Lesson 7
The Forty Days
New Testament Division—Second Period (Concluded)
| Events | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Resurrection Morning. Women Visit the Sepulcher. | 28:1-8 | 16:1-8 | 24:1-11 | 20:1, 2 |
| Peter and John Visit the Sepulcher. | ... | ... | 24:12 | 20:3-10 |
| Appearance to Mary Magdalene. | ... | 16:9-11 | ... | 20:11-18 |
| Second Appearance. | 28:9, 10 | |||
| Report of the Guard. | 28:11-15 | |||
| Appearance to Peter; Walk to Emmaus. | 1 Cor. 15:5 | 16:12, 13 | 24:13-35 | |
| Appearance to Ten Disciples. | ... | 16:14-18 | 24:36-43 | 20:19-25 |
| Appearance to Eleven Disciples. | ... | ... | ... | 20:26-29 |
| Sea of Galilee. Appearance to Seven Disciples. | 28:16 | ... | ... | 21:1-24 |
| Appearance to Many Disciples. | 28:16-20 | 1 Cor. 15:6 | ||
| Final Appearance; Ascension. | Acts 1:3-12 | 16:19, 20 | 24:44-53 | |
| Conclusion. | ... | ... | ... | 20:30, 31; 21:25 |
TIME.—A. D. 30.
PLACES.—Jerusalem, Galilee, Mt. of Olives.
The Incomparable Life (Concluded)
148. The Forty Days.—As it is unfortunately customary on the part of certain modern critics to deny the physical resurrection of our Lord, and to maintain that all that we know about him after his resurrection is that he was alive, it seems needful to give a whole lesson to these forty days. The critics above referred to claim that the disciples of Jesus expected his physical resurrection, and, being ignorant and unlearned, they were easily deceived by the reports of the women. In reply to this unwarranted claim the following truths must be insisted on.