The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
FATE on THE TEMPLE.


FATE OF THE TEMPLE.
LESSON w, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATloNAL SERIES, APRIL 20.
Text of the Lesson, Mark xiE. i-13-Com-
NIT Verses 4. r. Golden Text. Matt.
xii, documentary by the Rev. d. NJ.
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permission Of H. s Hoffman publisher, Phila-
delphia
1. sand as He went out of the temple, one
of His disciples saith unto Him, Master, see
what manner of stones and what buildings"
He was leaving the temple to return no more
to that building; lovingly and patiently had
He presented Himself to tho rulers of the
people again and again as their Messiah, only
to be rejected by them; many parallels had
He spoken to them descriptive of their con-
duct and its consequences; and in the eight
woes of Matt XIII, 1899 sad contrast to the
eight blessings of Matt. " He had told them
plainly what they were in the sight of God.
He assures them of the doom that awaits
them because of their sins, and because they
would not let Him deliver them from the
impending wrath SO long in grace restrained,
and then utters his last word TO them, u say
unto you, ye shall not see Me henceforth, till
ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in
the name of the Lord" Matt. xiii, $780,
q "There shall not be left one stone upon
another that shall not be thrown down" The
Holy Spirit had said through Micah, the
prophet, 700 years before this, that Zion
should be plowed as field and Jerusalem be-
como heaps iMie. III, l2l but the same pro
phet also said by the same Spirit that the
days rise from their ruins, that all nations
should flow thither and that In those days tho
nations should learn war no more
). 'He set upon the Mount of Olives over
against the temple" As we see this. great
and glorious Goldman, Israels true though
rejected Messiah who shall yet be manifest as
the glory of His people Israel and a light to
tighten the nations duke il, 49, thus lingering
ly leaving His people and the Holy City, we
are reminded of the visions of Ezekiel in
which he saw the glory of the God of Israel
slowly and lingeringly leave the Holy of
Holes, and the temple, and the city, and
stand for last farewell upon thiseame mount
on the east of the city, driven away by the sins
of the people Ezek viii, 8, 4; TX, 8; K, 4, Is,
XII, %, 23) But we must also remember the
later visions of Ezekiel In which he saw the
glory return from tho way Of the east, caus-
ing the earth to shine, entering the house of
the Lord and filing 1t, pointing us forward to
the time when the Lord shall return with Ills
saints to dwell Ia the midst of the children of
Israel for ever. 1szek xiii, ~; Zech. xiv,
3-5)
A. ''Tell us, when shall these things bel And
what shall be the sign VIXEN all these things
shall be fulflledf' Matthew adds, 'What
shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the
end Of the world or conspmmation of the
agef' Gsatt. xiv. 9, R. V. margin.
5. "And Jesus, answering them, began TO
say, Take heed lest any man deceive you.
-Four times in this chapter we havo tho ad-
monition, "Take heed" Tvs. 5, o, %, 33); on
other occasions He had said, "TalSe heed
what ye hear and how We hear" (Mark iv,
"a; Luke viii, Isl, but now it is, "Take heed
lest any deceive you.n If It was SO In Johns
day that many deceiyers had gone forth into
the world QI John viii, it is much more so to-
day, and the child of God who would avoid
being deceived must be well versed in the
Word which is the Truth. Jesus has given
us the Spirit of Truth to guide US into all
Truth John xvi, 49,, and with the Word of
Truth in our hands there is no need to be de-
ceived.
G. "Many snail como In My name, saying
am Christ, and shall deceive many" Two of
these are mentioned In Acts v, SO, 81, who
had many followers; and in John iy, |, 1t is
written: Beloved, believe not every spirit,
but try the spirits whether they are of God;
because many false prophets are gone out
into the world
T. .Whcn ye shall hear Of wars and
rumors Of wars be ye not troubled; for such
things must needs be; but the end shall not
be yet" Though the earth bo removed, and
the mountains DO carried into the midst OF
the seas; though the waters roar and be
troubled, and the mountains shake, there is
no need for any one to fear or be troubled
who can truly say, 1.-THE Lord of hosts is with
| mo; the God Of Jacob is my REFUGEE Ps
xlvi.) Tho soul that has truly received the
words "let not your heart DO troubled,
neither let it be nfraidn John xiv, |, 21,
may enjoy the peace of God under all cir
| cumstances.
8. ''These are the beginnings Of sorrows or
| travail" That is, tho wars, earthquakes,
| famines and troubles of this verse and the
| last, to which Luke adds ''fearful sights and
| great signs from heaven Duke xxi, II
| 0. "But take heed TO yourselves, :
| ye shall be beaten for my sake, for
a testimony against them" This they actu-
| ally experienced many time. tActs iy, Y,
| xii, xiv, etc. It has been true III greater or
less degree in all times since, and shall be
| fearfully true again In the last years of
Israel's history erc the Lord returns for their
national redemption.
10. "And the gospel must first be published
among all nations Matt xiv, II, says:
"This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached
| in all tho world for a witness unto all nations,
| and then shall the end come" Ere Jerusalem
was destroyed, Israel scattered, and the end
| of that dlspensation fully come, tho gospel
had been preached in all the world and all
Israel had heard Col /, 30, and might have
received the Messiah If they would. Ere this
dispensation closes the gospel shall be preached
| in all the world, not to convert it, but for q
| witness, and that the church may be gathered
| out of all nations, and then shall take place
the rapture of tho church, the marriage OF
| the Lamb, tho return of Christ, the restora-
| ton of Israel and the miilennial kingdom
II. take no thought beforehand what ye
| shall speak. for 1t Is not ye that
speak, but the Holy Ghost" Luke xxi, Is
| adds, aFor VIII give you mouth and wis
| dom which all your adversaries shall not b
| able to gainsay nor resist" See how this wa,
literally fulfilled In the case Of Stephen (Acts
| vi, t0 ; and In the case Of the apostles, nc
doubt every time they were placed In such
circumstances and relied upon His promise
IL ssThe brother shall betray the brother
to death, and the father the SON. Compare
the similar statements In His instruction tt
the twelve when He sent them forth tMatt. K
$3.50. This too was foretold by the prophet.
Cps. Xix, s; Mo. vii, o., and actually expert
enced by the Lord Jesus himself; and II W.
are His faithful followers we must not expect
to be better treated than our Master. Many
in all times have experienced more or less q
such treatment; cast of by brethren and dis
owned by parents for Jesus sake. Jesus mus
be more to Us than wife or children, father o.
mother. brother or sister, IL we would b;
worthy OF Him qSuke xiv, %, 27
Is. Eye shall he hated Of all for Ny Namei
sakan The word Of God separates Us from
the world, aud causes US 20 be hated by thi
world. when 1t Is clearly manifest that WI
are not Of the world John xvii, Id; but II,
has passed through II pll and feels for Us, aIat
syrnpathizcs with Us and encourages Us b,
these words: blessed are 70 when men shal
hate yoa for the Son Of Mani
sake; rejoice ye In that day and leap for JOY
for behold your reward Is great In heaven