Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-22

as a proof of his deity. This prophecy
filled the rulers with fear, SO that they
placed a guard around the tomb before
the dawn Of the Sabbath to watch the
grave.
Mark in his account passes over these
and other facts, because he aims to record
the significant fact Of the resurrection.
He does not tell us Of the restlessness OF
the disciples, whose hopes were buried
with The Christ, for they had hoped that
He should have redeemed Israel. They
had gone to their homes in hopeless de-
spair and dependence. John sought to
console the broken-hearted mother in her
great grief. Joseph OF Arimathea ana
Mood emus had demonstrated their love
for Christ by their bravery in seeking
His body after they had secretly believed
He would be the Messiah, and placing 1t
in the tomb in the garden before the COM
mencement Of the Jewish Sabbath upon
Friday evening.
witt, the ending of the Sabbath upon
Saturday evening the women who haa
formed the faithful group at the cross
purchased the spices that they might
come early to the tomb the next morn
ing to embalm their Masters body
"Aftar three days., part or the DAY
heine counted by the Jews as day, the
women who had been the last to leave the
Crucified One at Calvary ana VINO nao
sunset. started for the place where they
had buried their Master to complete
loves last labor for the dead, wondering
who would roll away the great stone
from the grave that the guard had roE-
I'd into the opening of the tomb, closing
and sealing the sepulcher. They reached
the grave at the rising OF the sun, where
thew found all their dreadful questions
solved by an empty tomb
Empty Tomb.
They little dreamed as they sought the
sepulcher that their sorrow would be
turned into Joy and that they would be
commits stoned to be the first preachers OF
the news that would thrill the disciples.
change the character OF nations and rev.
oluttonize the worlds life. They We're
amazed by the heavenly messenger, pro-
claiming the gospel Of the resurrection
and pointing to the empty toni, as the
evidence that Jesus had risen from the
dead.
The omission Of the details is one of the
strong proofs of the truthfulness Of the
narrative and of the reality OF the resur-
rection, which it declares. Concerning
the experience Of Jesus in the under
world, as well as the method and means
Of the resurrection, whether ar angelic
host escorted him back TO the body, as
they did at His birth, or rot. how the
first touch OF the returned lie dfIected
the dead body and later transformed it
into a glorious body. there is not even a
suggestion. No one saw Him rise or
leave the grave, yet He appeared among
men establishing by many and inevitable
proofs the fact Of His resurrection.
The power oy which Jesus conquered
the grave brings to every troubled heart
Ia message OF cheer. consolation and COM
fort Just as the FIRST Ea5teI. message
filed the sorroWfCl women with courage.
The say.ng OF the angel. 'He is risen"
became the basic principle o: the apostles
teaching. TIE apostles were recalled from
I'll cir d+spoa6ence, dismay and despair by
the gospel OF the resurrection that the
women, who were the first appointed
preachers Of the new era. proclaimed.
The first Easter gospel message was
sent to the discouraged disciples and
Peter. It was preached by converted
sinner, who had been commissioned by
the angelic messenger to proclaim the tri-
umphant resurrection not only to the dis
ciples but to Peter, who had denied his
Lord. and for whom Christ had prayed
that. when he was converted, to strength
en- his brethren, promising pardon. The
gospel that the women preached was the
germ that budded into the apostolic gos-
pei that lifted the veil OF nature and
promised q future life to all that believed
In Christ as a risen Savior The empty
tomb did. net bring the gospel -messaga,