The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-15
THE -FOUR VERSIONS
OF THE RESURRECTION

transcendingly important event differ
greaty in detail while agreeing exact.
~ in the great central declaration.
which is The foundation stone Of the
Christian religion.
Matthew tells us that at dawn on
the first day of the week Mary Mag.
dalene and the other Mary" whom we
know 10 be the mother of james aud
Salome, went TO see the sepucher.
"And. behold there was q great
earthquake for the angel VI the Lord
descended from heaven, aud came and
rolled back the stone from the door,
and sat upon It.
"IIis comtenance was like lightning
aud his raimcnt white rs snow.
"And for fear Of him the keepers
did shake. and became as dead men.
"And the angel answered aud said
unto the women, Fear not ye: for
know that ye seek Jesus, which was
crucined
"IIe is not here: for he is risen, as he
said. Come, see the place where the
Lord lay.
And 20 quickly. and tell his discl-
pies that he is risen from the dead;
and, behold, he goeth before you into
Galilee; there shall ye see him: 10.
have told you
And as they went to tell his dis.
ciples, behold Jesus met them, say
ing, All hail Aud 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
20 into Galilee, and there shall they
see me-"
Matthew goes on 60 say that the
eleven disciples went 20 Gulilee as
hidden and saw and worshiped Jesus
there though some doubted. There
and then he gave them their mission
70 20 forth and teach and baptize all
nations.
Not one of the other three evangel-
lists mentions the earthquake, but all
tell OF the coming OF Mary Magdalene
to the sepulcher and Of It's being her
discovery that the body was not there
But Mark says that she was accom-
panied by Mary. the mother OF James
and Salome. Luke says there were with
her this other Mary and Joanna and
the other women who had come with
him from Galilee. while John describes
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 Galllee. Luke's yer.
sion is that while the women stood
puzzled in the empty tomb two men
In shining garments then appeared ID
them and Informed them OF the resur.
rection. Nothing Is said of an instruc
ton to go to Galilee. But. according
TO John. Mary, seeing the stone rolled
away, ran back to Peter and 'the
other 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
"the other disciple" who ran the fast
or, arriving drst. but he did not go in
until Peter arrived and went In first
ana 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" Afier they had gOnI
home Mary remained, according tC
John. weeping ut the mouth of the
sepulcher. Looking into II after q
time, she saw two angels I'm white
within. who spoke 10 her. asking why
she wept, And she answered that
they have taken away my Lord, ant
II know not where they have laiC
him" Just then. turning around. she
saw Jesus standing there, but she die
not know him John declares tina
she even supposed he might be tn,
gardener, who might have removed
the body. She asked him for IT, Blu
he revealed himself 10 her, prophesieC
his immediate ascension and bade he
announce It 10 the disciples.
We have seen that Matthew has thu
Saviour first appearing after the res
direction 10 Mary Magdalene. Mark
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that he first appeared to two of tn,
disciples who were on the road q
Emmaus, but they did not know him
Mark tells of this appearance also an'
says he afterward appeared to tn
eleven as they sat at meat, presuma
bly, In Jerusalem. Luke tells of this
stating that II was in Jerusalem an'
that it happened the same day afte
the two had returned from Emmaus
also that Christ ate with the disciples
"a piece of broiled fish and of honey
comb"
Bat at that Mark as well as Mat
thew drops the narration, while Luke
goes ON to tell of his leading the dis
ciples out 10 Bethany ana thence il
their presence ascending into heaven
while the gospel of John says tha
after eight days he visited the clever
again, ON which occasion he allowed
Thomas. the doubter, to touch hi
wounds and put his hand into hi
side. And third appearance TO sever
Of the eleven is related by John. thi'
by the Lake of Tiberias, where the!
| ,va,.o NshinU Hprp Is told of the mi