What do you read in John xvi. 20, that Jesus said to his disciples before his crucifixion? 18. What did one of them say? What do you read of the wife of Cleopas, in John xix. 25? Were the sufferings and death of our Saviour well known in Jerusalem? 19. What did Jesus say to them? What answer did they give? Why did they say he was of Nazareth? What had he done to show that he was a prophet? What is meant by being mighty in deed and word? Were the actions of Christ's life done in secret or openly before men? Acts ii. 22. 20. What did they say about the chief priests and rulers? To whom had they delivered him? Matt. xxvii. 2. 21. What had the disciples trusted? What did they understand by his redeeming Israel? In what state was the nation of Israel at that time? What did the Jews expect the Messiah, or Christ, would do for them? Was this the kind of redemption he came to bring them? Matt. i. 21. Col. i. 14. What made them doubt whether it was indeed he that should have redeemed Israeì? How has Christ redeemed sinners? Gal. iii. 13. Was there reason to expect any thing extraordinary on the third day after his death? Matt. xvi. 21. 22. What did they say of certain women of their company ? What women were these? ver. 10. 23. What did they not find? What did they say? What is a vision? What is said in verses 3-7 of this chapter, of this vision which the women saw? 24. Wno did they say went to the sepul chre? In what state did they find it? Whom did they mean by certain of them which were with them? John xx. 3. Verses 25-35. 25, 26. What did Jesus say to these two disciples, when they had told him all this? Why did he call them fools? ver. 11. What is meant by their being slow of heart? 27. What did Jesus then do?· What part of the Bible was written by Moses? Can you mention some prophecies concerning Christ in the writings of Moses? Gen. iii. 15, xxii. 18, xlix. 10. Numb. xxiv. 17. Deut. xviii. 15. 28. To what place did they draw nigh? 29. What did they do and say to him? What did Jesus do? What promise has Jesus given to those who love him, in John xiv. 23. 30. What came to pass as he sat at meat with them? Had they ever before seen him do the same thing? Mark vi. 41, viii. 6, and xiv. 22. 31. What then took place? What is the meaning of vanished? 32. What did they say one to another? How did Jesus open to them the scriptures? What is meant by their hearts burning within them? What does David say in Psalm xxxix. 3? 33. What did the two disciples do the same hour? What time of the day was it? How far were they from Jerusalem? Why were there only eleven apostles? 34. What did the apostles and those who were with them say to the two disciples? Who was Simon? 35. What did the two disciples tell? What things had been done in the way? How was Jesus known of them in breaking of bread? SERIES II. Verses 13-35. Which of the disciples is supposed to have been with Cleopas, in his walk to Emmaus? Jesus expounded the scriptures, beginning at Moses and all the prophets: Did all the prophets speak of Christ? What was the chief end of all the writings of the prophets? Rev. xix. 10, at the close. Jesus appeared to the disciples body which they saw? Was it his real Could he become visible or invisible at pleasure? LESSON XL. Commit to memory, John, chap. xx. verses 19—31. Read also Mark xvi. 12-18. Luke xxiv. 36-49. Jesus appears to the Disciples when assembled. SERIES I. 19. On what day of the week did the Saviour rise? To whom did he show himself that same day, at evening? Why were the doors shut where the disciples were assembled ? Was this the same appearance that is spoken of in Luke xxiv. 36-49? What is there said that the disciples felt when they saw him? What did they suppose him to be? When he came among them, what did he say? Was this salutation in common use among the Jews? Did it not mean more when it came from Christ's lips, than such salutations do among men? John xiv. 27. If Christ speaks peace to us, need we be troubled or afraid on any account? I's. xxvii. 1. 20. When he had saluted them, what did he do? Why did he do this? Luke xxiv. 39. How should they know by his hands and his side that it was himself? How did the disciples feel? What else did he do, to show them that he had a real body Luke xxiv. 41-43. 21. What did he say to them then? Where did he mean they should go? Mark xvi. 15. What was the work which they were thus commissioned or sent to do? Where had Christ been sent by the Father? How was that commission which he had, like this which he now gave his disciples? 22, 23. When he gave them this commission, what did he do and say? What does the Holy Ghost do for men? John xiv. 26. Rom. viii. 26. 1 Cor. ii. 12. What is it said in Luke xxiv. 45, that Jesus did at this time? Where are we to look for aid to understand the scriptures aright? Ought you not then to pray for the Holy Spirit when you are going to read the scriptures, or to attend the church, or Sabbath school? How does David pray in Ps. cxix. 18? Why was it especially needful that the disciples should have the Holy Ghost, and understand the scriptures? Luke xxiv. 48. Acts i. 8. 24. Who was not with the disciples at this time? Is it good to be away from the place where Christ's people are assembled? 25. What did the other disciples say to Thomas afterwards? What answer did he make? Had he reason already to believe that Jesus was risen? What reason had he besides the testimony of the other disciples? Matt. xvi. 21. 26. When were the disciples assembled together in the same way again? On what day of the week was it then? |