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With such a goal ringing in our ears,; who can sit still and forget his errand? People’s Bible. The sight of the risen Christ gives us something to say.—Sel. My brethren. For the first time does He use that word in such a connection, showing that until His death and resur rection on their behalf, the relation ship had not been possible (Heb. 2:10- 12).—Gray. ^\l£. ate ate Our Bisen Lord. Last Sunday we studied the nature and work of Jesus Christ—the Saviour of the world. This Sunday we celebrate Easter by studying the climax of Christ’s life, the great MY CLASS e v e n t w h i c h gave OF GIBLS us a living Christ Clara Silliman r a t h e r than a dead hero. In many re spects, the resurrection of Christ is the most important fact of Christian history for without the resurrection, the death of Christ was only the heroic death of a noble martyr, while with the resurrection, it is the atoning death of the Son of God. The resurrection of Christ is mentioned directly over 100 times in the New Testament and is the most prominent and fundamental point in the testimony of the apostles. The Resurrection of our Lord was demanded by many Old Testament types and symbols such as Aaron’s rod that budded (Num. 17:8) and the wave sheaf of the firstfruits (Lev. 23:10); by explicit Old Testament prophecies and promises (Ps. 16:8-10 with Acts 2:25-31); and it was demanded also by our Lord’s own oft repeated predic tions. Over and over again, He told His little band of followers that He was going to Jerusalem to be crucified and that He would rise again after three days. No human eye saw the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. That was for
experienced guards, careful watchers, trained in that profession. Then there was the heavy stone sealed.—Gaebelein. As He said. That is true faith which sees in the darkness as well as in the light, which goes to the grave bearing no spices but the spices of the immov able certainty of the resurrection and the life.—People’s Bible. v. 7. Go quickly. It will not do for us to linger too long at the place of per sonal blessing. We should go forth speedily and witness to others.—K. B. 1915. Tell His disciples. And when the disciples were told, they disbelieved. A strange thing to be recorded if it were not so (Mark 16:11). The fact is that the resurrection came as a complete and glorious surprise to the disciples, transforming them incidentally from broken-hearted hopeless men into con fident flaming evangelists, whose faith and zeal never afterward left them. Could anything but a genuine resur rection have accomplished this? What ground is left for the unstable theory that the resurrection was a myth that grew up in response to the disciples’ expectation? There was no such expec tation, and there was no time for a myth to grow.—Peloubet. He goeth before you. Literally, leadeth you as a Shepherd. See 26:32.—Comp. Bible. v. 8. Departed quickly with fear and joy. Haste, joy, energy—this is the missionary way. This is the great lecture upon the method of preaching. We want more quickness, more energy, more running power in the Church.^— Parker. Did run to bring His disciples word. There is great need today that men and women run with the glad tid ings of a risen Christ.-—Torrey. v. 9. . Jesus met them. No man can go upon His errands without His com pany.—Sel. Saying, All hail. Liter ally, rejoice. We have joy and peace because we have a risen Saviour (John 20:19).—Torrey. v. 10. Go tell. God’s Spirit always points in the direction of movement.
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