The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOE
APRIL II.
Lesson Text: "watchfuiness," ;" Matt
xiv, 42-5f - Golden Iext:
Mark kill, 33-Com-
mentary.

~. "watch, therefore, for We know not
what hour your Lord doth come" During
this eventful week, upon which we entered
two or three lessons ago. He taught them
many things from day to day in the temple,
the record OF which, with the events Of tho
week, occupies nearly third OF each OF the
gospels. One OF these days. as He departed
from the temple, His disciples called His at
tention to the great stones and buildings,
upon which, TO their great amazemcnt, He
told them that the whole thing was to be
thrown down. They then inquired some
what confusedly a. tOwhen this should bc
and what would be the sign OF Ills coming
and OF the end OF the age. In Mark xiii. 3,
we find that II was four OF the disciples who
asked Him privately OF these things az He sat
upon the mount Of Olives. II. In reading the
three parallel accounts In Math xiv. Mark
kill, and Luke xxi. we distinguish between
the destruction Of Jerusalem and the temple
and the end OF the age Mt His coming. all will
be quite plain. The Old Testament every.
where teaches that lie will come TO build up
not destroy, Jerusalem, as In ps. cii.. l6 Isa
xy., Q. 10; lXii., IL; Zech XIV. 3, 4, <. .. 50
that we must never confound the Lord scoin.
Ing with the destruction Of Jerusalem, but
always associate 1t with the rebuilding oi
Zion.
43. But know this-that Il the good man
OF the house had known In what watch tho
thief would come he wUild have watched
and would not have suffered his house 10 be-
broken up" The coming Of the Lord Is as.
sociated with vengeance upon His enemies
and the redemption Of His people Israel. ~
In Isa. NxNiv., 4; xXXv., 4; lNiii., 4. and lie
will come upon those enemies ~ thief sud
denly and Unexpectedly, for their dcstruc-
tion Oh Thess. t., 7-9). but children ot light
will not be thus overtakcn, for they are sup
posed TO be continually watching for HIN
who loved them aud redeemed them by His
blood that they might reign with Him drew
", ., 10; Thess. ". i-6).
~. Therefore be- ye also ready, for In
such an hour "a We think not the Son Of Man
cometh." We only wait for the completion
oil the elect body, the church, before that
body shall meet Him in the air Il The.s. w..
lG-ls), and inasmuch rs He only knows when
the last member Of that body shall be gath.
cred we keep on bearing testimony, expect.
ing any hour TO be gone to meet our Lord.
saved 10y His blood, serving in the power Of
the Spirit and waiting for Himself.
ID. "Who, then, Is "A faithful and wise scr.
want whom his Lord hath made ruler over
his household, 10 give them meat in due sea-
SOM The virgins OF the next chapter tell
us how TO be wise, and the parable Of the
talents teaches us how TO be faithful. r..
suits and success lie will see TO. Wise and
faithful il our par. The only good and
nourishing meat and bread for the house,
hold is found only in the Kings larder. tho
"all Scripture which Is all sufficient for
all His people Oh Tim. ill.,. lG. IL
40. blessed Is that servant whom His Lord
when He comcth. shall nnd so doing"
Blessed IA the man who has learned for him.
self 10 dwell continually In Jerusalem and eat
at the Kings table III Sam. iN.. l3). Even
though he be lame on both feet, happy and
peaceful and satisfied shall he be- iIe will
be sure TO be telling Others OF the abundant
and invigorating food which the King sup.
plies day 10y day without fail der ill.,. 80. "a.
Ez. vi, 0), and thus He shall minister meat
In due season TO the glory Of the King and
the Joy OF His people. l can testify that the
people are hungry for and receive greedily
tho food which the King provides without
any OF the eacconpaniments of the ilxings aud
devisings OF man.
AZ. verify l say unto you that He shall
make him ruler over all His goods" AZ
Eliezer had control Of all the goods OF Isaac.
which his father had given unto him, thnt he
might obtain bride for Isaac, so the Father,
having given all things unto the SON has
sent the Spirit with full control over all 10
complete the bride of Christ and he who T.
filled with the Spirit has control Of all as the
human instrument through whom the Spirit
works. "All are yours. and We are Christ's
and Christ is Gods" Il Cor ILL.,, 22. 23).
4s. "But and IL that evil servant shall say
in his heart, My Lord delaycth His coming"
II not wise, with lamps tilled and brightly
burning ard vessels full 0lso and faithfully
using the talents and the pounds occupying
till He come, then II looks "a IL we must br
evil servants II not constantly expecting
Hin, but saying or acting as We said. lie will
not come In my day, He cannot come for
long time yet, such and such things must
happen before He can come. IL there not a
danger of being classed with the evil ser.
wants?
40. "And shall begin to smite his fellow
a. mt aVA - Hi. Il. IA
drunken" To eat and drink with the
drunken is suggestive OF all those, profess.
edly the Lords, who find their Joys and salts.
Tying portions with the people Of the world,
who are intoxicated with its pleasures and
pursuits, its aims and ambitions, its fashions
aud follies. They may be moral and TEN.
perate In the eyes ofthe world-yes, even tee.
totalers, so called-yet in the eyes OF the
Lord drunken and blinded with the transient
vanities OF this present life.
90. The Lord OF that servant shall come
In day when he looketh not for Him and in
an hour that he Is not aware Of Let all
tremble to say, ''Where is the promise OF His
coming?" (II Peter ill.,, A. lest Sudden de-
struction come, from which there shall be
no escape q Thess. ", 81. Rather let Us sees
TO 1t that we so abide in Him that when He
shall appear we may have confidence and
not be ashamed before Him at His coming Il
John H.. 2S).
Oi' Anu sllttll cut MIN HsulltT anu up
point him his portion with the hypocrites.
There shall be weeping and gnashing oi
teeth" II is impossible for anv of Christ's
sheep to be lost (John ". 1920, for any true
servant OF His 10 perish. Such may nave
their work burned up and they themselves
saved as by fire Il Cor, ill.,, II, l5). But
there are many both In the pulpit and In tho
ptws who, being hypocritcs, shall have 10
share the hypocrites portion. The Lord
OF ly knows who they are. IL Is not for US 10
judge each other, but rather TO Judge noth-
ing before the time until the Lord come II
Cor. w., 81. II we judge ourselves as in HIS
sight, II will leave us neither time nor incli-
nation 10 judge others. our business l. 10
DE wise and faithful servants, and by tho
Spirit help others 10 be the same. Wherever
weeping or wIling and gnashing OF teeth Is
mentioned II Is always for those who profess
to be what they are not.-Lesson Helusr
AoooD TEST.
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