Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-15
LESSON FOR JUNE II
THE RISEN LORD.


fruits OF them that slept Cor. 100.
The death of Christ made n deep
impression upon the beholdcrs duke
23:4S, 40). Joseph, who seems TO have
been Il secret disciple, obtained the
body, and gave 1t burial Mark 49,
ED. 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 10 use good harmony
Of the -four gospels IN presenting all
Of these lessons. else some important
detail will be overlooked.
l. Mary's Visit to the Tomb owl.
lo). The Sabbath ended at shutdown
and the shops were then open, ana
Mary Macdalcne was able TO purchase
spices with which 10 aront the dead
body Of Jesus There is strong prob.
ability that the women paid visit
10 the tomb late on Saturday Matt.
2S:l Il. w. Starting the next morn
lng while II WIS YET dark" ". y,
they camc TO the tomb to perform this
hast service Of love. Jesus had no
need Of such service Matt. 1927; 20:
19), 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: % to Mary
Magdalene, (2) 10 the "othcr women
CD TO Peter; (i) to those on the way
10 Emn0uS, and ca TO the ten dis
cples, Thomas being nhsent
None Of these seemed to expect Jc.
sus TO be risen, for they had each
failed to listen to ana ponder his
words, The extent and genulneness Of
the affection of the women is found In
that they went to scive Jesus when
apparently all hope had failed Il Cor
1873, Il. W. As soon ms Mary saw
the stone rolled away, She concluded
that the tomb had been rincd. and
FASTENED to report 10 the disciples
". ~. This report Of the women 10
the disciples was considered "aS idle
tales Ouke PAD. With intense
cngerncSs Peter AMI John ran to the
tomb thus reported as being robbed
John, the younger, reached The tomb
first lut In reverence did not enter
only STOPPING to look In wv. 1, -.
Peter, the impctuouS one, PUSHES in
side, and secs the linen clothes lying,
and the napkin that had been about
The head carefully folded and lying IN
place by itself (v y. This appnr-
entity insignificant detail Is one which
IS really significant. inasmuch rs 1t
shows that the tomb had not been
rlncd leaving disorder behind. In
stead of eXcitedly snatchng the nap
kin from his face. and hurting II
whittier It might fall, he had quietly
taken It of. and In nm orderly way
laid II aside. II is In such minute de-
tails as this that we see the greatest
evidence Of the ycracity Of this rec
ord.
II. Mary Weeping wv. 11-15). The
disciples returned 10 their own homes,
and doubtless "a the other disciples
". 1O). but the loving Mary remained
behind IN this place made sacred MS
having housed the body Of the lord,
II IS natural for us to llnger in silent
meditation in places of our greatest
revelation or of our deepest soul ex-
perlence. Jesus had told his disciples
over and over again that he should rise
again. and II seems strange that his
enemies should have remembered It
Matt. 1853 and his friends not.
Mary looked into the tomb 10 see II
after all there had not been some mis-
take. She II was who saw the two
angels, and half In wonder and yet
In protest, they exclaimed. woman,
why wecpcSt thou?' Her reply was
most natural and touching, Because
they have taken away my Lord, and
I know not where they have laid
him" In sorrow she turns from the
tomb, only TO see the risen Lord
though rs yet She does not recognize
him wv. II. 15). Her answer to the
questions of Jesus are suggestive, and
the record Is certainly not one that
has been adrotly painted but Is the
plain record of facts as they actually
occurred.
III. Mary Worshiping wv. 1919
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" TINT Is to
say. "Master" ". 16), and would have
poured ont 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 60 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
20 to the brethren and make known
the facts of the fulfillment of prophecy
4 and the resurrection Of our Lord.
The brbed 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 n vim
dcation Of his claim to being the Son
Of Cod we do well to emphasize his
birth ard TO dwell much upon his
death, yet both of these have no es-
! sential value apart from his resurrec-
/ tion.
Apart from this, the cross Is the end
Of failure. The resurrection dem
onstrated that Jesus Chrisfs redemp'
ton was not completed upon the cross.
The resurrection Is better authenticate