The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES.
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Edited BY. Charles X. Meyers.

Lesson Tor Teachers ana euphS
Edited BY. Charles x. Meyers.
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April S-Easter Lesson. jesus
Raises Lazarus from the Dead. John
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We have for our lesson today the
glorious Easter celebration. While
great Is the event which we, remem.
Der at Christmas, yet even more SO
is the remembrance of the rising
from the dead of Jesus. giving US the
assurance that because He lives we
shall live also. ~ E& -, ia
The eleventh OF John which has to
do with the relating Of the events
leading up to the raising from the
dead Of Lazarus is one OF the most
interesting in the bible. Well can the
Easter lesson be based on what Is
theres related. %. A rccounting Of its
leading thoughts will be III order. It
would appear that in the town Of
Bethany not far from Jerusalem there
lived two sisters and a brother. Mary,
Martha and Lazarus. Mary had par.
it was she who had anOinted His feet
head. Jesus and His disciples were
at some distance away from Bethany,
when word came that Lazarus was
sick and AN appeal that He come at
once to his bedside. Now seeming
ly strange thing happened for Jesus
with intent did not so to Bethany at
once. After two days He said to the
disciples, Let US 60 unto Judea
again" They knowing that, the Jews.
were intent ito do their Master harm
urged Him not to 90, but their en-,
treaties were of no avail.
Jesus knew that Lazarus was dead,
and told tho disciples that He went
to awake him out of sleep" The
CHAPTER next takes us to the village
where the sisters are mourning the
death of their brother. Martha first
learned that Jesus had come, and went
out to meet him bemOaning that, He
had not arrived before. Jesus com.
torted her with the words, "Thy
brother shall rise again" This she
understood to mean at resurrection
day long time hence. Later Mary
came, also weeping, with the. same
regrets that Jesus had not come be-
fore to save her brothers life. 1t is
here recorded that Jesus .wept, which
must. have been out Of sympathy for
the sorrOwing ones about, for He knew
well that soon there would be JOY
The scene now shifts to the grave
of the beloved brother. There was
great amazement when Jesus ap-
preaching the cave before which lay.
a stone blocking the entry, called out
with a loud voice, Lazarus come
forth" Great was the feeling when
the unheard of took place before hu-
man eye, one who had been in the
grave SO long that it was thought dc.
composition had set in, walked out
alive and Joined the group of the liv-
ing 1t is no wonder that many Of
the witnesses believed on Jesus as
the Son OF God.
So much for the details of that most
remarkable event in the life of Jesus.
We now turn to the words OF Jesus
to Martha, when She told Him that
she, supposed her brother would rise
at the last day" Dear reader, you
are about to have brought before you
one Of the greatest and most import
ant declarations ever put forth before
the world. Jesus said to Martha:
Il am the resurrection and the
life; lie that believeth in Me
though he were dead yet shall he
live Whosoever livcth and be-
licveth in Ne shall never die" g.,
These are the browning words Of
Jesus while on the earth. They arc
of comprehensive sweep and place
eternal life in the reach Of everyone
to whom the gospel is proclaimed.
There are here no trivial conditions
no man made qualifications, no dc.
mands for certain forms and ceremon.
les, but tho clear cut promise of ctern-
al life through belief on tho name OF
Jesus. whatsoever liyeth and be.
lieveth in Nc shall never die" In
the past there had been hope for fu-
ture life, and there was future lifc
for the believing faithful Jews, but
now the clouds arc rolled away. tho
fact declared in words which leave no
doubt as to their meaning.
With fcct placed on this rock Of
promise, is there not cause for re-.
joicing at this Easter time? Can VIC
not look death in the face and call
out in the words of the great Paul
20 death where is thy sting?O grave.
where is thy victory? Thanks DO to
God who givcth us the victory through
our. Lord Jesus Christ" Yes, the VIC
tory over death Is the right of every
ono. Jesus has said so. and Paul in
the wonderful fifteenth OF First CORN
thians magnifles and explains, ending