Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-06-29

Tho Ascension OF Christ-Acts isi-rs-
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PARALLEL AccorNrs--Matts s:ieso: Mark
so:s-so. Luke -: $685. John si:i-2
TnE BOOK or Acrs>-i. The author was
Luke. who wrote the third Gospel = The
date OF writing. Not far from A. ID oS for the
narrative breaks on abruptly At the end OF
faui's two years residence NJ Rome (his nrSt
iinpri-onncnt). Why Is this, Evidently be-
cause there Is no more To tell NJ the time. The
writer continues his history up TO the date OF
his writing and stops there. II he had been
writing after the death OF Paul he would GER
tainly have told US Of tho circumstances OF his
death There il no rational cxplana ton OF this
abrupt ending except that the book was writ.
ten about the time when the story closes This
was certainly about A ID eS-washinston
GLADDEN.. ID. u. Tho place OF writing Was
Rome. as Is generally agreed among critics 4
Tho title should be Acts OF Apostles The
book Is not tho Acts OF the Apostles. but merely
| some Acts OF certain Apostlcs "-Cambridge
Biblo
LESSON HELPS
l. THE former treatise" The Gospel
OF Luke 20 Thcophilus:" The same
person 10 whom the Gospel OF Luke Is
addressed. ''of tconccrning) all that
Jesus began both to do and tench:" The
former treatise related what Jesus be-
gan To do and TO teach; and this relates
what He. the same Jesus. continued TO
do and To teach.
| = Until the day In which lie wac
taken ups" With which the Gospel e.
Luke ends. "uad given commandments
unto the apostles" At various times
during these forty days Jesus appeared
TO His disciples. and instructed them in
their work OF founding the church tvcr.
81, rs recorded In the Gospels, and in
this chapter. ITO whom also lie showed
| Himself" Not merely appeared, but
showed Himself. made Himself appear.
Alive" The same Jesus who was cruel
| fied. but now alive on the earth, as lie
was before Ills crucifixion. after His
| passion" His suffcrings and death on
the cross "By many (emphatic) in
fallible proofs" Being seen of them
forty days." Not continuously, but at
intervals, on ten or eleven different oc-
casions, ut various times aud places
speaking Of the things pertaining to
the kingdom OF God"
Z. "And icing assembled together
with them" Either the conference APP
! pointed 10y Christ To be held i'm Galilee,
or an assembly in Jerusalem on the day
OF Ascension, whence Jesus led them
out as far as bethany. "But wait for
the promise of the Father" The Holy
Spirit promised by Joel (2:es. 29), by
Isaiah t4i:3) and through Jesus Him.
| self (which ye have heard OF
me-" The allusion is b. the promises
made by our Lord in His last discourses
before He suffered.
8. For john" The Baptist, the fore
runner OF Christ "Truly baptized with
water The symbol and the type '.Yc
shall bc baptized with Tor in) the Holy
Ghost" As the element In which the
baptism is performed. mot many days
hence" Only about ten days.
O. when they therefore w ere come
together" On subsequent occasion.
They asked Of him, saying, Lord. wilt
Thou rev. Yer. dost thou at this time
restore again the Kingdom TO Israel?'
rs promised again and again in the
Scriptures They probably imagined
that the world would be converted TO
Judaism, and that Jerusalem, the holy
city, would be the resort of all nations,
the center Of light and power and au
thority for the world
| Z. And lie said unto them" The
Lords reply in the seventh and eighth
verses tacitly sanctions their expectation
OF great restoration. ut is not for
you to know the times or the seasons !"
Not 'thc times or seasons" OF this one
case merely, but "times or seasons"
generally. (Which the Father hath
put In His own power" Set within His
own authority.
8. But ye shall receive power:"
Jesus does not satisfy useless curiosity.
but gives us what Is far better. After
that the Holy Ghost is Gomez" The
power OF the church Is in the Holy
Ghost. Eye shall be witnesses unto
Me-" The words, which are apparently
identical with those Of Luke 24:4s,
strike the keynote OF the whole book.
The uttermost part Of the earth" by
uttcrmost both time and space are in
1luded; TO the remotest corners Of the
earth, 10 the remotest period of time
0. while they beheld:" That they
might have as clear proof 81 His asccn-
sion 70 assure them that there was no
deception. ~ cloud received Him out
OF their sight" The cloud was. be-
licye, the Shechinah Of the old Testi-
mcnt. tho symbol Of the Divine presence
and glory.
~. Anu WhHe Trey looked stead
tasty" Gazing with great eagerness.
and longing 20 understand what IL
meant "Bchold:" Implying sudden
ness. Two men" Angels in the form
Of rncn. ''In white apparel" No
doubt like tho angel In Mat. es:8.
~. why stand ye gazing up2'' not
without some hope, perhaps. that flo
might reappear. This same Jesus"
Jesus IN Heaven is the same as He was
ca earth. the same in Ills Divine nature.
all-oowerful 20 save. "Shall so come i'm
lilic manner as ye have seen Him go."
Not merely, as surely as lie has depart
ed. 50 surely will lie return. but. in the
manner in which lie has departed Ho
| will return
~. Then returned they INTO Jeru-
salcm;" To wait and pray for the ful.
| hilment Of the promise Of the Father
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