Evening star., 1932-03-26

Christ's death crushed all the am
bilious hopes Of His followers. WneL
His body was placed within the new.
made grave, where no other person nae
been buried. they we're filed with olS-
appointment, despair and dread. Al
though His death had brought an enc
to their hopes, there were numoei
among His followers whose hearts were
broken by the Masters death upon the
cross. They were drawn by their love
for Him to seek the tomb. Early upon
the first day of the week a group o1
women. who had been at the cross, ap-
preached the burial place to demon
strate their love by embalming HIS
body.
When Mary Magdalene reached the
tomb it was still dark. She evidently
was the first one Of the women TO reach
the burial site. She was surprised to
find the tomb open. The stone that had
been rolled over the opening and sealed
had been rolled away from the en-
trance. She did not investigate. She
ran and reported the open tomb TO the
the Lords body had been removed.
These disciples started at once to in
vestigate the report. They ran to the
tomb, but John, being the younger,
reached the site first Bending down
and looking in he saw the linen cloths
that had been used to wrap about
ChriSts body when He was buried.
John did not enter the tomb until after
Peter had arrived, and going In dis
covered the napkin that was about"
the Masters head not lying with the
cloths, but rolled up IN a place by IT.
self" When John followed Peter within
the tomb he saw the napkin, which still
retained the shape of Christ's head, and
linen cloths that had wrapped up His
body undisturbed, indicating that Jesus
had left them. John Immediately be-
lieved that Christ had risen. They re-
turned to their homes filled with new
hopes, but sti11 in doubt, because they
did not understand the Scriptures that
had prophesied the Lords resurrection.
Jesus First Appearance.
Jesus first appeared to Mary Magds-
lene. Broken hearted and weeping she
had attracted the attention of the two
angels within the tomb, who asked her
why weepest thou?" Mary had no cause
for tears, but she did not understand
how the Master had conquered death.
She had a mistaken view of the empty
tomb, for she believed that they had
taken away Christ's body, and her love
for the Master made her desirouS Of
knowing where they had taken His body.
Her love for the Lord had made her
long to know so that she could get COM
fort, as we frequently do. when We stand
at the grave of some of our departed
ones.
When Jesus spoke to her and asked
her the meaning Of her tears, Mary did
not recognize Him. This may have
been due to the unusual garments that
He was wearing, to her tears, and the
fact that she did not expect that He
would rise from the dead. All these
may have had a part in her failure to
recognize the sympathetic and tender
Master, until he called her by name.
There was a changed appearance but
the voice of the Lord Jesus was the
same tender and friendly one. I'm
mediately Mary recognized Him, but He
refused to permit her to touch Him in
a gentle way. Although He declined
to permit her to test the reality OF His
resurrection by handling His changed
body, He appointed her a messenger Of
His resurrection to His apostles.
Appears to the Apostles.
That evening, when the apostles were
assembled in the upper room, they were
surprised by the sudden appearance Of
Christ in their midst and hearing His