The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-08


that the body of the Lord Jesus was
not there
A Vision of Angels
At this they were in great
perplexity, when suddenly there stood
by them two men whose raiment
flashed like Lightning. The women
were terrified; but, as they stood with
their faces bowed to the ground, the
men said to them.
why do you search among the
dead for Him who is living? He is
rot here. He has come back to life.
Remember how He spoke to you while
He was still in Galilee. when He told
you that the Son of Man must be
betrayed into the hands or sinful men,
and be crucified, and on the third day
| rise again."
Then they remembered His words.
| and returning from the tomb they
reported all this to th@bEIeven and all
the rest.
The Women bring the News to
the Apostles
The women were Mary of Magdala,
Joanna, and Mary the mother of
| women related all this to the Apostles
But the whole story seemed to them
| an idle tale; they could not believe
| the women. Peter. however. rose and
in. he saw nothing but the linen
| cloths: so he went away to his own
| home, wondering at what had
happened.
The Walk to Emmaus
On that same day two of the
| disciples were walking to Emmaus,
village seven or eight miles from
Jerusalem, and were conversing about
all these recent events; and. in the
midst of their conversation and
discussion, Jesus Himself came and
Joined them. though they were
Il %.1I til
What is the subject" He asked
them, ION which you are talking so
earnestly, as you walk?"
| And they stood still, looking full of
sorrow. Then one of them, named
| Clopas, answered,
Are you a stranger lodging alone
in Jerusalem, that you have known
nothing of the things that have lately
| happened in the city?''
What thingS?" He asked.
THE things about Jesus the
Nazarene.'' they said. who was a
Prophet powerful in work and word
before God and all the people; and
| how our High Priests and Rulers
delivered Him up to be sentenced to
death, and crucified Him. But we
were hoping that it was He who was
| about to ransom Israel. Yes. and
moreover it was the day before
yesterday that these things happened.
And, besides, some of the women of
our company have amazed US. They
went 10 the tomb at dayDreak, and,
finding that His body was not there
they came and declared to us that
they had also seen a vision of angels
who said that He was alive. There
upon some of our party went to the
tomb and found things just as the
they did not see."
Jesus explains ancient Prophecies
20 dull-witted men," He replied,
with minds so slow to believe all
that the Prophets have spokeni Was
! there not a necessity for the Christ
His glory?''
And beginning with Moses and all
the Prophets, He explained to them
the passages in Scripture which refer
to Himself.
He is recognized and goes away
When they had come near the
village to which they were going. He
appeared to be going rurtifer. But
they pressed Him to remain with
them.
Because" said they. at is getting
towards evening. and the day is nearly
over"
So He went in n stay with them.
But as soon as He i-ad sat down with
them. and had taken the bread and
had blessed and broken it, and was
handing it to them, their eyes were
opened and they recognized Him. But
He vanished from them.
Were not our hearts," they said
10 one another burning within us
while He talked to us on the way and
explained the Scriptures to us?"
The two Disciples return to
Jerusalem
So they rose and without an hours
delay returned to Jerusalem, and
found the Eleven and the rest met
together, who said to them,
Yes, it is true: the Master has |
n 10 hoG
by Simon"
Then they related what had |
happened on the way, and how He |
breaking of the bread.
Jesus appears to the Apostles
While they were thus talking, He
Himself stood in their midst and said, |
Peace be to youl"
Startled, and in the utmost alarm |
they thought they were looking at a |
why such alarm? And why are !
there such questionings in your
minds? See my hands and my feet
lit is my very self. Feel me and see,
for spirit has not flesh and bones as
And then He showed them His
hands and His feet.
He cats i'm their Presence
But. while they still could not
believe it for joy and were full of
astonishment. He asked them,
Have you any food here?"
And they gave Him a piece of
roasted fish, and He took it and ate it
in their presence.
He again explains the Scriptures
And He said to them.
This is what 1 told you while I
was still with you-that everything
must be fulfilled that is written in
the Law of Moses and in the Prophets
and the Psalms concerning r1eP
Then He opened their minds to
understand the Scriptures, and He
said
Thus it is written that the Christ
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