The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-06-15
INTERNATIONAL
SUNNXSQnO0L
LESSON
(By E. @. SELLERS. Acting Director OF
the Sunday School Course Of the Moody
Bible Institute)
tCopyrfeht. 1917. Western Newspaper Union1
LESSON FOR JUNE II
THE RISEN LORD.

LESSON TEST-JOhn D:2-l6
GOLDEN TEXT-But now is Christ
risen from the dead. and become the hrst
fruits OF them that slept Cor. 1870.
The death of Christ made deep
impression upon the beholders Uuke
% :4s, 49). Joseph, who seems to have
been secret disciple, obtained the
body. and gave it burial MARK Is:
42-4T. 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 a good harmony
Of the four gospels In presenting all
of these lessons, else some important
| detail will be overlooked.
!. Mary's Visit to the Tomb tvv.1-
10Y. The Sabbath ended at sundown,
and the shops We're then open and
Mary Magdalene was able to purchase
spices with which to anont t4le dead
body of Jesus. There is strong prob
ability that the women paid visit
to the tomb late on Saturday Matt.
2S:1, II. W. Starting the next morn
ing, "while it was yet dark" ". -,
they came to the tomb to perform this
last service of love. Jesus had no
need of such service (Matt. 16 81; 20:
19), but the women We're rewarded by
| receiving the first glimpse of the risen
Lord. There We're five appearances on
this first day of the week (D to Mary
Magdalene, (2) to the "other women"
(3) to Peter; (D 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.
1873, r. w. AS soon as Mary saw
the stone rolled away, she concluded
that the tomb had been rif1ed. and
hastened to report to the disciples
". p. This report of the women to
the disciples was considered "as idle
tales" Uuke "a 4:1D. 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 1t
shows that the tomb had not been
: rifled, leaving disorder behind. In
" stead of excitedly snatchng the nap
kin from his face, and hurling 1T
:, whittier 1t might fall. he had quietly
taken 1t Off, and in an orderly way
. laid it aside. 1t Is In such minute de-
II tails as this that we see the greatest
t evidence of the veracity Of this rec
u ord.
J u. Mary Weeping tvv. 11-15). The
. disciples returned to their own homes,
" and doubtless to the other disciples
e ". 10Y, but the loving Mary remained
$ behind in this place made sacred as
l. having housed the body of the Lord.
o 1t Is natural for US to linger in silent
t meditation in places Of our greatest
o revelation or of our deepest soul ex-
pcrience Jesus had told his disciples
over and over again that he should rise
again, and 1t seems strange that his
enemies should have remembered 1t
Matt % :63) and his friends not.
> III. Mary Worshipino (vv. 1919.
:. There must have been an infection ~
= the voice Of Jesus, for, upon the utter:
:! ance Of that one word, MARY" she
{ recognized her risen Lord. Joyfully
u she exclaimed, "Rabboni," that is to
e say, master" ". 16), and would have
c poured out her love and worship at
" his feet Jesus, however, does not suf-
. =
80 noid 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 am risen again" The risen Lord
must return to "My 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
: are evidence of the absurdity of any
: such act on their part.
, The resurrection of Jesus is a vim
: dication of his claim to being the Son
Of God. We do well to emphasize his
r birth, and to dwell much upon his
death, yet both Of these have no es-
! sential 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-