVIER
while the gospel OF John says tina
after eight days he visited the eleve
iagaln. on which occasion he allowe
lThomas. the doubter. TO touch HI
wounds and put his hand into hi
iside. And third appearance to seve
lof the eleven is related by John, thl
10y the Lake OF Tiberias, where the
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