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The Desire of Ages- Contents - Preface - Chapter 1—“God With Us” - Chapter 2—The Chosen People - Chapter 3—“The Fullness of the Time” - Chapter 4—Unto You a Saviour - Chapter 5—The Dedication - Chapter 6—“We Have Seen His Star” - Chapter 7—As a Child - Chapter 8—The Passover Visit - Chapter 9—Days of Conflict - Chapter 10—The Voice in the Wilderness - Chapter 11—The Baptism - Chapter 12—The Temptation - Chapter 13—The Victory - Chapter 14—“We Have Found the Messias” - Chapter 15—At the Marriage Feast - Chapter 16—In His Temple - Chapter 17—Nicodemus - Chapter 18—“He Must Increase” - Chapter 19—At Jacob's Well - Chapter 20—“Except Ye See Signs and Wonders” - Chapter 21—Bethesda and the Sanhedrin - Chapter 22—Imprisonment and Death of John - Chapter 23—“The Kingdom of God Is at Hand” - Chapter 24—“Is Not This the Carpenter's Son?” - Chapter 25—The Call by the Sea - Chapter 26—At Capernaum - Chapter 27—“Thou Canst Make Me Clean” - Chapter 28—Levi-Matthew - Chapter 29—The Sabbath - Chapter 30—“He Ordained Twelve” - Chapter 31—The Sermon on the Mount - Chapter 32—The Centurion - Chapter 33—Who Are My Brethren? - Chapter 34—The Invitation - Chapter 35—“Peace, Be Still” - Chapter 36—The Touch of Faith - Chapter 37—The First Evangelists - Chapter 38—Come Rest Awhile - Chapter 39—“Give Ye Them to Eat” - Chapter 40—A Night on the Lake - Chapter 41—The Crisis in Galilee - Chapter 42—Tradition - Chapter 43—Barriers Broken Down - Chapter 44—The True Sign - Chapter 45—The Foreshadowing of the Cross - Chapter 46—He Was Transfigured - Chapter 47—Ministry - Chapter 48—Who Is the Greatest? - Chapter 49—At the Feast of Tabernacles - Chapter 50—Among Snares - Chapter 51—“The Light of Life” - Chapter 52—The Divine Shepherd - Chapter 53—The Last Journey From Galilee - Chapter 54—The Good Samaritan - Chapter 55—Not With Outward Show - Chapter 56—Blessing the Children - Chapter 57—“One Thing Thou Lackest” - Chapter 58—“Lazarus, Come Forth” - Chapter 59—Priestly Plottings - Chapter 60—The Law of the New Kingdom - Chapter 61—Zacchaeus - Chapter 62—The Feast at Simon's House - Chapter 63—“Thy King Cometh” - Chapter 64—A Doomed People - Chapter 65—The Temple Cleansed Again - Chapter 66—Controversy - Chapter 67—Woes on the Pharisees - Chapter 68—In the Outer Court - Chapter 69—On the Mount of Olives - Chapter 70—“The Least of These My Brethren” - Chapter 71—A Servant of Servants - Chapter 72—“In Remembrance of Me” - Chapter 73—“Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” - Chapter 74—Gethsemane - Chapter 75—Before Annas and the Court of Caiaphas - Chapter 76—Judas - Chapter 77—In Pilate's Judgment Hall - Chapter 78—Calvary - Chapter 79—“It is Finished” - Chapter 80—In Joseph's Tomb - Chapter 81—“The Lord Is Risen” - Chapter 82—“Why Weepest Thou?” - Chapter 83—The Walk to Emmaus - Chapter 84—“Peace Be Unto You” - Chapter 85—By the Sea Once More - Chapter 86—Go Teach All Nations - Chapter 87—“To My Father, and Your Father” - Results - Related - Featured - Weighted Relevancy - Content Sequence - Relevancy - Earliest First - Latest First Chapter 82—“Why Weepest Thou?” This chapter is based on Matthew 28:1, 5-8; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-18. The women who had stood by the cross of Christ waited and watched for the hours of the Sabbath to pass. On the first day of the week, very early, they made their way to the tomb, taking with them precious spices to anoint the Saviour's body. They did not think about His rising from the dead. The sun of their hope had set, and night had settled down on their hearts. As they walked, they recounted Christ's works of mercy and His words of comfort. But they remembered not His words, “I will see you again.” Ignorant of what was even then taking place, they drew near the garden, saying as they went, “Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulcher?” They knew that they could not remove the stone, yet they kept on their way. And lo, the heavens were suddenly alight with glory that came not from the rising sun. The earth trembled. They saw that the great stone was rolled away. The grave was empty.DA 788.2 The women had not all come to the tomb from the same direction. Mary Magdalene was the first to reach the place; and upon seeing that the stone was removed, she hurried away to tell the disciples. Meanwhile the other women came up. A light was shining about the tomb, but the body of Jesus was not there. As they lingered about the place, suddenly they saw that they were not alone. A young man clothed in shining garments was sitting by the tomb. It was the angel who had rolled away the stone. He had taken the guise of humanity that he might not alarm these friends of Jesus. Yet about him the light of the heavenly glory was still shining, and the women were afraid. They turned to flee, but the angel's words stayed their steps. “Fear not ye,” he said; “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. And go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead.” Again they look into the tomb, and again they hear the wonderful news. Another angel in human form is there, and he says, “Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”DA 788.3 He is risen, He is risen! The women repeat the words again and again. No need now for the anointing spices. The Saviour is living, and not dead. They remember now that when speaking of His death He said that He would rise again. What a day is this to the world! Quickly the women departed from the sepulcher “with fear and great joy; and did run to bring His disciples word.”DA 789.1 Mary had not heard the good news. She went to Peter and John with the sorrowful message, “They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulcher, and we know not where they have laid Him.” The disciples hurried to the tomb, and found it as Mary had said. They saw the shroud and the napkin, but they did not find their Lord. Yet even here was testimony that He had risen. The graveclothes were not thrown heedlessly aside, but carefully folded, each in a place by itself. John “saw, and believed.” He did not yet understand the scripture that Christ must rise from the dead; but he now remembered the Saviour's words foretelling His resurrection.DA 789.2 It was Christ Himself who had placed those graveclothes with such care. When the mighty angel came down to the tomb, he was joined by another, who with his company had been keeping guard over the Lord's body. As the angel from heaven rolled away the stone, the other entered the tomb, and unbound the wrappings from the body of Jesus. But it was the Saviour's hand that folded each, and laid it in its place. In His sight who guides alike the star and the atom, there is nothing unimportant. Order and perfection are seen in all His work.DA 789.3 Mary had followed John and Peter to the tomb; when they returned to Jerusalem, she remained. As she looked into the empty tomb, grief filled her heart. Looking in, she saw the two angels, one at the head and the other at the foot where Jesus had lain. “Woman, why weepest thou?” they asked her. “Because they have taken away my Lord,” she answered, “and I know not where they have laid Him.”DA 789.4 Then she turned away, even from the angels, thinking that she must find someone who could tell her what had been done with the body of Jesus. Another voice addressed her, “Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?” Through her tear-dimmed eyes, Mary saw the form of a man, and thinking that it was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if thou have borne Him hence, tell me where thou hast laid Him, and I will take Him away.” If this rich man's tomb was thought too honorable a burial place for Jesus, she herself would provide a place for Him. There was a grave that Christ's own voice had made vacant, the grave where Lazarus had lain. Might she not there find a burial place for her Lord? She felt that to care for His precious crucified body would be a great consolation to her in her grief.DA 790.1 But now in His own familiar voice Jesus said to her, “Mary.” Now she knew that it was not a stranger who was addressing her, and turning she saw before her the living Christ. In her joy she forgot that He had been crucified. Springing toward Him, as if to embrace His feet, she said, “Rabboni.” But Christ raised His hand, saying, Detain Me not; “for I am not yet ascended to 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.” And Mary went her way to the disciples with the joyful message.DA 790.2 Jesus refused to receive the homage of His people until He had the assurance that His sacrifice was accepted by the Father. He ascended to the heavenly courts, and from God Himself heard the assurance that His atonement for the sins of men had been ample, that through His blood all might gain eternal life. The Father ratified the covenant made with Christ, that He would receive repentant and obedient men, and would love them even as He loves His Son. Christ was to complete His work, and fulfill His pledge to “make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.” All power in heaven and on earth was given to the Prince of Life, and He returned to His followers in a world of sin, that He might impart to them of His power and glory.DA 790.3 While the Saviour was in God's presence, receiving gifts for His church, the disciples thought upon His empty tomb, and mourned and wept. The day that was a day of rejoicing to all heaven was to the disciples a day of uncertainty, confusion, and perplexity. Their unbelief in the testimony of the women gives evidence of how low their faith had sunk. The news of Christ's resurrection was so different from what they had anticipated that they could not believe it. It was too good to be true, they thought. They had heard so much of the doctrines and the so-called scientific theories of the Sadducees that the impression made on their minds in regard to the resurrection was vague. They scarcely knew what the resurrection from the dead could mean. They were unable to take in the great subject.DA 790.4 “Go your way,” the angels had said to the women, “tell His disciples and Peter that He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see Him, as He said unto you.” These angels had been with Christ as guardian angels throughout His life on earth. They had witnessed His trial and crucifixion. They had heard His words to His disciples. This was shown by their message to the disciples, and should have convinced them of its truth. Such words could have come only from the messengers of their risen Lord.DA 793.1 “Tell His disciples and Peter,” the angels said. Since the death of Christ, Peter had been bowed down with remorse. His shameful denial of the Lord, and the Saviour's look of love and anguish, were ever before him. Of all the disciples he had suffered most bitterly. To him the assurance is given that his repentance is accepted and his sin forgiven. He is mentioned by name.DA 793.2 “Tell His disciples and Peter that He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see Him.” All the disciples had forsaken Jesus, and the call to meet Him again includes them all. He has not cast them off. When Mary Magdalene told them she had seen the Lord, she repeated the call to the meeting in Galilee. And a third time the message was sent to them. After He had ascended to the Father, Jesus appeared to the other women, saying, “All hail. And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshiped Him. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell My brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see Me.”DA 793.3 Christ's first work on earth after His resurrection was to convince His disciples of His undiminished love and tender regard for them. To give them proof that He was their living Saviour, that He had broken the fetters of the tomb, and could no longer be held by the enemy death; to reveal that He had the same heart of love as when He was with them as their beloved Teacher, He appeared to them again and again. He would draw the bonds of love still closer around them. Go tell My brethren, He said, that they meet Me in Galilee.DA 793.4 As they heard this appointment, so definitely given, the disciples began to think of Christ's words to them foretelling His resurrection. But even now they did not rejoice. They could not cast off their doubt and perplexity. Even when the women declared that they had seen the Lord, the disciples would not believe. They thought them under an illusion.DA 794.1 Trouble seemed crowding upon trouble. On the sixth day of the week they had seen their Master die; on the first day of the next week they found themselves deprived of His body, and they were accused of having stolen it away for the sake of deceiving the people. They despaired of ever correcting the false impressions that were gaining ground against them. They feared the enmity of the priests and the wrath of the people. They longed for the presence of Jesus, who had helped them in every perplexity.DA 794.2 Often they repeated the words, “We trusted that it had been He which should have redeemed Israel.” Lonely and sick at heart they remembered His words, “If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?” They met together in the upper chamber, and closed and fastened the doors, knowing that the fate of their beloved Teacher might at any time be theirs.DA 794.3 And all the time they might have been rejoicing in the knowledge of a risen Saviour. In the garden, Mary had stood weeping, when Jesus was close beside her. Her eyes were so blinded by tears that she did not discern Him. And the hearts of the disciples were so full of grief that they did not believe the angels’ message or the words of Christ Himself.DA 794.4 How many are still doing what these disciples did! How many echo Mary's despairing cry, “They have taken away the Lord, ... and we know not where they have laid Him”! To how many might the Saviour's words be spoken, “Why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?” He is close beside them, but their tear-blinded eyes do not discern Him. He speaks to them, but they do not understand.DA 794.5 Oh that the bowed head might be lifted, that the eyes might be opened to behold Him, that the ears might listen to His voice! “Go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen.” Bid them look not to Joseph's new tomb, that was closed with a great stone, and sealed with the Roman seal. Christ is not there. Look not to the empty sepulcher. Mourn not as those who are hopeless and helpless. Jesus lives, and because He lives, we shall live also. From grateful hearts, from lips touched with holy fire, let the glad song ring out, Christ is risen! He lives to make intercession for us. Grasp this hope, and it will hold the soul like a sure, tried anchor. Believe, and thou shalt see the glory of God.DA 794.6
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परमेश्वरको अद्भुत प्रेम- Contents - Results - Related - Featured - Weighted Relevancy - Content Sequence - Relevancy - Earliest First - Latest First ९. नारी किन रुन्छ्यौ ? मत्ती २८:१, ५-८; मर्कूस १६:१-८; लूका २४:१-१२; यूहन्ना २०:१-१८ मा आधारित । ख्रीष्टको क्रूस वरिपरि भेला भएका स्त्रीहरू शबाथ-दिनको सयम बितेर जाओस् भनी प्रतिक्षा गरिरहेका थिए । हप्ताको पहिलो दिन सबेरै तिनीहरू मुक्तिदाताको शरीरलाई अभिषेक गर्नका निम्ति बहुमूल्य मसलाका साथ चिहानतर्फ लागे । तिनीहरूले उहाँ मृत्युदेखि बौरिउठ्नुहुनेछ भनी सोंचेका थिएनन् । तिनीहरूका आशाको सूर्य अस्ताइसकेको थियो, र तिनीहरूका हृदयमा अन्धकार छाइसकेको थियो । जसै तिनीहरू अघि बढ्दैथिए तिनीहरूले ख्रीष्टका करुणामयी कार्यहरूका बारेमा तथा उहाँका शान्त्वनायुक्त वचनहरूलाई स्मरण गरे । तर तिनीहरूले “म फेरि तिमीहरूलाई देख्नेछु” भन्ने उहाँको वचनलाई याद गरेनन् । यूहन्ना १६:२२ ।PAP 171.1 त्यतिखेर घटिरहेको घटनाको बारेमा चालै नपाई तिनीहरू “हाम्रा निम्ति चिहानको ढोकाको ढुङ्गा कसले हटाइदेला ?” भन्दै बगैंचातर्फ लागे । तिनीहरूलाई थाहा थियो कि तिनीहरूले त्यस विशाल ढुङ्गालाई गुडाउन सक्ने थिएनन्, तैपनि तिनीहरू अघि बढ्दै गरे । र अचानक आकाश एक यस्तो महिमाका साथ चम्कियो जुन ज्योति सुर्योदयका कारण उत्पन्न भएको थिएन । पृथ्वीमा कम्पन उत्पन्न भयो । तिनीहरूले सो विशाल ढुङ्गा गुडेको देखे । चिहान खाली हुनपुग्यो ।PAP 171.2 ती सबै स्त्रीहरू चिहानमा एकै स्थानबाट आएका थिएनन् । मेरी मग्दालिन चिहानमा पुग्ने पहिलो स्त्री थिइन्; र ढुङ्गा हटेको देख्नासाथ तिनी हतारिंदै चेलाहरूलाई सो कुरा बताउन गइन् । त्यही समय अन्य स्त्रीहरू पनि त्यहाँ उपस्थित भए । चिहान वरिपरि ज्योति चम्किरहेको थियो तर येशूको शरीर त्यस चिहानमा थिएन । जब तिनीहरू त्यहाँ विलम्ब गरिरहेका थिए तब अचानक तिनीहरूले यस कुराको चाल पाए कि तिनीहरू त्यहाँ एक्लै थिएनन् । एक जवान व्यक्ति चम्किलो बस्त्रका साथ चिहानको छेवैमा खडा थिए । उक्त स्वर्गदूतले नै सो विशाल ढुङ्गालाई गुडाएका थिए । सो स्वर्गदूतले मानव रूप धारण गरेका थिए ताकि उनले येशूका मित्रहरूलाई भयभीत तुल्याउने छैनन् । तैपनि उनको वरिपरि स्वर्गीय महिमाको ज्योति अझैपनि चम्किरहेको थियो, र यसप्रकार स्त्रीहरू भयभीत बन्नपुगेका थिए । जसै तिनीहरू त्यहाँदेखि भाग्ने तर्खर गर्दैथिए तब स्वर्गदूतको वचनले तिनीहरूका कदमलाई रोक्यो । उनले भने, “तिमीहरू नडराओ, किनभने मलाई थाहा छ, तिमीहरू क्रूसमा टाँगिनुभएको येशूलाई खोज्दैछौ । उहाँ यहाँ हुनुहुन्न, किनकि उहाँले भन्नुभएबमोजिम उहाँ जीवित भई उठ्नुभएको छ । आओ, उहाँलाई राखिएको ठाउँ हेर । तब चाँडो गएर उहाँका चेलाहरूलाई खबर देओ ।” तिनीहरूले पुनः चिहानतर्फ हेरे, र पुनः तिनीहरूले यो अद्भुत खबर सुने । मानव रूपमा उपस्थित अर्को स्वर्गदूतले पनि यसो भने, “तिमीहरू जीवित व्यक्तिलाई मृतकहरूका बीचमा किन खोज्छौ ? उहाँ यहाँ हुनुहुन्न, तर जीवित भई उठ्नुभएको छ । गालीलमा हुनुहुँदा उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई के भन्नुभएको थियो त्यो याद गर, कि मानिसको पुत्र पापी मानिसहरूका हातमा सुम्पिनु, र क्रूसमा टाँगिनु, र तेस्रो दिनमा जीवित भई उठ्नु आवश्यक छ ।”PAP 172.1 ती स्त्रीहरूले “उहाँ बौरिउठ्नुभयो, उहाँ बौरिउठ्नुभयो” भनी बारम्बार दोहोऱ्याइरहे । अब अभिषेक गरिने मसलाको कुनै आवश्यकता छैन । मुक्तिदाता मृत होइन, जिउँदै हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ पुनः बौरिउठ्नुहुनेछ भनी उहाँले आफ्नो मृत्युको बारेमा बताउनुभएको कुरालाई तिनीहरूले याद गरे । यस संसारको लागि यो महान् दिन ! ती स्त्रीहरू “डर र अति आनन्दसँग झट्टै चिहानबाट निस्केर गए, र उहाँका चेलाहरूलाई खबर दिन दगुरे ।”PAP 173.1 मरियमले शुभ खबर सुनेकी थिइनन् । तिनी “तिनीहरूले प्रभुलाई चिहानबाट बाहिर लगेछन्, र उहाँलाई कहाँ राखेका छन्, सो हामी जान्दैनौं” भन्ने शोकपूर्ण खबरका साथ पत्रुस र यूहन्नाकहाँ पुगिन् । चेलाहरू चिहानतर्फ हतारपूर्वक गए र मरियमले भनेअनुुसारकै कुरा फेला पारे । तिनीहरूले उहाँको शरीर बेरिएको कात्रो त फेला पारे, तर आफ्ना परमप्रभुलाई भने भेट्टाएनन् । उहाँ बौरिउठ्नु भयो भन्ने प्रमाण यहाँ पनि भेट्टियो । चिहानमा प्रयोग गरिएका कपडाहरूलाई लथालिङ्ग फालिएको थिएन तर तिनलाई होशियारीपूर्वक पट्याएर राखिएको थियो । यूहन्नाले “देखे अनि विश्वास गरे ।” ख्रीष्ट मृत्युदेखि बौरिउठ्नुपर्नेछ भन्ने पवित्रशास्त्रको वचनलाई यूहन्नाले बुझेनन्; तर मुक्तिदाताले आफ्नो पुनरुत्थानको बारेमा गर्नुभएको भविष्यवाणीको बारेमा उनले याद गरे ।PAP 173.2 स्वयम् ख्रीष्ट आफैले नै उहाँलाई चिहानमा बेरिएको कपडालाई यति जतनका साथ राख्नुभएको थियो । जब शक्तिशाली स्वर्गदूत गब्रिएल चिहानमा आए तब उनीसँग अर्को स्वर्गदूत पनि आएका थिए जसले परमप्रभुको शरीरलाई पहरा दिइरहेका थिए । जब एक स्वर्गदूत चिहानको विशाल ढुङ्गालाई गुडाए तब अर्को स्वर्गदूत चिहानमा प्रवेश गरे अनि येशूलाई बेरिराखेको कपडालाई फुकाले । तर मुक्तिदाताले आफ्नै हातद्वारा ती कपडालाई पट्याएर हिफाजतसाथ राख्नुभयो । हाम्रा मुक्तिदाता जसले तारा मण्डल वा अणुलाई समानरूपमा सम्हाल्नुहुन्छ, उहाँको नजरमा कुनै पनि कुरा महत्वहीन छैनन् । उहाँको सारा कार्यहरूमा नियमितता तथा पूर्णता झल्किन्छन् ।PAP 173.3 मरियमले यूहन्ना र पत्रुसलाई चिहानसम्म पछ्याएकी थिइन्; र जब तिनीहरू यरुशलेम फर्के तब तिनीचाहिँ त्यही रोकिइन् । जब तिनले खाली गुफातर्फ हेरिन् तब तिनको हृदय शोकले भरिनपुग्यो । जब तिनले चिहान भित्र हेरिन् तब तिनले येशूलाई गाडिएको चिहानको टाउकोतर्फ एक तथा गोडातर्फ अर्को स्वर्गदूत गरी दुई स्वर्गदूतहरूलाई देखिन् । ती स्वर्गदूतहरूले तिनलाई, “नारी किन रुन्छ्यौ ?” भनी प्रश्न गरे । तिनले यसरी जवाफ दिइन्, “तिनीहरूले मेरा प्रभुलाई लगेछन्, र उहाँलाई कहाँ राखेका छन्, म जान्दिन ।”PAP 174.1 तब मरियम ती स्वर्गदूतहरूदेखि समेत तर्किएर गइन्, र तिनले एक यस्तो व्यक्तिलाई फेला पार्नुपर्नेछ भनी बिचार लिइन् जसले येशूको मृत शरीरलाई के गरिएको छ भनी बताउन सक्नेछ । तब अर्को आवाजले तिनलाई यसरी सम्बोधन गऱ्यो, “नारी, तिमी किन रँदैछ्यौ ? कसलाई खोज्दैछ्यौ ?” आँसुले धमिलिन पुगेका आँखाका साथ मरियमले एक व्यक्ति देखिन् र उक्त व्यक्तिलाई एक माली ठान्दै तिनले यसो भनिन्, “हजूर, तपाईले उहाँलाई यहाँबाट लैजानुभएको भए कहाँ राख्नुभएको छ मलाई भन्नुहोस्, र म उहाँलाई लैजानेछु ।” यदि यस धनी मानिसको चिहान येशूको लागि अति सम्मानयोग्य चिहान ठानिएको भए स्वयम् मरियम आफैले उहाँको निम्ति सो स्थान उपलब्ध गराउन सक्नेथिइन् । त्यहाँ एक यस्तो चिहान थियो जसलाई स्वयम् ख्रीष्टकै आवाजले रिक्त तुल्याएको थियो, जहाँ लाजरसलाई गाडिएको थियो । के उनले आफ्नो परमप्रभुको निम्ति दफन गर्ने स्थान पाउन सक्ने थिइनन् त ? क्रूसमा चढाइएको उहाँको शरीरलाई हेरचाहा गर्न पाउनु तिनको त्यस शोकाकुल घडीका निम्ति एक ठूलो सान्त्वना सावित हुनेथियो भनी उनले महसुस गरिन् ।PAP 174.2 तर अब येशूले आफ्नो त्यस चिरपरिचित सोरका साथ उनलाई “मरियम” भनी पुकार्नुभयो । तब तिनलाई यो थाहा भयो कि उनलाई सम्बोधन गर्ने व्यक्ति कुनै अपरिचित व्यक्ति होइन्, र तिनले आफ्नो सामु जीवित ख्रीष्टलाई देखिन् । आफ्नो हर्षमा तिनले उहाँ क्रूसमा टाँगिनुभएको कुरालाई भुलिन् । उहाँलाई अँगालो मार्न हाम फाल्दै तिनले “रब्बोनी” भनी पुकारिन् । तर ख्रीष्टले आफ्नो हात उठाउँदै यसो भन्नुभयो, “मलाई नछोऊ, किनभने म अहिलेसम्म पिताकहाँ गकएको छैन । तर मेरा भाइहरूकहाँ गएर तिनीहरूलाई भनिदेऊ, मेरा पिता र तिमीहरूका पिता, र मेरा परमेश्वर र तिमीहरूका परमेश्वर कहाँ गइरहेछु ।” अनि मरियम हर्षको सन्देशका साथ चेलाहरू कहाँ गइन् ।PAP 175.1 येशूले आफ्नो बलिदानलाई पिताले स्वीकार्नुभएको छ भन्ने आश्वासन प्राप्त नर्गनुभएसम्म उहाँका जनहरूदेखि श्रद्धाञ्जलि ग्रहण गर्न अस्वीकार गर्नुभयो । उहाँ स्वर्गको चोकमा उक्लिजानुभयो, र मानिसको पापको खातिर उहाँको बलिदान पर्याप्त छ तथा उहाँको रगतद्वारा सबैले अनन्त जीवन पाउन सक्नेछन् भनी स्वयम् परमेश्वर आफैबाट आश्वासन पाउनुभयो । पिताले पश्चात्तापी तथा आज्ञाकारी मानिसहरूलाई ग्रहण गर्नुहुनेछ, र जसरी उहाँले आफ्नो पुत्रलाई प्रेम गर्नुभएको छ त्यसरी नै तिनीहरूलाई पनि प्रेम गर्नुहुनेछ भनी ख्रीष्टसँग गर्नुभएको करारलाई औपचारिक मञ्जूरी जनाउनुभयो । ख्रीष्टले आफ्नो कार्य पूरा गर्नुपर्ने थियो, र “म मान्छेलाई निखुर सुनभन्दा दुर्लभ र ओपीरको सुनभन्दा पनि अझ अप्राप्य बनाउनेछु” भन्ने उहाँको प्रतिज्ञालाई चरितार्थ गर्नुपर्ने थियो । यशैया १३:१२ । जीवनको राजकुमारलाई स्वर्गको सारा शक्ति प्रदान गरिएको थियो, र उहाँ यस पापी संसारमा भएका आफ्ना चेलाहरू कहाँ फर्किनुभयो ताकि उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो शक्ति तथा महिमा प्रदान गर्नसक्नुहुनेछ । PAP 175.2 जब मुक्तिदाता आफ्नो मण्डलीको लागी उपहार प्राप्त गर्दै परमेश्वरको उपस्थितिमा हुनुहुन्थ्यो तब चेलाहरू भने उहाँको खाली चिहानको बारेमा चिन्ता लिई शोक मनाउँदै रोइरहेका थिए । जबकि सो दिन सारा स्वर्गको लागि हर्षोल्लासको दिन थियो तर चेलाहरूका लागि भने त्यो एक अनिश्चित, अन्योल, तथा विचलित समय थियो । स्त्रीहरूका गवाहीप्रति तिनीहरूले व्यक्त गरेका अविश्वासले तिनीहरूका विश्वास कति मात्रामा डुबिसकेको रहेछ भनी प्रमाणित गर्दैथियो । ख्रीष्टको पुनरुत्थानको खबर तिनीहरूले राखेका आशाभन्दा यति फरक थियो कि तिनीहरूले यसलाई विश्वास गर्नै सकेनन् । तिनीहरूले यो कुरा साँचो हुनै सक्तैन भन्ने बिचार लिए । तिनीहरूले धर्मगुरुहरूका यति धेरै नियम तथा कथित वैज्ञानिक सिद्धान्तहरूलाई सुनेका थिए कि पुनरुत्थानको बारेमा तिनीहरूका मनमा बसेको छाप अस्पष्ट थियो । मृतकदेखि पुनरुत्थान हुनुको अर्थ के हो भनी तिनीहरूलाई कमै थाहा थियो । तिनीहरू यस महान् विषयको बारेमा बुझ्न असफल थिए ।PAP 176.1 स्वर्गदूतले स्त्रीहरूलाई यसो भने, “जाओ, र उहाँका चेलाहरू र पत्रुसलाई भनिदेओ कि उहाँ तिमीहरूका अघि-अघि गालीलमा जाँदैहुनुहुन्छ । उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई भन्नुभए बमोजिम तिमीहरू उहाँलाई त्यहाँ देख्नेछौ ।” ती स्वर्गदूतहरू ख्रीष्टले पृथ्वीमा बिताउनुभएको जीवन अवधिभर नै रक्षक स्वर्गदूतका रूपमा उहाँलाई साथ दिँदै आएका थिए । तिनीहरूले उहाँको पुर्पक्षको क्रम तथा क्रूसमा चढाइएको घटानालाई देखेका थिए । ख्रीष्टले उहाँका चेलाहरूलाई बोल्नुभएका शब्दहरूलाई ती स्वर्गदूतहरूले सुनेका थिए । यो कुरा तिनीहरूले चेलाहरूसित बोलेका सन्देश मार्फत प्रकट भएका थिए र यसको सत्यताले तिनीहरूमा विश्वास जगाउनुपर्ने थियो । यस्ता वचन केवल तिनीहरूका बौरिउठ्नुभएको परमेश्वरको दूतहरूमार्फत मात्र आउनुपर्ने थियो ।PAP 177.1 स्वर्गदूतहरूले भने, “उहाँका चेलाहरू र पत्रुसलाई भनिदेओ ।” ख्रीष्टको मृत्युपश्चात पत्रुस पछुतोका कारण शिर झुकाउँदैथिए । परमप्रभुलाई उसल लाजमर्दो तवरले इन्कार गरेको, तथा मुक्तिदाताले उनीप्रति प्रेम तथा वेदनाका साथ हेर्नुभएको दृश्य सदा उनको नजरसामु झल्किरहेको थियो । चेलाहरूमध्ये उनी नै सबैभन्दा बढी मात्रामा पीडित थिए । उनको पश्चात्तापलाई स्वीकार गरिएको छ तथा पापलाई माफी गरिएको छ भनी उनलाई ढाढस दिलाइयो । उनलाई नाम काढी पुकारिएको थियो ।PAP 177.2 “उहाँका चेलाहरू र पत्रुसलाई भनिदेओ कि उहाँ तिमीहरूका अघि-अघि गालीलमा जाँदैहुनुहुन्छ ।” सबै चेलाहरूले येशूलाई त्यागिसकेका थिए, र उहाँलाई पुनः भेट्ने आव्हानले ती सबै चेलाहरूलाई समेट्दछ । उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई त्याग्नुभएको छैन । जब मरियम मग्दालिनले आफूले परमप्रभुलाई देखेकी थिइन् भनी तिनीहरूलाई बताइन् तब तिनले उहाँलाई गालीलमा भेट्नुपर्ने आव्हानलाई पुनः दोहोऱ्याइन् । र अब तेश्रोपटक तिनीहरूकहाँ खबर पठाइयो । पिता कहाँ पुगेर आउनुभएपछि ख्रीष्ट अर्कै स्त्रीको सामु देखापर्नुभयो र यसो भन्नुभयो, “शान्ति ! तिनीहरू नजीक आएर उहाँका पाउ पक्रेर दण्डवत् गरे । तब येशूले तिनीहरूलाई भन्नुभयो, नडराओ, गएर मेरा भाइहरूलाई गालीलमा जानू भनिदेओ, र त्यहाँ तिनीहरूले मलाई देख्नेछन् ।”PAP 177.3 ख्रीष्टको पुनरुत्थानपछि उहाँले गर्नुपर्ने प्रथम कार्य भन्नु नै उहाँका चेलाहरूप्रति उहाँको अक्षीण प्रेम तथा तिनीहरूप्रति उहाँको कोमल वास्ताको बारेमा विश्वस्त पार्नु थियो । उहाँ तिनीहरूका जीवित मुक्तिदाता हुनुहुन्छ । भनी तिनीहरूलाई प्रमाण दिन, उहाँले चिहानको सिक्रीलाई तोड्नुभएको छ र यस उप्रान्त मृत्युले उहाँलाई छेक्न सक्नेछैन; र उहाँ तिनीहरूका प्रिय गुरु हुनुहुँदा जुन प्रेमले भरिएको हृदय उहाँमा थियो सोहि हृदय अहिले पनि उहाँमा विद्यमान छ भनी प्रकट गर्नका निम्ति उहाँ बारम्बार तिनीहरूका सामु देखा पर्नुभयो । उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई प्रेमको बन्धनद्वारा खिँच्नुहुनेछ । उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “गएर मेरा भाइहरूलाई गालीलमा जानू भनिदेओ, र त्यहाँ तिनीहरूले मलाई देख्नेछन् ।”PAP 178.1 जब चेलाहरूले यति निश्चितरूपमा दिइएको आज्ञाको बारेमा सुने तब उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो पुनरुत्थानको बारेमा गर्नुभएको भविष्यसूचक वचनहरूमाथि मनन गर्न थाले । तर तिनीहरूले अहिलेसम्म पनि आनन्द मानेनन् । तिनीहरूले आफ्ना शंका तथा अन्योललाई हटाउन सकेनन् । स्त्रीहरूले परमप्रभुलाई देखेका रूपमा घोषणा गरेता पनि चेलाहरूले यस कुरालाई विश्वास गरेनन् । ती चेलाहरूले स्त्रीहरू भ्रममा परिरहेको छन् भनी सोंचे ।PAP 178.2 चेलाहरूलाई समस्यामाथि समस्या थपिंदै गएझैं भान भयो । हप्ताको छैठौं दिनमा तिनीहरूले आफ्ना गुरुको मृत्यु भएको देखेका थिए; हप्ताको पहिलो दिनमा तिनीहरूले आफूलाई उहाँको शरीरदेखि बञ्चित भएको पाए र मानिसहरूलाई छल्नका निम्ति उहाँको मृत शरीर तिनीहरूले नै चोरका हुन् भनी तिनीहरूमाथि आरोप लगाइयो । तिनीहरू आफ्ना वरिपरि फैलिरहेको भ्रमपूर्ण प्रभावहरूलाई सच्याउन समेत हरेस मान्दैथिए । तिनीहरू पूजाहारीहरूका वैरभाव तथा क्रोधिप्रति डराए । तिनीहरूले येशूको उपस्थितिको अभिलाषा राखे जसले तिनीहरूलाई हरेक अन्योलग्रस्त अवस्थामा सहायता गर्नुभएको थियो ।PAP 179.1 तिनीहरूले बारम्बार यसो भने, “इस्राएलको उद्धार गर्ने उहाँ नै हुनुहुन्छ भन्ने हामीले चाहिँ आशा गरेका थियौं ।” एक्लोपनको महसुस गर्दै तिनीहरूले उहाँका निम्ति वचनलाई सम्झे, “तिनीहरूले रूख हरियो हुँदा यी काम गर्छन् भने सुख्खा हुँदा के गर्लान् ।” लूका २४:२१; २३:३१ । तिनीहरू माथिल्लो कोठामा भेला भए, अनि कुनै समय पनि तिनीहरू माथि पनि आफ्ना प्रिय गुरुलाईझैं विपत्ती आइलाग्ने पो हो कि भनी ढोका बन्द गरी चुकुल लगाएर बसे ।PAP 179.2 तिनीहरू बौरिउठ्नुभएको मुक्तिदाताप्रति पूरै समय हर्षोल्लास मनाइरहनुपर्ने थियो । गेतसमनीको बगैंचामा येशू मरियमकै सामु खडा रहनुहुँदा समेत उनी रुँदैथिइन् । आँसुका कारण मरियमका आँखा यति अन्धो बन्नपुगेका थिए कि तिनले उहाँलाई चिन्न समेत सकिनन् । र चेलाहरूका हृदय यति पूर्णरूपमा शोकले भरिएको थियो कि तिनीहरूले स्वर्गदूतहरूका खबर वा स्वयम् ख्रीष्टकै वचनलाई समेत विश्वास गरेनन् ।PAP 179.3 कैयौं मानिसहरू आज पनि यिनै चेलाहरूले जस्तै व्यवहार गरिरहेका छन् । कैयौं मानिसहरू मरियमको यो निराशाजनक पुकारलाई दोहोऱ्याउँदैछन्, “तिनीहरूले प्रभुलाई चिहानबाट बाहिर लगेछन्, र उहाँलाई कहाँ राखेका छन्, सो हामी जान्दैनौं !” मुक्तिदाताले कैयौंलाई यसो भन्नुभएको छ होला, “तिमी किन रुन्छौ ? कसलाई खोज्दैछौ ?” उहाँ तिनीहरूकै सामु हुनुहुन्छ, तर आँसुद्वारा अन्धो बन्नपुगेका तिनीहरूका आँखाले उहाँलाई चिन्न सक्त्तैनन् । उहाँ तिनीहरूसित बोल्नुहुन्छ, तर तिनहरूले उहाँले बताउनुभएको कुरा बुझ्दैनन् ।PAP 180.1 झुक्नपुगेका शिर माथि उठून, हरेक आँखाले उहाँलाई हेरुन् तथा हरेक कानले उहाँको आवाजलाई सुनून् ! “चाडो गएर उहाँका चेलाहरूलाई खबर देओ कि उहाँ मृतकबाट जीवित भई उठ्नुभएको छ ।” मानिसहरूले विशाल ढुङ्गाद्वारा ढाकिएको तथा रोमी लालमोहरद्वारा सीलबन्दी गरिएको युसुफको नयाँ चिहानतर्फ नजर नलगाउन् । ख्रीष्ट त्यहाँ हुनुहुन्न । त्यस खाली चिहानतर्फ नजर नलगाउनुहोस् । आशाहीन तथा बेसाहारा मानिसझैं शोक व्यक्त नगर्नुहोस् । येशू जीवित हुनुहुन्छ, र उहाँ जीवित हुनुभएकै कारण हामी पनि जीवित हुनेछौं । धन्यवादी हृदयका साथ, तथा पवित्र आत्माले भरिपूर्ण हृदयका साथ ख्रीष्ट बौरिउठ्नुभयो भनी खुशीको भजन गाउनुहोस् ! उहाँ हाम्रो मध्यस्थताका निम्ति जीवित हुनुहुन्छ । यस आशालाई समात्नुहोस् र यसले आत्मालाई एक निश्चित लङ्गरले झैं स्थिर राख्नेछ । विश्वास गर्नुहोस् र तपाईले परमेश्वरको महिमा देख्न सक्नुहुनेछ ।PAP 180.2