Passaic City record., 1891-10-10
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
OCTOBER II.
Lesson Text: ''Chrfst Foreteliing His
Death"-John xii, 20-36-
Golden Text: John xiii,
32-Commentary.

I
said that He greatly desired 1t luke
vii, 15). These Greeks were either Grecian
jews (Acts vi, l., or proselytes TO the Jewish
faith lActs XII, 10. who had come up to ct
tend this great annual festival
21. "fhe same came therefore to Philip.
which was of Bethsaida OF Galilee, and de-
sired him. saying, Sir, we would see Jesus"
They shall not be disappointed who sincere
ly desire to see Jesus.
%. Phillip cometh and telleth Andrew,
and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus"
1t seems roundabout way to come to Jesus
even through the best of people. There is
no necessity for any one to come between
Jesus and even the worst of sinners for He
says Come unto Me all ye;" and those
whose sins are as scarlet are entreated to
Come, now. and let us reason togethes'
Matt. I., rs; lisa. l., 49,; and to all the as
surance is given that no one shall ON any,
consideration be turned away John vi, SD.
%. sAnd Jesus answered them, saying,
The hour is come that the Son of Man
should be glorifed.n The middle wall OF
partition between Jew and Gentle is about
to be broken down by His death SO soon to
be accomplished Eph. IL, 49, and then
would the Gentiles be fellow heirs ana Of
tie same body and partakers of His promise
In Christ by the Gospel tEph. iii, 81.
"a s.Verily, verify, say unto you, sx-
oept corn of wheat fall into the ground
and die, 1t abideh alone; but il it die, ft
bringeth forth much fruit Any child can
understand the illustration, and knows we'll
chat a grain of corn will remain only a sim
gle grain unless it is planted in the earth.
but If planted, and there is harvest, see
the many ears and the hundreds of grains on
each ear.
25 He that loveth his life shall lose it;
and he that hateth his life in this world.
shall keep it into life eternal" Seifrenun-
citation is the only scriptural rule of hfe-
Jesus emptied Himself; made Himself of no
reputation; pleased not Himself; sought not
His own will though rich became poor for
us, and was content to be off and have Moth
ing, that in resurrection power and glory
He might have all things. Only those who
are willing to follow Him, denying self and
daily taking up His cross, can expect to
share Els glory with Him.
20. ssH any man serve Me, let him follow
Ne; and where 1 am, there shah also My
servant be; If any man serves Ne, him will
NV Father honorn If we follow Him In
His humiliation we shall in due time share
His glory. ''If we suffer with Him, we shall
reign with Him. I'll Tim. H., 12.)
"a. Snow is my soul troubled; and what
shall l say? Father save me from this hour,
but for this cause came | unto this
hour He realized the agonies that were
before Him; not so much the physical suffer-
ing did He dread as the soul agony which
no mortal can conceive, yet He goes res
uiuteIy forssarlI.
and sHe shall ses the travail OF LIS soul and
be satisfied lisa. liii-, III.
IS Father, glorify Thy name. Then
came there voice from heaven saying, /
have both glorified it, and viii glorify it
again. This is the third time thst voice
from heaven spake with Him (Aath. Ill,
17;xvii.. 81. He always pleased the Father,
and the Father always heard Him lchapter
viii. 90: XII, Az. When we seek IN all things
only the glory of God, then we may have
the consciousness of pleasing God and know
that He alwaysehears US Chapter XIV, 10;
xvi, 26, 27, Heb. xiii, IS, 16).
90. 1.-The peerle therefor that stood by and
heard it, said ttat it thundered; and others
said, An angel spake TO Him" The people
heard noise, but not the words. The voice
of God is to multitudes nothing more than
an indistinct rumbling sound. with no sig
niicence. Even TO many who profess to be
His people the plain words OF His book seem
to have no meaning.
80 Jesus answered and said, This voice
cameno because of de, but for your sakes.
So also at the grave of Lazarus He prayed
for sss~ sake of those who stood by, that
fhes might believe that the Father sent Him
gchapter XII, AZ. In our daily life there are
always some standing or sitting by, or look.
ing on, to whom we may by word and deed
testify of Jesus. and that lie sent US. Are
we careful SO 10 do'
81. s.Now is the Judgment OF this world;
now shall the prince OF this world De cast
OUT The devil is called the prince, and the
god of this world, and the whole world ID
said to lie in the wicked one chapter XIV,
80; vxi, IL; II Cor. iv-, 4: John, v, ~ IL
VI. He was once in the truth Will, Al. but
fell; he is now the prince OF the power OF me
air Eph- H., p; soon he shall be cast down
to the earth, then shut up in the bottomless
pit for 1000 wears, after which he will be
cast into the lake of fire prepared Tor hlm
and his angels (Rev. xii. s; Xxx, Z, 3 lo;
Math. XIV AZ. Judgment has been passed
l. xf4 : 4la1a-
tence that is delayed. But the time is set
and it shall come.
So. .sAnd !, If I be lifted up from the
earth, will draw all men unto Ne. The
next verse says that this refers TO the man.
ner of His death. '.As Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, even SO must Ihe
Son of Man be lifted up, that whosoeVer De-
lieveth in Him should not perish but have
eternal lifen (chapter iii, IA. 1t IS not bis
life to be initiated, but His death IN our
stead that draws Us to Him; then by ms
Spirit in us We are abiei in some measure 10
hive Els life.
He should die That He as not 10 De
stoned to death, but should die oy erucInx-
ion. was foreshown in the ritual OF the pass
over lamb. not bone OF which was 70 ps
broken lex. xii, 46 and was foretotd IA e.
xxi. IL, They pierced Ny hanas ana my
feet"
81 .srhe people answered Hin, We have
IL.
heard out of the law that Christ aplce1n
forever, and how sayest Thou. me son OF
Man must be lifted up. Who IS TINS Son OF
Man, They evidently understood me son
of Man to he the Christ, and they also seem
to have nm aerstood that being lifted up meant
death hnt they had not received the truths
coneerninq the death and resurrection OF
their Messiah which they might have read
III their la,y in the story of Isaac, or In the
typlcal two birds used at the cleansing o.
the Ieoer. or in the plain statements OF Is
xvi, 8. 10; Isa. lii, lo ,;.
Is ssrhen Jesus said unto taein. u a it-
tie while is the light with you " ak wnlie
We have the light lest darkness cone upon
Won for be that welketh in darkness know
eth not whittier he goeth. isighf IS our
Grst and last and constant neel. am tnat
Light is Jesus Himself. But 'Ihs go1 OF
this world hath blinded the mia Is o taen
which believe not, lest the light oz the sio''-
ions gospel OF Christ who is the image OF
God should shine unto taem' I'll Cor. w.,
4.
36. awhile We have light believe IN tho
light that We may be the children OF hght.
These things spake Jesus and departed, anl
did hide Himself from them" Children o.
darkness anl children OF light are the Two
classes in the whole world ten /, = de-
scribes the condition OF every sout outslae Oh
Christ---s'W lthout form and voia ahl Alins
in darkness" but when the word OF co'
| finds an entrance then there Is iShe anu
life aud no need OF any fufthar aarkness---
| Lesson Helper.
| THERE is a company formed In Paris to ~.
/ sure damages against frost. Inc animal loss
II = L. \ - - - -rrn4t.