13. What was Messiah's treatment at the hands of Herod? 14. What the deportment of Jesus? 15. How did Pilate look upon Jesus? 16. In what manner did the Roman governor try to save Jesus? 17. What was the character of Pilate? (Note 4). 18. Tell the story of the crucifixion. 19. What occurred on the Western hemisphere at the crucifixion, and during the time Jesus was in the tomb? 20. Tell about the burial of Jesus. 21. What was the fate of those who judged and condemned Jesus? (Note 6). {60} SECTION VI. 1. The Resurrection.--Notwithstanding the sealed sepulchre, the armed watch, on the third day after his burial, the Son of God arose from the dead, as he himself predicted he would.[56] A number of women coming to the sepulchre early in the morning, for the purpose of finishing the work of embalming his body, found the grave untenanted and the angel present who announced the resurrection of the Lord; and commanded them to go and inform his disciples that he was risen from the dead and would go before them into Galilee, where he would appear unto them. 2. According to Matthew's account of the resurrection an angel from heaven came to the sepulchre wherein Jesus was laid, and rolled back the stone from its mouth; at his presence the soldiers who had been stationed as a guard to prevent the disciples from coming and stealing the body, became as dead men. Recovering from their stupor, some of the watch made their way to the chief priests and related what had happened. The chief priests and elders immediately assembled in council, and bribed the soldiers to say that they had fallen asleep, and during that time the followers of Christ had come and stolen his body. They agreed also that if the rumor of their falling asleep while on watch--a capital offense for a Roman soldier--should come to the ears of the governor, they would persuade him and secure them from punishment. It was in this way that the disappearance of the body of Jesus was commonly explained by the Jews who crucified him.[57] {61} 3. The Appearances of Jesus After His Resurrection.--There are some slight discrepancies in the writings of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in respect to the order of the appearances of Messiah after his resurrection, as indeed there is in respect to the order of the events connected with his trial, condemnation and death; but the following because of the fragmentary character of the four gospels may be regarded as being as nearly correct as may be ascertained. (See notes 1, 2, and 3, end of section.)