The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-06-19

I. The Empty SepuIchre wv. I'D.
/. The earthquake wv. la. This
occurred when the glorious angel de-
seconded from heaven to roll the stone
away from the tomb. This work OF
the angel was not to allow Jesus to
escape, but to show that the tomb was
empty. Christ needed not even the
help of the angel, for He came forth
from the grave by His own power as
the seal of His atoning work on the
cross Rom. AZ. The open tomb and
the angel sitting upon the stone with
calm dignity, is a graphic picture OF
Christ's triumph over the devil, and
the terror of the keepers is a sample
of what all of Christ's enemies shall
one day experience when He comes
in glory to reign as King.
2. The angels message to the
W. men wv. SD.
~ Fear not ". 81. While the
enemies had occasion to fear, these
women who loved the Lord received
good news from the empty tomb. The
empty tomb puts an end forever to all
doubts and fears. Let every teacher
endeavor to show the greatness of the
fact that the tomb was empty, for 1t
shows that we have a living Christ.
The resurrection of Christ should be
the major theme of those who give
out the Christian message. (2) Come,
see" ". g.. The angel told the women
that the Lord had risen and invited
them to see the place where He lay.
The Lord made special effort to con-
vince the disciples of the reality of
His resurrection. He remained with
them for forty days, giving them many
"infallible proofs" (3) go quickly
". y. Having seen for themselves,
their responsibility was to 60 and tell
the message. Experience is necessary
before testimony. They were to go
quickly to the disciples with the mes
age, assured that the Lord would
go before and meet them.
II. The Risen Lord Meets the
Women wv. S-10).
The women quickly obeyed the COM
mand of the angel, and were running
to bring word to the disciples. Jesus
met them on the way. Those who
have an experimental knowledge Of
Christ should go speedily to tell others
of it. When they saw Jesus-that He
was really the Lord-they worshiped
Him.
III. Paying Money to Circulate a
Lie wv. 11-15).
That Jesus arose from the dead
could not be denied even by the San
hedrin. They saw only one way out
of the difficulty; that was to bride
the keepers to tell a lie. They had
paid money for His betrayal-now
they paid more money to circulate a
lie about His resurrection. This
shows the wonderful power that
money has over the lives and con-
sciences of men. It not only induces
people to lie, but it even muzzles
the mouths of some teachers and
preachers.
w. The Kings Great Commission
wv. 1920.
1. The royal authority ". 1S).
By virtue of His divine authority,
He issued this command to the dis
ciples. In order to prepare them for
the reception of this command, He
declared unto them that all power in
heaven and earth had been given unto
Him.
2. The commission itself (vv.
10, 2O).
1t consists of three parts. () Go
teach all nations. This is the first and
primary business of the disciple. This
command has been issued to all dis
ciples by the risen and mighty Lord.
(2) Baptize them in the name Of the
triune God. Those who have become
disciples of the Lord should receive
the rite which signifies that relation
ship to Him. (3) Teach them to OBJ
serve all of Christ's commandments
". 20). Those who have become
Christ's disciples should be taught
conformity to His will.
3. The available power ". y.
Those who obey Christ in carrying
out this commission shall enjoy His
abiding presence.