CHRIST IS RISEN
MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS
LILACLADY JUNEBUG2
with notes from Wm. H. Cash Jr (1927 - 2012)
LET US CONSIDER THE FACTS OF JESUS' RESURRECTION
JOHN 20.29 - 31
29. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast
seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, yet have believed.
30. And many other signs did Jesus in the presence of his disciples which are not written in this book.
31. These are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, ye might have life through his name.
THE BIBLE GIVES US FOUR RECORDS
MATTHEW 28
MARK 16
LUKE 24
JOHN 20 and 21
IN ADDITION, PAUL SUMS IT UP THIS WAY:
I CORINTHIANS 15. 1 - 16
15.1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4. and that he was buried, and that he rose again the thir day according to the scriptures: 5. and that he was seen of Cephas (Peter) then of the twelve: 6. after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7. after that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 and last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.9 for I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 16. but by the grace of God I am what I am, and the grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
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As I look at the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus I see what He said of His own death and resurrection:
Matthew 16.21 Jesus tells the disciples what would happen.
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his
disciples, how that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer
many things of the elders and chief priests, and scribes, and
be killed and be raised again the third day.
Again, Matthew 17.22,23 And when they abode in Galilee,
Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be
betrayed into the hands of men: 23 and they
shall kill him, and the third day he shall
be raised again.
The third time that is recorded when Jesus spoke
was in Matthew 20 while Jesus left Galilee
to go along the Coasts of Judea beyond Jordan.
He is on his way toward Jerusalem.
Matthew 20.17 - 19
17. And Jesus going up to Jerusalem
took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and
said unto them, 18. Behold, we go up to
Jerusalem: and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto
the chief priests and unto the scribes,
and they shall condemn him to death.
19. And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to
mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and
the third day he shall rise again.
When Jesus arose and appeared before the eleven,
Mark's Gospel tells us in chapter 16. verse 14
that "afterward he appeared unto
the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided
them for their unbelief and
hardness of heart, because they believed
not them which had seen him
after he was risen.
Let us go over the FACTS
as given by the witnesses:
I. The Angel appears to the Three Women.
Matthew 28. 1 - 7
The three women, Mary Magdalene, Mary the
mother of James, and Salome start for the tomb
and are followed by other women. They find the
stone rolled away, and the Angel speaks "He is risen."
Mary, the mother of James and Joses draws near to
the tomb, and the Angel gives her the command
to "go and tell the disciples" Matthew 28.2
She goes back to the other women, they are bearing the spices.
Mary Magdalene meanwhile comes to the Tomb, weeping, and Jesus
reveals Himself to her.
Luke 20.14 - 18
He tells her that "I am not
yet ascended to my Father,
but go to my brethren,
and say unto them,
I ascend to my Father,
and your Father,
and to my God.
2. THE WOMEN TO THE DISCIPLES.
These women go to tell the GOOD NEWS !
HE IS RISEN !
On their way they met Jesus !
So here they come ! He is Risen !
John 20.19 - 20
19. SAME DAY, AT EVENING,
BEING THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK,
WHEN THE DOORS WERE SHUT
WHERE THE DISCIPLES WERE ASSEMBLED
FOR FEAR OF THE JEWS,
CAME JESUS, AND STOOD IN THE MIDST,
AND SAITH UNTO THEM,
PEACE BE UNTO YOU.
20. AND WHEN HE HAD SO SAID, HE SHEWED UNTO THEM
HIS HANDS AND HIS SIDE. THEN WERE THE DISCIPLES GLAD,
WHEN THEY SAW THE LORD.
At this point, Thomas is not with them, and he tells
them that he will not believe unless he can see in his hands
the print of the nails, and put his finger
into the print of the nails, and thrust
my hand into his side, I will not believe.
so what happens next ?
Jesus comes 8 days later to
the disciples, and Thomas was
with them.
HE STOOD IN THE MIDST OF THEM
AND SAID " PEACE BE UNTO YOU"
Then he speaks to Thomas, Reach hither
thy finger, and reach hither thy hand,
and thrust it into my side: and be not
faithless, but believing.
THAT IS ALL THOMAS NEEDS
"And Thomas answered and said, My Lord and my God."
JESUS SAITH UNTO HIM
THOMAS, BECAUSE THOU HAST SEEN ME,
THOU HAST BELIEVED,
BLESSED ARE THEY THAT HAVE
NOT SEEN,
AND YET HAVE BELIEVED.
3. JESUS THEN FOR 40 DAYS
AND 40 NIGHTS IS WITH THEM.
He appears on the Lake of Tiberias - John 21.1 -12
He appears to two walking on the road to Emmaus.
Luke 24.13 - 31
He appears on the Mount to 500 brethren at once.
I Cor 15.7
At Jerusalem, and Bethany
He appears to James I Cor.15.7
He appears to the 11. Matt.28.16 - 20
Mark 16.14 - 20 Luke 24.33 - 55
Acts 1.3 - 14
To Paul at Damascus and in the temple
Acts 9.3 - 6; I Cor. 15.8; Acts 22.17 -21; Acts 23.11
HIS COMMAND BEFORE HE ASCENDED
ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME
IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH,
GO YE THEREFORE,
TEACH ALL NATIONS,
BAPTIZING THEM
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,
AND OF THE SON,
AND OF THE HOLY GHOST,
TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE
WHATSOEVER I HAVE COMMANDED YOU,
AND LO,
I AM WITH YOU ALWAY,
EVEN TO THE END OF THE WORLD. AMEN.
Matthew 28.18 -20
ACTS 1.10 - 11
WHILE THEY LOOKED STEADFASTLY TOWARD
HEAVEN? THIS SAME JESUS, WHICH IS
TAKEN UP FROM YOU INTO HEAVEN,
SHALL SO COME IN LIKE MANNER
AS YE HAVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HEAVEN
