Biblical Extracts Part 12

Also Note 410.

416. Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, _and shall come forth_, they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of d.a.m.nation. John v. 28, 29.

417. And I saw the _dead_, small and great, _stand before G.o.d_; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and _the dead were judged_ out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Rev, xx. 12.

418. For that which befalleth the sons of men _be-falleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them; as the one dieth so dieth the other_; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man _hath no pre-eminence over a beast_; for all is vanity. _All go unto one place_; all are of the dust, _and all turn to dust again_. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward, to the earth?

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for that is _his_ portion; for who shall bring him to see _what shall be after him?_ Eccle. iii. 19 to 22.

Also Note 372.

419. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given _all things into his hand_. John iii. 35.

420. For though he (the Son) was crucified _through weakness_, yet he liveth _by the power of G.o.d_. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him _by the power of G.o.d_ toward you. 2 Cor. xiii. 4.

421. And he (Judas) cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and _hanged himself_. Matt, xxvii. 5.

422. Now this man (Judas) _purchased a field_ with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, _he burst asunder in the midst_, and all his bowels gushed out. Acts i. 1-8.

423. And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? and they said _seven_ and a _few_ little fishes. And he took the _seven loaves_ and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples.

and the disciples to the mult.i.tude. And they did all eat, and were filled; and they took up of the broken meat that was left, _seven_ baskets full. And they that did eat were _four thousand_ men, beside women and children. Matt. xv. 34 to 38.

424. But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat, and they said, We have no more but _five loaves_ and _two fishes_; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. For there were _about five thousand men_. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Then he took the _five_ loaves and the _two_ fishes, and looking up to heaven he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the mult.i.tude. And they did eat, and were all filled; and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them _twelve baskets_. Luke ix. 13, 14, 16, 17.

Vide Note 275.

425. And set up over his head, his accusation written, _this is Jesus the King of the Jews_. Matt. xxvii. 37.

426. And the superscription of his accusation was written over, _the King of the Jews_. Mark xv. 26.

427. And a superscription also was written over him, in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, _this is the King of the Jews_. Luke xxiii. 38.

428. And Pilate wrote a t.i.tle, and put it on the cross, and the writing was _Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews_. John xix. 19.

429. But, while he thought on these things, behold, _the angel of the Lord_ appeared unto _him_ (Joseph) in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. Matt. i. 20.

[In the following note the Angel is represented, not as appearing unto Joseph, as above, but unto Mary his wife.]

430. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with G.o.d. And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. Then said Mary unto the angel, how shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that holy thing, which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of G.o.d. Luke i. 30 to 35.

431. In the end of the Sabbath, _as it began to dawn_ towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. Matt, xxviii. 1.

432. And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre _at the rising of the sun_. Mark xvi. 1,2.

433. The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene, early, _when it was yet dark_, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. John xx. 1.

434. Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, _they_ came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. Luke xxiv. 1.

[The individuals spoken of in this note as coming to the sepulchre, we learn in the 10th v. are _Mary Magdalene_, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, _and other women_. Now we are told in note 430, (Mark xvi. 1) that it was Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, _and Salome_, that came; in note 429 (Matt, xxviii. 1) that it was only Mary Magdalene, and the _other Mary_; and in note 43 i (John xx. 1) that it was only Mary Magdalene.]

435. And behold there was a great earthquake; for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came _and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it_. Matt, xxviii. 2.

436. And they said among themselves, who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? (And when they looked they saw that the stone was rolled away;) for it was very great. And _entering_ into the sepulchre, _they saw a young man_ (the angel of the Lord) _sitting on the right side_, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. Mark xvi. 3, 4, 5.

[Thus, in one of these notes the angel is represented as sitting _outside_ the sepulchre upon the stone which he rolled from the door, and in the other, as sitting _within_ the sepulchre on the right side.]

437. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pa.s.s, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men (angels of the Lord) _stood_ by them in shining garments. Luke xxiv. 3 and 4.

[In notes 435, 436, and 438, the angels of the Lord are represented, not as _standing_, as above, but as _sitting_.]

438. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping; and as she wept she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre. And seeth _two_ angels in white, sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. John xx, 11, 12.

[In this, and note 437, there are represented as being _two_ angels, while according to notes 435 and 434, there was only _one_. In this note also, as well as in note 434, we are told that they had _white_ garments on, and in note 435, we are told they were _shining_ garments. We are likewise told in this note, that Mary merely _looked_ into the sepulchre; while in note 436, we are positively informed, that she and those who accompanied her, _went into it_.]

439. And the _angel_ answered and said unto the women, fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord lay, Matt, xxviii. 5, 6.

440. And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her. Mary. She turned herself and saith unto him? Rabboni, which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them. I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my G.o.d, and your G.o.d.

John xx. 14 to.17.

[In the former of these notes, the _angel_ is represented as telling the women of Christ's rising from the dead; in the latter, _Christ_ is represented as telling them _himself_.]

441. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; _there shall ye see him_. Lo, I have told you. Then the eleven disciples _went away into Galilee_, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when _they saw him they worshipped him_; but some doubted. Matt, xxviii. 7, 16, 17.

442. And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and _found the eleven gathered together,_ and them that were with them, Saying, the Lord is risen indeed and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. And as they thus spake, _Jesus himself stood in the midst of them_, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. Luke xxiv. 33 to 36.

[Now we are told in the first of these notes, that the eleven disciples went to _Galilee_ to meet Jesus according to appointment, where they saw him, and worshipped him; while in the latter we are informed that they did no such thing, but that _Jesus appeared unto them_ quite unexpectedly, as they were a.s.sembled together at Jerusalem.]

443. So then, _after the Lord had spoken unto them_. (the eleven apostles that sat at meat,) _he was received up into heaven_, and sat on the right hand of G.o.d. Mark xvi. 19.

404. _And he led them_ (the eleven Apostles) _out as far as to Bethany_; and he lift up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pa.s.s, _while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven._ Luke xxiv.50, 51.

[So we learn from one of these notes, that Christ ascended into heaven, _from the place where the apostles were sat at meat_, after he had done speaking to them; and from the other, _that he first led them out to Bethany_, and that _then_ his ascension took place.]

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