408. And the Father himself, _which hath sent me,_ hath born witness
of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
John v. 37.
409. The Father loveth the Son, _and hath given all things into his
hand_. John iii. 35.
Also Note 401.
410. _No man hath seen God at any time_; the only begotten Son, which is
in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. John i. 18.
411. Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can
approach unto, _whom no man hath seen nor can see_; to whom be honor and
power everlasting, 1 Timothy vi. 16.
412. And the Lord spake unto Moses _face to face_ as a man speaketh unto
his friend. Exod. xxxiii. 11.
413. Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and _seventy_ of the
elders of Israel. _And they saw the God of Israel_; and there was under
his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire-stone, and as it were the
body of heaven in his clearness. Exod. xxiv. 9, 10.
Also Notes 17, 132? 133, 134, 135 and 136.
414. And he said, Thou canst not see my face; _for there shall no man
see me, and live_. Exodus xxxiii. 20.
415. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: _for I have seen God
face to face_, and my life is preserved. Gen. xxxii. 30.
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 damnation. John v. 28, 29.
417. And I saw the _dead_, small and great, _stand before God_; 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 God_. For we also are weak in him, but we shall
live with him _by the power of God_ 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 multitude. 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 multitude. 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 title, 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 God. 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 God. 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 pass, 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 God, and your God.
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 assembled 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 God. 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 pass, _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.]