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April 5, 1953 OUR LIVING LORD Matt. 28:1-10, 16-20
(v. 4). Furthermore, he was able to re buke the fear that was in the hearts of the women who had come to pay respects to the body of Jesus (v. 5). And he was commissioned of God to make the glad dest announcement that ever fell upon the ears of men—“He is risen’’ (v. 6). Next, this angel presented a challenge to these women visitors that first Easter morning which in reality summarizes the duty and privilege of all men in re lation to Christ (vv. 6,7). Note the four verbs in the challenge: Come, see . . . go . . . tell. Then we have the account of how these women met Jesus, worshiped Him, and were told to “go tell my breth ren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me” (vv. 8-10). The living Lord commands men and we ought to let Him command our lives with a will ingness to heed His command. The Great Commission vv. 16-20 In this section we have the marching orders of the church. These orders have never been revoked. They are just as applicable today as they were when they were given. Note seven things in this section: (1) a decreased number (v. 16). There were 11 disciples now instead of 12 because of the Judas tragedy. (2) A | sacred appointment (v. 16b). Our Lord still has definite appointments with His disciples. Can you name some? (3) A worthy devotion (v. 17), Christ deserves our worship because He is God. (4) A common division (v. 17b). Face to face with the claims of Christ, there are always some who doubt. (5) A great claim (v. 18). (6) A great command (vv. 19,20a). This passage is also of special importance because we have in it the form of baptism given as found no where else. And, finally, (7) we have here a precious promise (v. 20b). Since the promise is good until the end of the I age, it proves that this passage is for us \ today.
Pointers on the Lesson This week’s lesson closes our six months’ study of the Gospel of Matthew. In it we have the King rising from the dead and giving His Great Commission. It is indeed a fitting study for Easter Sunday. The Saviour who gave His life for our redemption lives to give us power to live redeemed lives. The Glorious Resurrection vv. 1-10 Matthew’s account of the resurrection is the briefest of all the Gospels. Just a few of the facts are mentioned. What are mentioned are befitting the One who is the King of kings and Lord of lords. (1) The time of the resurrection is sug gested in verse 1. Precisely when the resurrection took place, is not revealed. We only know that it was some time between sunset on Saturday evening and sunrise on Sunday morning. No human eye saw Him come forth from the grave. Only God saw that. It was enough for man that he should see the empty tomb. The fact that our Lord came forth upon the first day of the week is wondrously ^suggestive of the fact that He is the head of a new creation, even of that mystical body known as the Church. (2) A physical manifestation attended the resurrection of Christ. An earthquake apparently aided the angel of the Lord in rolling the stone from the door of the sepulchre (v. 2). Doubtless the stone was rolled from the door, not to let the Lord out of the tomb but to let the disciples in to see the evidences of His victory. (3) Prominent in the story is the ministry of an angel (vv. 2-7). This is not the angel of the Lord as the Re vision makes clear. But he was a power ful being ministering as the good angels were prone to do in behalf of the Saviour and for those who are the heirs of sal vation (Heb. 1:4). Note his dazzling character (v. 3) and the fear he was able to produce in the hearts of men
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