Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
International Lesson for January 3. 1892
-Christ's Aseension-Acts I:I-I4.


| GOLDEN TEXT. While He blessed them
I He was parted from them, and carried ~
/ into Heaven.-Luke 2f:5i
I THE SECTION includes the whole chan
{ ter; the ten days between the ascension OF
/ Jesus and the day Of Pentecost.
TIME.-The ascension was Thursday.
| May Is. 4. y. 30. The prayer meeting con-
t.nued ten days till May Is.
PLACE.-The ascension was from Mount
/ olivet ~. 20. within the limits of Bethany
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
The Risen Lord.-Vs. 10. In these
erses we have the connecting link be-
tween the Gospels and the Acts.
/. The former treatise The Cos
pei Of Luke duke l:1-4). 20 Theophi-
lus" Clover OF God): The Gospel of
St Luke IS also addressed to him. "Cf
tconcerning) all that Jesus began
both to do and teach:" The former
treatise related what Jesus began to
DO and 70 teach; and this relates what
He, the same Jesus. continued to do
and to teach.
?. Until the day." Luke closes his
Gospel with the account Of the ascen-
sion. Taken up" to Heaven.
3. ITO whom also He showed Him
self" Not merely appeared but
showed Himself, made Himself ap-
pear. by many infallible proofs:"
"Infallible proofs" is one word in the
original, and signifies proofs BY sure
signs. The resurrection OF Jesus Christ
is the best attested fact in history.
Forty Gays" at intervals, ten or
eleven times. Speaking of the things
pertaining 10 the Kingdom Of God"
which was to be unfolded and carried
on through them.
The Promise of the Father.-Vs. As.
4 And being assembled together with
them" Probably in Jerusalem on the
day Of ascension, whence Jesus led them
out as far as Bethany (Luke "a: 5o)
(Gloag) Commanded them (the Apos-
tes) not depart from Jeru-
salem. Here, where the atonement was
made. where the facts of His resurrec.
ton were known, was the best place for
the return Of Jesus through the Spirit
who was to use these facts in couvinc-
ing and saving men. But watt" They
waited by prayer, by conference to-
gether, by doing necessary duties Tvs.
10, IA, and rest of the chapter). For
the promise of the Fathers" 1t was
the promise, as being the greatest, most
important. all-embracing promise. The
Holy Spirit promised by joel (2:2s, 20;
see Acts 2:17, 49,; by Isaiah (44:3)
Which We have heard of
Me-" This promise is alluded to in
Luke 24:49, and found IN ST. John 14:16,
26; 1926.
5. For john" The Baptist. the fore
runner of Christ. Truly baptized with
water" The symbol and the type. "Ye
shall be baptized with Tor in) the Holy
Ghost" AS the element in which the
baptism is performed.
6. when they therefore were come
together" On Mount Olivet, near Beth
any, at the close of the 40 days w. 12;
Luke 24:50). They asked of Him, saying:
Lord, wilt Thou (Rev. Yer. dost thou)
at this time restore again the kingdom
to Israel" As promised again and
again in the Scriptures. Israel was then
subject 10 the Roman power.
:. And lie 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 a season is
alwaysa definite limited space of time
(Which the Father hath put" or
placed, lin His own power" or author
ity.
5. But We shah receive, instead of
knowledge of the future. power to do
your work to do your part toward maxi
ing the future. This power must come
from the Holy Ghost" In Jcrusa-
lem." ETC. Their work would begin
here. and extend to the "uttermost
part OF the earth"
The Ascension.-N. 8. while they
behcld:" That they might have clear
proof of His ascension, to assure them
that there was no deception. lie was
ia the act Of blessing them when He
arose (Luhe 24.5I. 4 cloud received !
Him out OF their sight" Compare
Matt. 1875; Luke 9.34.)
The Promise of Return.-Ns. 10, IL
10. And while they looked, with in
tense eagerness, and questioning W hat |
il all meant Behold" Implying sud
uttittt0GS. " lltEstt- Angus III lAlC
form Of men. Compare Matthew -:
% with Luke 24;4. In white apparel
No doubt like the angel i'll Matthew IS:
3. Ills raiment White as snow" and
in shining garments (Iuke 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 y, .er, the glorious fact Of
Ills return, a perpetual comfort and
hope why stand ye gazing up2" You
are looking in the wrong place for What
You want You need now the eye OF
faith. not The bodily eve, Your llcav
emily vision "This same Jesus
shall So come in ike manner
as Ne ha1e seem Him go." "fhc second
coming q Christ, then. NNillnot he like
HIS first coming, ohseun, and as il
were. iu copeeolmeut. ile viii come in
power and e3ors eth tae clouds. and
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