The Arvada enterprise., 1917-06-14
LESSON FOR JUNE II
THE RISEN LORD,


The death OF Christ made n deep
Impression upon the behollers duke
% AS, 4O. Joseph. who seems to have
been secret disciple. obtained the
body, and gave 1t burial Mark To-
42-4T. In Marks record we have the
story of the discovery OF the rcsurrcc.
ton by the women, and Matthew tells
us how his enemies dealt with TINT
fact. Be sure to use n good harmony
OF the four gospels In presenting all
of these lessons. else some important
detail will he overlooked.
!. Mary's Visit to the Tomb (vv.1-
10Y. The Sabbath ended ut shutdown,
and the shops were then open, and
Mary Magdalenc wns nble to purchase
spices with which to nnoint the dead
body OF Jesus. There is strong prob
ability that the women paid Il visit
to the tomb late on Saturday Matt.
ISL, II. w. Surfing the next morn.
Ing, "while II was yet dark" ". ~,
they came to the tomb to perform this
last service OF love. Jesus lind no
need OF such service (AIntt. 1927; 20:
10), but the women were rewarded by
receiving the first glimpse of the risen
Lord. There were Ave appearances on
this first day of the week: az to Mary
Magdnlene, (2) to the .'othcr women"
(3) to Peter; (I 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 Ind each
failed to listen to and ponder his
words The extent md gcnuIneness Of
the affection of the women IL found In
thnt they went to serve Jesus when
apparently NIL hope had failed II Cor.
1873. II. w. As soon ms Mary saw
the stone rolled away. she concluded
TINT the tomb Ind been rincd. and
FASTENED to report to the disciples
". p. This report OF the women to
the disciples was considered "as idle
tales" duke "a I'D with intense
cngerncss Peter md John ran to the
tomb thus reported rs 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 impctuous one. PUSHES In.
side. and sees the linen clothes lying.
md the napkin that had been about
the head carefully folded md lying in
n place by itself ". -. This nppnr-
entity Insignificant detail Is one which
Is really significant. inasmuch as II
shows that the tomb had not been
rlflcd, leaving disorder behind. In
stcnd OF cxcitcdly itching the nap
kin from his fnce. and hurting II
whittier II might fnIl. he had quietly
taken II on. and In nm orderly why
laid II aside. II Is In such minute de-
tnils ms this that we see the greatest
evidence OF the vern city OF this rec
ord.
u. Mary Weeping wv. HID. The
disciples returned to their own homes.
and doubtless to the other disciples
". 10Y, hut the loving Mary remained
behind In this place made sncred ms
having housed the body Of the Lord.
II IL natural for us to linger In silent
meditation In plnces Of our grcntcst
revelation or Of our deepest soul cx-
pcrIence. Jesus Ind told his disciples
over md over ngnin thnt he should rise
again. and u seems strnnge that his
enemies should hnv. remembered II
tMntt. 81 GID md his friends not
~. Mary WorshIpioo wv. 1919.
There must hnvc been nm infection In
the voice ~ Jesus. for. upon the utter
nnce Of TINT one word, 'inry," she
recognized her risen Lord. JOyfully
she exclaimed. "Rnbboni." TINT In to
sny. "Mnstcr" ". 100. md would have
poured out her love md worship nj
his feet. Jesus. however, does not sur
fer her to hold MIN inst. Mnry must
icnye him. and tell tn" Others. Liter
aly. he snys. "Do not Iny hold ~ me
but go md make known the glnd truth
TINT ! nm risen again" The risen Lord
must return to My Fnthcr" md "My
God" whereas the one who would
glndly have remained mt his feet must
go to the brethren. md mike known
the fncts Of the fuiniirncnt OF prophecy
md the resurrection of our Lord.
The bribod soldiers spread abroad
the tai" That the disciples Ind stolen
his body. The Inter lives Of these dis.
cipics. their h"roisrn md mnr'yrdom,
nrc nvid"nc" OF ia. nbsurdity Of nny
such net on their pnrf.
The resurrection OF Jesus " vim.
dicntion Of his claim 10 being the Son
Of God. W" do well To emphasize his
birth. md Ia dwell much upon his
dcnth. yet both OF these have no ~.
scn'inl value npnrf from his rcsurrcc.
ton.
Apn-t from this. the Cross is the end
Of fniiurc. The resurrection dem.
onstrntcd thnt Jesus thrists rcdcInp.
ton wns not completed upon the cross.
The resurrection IL better nuihcn,icn,.
cd than my other event In history.
The risen Lord chilled this wcnk
bnnd Of Disciples "my brethren"
tMntt. % 100. IL. ~ our brother stiil,
md We nrc to procinin his work Of
redemption, the proof Of which IN the
resurrection. unto Others who know II
not. for this story - mo fiction. II ~