The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-07-01

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narrative BROOKS on nnrupf.y ~ He .sA M
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death There " ~ rational explanation n ,A,s
abrupt ending except that The booi, was urii
ten about the ti:nc when The Story - srs l,..
was certainly about A ID 0i-Na4hM-foa
GLADDEN., y y 3 The Place "a wriurr wns
l.vtac. as ~ generally agreed arao,.s critics I
Thr tiilr should be Acis Of al, Ties rhe
hook > rof the Acts OF the Apostles. huf facrc.v
some Acts OF certain Apostles "-carahr.Ase
nih!o.
LESSON nrI.rs.
l. "Ihe former treaiisc:' The Gos,cl
81 Luke. 70 ThcopAilns:~ The same
person % whom the Gospel 81 LIKE is
addressed "Of t~concerninrl an thai,
Jesus began both to do ard teach The
former treatise related what Jesus be-
gan 10 DO and 10 leach: and this relates
what lie. the ann Jesus. confined 10
do and 10 teach.
.. Until the day IN which lie was
taken up" With which the Gospel u
! Luke ends. 'ilad given commandments
unto the apostles At various times
during these forty days Jesus appeared
to His disciples. ard instructed them ia
their worl, 81 founding the church iscr.
~. ns recorded In the Gospels. and ia
this chapter. ITO whom also TIC showed
Himself" Not merely appeared" but
showed Himself. made Himself appear.
alive" The same Jesus who was criri-
fed. but now alive on the earth. as IL
was before His crrcilixinn after His
passion lii, sutIeriags and death on
the cross. ''ly many ler:phaiicl in-
fallihlc proofs being seen ~ them
forty days." Not continuously. tn, a.
intervals. on ten or eleven di:fcrrn; o.
c~as;ons. AZ various times and places
spending Of the things pertaining 70
the kingdom Of God"
4. ".Arl being assembled together
WITH lllf4l- A<l{itEI t4if t0tA4AEi ~ ~
pointed by Christ % be held II Galilcc.
or an assembly in Jerusalem IN 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 ta:os. .9). by
Isaiah l44:a) and through Jesus Him
self (which sc have heard Of
me- The allusion Is 10 the promises
made by our Lord in His last discourses
before lie suffered.
S "For John" The BAPTIST. the fore
runner Of Christ. Truly baptized with
water The symbol and the type IKE
shall he baptized with ior in) the Holy
Ghost As the element In which the
baptism is performed. Not many days
hence" Only about ten days
q when they therefore were come
together On q subsequent occnsior.
.sThey asked OF him. saying. Lord. wilt
Thou REV. Yer. dost thou) at this time
restore again the kingdom - Israeli"
As promised again and again IN the
Scriptures They probably imagined
That the world would b. converted 20
Judaism. and that Jerusalem. the hoy
city. would be the resort Of all nations.
the center 81 light and porcr and an
thority for the world
!. "And He snid INTO them" Tho
Lords reply in the seventh and eighth
verses tncitiy sanctions their expectation
Of d great restoration III Is not FIR
Won 70 know the times or the SEASONS"
No; "the times or seasons" ~ tins tae
case merely. but times or season
generally. (which the Father ha'h
put in Ills own power Set within liz
own authority.
!. But ye shall receive power
Jesus does not satisfy useless curiosity.
but gives rs what Is far better. After
that the Holy Ghost is come" The
mower 81 The church is In the Holy
Ghost. aye shall be witnesses unto
Me- The words, which are apparently
identical with those Of Lake ei:is.
strike the keynote Of the whole
.Thc uttcrmost part Of the earth" Ey
uttcrmost both time and space arc IN
cluded: 70 the rcmotcst corners ~ the
earth. to the rcmotcst period ~ time
.. "Whilc they behcld:" That they
might have as clear proof Of Ills ascen-
sion 70 assure them that thcrr vas no
deception. "a cloud received Him =
OF their sight" The cloud was. be-
licvc. the Shcchinah Of the Old Test
mcnt. the symbol o. the Divine presence
and glory.
10. And while they looked stead
lastly" Gaziag with great cayerncss.
and longing 70 understand what =
meant. sBchold:" Implying sudden
ness. 1.-TWO mem" Angels IN the form
OF men. I'm white apparel" 10
doubt like the angel in Matt. .s:s.
ii. why stand yc gazing up" NJ
without some hope. perhaps. that ne
MIGHT This same Jesus
Jesus In Heaven IS the same ns Ile was
On earth. the same in Ills Divine nature
nll-powcrful 10 save. '.Shail ~ conc "a
like manner as yc have seen Him 90:
Not merely. as surely as lie has depart
ed. SO surely will lie return. but. ~ ,n'
manner In which lie has departed iie
will return.
IL. '.rhcn returned they unto Jcru'
salem To wait and pray for me iui'
Gllmcnt 81 the promise 81 The Father
~. S.tt..,h .lnv.e iourucv." According