Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-14
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LESSON
Py E. o. SELLERS. Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute.)
Copyright. 1917 Western Newspaper Union
LESSON FOR JUNE IT
THE RISEN LORD.

risen from the dead, and become the nrSt
fruits of them that slept Cor. 1920.
Tho death of Christ made a deep
impression upon the beholders duke
% AS, 40. Joseph, who seems to have
been a secret disciple, obtained the
body, and gave it burial Mark Is:
42-47). In Marks record we have the
story of the discovery of the resurrec-
ton by the women, and Matthew tells
us how his enemies dealt with that
fact. Be sure to use good harmony
of the four gospels in presenting all
of these lessons, else some important
detail will be overlooked.
I. Mary's Visit to the Tomb owl
1O). The Sabbath ended at shutdown,
and the shops were then open, and
Mary Magdalene was able to purchase
spices with which to anoint the dead
body of Jesus. There is strong prob
ability that the women paid a visit
to the tomb late on Saturday (Matt.
28:1, r. W. Starting the next morn
ing while it was yet dark" ". u,
they came to the tomb to perform this
last service of love. Jesus had no
need of such service (Matt. 16 :27; 20:
100, but the women were rewarded by
receiving the first glimpse of the risen
Lord. There were five appearances on
this first day of the week: (1) to Mary
Magdalene, (2) to the "other women"
(3) to Peter; (4) to those on the way
to Emmaus, and (5) to the ten dis
cipleS, Thomas being absent.
None of these seemed to expect Je-
Sus to be risen, for they had each
failed to listen to and ponder his
words. The extent and genuineness of
the affection of the women is found in
that they went to serve Jesus when
apparently all hope had failed q Cor.
13 g, r. W. AS soon as Mary saw
the stone rolled away, she concluded
that the tomb had been rif1ed, and
fastened to report to the disciples
". p. This report of the women to
the disciples was considered 'as idle
tales duke "a :11). With intense
eagerneSs Peter and John ran to the
| tomb thus reported as being robbed.
John, the younger, reached the tomb
first, but in reverence did not enter,
| only STOPPING to look in wv. 4, 81.
| Peter, the impetuous one, rushes in
side, and sees the linen clothes lying,
| and the napkin that had been about
| the head carefully folded and lying in
place by itself ". y. This appar-
| emily Insignificant detail is one which
| is really significant, inasmuch as it
shows that the tomb had not been
rified, leaving disorder behind. In:
stead of excitedly snatching the nap
| kin from his face, and hurting it
whittier it might fall, he had quietly
| taken it off, and in an orderly way
| laid it aside. 1t is in such minute de-
tails as this that we see the greatest
| evidence of the veracity of this rec
| ord.
II. Mary Weeping wv. 11-15). The
| disciples returned to their own homes,
| and doubtless to the other disciples
| ". 1O), but the loving Mary remained
behind in this place made sacred as
| having housed the body of the Lord.
| It is natural for us to linger in silent
| meditation in places of our greatest
revelation or of our deepest soul ex-
| perience. Jesus had told his disciples
| over and over again that he should rise
! again, and it seems strange that his
| enemies should have remembered it
| Matt. q :63) and his friends not.
| Ill. Mary Worshiping wv. 1919.
1 There must have been an infection in
| the voice of Jesus, for, upon the utter
ance of that one word, "Mary," she
! recognized her risen Lord. Joyfully
she exclaimed, ''Rabboni," that is to
say, Master ". 16), and would have
| poured out her love and worship at
| his feet. Jesus, however, does not suf-
| fer her to hold him fast Mary must
| leave him, and tell the others. Liter
| ally, he says, do not lay hold of me
| but go and make known the glad truth
| that L am risen again" The risen Lord
must return to "NIy Father and my
| God" whereas the one who would
| gladly have remained at his feet must
| go to the brethren, and make known
| the facts of the fulfillment of prophecy
| and the resurrection of our Lord
The bribed soldiers spread abroad
| the tale that the disciples had stolen
his body The later lives of these dis
| ciples, their heroism and martyrdom,
4 are evidence of the absurdity of any
| such act on their part.
The resurrection of Jesus is vim
dication of his claim to being the Son
| of God. We do well to emphasize his
i birth. and to dwell much upon his
death. yet both of these have no es-
| sentfaI value apart from his resurrec-
| ton.
| Apart from this, the cross is the end
of failure. The resurrection DEM
onstrated that Jesus Christ's redemp-
ton was not completed upon the cross.
The resurrection is better authenticat-
ed than any other event in history.
The risen Lord called this weak
band of disciples 4my brethren"