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IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SffiWSOIOOL
Lesson
<By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D D
Teacher of English Bible tn the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright. 1919. by Western Newspaper Union )
LESSON FOR APRIL 20
the risen lord.
LESSON TEXT—Matthew 28:1-10.
GOLDEN TEXT— He is risen, as he
•aid.—Matthew 28:0.
ADDITIONAL MATERI.,L-Luk« M 1
Corinthians 15. '
PRIMARY TOPIC—An angel tells about
the resurrection of Jesus
to J mb NT ° R TOPIC ~ The stor y an empty
TOPIC—The living
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC—The
meaning of Christ’s resurrection.
I. The Visit of the Women to the
Sepulcher (28:1).
They came early to see the sepulcher.
Their zeal and love exceeded that of
even Peter, James and John. “Wom
en were last at the cross and first at
the tomb.”
11. The Earthquake (28:4).
This occurred when the glorious an
gel descended to roll the stone away
from the tomb. This work of the an
gel was not to allow Jesus to escape
but to show that the tomb was empty.
Christ needed not the help of a glo
rious angel, for he was raised up by
his own power as the seal of his aton
ing work upon the cross. The open
tomb and the angel sitting upon the
stone with calm dignity is a picture
of God’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.
111. The Angel’s Message to the
Women (28:5-7).
1. “Fear not” (v. 5). While the ene
mies have occasion to fear, those who
love the Lord receive good dews from
the empty tomb. The Lord will not
long leave those Who follow him, in
suspense and dread. The empty tomb
puts an end to all doubts and fears.
It is the proof that the question of
sin is dealt with and that God is satis
fied, carrying with it the assurance of
eternal victory.
2. “Come see” (v. 6). The angel
said that the Lord had risen, and In
vited the women- to see the place where
he lay.
3. “Come quickly” (v. 7). The wom
en must see for themselves and then
go tell the message. Experience must
precede testimony. They were to go
jjuiqkly to the disciples with the
blessed message, with the assurance
that the Lord would go before and
meet them.
IV. Jesus Meets the Women
(28:8-10).
The women rendered instant obedi
ence and were running to bring word
to the disciples. Jesus met them on
the way. Those who have an experi
mental knowledge of Christ should
speedily go to tell others of it. To all
such the Lord will appear and bring
Joy.
V. What Christ's Resurrection
Guarantees to Us (1 Cor. 15).
1. The integrity of the Scriptures
(vv. 3,4). The Old Testament Scrip
tures told of the advent, death and
resurrection of Christ. Christ’s resur
rection gave the seal of authentication
to them. Christ rebuked the disciples ■
on the way to Emmaus for their dis- 1
belief of the Scriptures concerning the :
resurrection (Luke 24:13-26).
2. The reality of the divine person
(Rom. 1:4). Jesus claimed to be one:
with the Father. He predicted his
•coming forth from the dead (Matt i
16:21). He declared that no one I
■could take his life from him. He had i
power to lay his life down and take
it up again (John 10:15-18). He died
because he willed to do so. The life
which he laid down must be resumed
at the completion of his sacrificial
work. His coming forth from the
grave proved that he was what he had
claimed to be.
3. The sufficiency of Christ’s aton
ing sacrifice (Rom. 4:25). On the
cross Christ exclaimed. “It is finished.”
By the resurrection God declared to
the universe that an adequate remedy
for sin had been provided. The resur
rection of Christ is God’s certificate
that an adequate sacrifice has been
provided tor sin.
4. Our life and Immortality (1 Cor,
15:20). He is the first fruits of them
that slept “Because 1 live ye shall
live also.” The guarantee that man In
the integrity of his being spirit, soul
and body shall live again is furnished
us In Christ’s death and resurrection.
Promoting Happiness.
God has given anderstandlng to
man, to be employed for his glory tn
promoting the happiness of his crea-.
tures; and in nothing that belongs to
earth can the human understanding
be more worthily employed than tn
the researches of science and in the
works of Invention. —Chief Justice
Chase.
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Absorbing the Bible.
Reading God’s Word Is one thing;
to look at it in the right light is an
other. It is like this: A man may
see the figures on the dial, but ho can
not tell how the day goes unless the
sun shines op the dial. So, also, is
reading the Bible —unless the spirit
shines within our hearts it is likely
that we will not get the correct Inter
pretation.
Lord Never Forgets.
“The Lord never forgets anyone be
cause he Is little.”
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