The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-11

Sunday School Lesson for Sun
day, April y, 1886. o
Read Luke 4:l-35. STUDY
Luke "a: lip.
Golden Text-Because | live,
We shall live also John IA: l9).
Sunday, April 9, AID. 30, is re-
gardcd DAVIS the day Of the
resurrection of Jesus. During that
day he appeared four times, twice
to women MARY and the other
women and twice 10 men (Petef
and the two on the way to En-
maus); and after nightfall ne
made his first appearance to the
apostolic company, ten being as
sembled in secret session. The
next Sunday evening he appeared
again to the Apostles, Thomas be-
ing present. 1t was probably two
or three weeks later that he APP
peared to seven Apostles by the
Sea Of Galilee and to five hun
dred disciples including the elev-
en- Apostles on the mountain IN
Galilee. Thursday, May IS, may
have been the day of the Lords
last appearance to the Apostles
at Jerusalem and of his ascension
from the Mount of Olives. Ten
days later Sunday, May 2S) IN
fulflment Of the Lords promise,
the Holy Spirit descended on the
day of Pentecost.
WITNESS OF THE WOMEN
VERSES ILL.,
Where was the body of Jesus?
Listen to the witness OF the wO-
men. 1t is interesting and signifi-
cant Of ~woman's devotion to the
cause Of Christ that several plous
women figured in the thrilling
scenes connected with his death
and resurrection. They were last
at the cross and they were first
TO reach the empty sepulcher.
During THEN visit they passed
through FIVE stages of experience.
The first was sorrow. With sad
hearts they had turned away from
the tomb on Friday afternoon.
The sabbath was the most fearful
they had ever known. Yet where
else can they 20 but back again
10 the city Of the dead, there to
let their hearts bleed in unre-
strained anguish? Besides, the
preparation Of the body for bur-
ial was hasty and incomplete.
With their own hands they must
make the last touches of affec-
ton for him who was gone. So
they brought spices as the dawn
streaks appeared on the horizon
Sunday morning. The second
stage was perplexity. Perhaps
some of them came 10 the tomb
the evening before, saw the guard
stationed and the tomb sealed,
and then returned. What was
their amazement now to find The
guard gone, the seal broken, the
stone rolled away, the sepulcher
emptied of its dead, There could
be no mistake as TO the place, for
they had marked it well. With
hoiy boldness they went into the
sepulcher. But he whom they
sought was not there. The third
stage was fright It was a solemn
and awful scene. The grave
clothes were lying in place. The
devoted women were crOWding III
to the narrow vault in the dim
twilight Of the morning and there
was the white-robed angel sitting
within the sepuleher. No wonder
they were affrighted. But their
fright was temporary and made
way for the happier feeling to
follow. The fourth stage was re-
nlembrance. In assuring tone the
women were reminded that What
they now witnessed was in full
filnlent Of the repeated prophe-
cies Of their Lord. Those solemn
words called out Of the past hy
angelo tongues, flashed like a
sunbeam into their darkness.
Then their faith laid aside its
crepe. brushed off the tears and
took hold upon a risen, living
Lord. The last stage was procia-
nation. Such new scould not be
kept nor such faith concealed.
The disciples and the world must
know what has become Of the
Crncified. SO the first advocates
of the Resurrection were held IN
the highest esteem among the dis
ciples for their ardent piety and
absolute integrity, Better minis
tiers and sweeter gospel the word
had not heard before
WONDER or THE APOSTLE
Verse ~
Why were the linen clothes by
themselves? Note the wonder Of
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