The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-07-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Ascension u Christ, Acts lin.
Golden Text Acts &. Q.
Commentary.


| Of All that Jesus began 10 DO aud teach 81
the Holy Spirit 30 this book md The epistlsl
/ are record Of all that Je6na continued "a
90 and teach by the sAme Holy Spirit
through the apostles. The dahl NE a
every true believer should be . further con.
tlnnance Of the same doing and teaching BY
the same power 10 us tJohn xvi, Z, s: Matk.
| x, 20. A. 70 the former treats ses Lake
l.. Ia Observe that doing comes befors
teaching, and compare Math. ", 10.
:. Until the day Ia which He was taken
mp. aftsr that He through the Holy Spirit
had given commandments unto the apostles
whom He bad chosen He wrought and
taught until the day He was received M. So
should u be with rs. all the moments iiiiad
Tor Him until absent from the body
| present with the Lord, Or possibly until he
come for body and soul
II 10 whom also ~ showeth Him.cls
alive after Ills passion By many infaillhle
| proofS being seem ~ them forty days, and
speaking Of the things pertaining to tho
Kingdom ot God. Hee the record OF eleven
Appearances during the forty days after His
resurrection in Mark xvi, .; Math. xviii !.
y 10; Luke xiv, 10, 81, %; John II. r6:
xxt, !; Math xviii, 10, ~; 1. Cor. xv., q
Z; Lnke xiv. 90 Ia all His preaching
.ne Kingdom was very prominent see Math.
I. And besnr assembled together with
them, commanded them that they should
not depart from Jerusalem, but wait Tor the
| promise OF the father, which, saith He 70
/ have heard Of Me- Whenever IL was fhnt
He met them 1t this time the great thing 10
10 observed y that they were not 70 90
Iortn until qualified by special power from
on high. His presence with them FOR two or
three years was not sufficient qualification.
| they must receiyein fullness the same power
which wrought In Himself, and this could
not te till He was glorified tJohn vii. so,
q For John truly baptized with water;
but shall DO baptized with the Holy Ghost
not many days hsncan As to the Spirits
connection with Christ SEQ Mark 4. as: Acts
X, ~; Lnkeiv., l: Math. xil., rs: Heb. H..
| ~; Rom. WILL, II. And II Christ Himself
was powerless, apart from the Spirit how
much more are wet SEQ the difference be-
tween an ordinary believer aud one filed
with the Spirit, in Peter before and afteIl
Pentscost; obaerve alAo that II Il 81 much
disobcdiencc not 10 DO filled with tho Spirit
- II u % be drunk with wine lEph. ". ISL
q when they therefore were come to-
gether they asked Of Him, saying, Lord.
wilt thou At this time restore again the
kingdom to Israeli He had told them that
they were foolish not TO believe ali that the
prophets had spoken, and He had also
opened their understanding that they might
understand the Scriptures luke xiv, Is,
80, 20 that this question was not from blind
and carnal men, - many think. The king
dom OF which the prophets nre full u king-
dom TO be restored % Israel, and such great
promises NJ lea. IL. Z; XIV, %; XIV, 10;
y. II: der. H., Il. 49, xxiii., d D; xxxi, 30.
e6; Ezek. xxxvli., ~. -, and host Of
Others. have no reference 70 the church, but
TO the Kingdom for which the apostles
rightly looked.
Z. And He said unto them, IL IL not for
YOU 70 know the times or the seasons. which
the Father hath put In His own power"
He did not say that their question was q
wrong one nor that they misunderstood tho
nature Of His kingdom; He spoke only OF the
knowledge OF the time being withheld He
had taught them that IL waste be postponed
I'll His return tIsuke XIX, II, ~, but they
had not received IL. In chapter i'll, %, 81.
! the Spirit through Peter very plainly
| teaches that when Jesus comes again He
win restore all things Of which the prophets
have spoken.
y. shut 70 shall receive power, after THAI
the Holy Spirit Is como upon you, and ye
shall be witnesses unto me unto the utter
most port OF the earth.p The kingdom prom
ised at Horeb upon condition Of obedience
finally forfeited W Israel tMatb. XXI, 49,
that other nation Il Pet. H., ", the church
gathered out OF NIL nations, must now b
completed by the preaching OF the Gospel AZ
witness unto all nations and then shall the
end come taiath. xiv, ~. The end Of
when Jesus viii return 10 fuliill 70 Israel the
unconditional promises which were made 10
Abraham and David, and then will He re-
store the kingdom the apostles sought
.. .And when He had spoken these
things, while they beheld, He was taken up;
In the Gospel II IL said Luke xiv. Oil that
while He was blessing them He was parted
from them and carried up into heaven.
10. And while they looked steadfastly to-
ward heaven - He went mp. behold two men
stood BY them in white apparel Angels 40
angels with Him in the wilderness and ID
the garden; angels that excel in strength,
that do His commandments, hearkening un-
TO the voice OF His word lPs. Gill;, 20. Min.
istsring spirits sent forth to minister for
them who shall be heirs Of salvation Heb.
II. (which also said, this Same Jesus
which ID taken uD from you into heaven.
shall 20 come in alike manner as 70 nave
seen Him go into heaven" The prophet
Zechariah tells rs that He shall come 70
that same Oliyet. and that in that day the
mountain shall be cleft In two (Zech. XIV
- That He win come for the deliyerance
Of Jerusalem from the natio1s gathered
against her. that He will bring His saints
with Him. that He shall then be King over
81 the earth. that Jerusalem shall never e
destroyed again. and that there shall be held
m annual conference OF all nations to wor-
ship the King, the Lord OF hosts. See the
whole OF Zech xiv. Having first como to
the air for His saints, He VIII then bring
them with Him to Judge and TO reign Il
Thess. W., 10 II: Ill, IS; I Cor vi, 2; Rev.
VI. q, 10).
IL. .sTben returned they unto Jerusalem
from the mount called Olivet which ID from
Jerusalem Sabbath days journey" In
Luke xiv, 52, 1t Is said that they returned
with great Joy. Knowing that He would
return to restore the kingdom, they now
began to serve Him joyfully and expect
Him daily. Thus IL continued until the
world and the church became allied In the
DAYS 81 Constantine, greatly to the chnrch's
disgrace and failure. Only those who joy
fully serve Him and daily expect Him are
IN full sympathy with Him. Heb. TX, 28.k
Lesson Helner.
Becauss A,ssilG nave So.