The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-04-19
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FCE
APRIL II.

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many things from day to day in the temple.
The record of which, with the events of tho
week, occupies nearly u third OF each OF tho
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 amazcment. He
told them that the whole thing was to he
thrown down. They then inquired some
what confusediy as to when this should 10
and what would be the sign of His 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 rs He sat
upon the mount Of Olives. II. in reading the
three parallel accounts in Math. Sxiv.. Mark
Kilt, and Luke xxi. we distinguish between
the destruction OF Jerusalem and the temple
and the end of the age 1t His coming, all will
he quite plain. The Old Testament every
where teaches tina; He will come to build up,
not destroy. Jerusal"n. as In Ps. eli, is; 's;l
XIV. 9. 10; lNi.. IL: Zerh. xiv. , d, SO, SO
that we must never confound the Lord scom-
ing with the destruction Of Jerusalem, but
always associate i. with the rebuilding Of
XOp
-. "Bui Know ,his.-that II the good man
oi the house had known in what watch the
thjei world come he would have watched
and would not have suffered his house to bo
broken up. The coming of tn" Lord is as
so"iatcd with vengeance upon His enemies,
and the redemption of His people Israel. aS
III lsa. XNNly.. 8; XXXv.. 4; lXiii., 4. and Hd
will come upon those enemies as a thief sud-
denly and unexpectedly. for their destruc-
ton III Thcss. j.. 7-9). but children OF light
will not bc thus ovcrtakcn. for they are sup
posed to he continually watching for Him
who loved them and redeemed them by His
blood that they might reign with Hin (Rev.
v. .. 10; Thess. v. I-G).
"a. Therefore he We also ready. for IN
such an hour a. yc Ih,nk not the Son of Man
comcth.' We only wait for the completion
u the elect body. the church. before that
body shall meet Him in the air Il Jhess. w..
lC-IS), and inasmuch ~ He only knows when
the last member q! that body shall be gath
ored we keep on bearing testimony, expect
ing any hour to be gone to meet our Lord.
saved by His blood. serving in the power of
the Spirit and waiting for Himself.
45 who then, is u faithful and wise scr.
want whom his Lord hath made ruler over
his household. to give them meat in due sea
SOM" TThc virgins of the next chapter tell
W how to bc wise, and the parable OF the
talents teaches us now TO be faithful. Re
salts and success He will ace TO. Wise end
faithful is our part. The only good and
nourishing meat and bread for the house
hold is found only in the Kings larder. the
all Scripture.' which is all sufficient for
All His people (II Tim. ill.,. 16. 10
10. Blessed isthat servant whom His Lord,
when He cometh. shall find So doing
Blessed is the man who has learned for him
self 10 dwell continually in Jerusulem and eat
III the Kings table II Sam. IN. l3l. Even
though ne he lame on both feet happy and
peaceful and satisfied shall he be. He Will
I've sure to be telling others or the abundant
nnL inviGoratinr food which the King sup
.Ecs day hy day without inil iJer. lii. 33 "a;
Ez. vi. .. aud thus II" shall minister meat
III due season to thv glory of the King and
The Joy Of His prUpl". can testify that the
people are hungry for and receive Ir"cdily
The food which the Kin;; provides without
;.:.y OF the II" compartment" of til" iiNingS and
l"vi%lnps of man.
~. Verify | say unto ypu that He shall
max. h'm ruler over all His goods. As
EicZcr had "Cntroi of all IN" goods oi Isaac.
which his father had gwen unto him. that hes
Night ohtnina bride Tor Isaac, :" the Father,
having given al! thing. unto tE" Son. has
sent tn" Spirit with fun control over all to
complete the bride Of Christ. and h" who is
filed with the Spirit has control OF all n the
human instrumrn; through whom the Spirit
WOfkS. 'Ali are yours AMI We are Christ 5,
aud Christ is Gods" Il Cor. iii. %. 23l.
~. "But and il that evil servant shall say
III his heart. My Lord dciay"th His coming"
l. not wise. with lamps filled and brightly
tHrninp and vessels run also and faithfully
,> ny the talents and the pounds, occupying
Ei! II" come" then il looks IA If "" must toe
evil servants Ii not constantly expecting
Him, but saying or acting a. We said, He will
not come in my day. He cannot come for II
long time yet, such and such things must
happen before He can come. j. thrr" not II
danger pt being ''laee"d with IA" evil s"r-
wants?
40. "And ehah begin to smitc his fellow
servants and - cay and drink with the
drunken - ~ug-:c~;iV, Of all those. profess
cody tn" Lords, VIII" find their joys and satis-
wing portions with the people of the world,
who are intoxicated with its pleasures and
iIrslIitS. it, aims and ambitions. its fashions
and follies. They may hr moral and tenn
lrratc in !hc eyes 9th" worh--y"S even tee
iD!aicrs, 50 callcd-yct III the eyes ot tho
i.rrd drunken and blinded with tn" transient
antics of this present life.
80. "Th" Lord Of that >"rvan. shall '"me
~ Il day when he Io0kcth not for Him and in
IL hour that II" H. not awnr" of Let all
Ig.:nshr t. aaN. 'Wh"r" j. tn" promis" Of His
ramng7' III Peter Ill. A. lest -Tdd"n de-
~tructiOn come. from which there shall he
no escape Il Thcss. v. -. Rather let us SEQ
10 it that we 40 ahid" i'll Him that when He
shall appear we may have confidence and
not be ashamed before Him at His coming x
John H.. 2S).
81. "And shall cut him aSunGcr and ap-
roint him his portion with the hypocriteS.
There shall be weeping and gnaShng or
toeth.' II, Is impossible for any Of Christ's
sheep to be lost (John y. 27.29), for any true
servant Of His to perish. Such may have
their work burned mp and they themselves
saved rs by fire Il Cor. hi, II, 15). But
there are many both in the pulpit and in the
pcws who, being hyporrites, shall hav" to
share tho hypocritcs portion. The Lord
only knows who they are Ii is not Tor us to
Judge each other. hut rather to judG" moth
iEg before the tim" until the Lord come q
Cor iv.. 81. II we judge ourselves n in His
sight. it will leave us neither time nor inch-