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The Acts of the Apostles in the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
The Acts of the Apostles in the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ Author:Ellen Gould Harmon White Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: .THE GREAT GOMMISSION-3 After the death of Christ, the disciples were well- nigh overcome by discouragement. Their Master had been rejected, condemned, a... more »nd crucified. The priests and rulers had declared scornfully, '' He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He be the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.'' The sun of the disciples' hope had set, and night settled down upon their hearts. 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 ?"' Jesus had several times attempted to open the future to His disciples, but they had not cared to think about what He said. Because of this, His death had come to them as a surprise; and afterward, as they reviewed the past and saw the result of their unbelief, they were filled with sorrow. WhenChrist was crucified, they did not believe that He would rise. He had stated plainly that He was to rise on the third day, but they were perplexed to know what He meant. This lack of comprehension left them at the time of His death in utter hopelessness. They were bitterly disappointed. Their faith did not penetrate beyond the shadow that Satan had cast athwart their horizon. All seemed vague and mysterious to them. If they had believed the Saviour's words, how much sorrow they might have been spared! 1 Matt. 27:42. Luke 24: 21. ' Luke 23: 31. Crushed by despondency, grief, and despair, the disciples met together in the upper chamber, and closed and fastened the doors, fearing that the fate of their beloved Teacher might be theirs. It was here that the Saviour, after His resurrection, appeared to them. For forty days C...« less