The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for June %, 1905
The saviour's Parting Words - Luke

GOLDEN TEXT. Go ye, therefore. and teach
oil nations.-Matt 2S:l9.
THE SECTION includes the eighth, ninth,
tenth and eleventh appearances Of Jesus and
the ascension. Matthew 2Si6-20; Mark
10: 1920; Luke -: 4:44-63; Acts 1912; L Corinth-
ians l5:8,
T1ME-verses 44-49 are summary Of the
teachings of Jesus during the forty days be-
tween the resurrection and the ascension.
The ascension was May 1s, A. d. 80
PLACE.-The ascension was from the Mount
OF Olives near Bethany,
EXPLANATORY.
A. "These are the (My) words"
These events, pertaining to My death
and resurret ton, are the fulfillment of
My words.-American Commentary.
"Which | spalie unto YOU" at various
times while was yet with you" tSee
Luke 1888; Mark 10:33.) These strange
events which have staggered your faith
should be the means of strengthening
it, because they are the fulfllmeut not
only of what | told you beforehand
should take place. but of what was
foretold ages before in the Scriptures
(which were written in the law of
Noses" The first of the three divisions
into which the Jews divided the Old
Testament Scriptures. The law in
ca" ed the Pontateuch or first five
books And in the prophets" the
second division. including the histor-
ical books from Joshua to 2 Kings lex
cept RUTH, called the former prophets;
and what we call the prophets Except
DanieD, called the later prophets
"And in the Psalms" which, as the
leading book, gives the title to the
third division, named also Hagiographa.
which included the Psalms, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes and all the other books not
included in the other divisions.
As. "Then opened He their under
standing:" This is what first of all they
needed as a preparation for their work
Of sproclaiming the Gospel. ''That
they might understand the Scriptures"
which show the beginning of the king
dom of God, upon which Jesus was to
found the new kingdom; which fore
told the Messiah and His work, and
thus were the foundation of faitE in
Jesus as the Messiah.
40. "And thus it behooved:" Was f1t-
ting. The R. V. omits this expression
and connects what follows with "It is
written" The 'Christ to suffer and
rise from the dead" These were the
two great essential facts of the gospel.
AZ. "And that repentance:" The duty
of repentance on the part of men, the
motives for repentance revealed and
emphasized by the cross, the aids to re-
pentance by the assurance of Gods for
giveness in Jesus Christ and by the gift
of the Holy Spirit. "And remission of
SINS" The forgiveness of sin, the re-
moval of its punishment, and deliver
ance of the soul from the power of SIM
"Should be preached in His name:"
That is, "by the authority of Christ"
and Through the merit and media
tiop of Christ"
Al. "Among all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem:" They were to begin at
home, but by no means to remain there.
4S. "And we are witnesses of these
things" The idea contained in Luke
20, (which from the beginning were
eye-witnesses and ministers of the
word," is here found once more.
40. "And, behold, 1 send the promise
of my Father upon you:" The promise
of the gift Of another Comforter con-
tanned in Christ's last conversation
with the eleven John 14:16-2O, 20; 1926,
81; 1918, 14). This was the promise of
the Father, made in the Old Testament
lisa. 44:3; Eek. S6:27; Joel 2:2s-S2).
(See Matt S:11 and Acts 2:17.) "But
tarry We in the city of Jerusalem:"
Make this your home. They waited
for ten days after the ascension, pray
ing, conversing, studying the Scrip
lures, thus being prepared for their
great work. Then came the great day
of Pentecost, when the promise of the
Father was fulfilled, and each one re-
ceived consciousness of a new and
mighty power and felt, as man had
never felt before, the presence and love
of God. Until We be endued with
power from on high:" Compare Romans
1918, 10; Corinthians 2:4; Corinth-
ians 1879; Philippians 3:10; Thessa-
lonians 1:5.
so. We now come to the close of the
forty days during which Jesus had ap-
peared to His disciples and instructed
them. There were four more appear
ances after the one by the Sea of Cali
lee; the last Of these was at Jerusalem
whence He led them out las far as
Bethany" in its vicinity on the Mount
of Olives. "And He lifted up His hands
and blessed them"
81. "He was parted from them" By be-
ginning to ascend upwards. "And car
ried up into heaven:" The tense of the
original is picturesque, and indicates
continued action, a gradual going up
out of their sight. Compare the more
detailed account, Acts 1: Gil.
SO. "And they worshiped Him."
Acknowledging now that He was indeed
Divine, they gave Him the religious
worship due only to God. "And re-
turned to Jerusalem with great joy:"
Every sorrow had been turned into joy.
The proof that Jesus was the Messiah
had greatly increased; they saw how
His death was the redemption of the
world; they had learned how He could
fulfill His promises; they saw new mean
ing in the Scriptures; they were full of
love and ioy in the HOLY Spirit.