Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-04-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON ", SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 20.

xvi. 10 Commentary nv tho Rpv. n nj
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10. "Thore was n certain rich man -
There is probablv somctbing iisncnso.
yional. something Of lew md gontiIc in
this. in the record in this lesson. but inns.
much as the two preceding chnntore trcat
largely of mans treatment Of tho Iovo NJ
God and mans natural blindness In bis
eternal welfare contrasted with Gods |
abundant provision and desire for mon,s !
welfare we will SO consider IL. AS there
is nothing in tho record to indicoto lint |
this is a parable I prpfcr to tnl,o If no n
record of facts. of events which actually
TRANSFERRED This rich man makes ne tbini, !
of the rich fool of xii. 90 tho rich idolntnr
of xviii. 23. and the rich nublicnn of xix
Q, and it would be well to comnnro those
records. The rich man of this lesson NAV
be called "The Rich Skeptic. -
90. "And there was n certain heooor -
As there is nothing necessarily sinful in |
being rich. for Abraham and David and
other good men were very rich. so there Is |
nothing necessarily MONS i'm boing moor
yet the words of our Lord are. "How hard |
ly shall thcv that bave ricbcs onter into
the kingdom Of God" (chapter xviii. 2p. |
Not mnnv wise or mighty or nohlo oro
called q Cor. /. 2G-3W. INIT God hath
chosen tho poor of this world rich i'm fnith
and heirs of the kingdom which He hath
pronised to Thorn tbnt Iovo Hin, fIos
ii, 81.
81. "And desiring to be fed with tbe
crumbs which fell from tho rich mans
table" Things are often very unovrnIv
divided in this life. Some have mora tbnn |
they can use. while others have NOT tbn
necc,saries of life. and DOGS seem moro
kind than mon. 1t may have seemed n
charity to allow the bc,-gar to lie at tbo
gate and receive the crumbs from tho tn-
BILE, though the record does not say that
he received them. but only that he desired
to. If the rich man had only been q truo
child OF Abraham and as such ministered
to this poor one what a different futuro
he Would have hndl
%. "And it came to mss TINT tbo hoo |
gar died. The rich man also died - Il |
is appointcd unto mon once to die GTnh |
tx, pr. and white in the past Enoch and /
Elijah have been excused from kceninp
this appointment and at the coming Of
Christ for His saints they will MI bo
caught up without diving, vet M to this I
time the great enemy continues his work
upon rich and moor. HIGH and low with /
our respect of persons Thank God for tbo
ministcring angels NIcb. i. 1D. WHO. will 7
welcome us if called TO leave the body and
bear or guido us to the presence of tho
Lord
%. And IN hell (hadcs) he lift I'M his
eyes. being i'm tormcnts." To tho bolio,o,
in Christ. whether rich or moor. .To din
is gain. " "1'o br.Nith Christ is far bptt,r',
(Phil i, p, 20. but to the unbelicver to
die is TO DO i'm torment. not that of tbo
lake of fire which comes after the resurrrc.
ton of the bodies of the wicked mt tbo
timo Of the great white throne iudrmcnt
(Rev. Xxx. He'd. but possfblv that which
is referred To i'm II Pet. ii. 4 Tho condi |
tinn of both believers and unbolievcrl Inc. |
tween death and resurrection. while that
of conscious happiness or misery. is evil |
dcntlyan intermediate state while WAITING
for tho body.
"a. ~ am tormentcd in this fame "
This word translated ''0ame, i uscd
but few times. and generally in reference
to the eyes Of our Lord Jesus Christ. rs in
Rev. i, II; ii. Is; xix, ~. Nav il NOT
suggest that part Of the torment of the lost !
between death and resurrection consists Of
the memories of a wasted life. laid bnro
by these searching ewes and no nossibiIitv
of forgiveness
%. "Son. remember" This confirms
tho thought Of memory DOING It's nvfuI
work in that dread interval. Tboricb man
could remember. and his memories vrprn
ANYTHING hut pleasant. The wasted life
the opportunities forever gone. the vain
regrets. tho unavoidable doom. We mood
mono of US to have this exporlonce but
the only way is to remember NOW the l,y-
ing kindness of the Lord and helievino
His love to Us receive Him ms our saviour
26. "Between us and Won there Is n
great gulf fixed" The Scrinturos no.
where teach thouossibilitv of the salvation
of n lost soul after death. but ne i'm his
verse. lust the contrary. "Bocause tbcro
is wrath beware lest lie take thee n1vav
with Iii, stroke. then a Great ransom can
not dclivertArc'' (.Tobxxxvi. 1Sl. "Ncithor
their silver nor their pold shall bo aha
TO deliver thcn in tho dav If tbe Tord,s