The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
The SABBATH SCHOOL.
International Lesson Comments For
June 10.
Subicet: Jesus Appears to Johu, Rev. l., go
'dolden Text, Heb. kill, S-.Memory Verses,
II, IS.-Commentary on the Days Lesson


author Of the four other books Of the New
Testament that bear his name. "Your
brother" A member Of the family of
God. Christian. Companion" Part.
ner;" (R. W "In tribufation." A word
derived from the threshing of wheat. 1t
to separate the chaH from the wheat
John was at this time an exile for Jesus's
sake, and had all the reasons other perse-
| cuted Christians had for being discouraged
In the kingdom" He was a member Of
Christ's kingdom, which was in time to
triumph over every enemy. Patience"
Meekly bearing all sufferings for the sake
| Of his Lord and Master. "Patmos" This
island is in. the Aegean Sea, about seventy
miles southwest OF Ephesus. For the
| word of Cod" etc. He was banished TO
this lonely place because he was faithful
in expounding and obeyng the word of
| God, and because he testified about Jesus.
ural death; that is, Il he ever did die, for
| John Wesley and others believe that he
was translated. John survived all Of the
| other apostles whole generation. At the
| time he wrote the Apocalypse. Paul and
the other apostles had been dead thirty
years; hence John was truly the patriarch
| of the apostolic age.
10. "in the Spirit" Under the infiu.
| ence Of the Spirit, and fined and quickened
| by the Spirit. "The Lords day" The
| day made sacred to all Christians for all
| time by the resurrection OF Jesus from the
dead. II was the day Of light and saliva.
ton. John arrived in Patmos late Satur-
day evening, spent the night in prayer,
apd with the opening Sunday morning the
| glorified Savior opened heaven to his vi
sion; Why, is our Sabbath the first day
| Of the week, We see here the apostles
kept the first day, and, because Of it's
senetity, called i the Lords day. "Be-
hind me" etc. This was his first intima-
| ton of the presence OF Christ.
IL. alpha and Omega" These are the
first and last letters Of the Greek alpha.
bet, This. is figurative expression, used
| to show that Christ was "the source and
the contamination" of all things. He is
from eternity to eternity. "What thou
seest." The prophetic vision that was re-
book, A ,parchmental roll. .'Seyen
| churches" "Seven" denotes perfection.
Doubtless there were hundreds Of churches
| in Asia Minor at that time. The reason
| why seven only are mentioned is because
the church is the bride of Christ, and
seven ia the sanctifed number always rep
resenting Christ. Four represents hu-
| specified by the cardinal points, north,
south, east and west Three represents di-
| vinity-Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Christ
is both man and God; therefore, seven
| symbolizes Christ "In Asia" This Asia
does not have reference to the continent
province in Asia Minor called Asia, of
which Ephesus was the capital. "Ephe-
| sus" Mentioned first because the church
here was the largest and most important.
IL. "The voice" He turned to see who
il was that spoke, the word voice" being
assd ddsO to signify the person sHRssSn peak
! oil Lampstands would be better term.
l3. "In the midst" Showing Christ's
presence among His people. "The Son of
man" Compare Dan. 4: -l3. This term
is used here because His glory might hide
from view His oneness Of sympathy with
His people a. "A "A an MT. This is g. de-
heaven. "Girt-golden girdle'" He was
girt, around the breast (R. W as "a sign
Of kingly repose." 1t represented "the
breastplate Of the high priest, on which
the names Of His people are engrayen."
IA. white like wool" Wool is sup
posed to be. an emblem of eternity. The
whiteness signifed antiquity, purity and
glory With Christ, His hoary head was
no sign OF decay. Compare Dan. 7: 8; 10:
Q. The whiteness, three times mentioned
(white, white wool, snow), is greatly in
tensified, and denotes. unlimited age, even
eternity. "His eyes" etc. This certifes
1
ceptacle Of knowledge, and symbolizes all
| the senses.
l5. FURNISHED brass" (R. W This de-
notes His stability and strength. His feet
are like brass when in the furnace and sub
jected to very great heat. His feet were
interest, subduing. His enemies and tread
ing them to powder" His voice" De:
scribed the same in Eek. 40: Q. He will
make Himself heard; it is commanding
| voice that must be obeyed; it is terrible
| In it's denunciation of sin.
10. "In His right hand" The fright
hand is an emblem Of power. Seven
stars" These stars are the faithful preach.
era Of the gospel "a sharp two-edged
sword" His word which both wounds
and heals, and strikes at sin on the right
hand and on the left. This wonderful
sword has two edges, sharp as Gods light
ning--the edge that saves and the edge
that destroys. Compare Heb. 4; IL; Eph. g.
II. The sharpness of the sword represents
the searching power OF the word. "As the
sun" We know OF nothing brighter than
the sun shining in its strength. Christ is
the trae light. John !; 0.
II. "As dead" His countenance was
too bright and dazzling for mortal eyes to
behold, and John was completely overpow-
cred with the glory in which Christ ap-
peared. Compare Eek. i; 2S; Dan. 8. II:
fright hand upon me-" His hand of
power and protection, IN which the
churches were held. Fear not" There
is no occasion to fear when in the presence
of Christ.
49, "The living One" (R. W The
source of all l.e--the One who possesses
absolute life in Himself. II was dead" /
became a man and died as a man; am
the same One you saw expire on the cross.
"I am alive" Having broken the bands
of death, ! am alive "for evermore."
"The keys" An emblem of power and
authority. "Of death and of hades" (R.
W Hades is a compound Greek word,
meaning the unseen world, and including
both heaven and hell. Gehenna is the
Greek word which always means hell, and
nothing else. Christ has power over life,
death and the grave.
10. (Which thou hast seen" The Wis.
ions he has just seen. Which are" The
actual condition of the seven churches
See chaps. 2 and 3. (Which shall be-" In
the future of the church.
90. "The mystery" Write the myste
rious--the secret and sacred meaning Of
what you have seen. "The angels" The
ministers or pastors N charge.
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