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THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUNE 80.

Review of the Second Quarter, Cor. xv-
1876 - Golden Text, I Cor. Vi, IL
Summary of the Twelve Preceding
Lessons.
Introdcction.-The lessons of the quar-.
ter have been filled with more than ordi-
nary interest. Beginning with the resur.
rection we have studied all the recorded
appearances of Christ both before and af-
ter His ascension. Following the ascension
the Holy Spirit was given, and then We
we're encouraged with the fact that Christ
is still our High Priest in heaven. The
studies in the life of Jesus which have
continued for eighteen months are now
closed for the present, and We are to turn
our attention to truth in other parts Of the
sacred Scriptures.
Place: At and near Calvary. Christ was
crucifed on Friday, April 7; rose early
Sunday morning, April 0; several women
were early at the tomb; the stone was
rolled away; the women entered the sep
uichre; Christ was not there; two angels
a,7eared in the form of men; their faces
were like lightning and their garments
were dazzling; the women were afraid;
the angels told them Christ had risen;
the 60 to tell the disciples, who cannot be.
lieve; Peter and John run to the tomb.
.. Topic: Jesus making Himself knov.7.
Place: Near the sepulchre. Mary Ma:@!'
lene returned and stood near the tomb
weeping; she looked into the sepulchre;
saw two angels in white; they asked her
why she wept; she replied that they had
taken away her Lord, and she did not
know where they had laid Him; turning
she saw Jesus, but supposed Him to be the
gardener; He spoke her name, she knew
Him; He sent her to tell the disciples He
had risen.
5. Topic: Christ the ful6lment of pro-
phecy. Place: Emmaus and Jerusalem.
Two disciples journey to EmmausS, WI.
lage seven and one-half miles northwest OF
Jerusalem. They talk together and are
sad; Jesus draws near; they do not know
Him; He questions them; they relate what
had recently occurred; Jesus explains the
Scriptures; they arrive at Emmaus; Jesus
is urged to abide with them: makes Him
self known; vanishes out Of their sight;
they return to Jerusalem.
4. Topic: Jesus convincing the apostles
Of His resurrection. Place: Jerusalem, 1t
is the evening of the resurrection Sunday;
the disciples assembled; Thomas absent;
Jesus enters; shows His hands and feet;
blesses them; gives them authority over
sin: Thomas would not believe; one week
later Jesus appears again; Ihomas pres
ent; sees Christ and is convinced that he
has really arisen; Jesus pronouEces
blessing on those who believe though they
have not seen.
S. Topic: Peters love for Christ. Place:
The sea of Galilee. The disciples in Cali,
lee; Peter and six others 60 fishing; toll
ali night and catch nothing; Jesus ap-
pears on the shore; tells them to cast the
net on the right side of the ship; 1T ls
filed with fish; they know Him., after they
dine Jesus asks Simon a question:: Low
est thou Me more than these" Peter re,
plies, Thou kaowest tho: / love Thee?,
This is repeated three lines; Peter told
to feed and care for tine sneep..
6. Topic: Christ commissioning HIS
apostles Place: A mountain in Galllee.
An appointment has been made by Jesus
to meet the disciples in Galilee. The apos-
ties and many disciples are present. Jesus
appears before them; they worship Him;
some doubted; Jesus tells them OF His
power: commissions them to CO.. to teach
all nations and to baptize; promises to be
with them Away.
I. Topic: Christ's parting words. Place:
Mount Olivet.' Jesus opens their under
standing; shows from the Scriptures that
Christ must have suffered and have risen
from the dead speaks of the great saliva
ton that is provided for all nations; leads
Him to restore the kingdom to Israel; He
promises the Holy Spirit to them; they are
to tarry in Jerusalem; while they behold
He is parted from them; He will come
again. ~
s. Topic: The penteeostal baptism.
Place: Jerusalem. At the feast OF the
Pentecost. fifty days from the Passover;
the disciples assembled in an upper room;
with one accord; suddenly a sound from
heaven; tongues like as of fire" sat upon
them; they were filled with the holy
Ghost: spalse with other tongues; the null
titude heard the sound and came together;
were confounded and marveled because
every man heard them speak the wonder
Q. Topic: The excellency OF Chrlst's
priesthood The Mosaic tabernacle was
type of the good things to come. The
hign priest was type OF Christ, who IS
our great High Priest in heaven. He ls
now at the right hand of God the Father,
making intercession for US. The offerings
were a type of Christ; He was infinitely
more precious than the Mosaic offerings.
Christ gave Himself sacrifice for sin,
once for ALL
Jerusalem. Paul is in the temple with
those who are observing the forms OF the
NaZdrlCe VOW QlS euelIlSs GIG! SS ntih
with polIuting the temple; they drag him
out; he is rescued by the Roman guard;
is permitted to speak for himself; speaks
of his life before his conversion; tells OF
his conversions; how the Lord appeared to
him, near Damascus, at noon; how Ana
MAS came to him, and instructed and bap-
tized him.
IL. Topic: The glorifed Saviour. Place:
The Isle of Patmos. John the apostle. IS
banished to Patmos for his testimony for
Christ. He was in the Spirit on the
Lords day; hears q voice behind hlm;
turns and sees seven golden eandlesticks,
and in the midst one like the Son Of man.
Jesus is clothed like priest; His hair was
like wool, eyes like fire, feet like FURNISHED
brass, voice like the sound OF many waters,
countenance like the sun; John fell as
dead. -.
l2. Topic The happy state of the right
eous. Place: Patmos. John saw new
heaven, a new earth, and the new .Jerusa-
lem coming down from God out OF heaven.
All tears, pain and death are passed away;
The one who overcometh shall inherit all
things; there is no temple; no need OF the
sun or moon; lie Lamb is the light there
of. The gates are never shut: there is no
night there; nothing enter that dehleth;
those enter whose names are in the book
of life. John, by means of strong hgura-
tive language, undertakes to give us an
idea of the glory that awaits the finally
faithful But the most profound knowi'
edge and the strongest imagination can
oo WV, ;to oocspscor only n short distance IN