Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-27
The SUNDAY SCHOOL
International Lesson for May 81. 1885,
Destruction of Jerusalem Foretold-
Luke 81: 2O-36.

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International Lesson for May 81. 1885,
Destruction of Jerusalem ForetoId-
Luke FL: 2O-36.
| ARRANGED from Pelouhets NotesJ
GOLDEN TExT.-Heaven and earth shall
pass away. but my words shall not pass
| away.-Luke 81: %.
THE SECTION includes verses 5-3S The
parallel passages are Matthews "a and
| Mark I3.
TIME.-Tuesday. April 4. A. d. 30. toward
| evening.
PLAcE.-The slope of Mount OF Olives on
The way from the temple TO Bethany. over
looking the city of Jerusalem.
LESSON NOTES.
L-QUEsTIoNINGs BY TIE WAY.-V.7
Matthew 24:3; Mark, 1873, 4, As
Jesus with His disciples left the temple.
at 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. 90 broad
and ~ 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.
III. VISIONS OF THE FUTURE.-Vs. S-27.
Matthew 2i:5-31; Mark 1921. 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 were to
lay the foundations of the church. The
temple was to be destroyed. false
Clrists would arise, then would come
| great wars and rumors of war. and all
kinds of disturbance and commotion.
Nature itself would seem 20 sympathize
with the moral uphcayals and revolu-
tions. Second, He tells of the destruc-
ton OF Jerusalem, and the end of that
age or dispensation. "When We shall
see Jerusalem comprised by armies"
The first siege came in y. ID. &C. under
Ccstius, then the disciples could know
that the desolation thereof is nigh"
Let them who are in Judea flee to
the mountains" Jesus practically for
bids His disciples to join in the ter
/ rible series of -evolts, and fierce insur-
rection, and frantic but useless at
taclls 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" 1t is said
that not n single Christian persisted in
the siege, because all obeyed.
These be the days of vengeance" of
the Divine punishment on account of
their sins. Joscphus declares that "the
mlsfortunes of all men, from the be-
! ginning of the world, if they be oom-
! pared to those of the Jews, arc not
so terrible as theirs WERE" nor did
any age ever produce generation more
/ fruitful of wichedness from the begin
| ming of the world
And they shall fell by the edge OF
| the sword. and shall be led away APP
/ 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.G44.OOO in
| Austria, $500 in Germany, 100000 in
! Turkey, G3,D00 in France and % GOO i'm
| Great Britain. In New York city there
are 100000. Jerusalem shall be trod-
/ den down OF the Gentilcs." Romans
Saraccns, Persians, Franks. Norsemen.
| Turks, all have ''trodden down" .Jerusa-
| lem since then.
Verses 25-27 seem to look beyond the
destruction of Jerusalem to the final
coming OF the Son of Man, though ap-
| Picablc 10 both events. The same con-
/ ditions will prevail. "The sea and the
waves roaring" express wildly the wild
| connections among the people. polit-
| ical and social agitations. "Then shall
they see the Son OF Man coming" All
| these things must necessarily precede
the coming of the Son of Man. The
/ commotion in the clouds and darkness
/ are the sign that the light is working.
| The social upheavals are proofs that
truth and the Gospel are living powers.
and are doing their work
III. PROMISES or CoMFoHT AVID ITopr.
| VS.. 2S-33, also 1s and 10: Matthew
| @A:l3, II. These promises expressed or
implied age -four in number. On The
/ promised coming of Christ is n t-r.cat
/ JOY. Then look up" 90 not Gcspair
/ when You see this commotion. "your
/ red mption drawcth nigh" or Tic
/ triumph was certain. MY words shall
got Iass away" CD They would be
! safe. and (D the Gospel was to be
! preached to all the world.
/ ". How TO ACr ~ VIEW or Tursr
/ THNGs.-Ns. ai-3G. First, take heed to
/ yourselves. BE ON your guard against
. the dangers which n!g so insidious.
which are like "a moral malaria. Sec