Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-04-06

burial mark xiv, 81. That supper may
have been after the Sabbath, or, as we
would say, on Saturday evening. II so,
then this entry would be on the first day
of the week, now called Palm Sunday.
2. "And saith unto them, Go your way
into the village over against you, and ms
soon as We be entered into it ye shall find
a colt tied, whereon never man sat. Loose
him and bring him" We are not to sup
pose that the ass and the colt were there by
any Encouragement of the Lord with any
one but being there the Lord knew it, as
He knows all things, and the owner was
all unwittingly accomplishing the Lords
pleasure by having them there at the right
time for the Lords purpose.
3. And IL any man say unto you, Why
do ye this' say ye that the Lord hath need
of him, and straightway he will send him
hither." I have no doubt but that the
owner of the colt was a disciple of Christ,
for IL is not His way to make use OF the
property OF an enemy. Neither would lie
have His followers have any alliance with
or seek any aid from those who are not
His, for the friendship of the world is en-
nifty with God (James Nv, a, and He does
not need the help of His enemies.
4. ''And they went their way and found
the colt tied by the door without In place
where two ways met, and they loose
him." They found 1t just as Jesus said
they would. So did the man who believed
the word that Jesus had spoken concern
ing his son In John iv, so, 90. 1t is per-
fectly safe for us to say concerning all that
God has spoken, 81 believe God that 1t
shall be even as it was told me- (Acts
xvii, 25). To believe is the way OF peace
and rest and joy; to obey is the way Of
prosperity and victory. The willing and
obedient cannot fail TO eat the good of the
land lisa. 1, l9). All the affairs OF the
kingdom are His, and He will see well TO
them all. 1t Is the privilege Of all His peo-
pie to know and enjoy His peace, quiet
ness and assurance forever lisa. xxi, I'D.
s. And certain Of them that stood there
said unto them. What do ye. loosing the
colt" Luke says that the owners asked
the question. We need have no fear OF
people OF their questions II only we are
sent Of God. for He Is the possessor OF
heaven and earth and docth according to
His viii in the army Of heaven and among
the Inhabitants Of the earth, and none can
stay dis hand or say unto Him, What
doest thouf t6en. xiv, ~, Dan ~, b.
g. And they said unto them even as
Jesus had commanded, and they let them
90" When the Lord Jesus sends His mes
senGcrs. He always tells them what TO say.
When those y 10 profess TO be His messen-
gers have . message q their own and NOS
His. Il II safe 10 conclude that lie did not
send them. He Himself spake only what
the Father told Him 20 say (John XII, 40;
xiv. l0l. and both prophets and apostles
were under orders % speak only what they
were commanded 10 say (Jer- 1. :; Eek.
III, 10. Jonah IA, %. David says that his
psalms were not his own composition, but
that the Spirit Of the Lord spake by him,
aud His word was In David's tongue" QI
Sam. xiii, %
:. And they brought the colt to Jesus
and cast their garments on him, and He
sat upon him." 1t Is written In Math.
xxi, 4, 5; John Xii, IA, Is, that all this
was done to fulfill the prophecy recorded In
Zech. TX, o, another illustration of the
fact that everything that God has said
shall be literally fulfilled, and since Is
raels Messiah actually rode upon an ass
colt, as the prophet said he would, we may
be perfectly sure that His feet will actually
stand again on the very same hill from
which He assembled, as the same prophet
has said in chapter xiv, 4; that He shall
yet be King over all the earth, and that
all nations shall 60 up from year to year
to Jerusalem TO worship the King, the Lord
ter.
s. "And many spread their garments in
the way, and others cut down branches of
the trees and strewed them in the way"
If. all believers would cast themselves at
Jesus feet for His service as readily as
these people cast their garments under
Him, how quickly the kingdom might
comcl What kingdom it viii be when
all things animate and inanimate shall be
under Him, for He must reign till He
hath put all enemies under His feet, for
all things shall be subdued unto Him, and
in all things Ho shall have the pre-eini-
nence'' Il Cor. XIV, 25, IS; Col. 1, 49,.
Q. And they that went before and they
that followed cried, saying: Hosannal
Blessed is He that cometh in the name Of
the Lordl'' This Is from Ps. cxviii and Is
associated with Israel's Joy because OF the
salvation of Jehovah. Some of tho words
Of the psalm are found In the song Of Is
rael at the Red sea, and also In Israel's
millennial song, which shall be sung
when Christ shall come again In power
and glory TO bring the kingdom.
TO- Blessed be the kingdom Of our IA
Their David, that cometh in the name Of
the Lord. Hosanna In the highestl" Ho-
sauna is simply an untranslated Hebrew
worn, OF Two WOIun, which you Will unu
In Ps. cxviii, 20. translated as save
now" The kingdom they expected was
the restoration of David's Kingdom. the
kingdom of Israel facts 1. %, and they
were right In expecting It,
IL. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem
and into the temple, and when He had
looked round about upon all things, and
now the eventide was come, He went out
unto Bethany with the twelve" Luke says
that before lie cntored the city He wept
over it because 1t knew not the time of Its
visitation. Tie would gladly have saved
them. He would have set up the kingdom
If they had received Him, but they re-
teived Him not. On the contrary, they
were ready TO cruelty Him. Consequently
the kingdom is postponed, vhile Jesus
Christ. by His Spirit, gathers out Of all
nations Ills church, alter which He viii
return 10 build again the tabernacle Of
David nd sestore MI things II Witch the
prophets have spoken tAnts -. II -, iii,
1921. Never was any thing more plainly
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