Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-15
9nteraational ges5olr.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE 20.

Text, Rev. xxi, documentary Pre-
pared by the Rev. D. Nj. Stearns.
copyright, 1901, by American Press Association.l
/. "And I saw a new heaven and
new earth" Compare lisa. lxv, II; Xvi,
p; II Pet. iii, 13, for in these passages
also do we read of new heaven and
earth. The first two chapters in the Bi-
BILE tell US of this earth and its atmos-
phere without sin, and the last two chap
tiers in Revelation tell of the same. Our
lesson today is concerning the great con-
summation when the Lord Jesus shall
have subdued all things unto Himself
and God shall be all in all Il Cor. xy, 2S).
The present heaven and earth is said to
have passed away, but it will be the
same earth changed aud purified. Com
pare II Pet. iii, 81, and for helpful
analogy take II Cor. v, II. The saying
mo more sea" may refer to the great sea
of Scripture, the Mediterranean, or if it
means all oceans some people will be
very glad, and all His people will be sat-
isfed.
2. "And l, John, saw the Holy City,
New Jerusalem, coming down from God
out Of heaven. prepared as bride adorn-
ed for her husband" Verses 9-21 give a
full description of this great city, the
Holy Jerusalem, the bride, the Lambs
wife, and if the language is fgurative it
is because words cannot tell the glory of
that city; if the description is to be taken
literally, it will be glorious enough to
suit the most ambitious.
8, 4. "Behold the tabernacle Of God is
with men, and He will dwell with them. "
Earth shall be part Of heaven, for there
shall be no more curse (xxii, 81, and on
this long sin cursed earth there shall new
er again be tears or death or sorrow or
crying or pain. All old things shall truly
be passed away. The devil, after his
gone to the lake Of fire forever (chapter
XXX, 7-1O, and the last enemy, death,
shall have been destroyed Il Cor. XIV, 30.
The whole earth shall be an Eden, and
God as familiar with man on earth as
with Adam and Eve in Eden. When the
believer dies, he goes to be with God in
His house. but on the new earth God will
dwell with man in mans house, which
God shall then have made all new.
| 5. 'And He that sat upon the throne
said, Behold, l make all things new"
| Salvation is Of the Lord Jonah ii, 81,
whether of q nation or man only (Job
xxxiv, 29): He is the author and inisher.
In the individual He begins the work,
and He performs it until the day Of Jesus
Christ Phil. i, g.. AS He created all
things, He will also re-create all things,
for He is able. Lest any should doubt
the truth and reality Of these things. the
marriage of the Lamb, the coming of the
kingdom, the new heaven and earth, He
takes pains to say again and again that
these sayings are Of God and are true
and faithful xix, 8; xxi. g.. Many are
longing to have all things made new in
their lives, but cannot see how it is to be
done. Let them remember these words
Of our God, ~ make all things new"
He who can make q new heaven and
earth can make some new men and wo'
men.
6. 81 will give unto him that is athirst
of the fountain Of the water Of life free
ly." He who said on the cross, ut is fin
ished," will again say, ut is done," and
the full benefits of His great redemption
shall fill the earth. The cry, "Ho, every
one that thirsteth, come" has long been
sounding, and with greater emphasis
since Johns Patmos visions, LET him
that is athirst come. and whosoever will
let him take the water Of life freely
lisa. ", l; Rev. xii, 10.
Z. "He that oyercometh shall inherit all
things, and | will be his God, and he
shall be My son." If we would let God
be our exceeding joy, He would so salts
fy us that the world would lose it's hold,
and, believing His exceeding great and
precious promises, we would be filled
with joy and peace and manifest the
truth Of His saying, so fully illustrated IN
Heb. xi that faith overcometh the world
| q John V, y. See His call to US to let
Him satisfy US in II Cor. vi 14-1S. The
committee who prepare the lessons have
said that this lesson may be used as a
temperance lesson. Well, if the glories
Of the New Jerusalem will not draw men
from intemperance, nor the horrors of
verse s make them afraid, their case
looks hopeless indeed.
%, 23 "The glory Of God did tighten
it, and the Lamb is the light thereof" D"
No temple, and no need Of sun or moon;
the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
are all and sufficient. IF we could see
the glory and the light Of that city, we
could not see much to attract us in the
ordinary allurements Of this world. He
satis6eth the longing soul and filleth the
hungry soul. and it is possible even here
in these mortal bodies to be abundantly
satisfied with the fatness Of His house
and drink Of the river Of His pleasures;
satisfied with favor and full with the
blessing Of the Lord (Ps. xxxvi, 8; Jer.
xxi, IA; Deut. xxxiii, 23).
| q. "And the nations Of them which
are saved shall walk In the light of it. ."
Now we have saved persons. but then.
! after Israel as a nation is saved. there
shall be saved nations walking in the
light of this great city. If Christians
were now fully walking in the light ac-
cording to their privilege. may we not
believe that others, seeing that light,
might want to walk in it tov? In my
mail today was letter containing this
request, pray that | may come into
| such oneness with Hin that by the
Christ within me my life may glorify
| Him and draw others to Him." Does
your heart say amen to such request?
If so. see Ps. cXlv. 10.
%. &c. "They shall bring the glory and
honor of the nations into it." In rs.
lxxii, II, we read that "all kings shall
fall down before Him. all nations shall
serve Him." In Isa. TX, 5, II, we read
of gates that shall never be shut and of
the wealth Of the nations being brought
(verse 5, margin) for His Names sake.