The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-28
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tArranged from Peloubet's Notes.1
GOLDEN Trxr.--Heaven and earth shall
pass away, but my words shall not pass
away.-Luke q: SO.
parallel passages are Matthew's ana
TIME.-Tuesday. April 4. A. D. 80. toward
PIAcE.-The slope of Mount Of Olives on
the way from the temple to Bethany. over
looking the city of Jerusalem.
LESSON NOTES.
L-OuEsTIoN1Nas BY THE WAYNE.
Matthew 24:3; Mark, 1873, 4, AS
Jesus with His disciples left the temple,
Mt the close of His last great day OF pub
lie teaching, they called His attention
to the magnificent temple buildings,
reputed one of the wonders OF the
world. They pointed out the solid foun-
| dation, some of the stones OF which
were more than 40 feet long, 20 broad
| md ~ high. Jesus reply was that
| the time was coming when not one
| of them should be left upon an
other. Amazed and perplexed by this
answer, they pressed Jesus to explain.
"Tell us, when shall these things be,
and what shall be the sign of Thy COM
ing, and of the end of the world?"
| What follows is the answer to these
| questions.
IL, VISIONS OF THE FUTURE.--Vs. 1927.
Matthew 24:5-31; Mark 13:5-27. First,
He tells of the immediate future; the
troublous times which preceded the de-
struction of Jerusalem, the difficulties
in the midst of which they we're to
| Law the foundations of the church. The
temple was to be destroyed, false
Christs would arise, then would come
great wars and rumors of war, and all
kinds of disturbance and commotion.
Nature itself would seem to sympathize
with the moral upheavals and revolu-
tions. Second, He tells of the destruc-
ton of Jerusalem, and the end of that
age or dispensation. when ye shall
see Jerusalem compassed by armies" :"
The first siege came in A. d. 66, under
Cestius, then the disciples could know
that the desolation thereof is nigh"
"Let them who are in Judea flee to
|
bids His disciples to join in the ter
rible series of revolts, and fierce insur-
rection, and frantic but useless at
tacks upon the Romans, or the fanatic
al disputes between the different fac
tions of the Jews.
LET them which are in the midst
of it (the city, depart out" IT is said
that not single Christian perished in
the siege, because all obeyed.
'These be the days of vengeance" of
the Divine punishment on account of
their sins. Josephus declares that "the
misfortunes Of all men, from the be.
ginning of the world, if they be CON-
pared to those Of the Jews, are not
SO terrible as theirs were," "nor did
any age ever produce generation more
fruitful of wickedness from the begin.
ming of the world"
"And they shall fall by the edge OF
the sword, and shall be led away cap.
tive into all nations" This latter fact
has continued till this day. There are
about 100000 Jews>in the world, some.
what more than the number in Pales.
tine at the time of Christ. There are
100000 Jews in Russia, 1,644,0O0 in
Austria, $4,000 in Germany, los, 900 in
Turkey, $4,000 in France and $4,000 in
Great Britain. In New York city there
are 25O,0OO. Jerusalem shall be trod.
den down of the Gentiles." Romans
Saracens, Persians, Franks, Norsemen
Turks, all have "trodden down" Jerusa.
lem since then.
Verses 1927 seem to look beyond th<
destruction of Jerusalem to the fina
coming of the Son of Man, though ap
plicable to both events. The same con
.ditions will prevail. "The sea and ths
waves roaring" express wildly the wilG
commotions among the people, polit
ical and social agitations. "Then shal
they see the Son of Man coming" Al
these things must necessarily preced,
the coming of the Son of Man. Thl
commotion in the clouds and darkness
are the sign that the light Is working
The social upheavals are proofs tina
truth and the Gospel are living powers
and are doing their work.
III. PROMISES OF COMFORT AND HoPE
VS.. 2S-33, also 1s and 10; MATTHEW
24:13, IA. These promises expressed O
implied are four in number. (1) Tn,
promised coming of Christ is grea
joy. 'Then look up" do not despai
! when you see this commotion, "you
redemption draweth nigh" (2) Th
triumph was certain. "My words shal
not pass away" (3) They would b
safe, and (4) the Gospel was to b
preached to all the world.
} ~. How TO ACT IN VIEW OF THEsl
THINGs.-Vs. 1896. First, take heed t
yourselves. Be on your guard agains
, the dangers which are so insidiouf
which are like moral malaria Sec
. ond, watch ye, not by sitting still, bu
by seeing the Lord as faithfully as
He were ever looking upon US. w
. watch by being on our guard agains
' every temptation and danger. Third
: pray always, for there is never q me
rneuf when u,o do not uond helm fvSor