The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-01
rns SUNDAY SCHOOL.
.,.,ationai Lesson for January D. 1877
,.,.ria.,s Ascenaion--Aets fii-ia.


a1 f,,sNTl s.T. While lie blessed them.
rortod from them, and carried u2
IA ffeayen. Luke - ~.
M, an days between the ascension OF
~ INA the day Of fcn,eccsi.
J.s.. -,rle ascension was Thursday,
p.3. The prayer meeting con-
.i",ed I'm days till May =.
u,r- tcr- Thc ascension was from Mount
o'itct AL ~. within the limits OF belhany
Cl.use -i,ss22}iLANAToRY NOTES.
r.. RISEN l.ord.--Ns. l-3. In those
,.rses we have the connecting INK be-
'n...n The Gospels and the Acts.
..yhe former treatise" The Cos
~ Iuke (Luhe I'D. 20 Theophi-
H.. dover of Cod: The Gospel OF
:, nike is also addressed To him. "Of
ncsrning) all that Jesus began
MN ~ do and teach" The former
,roatise related what Jesus began to
and 10 teach: and this relates what
Ma The same Jesus, continued to do
and 10 teaeh. -,
c..neI with the account of the ascen-
.ion Taken up" to Heaven.
.To whom also lie showed Him
sef.r Not merely appeared" bu.
ehovcd Himself, made Himself ap-
I'm "By many infallible proofs"
!.rnf,llible proofs" is one word in the
oriqinal. and signifies proofs by sure
.,,rs The resurrection of Jesus Christ
Il the best attested fact in history.
FORTY days" at intervals, ten or
.lsven tines speaking of the things
,.rtaining to the Kingdom Of God"
hieh was TO be unfoldcd and carried
on through them.
The Promise of the Father.-Vs. As.
and being assembled together with
,hem.r Probably in Jerusalem on the
Say Of ascension, whence Jesus led them
ant as far as Bethany duke 24:5o)
Gloagl. Commanded them (thc Apos-
tlesl = not depart from Jcru-
saem Here, where the atonemcnt was
made. where the facts of His resurrec-
hon were known, was the best place for
The return of Jesus through the Spirit
who was to use these facts in convinc-
me and saving men. but watt" They
waited by prayer. by conference to-
gether. by doing necessary duties Tvs.
\ Is. II, and rest of the chaptcr). FOR
The promise of the Fathers:" II was
tie promise, as being the greatest. most
Important. all-embracing promise. The
Holy Spirit promised by Joel (2:2s. 20;
see Acts 2:17, ISL; by Isaiah (fi:3).
(which We have heard Of
Ne." This promise is alluded To in
Luke 2i:4a. and found in 81. John 1916,
2d 1896.
3. "ForJohn:" The Baptist, the fore
runner Of Christ. Truly baptized with
waters" The symbol and the type. "lc
shall be baptized with Tor in) the Holy
GAost:" As the element in which the
baptism is performed.
g. when they therefore were come
lcecihcr:" On Mount Oliyet, near Beth
Sly. at the close Of the 40 days ". T.;
| Luke ei:j0). They asked of Him, saying:
Lord. wilt Thou rev. Yer. dost thoul
at this time restore again the kingdom
10 Israel?'" AS promised again and
vain in the Scriptures. Israel was then
rtject TO the Roman power.
:. "And He said." implying that
their general expectation of some kind
Of restoration was correct. 1T Is not
for YOU to know the times or seasons"
Times" is the wider term. referring to
long epochs: whereas season is
always definite limited space OF time
which the Father hath put" or
paced, "in Ills own power" or author
! m.
5. but we shall receive" instead OF
klnwledge of the future, power TO do
yclr work, to do your part toward max
ing tie future. This power must come
from the Holy Ghost" IN Jerusa-
km.T etc. Their work would begin
here and extend to the 'utternost
part of the earth"
The Ascension.-N. 0. "While they
beheld:" That they might have clear
proof of His ascension, to assure them
that there was no deception. He was
in the act of blessing them when lie
Glose luke 24:5l). "a cloud received
Him out of their sight" Compare
Matt. 1915; Luke 9:34)
The Promise of Return.-Vs. 10, H.
70. And while they looked with in
tense eagcrness, and questioning what
it all meant. "Bchold:" Implying sud
denness. Two mem" Angels in the
form of men. Compare Matthew 2s:
~ with Luke 244. I'm white apparel
No doubt like the angel in Matthew 2s:
:, Ills raiment white as snow" and
IN shining garments" luke 24:4).
II. (Which also said" Jesus had re
fused their prayer to know the times
and seasons" but He gave them some
thing far better, the glorious fact o
Ills return, a perpetual comfort an'
hope. "Why stand We gazing up?" io'
are looking in the wrong place for wha
you want. You need now the eye O
iaith, not the bodily eye, for your Heav
emily vision. This same Jesus
shall so come in like mannc
as We have seen Him go:" 'The secone
coming Of Christ, then, will not be lilI,
iiis first coming, obscure, and, as /
were. in concealment. lie will come il
power and glory, on the clouds, ant
with His holy angels with Him" Matt
n l.