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Lesuon IN the International >srics t.,
Jane o., iO0i-Jesus Appears
t0 Paul.
PREPARED by II. &. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TENT.

by III. 4. I<fnlngfoD.J
THE LESSON TEXT.
tActs 226-lG)
g. And IL came to pass. that. as I mad
my journey. and was come nigh unit
Damascus about noon. suddenly Their
thone from heaven a great light roun'
about me.
q And I fen unto the ground. and hear
. voice saying unto mt. Saul. Saul. VIII.
persecutest thou Me?
:. And ! answered. Who art thou. Lord
And he said unto me, | am Jesus OF Nazar
eth. whom thou persecutest.
.. And they that were with me saw In
deed the light. and were afraid. but the,
heard not the voice OF Him that spake Il
me.
10. And i said. What shall ! do. Lord
And the Lord said unto me, Arise. and 70
into Damascus. and there II shall be told
thee OF all things which are appointed tor
thee TO do.
glory Of that light. being led by the hand
OF them hat were with me. | came into
Damascus.
j. And one Ananlas. a dcvout man nc
cording TO tho law. having a good report
OF all the Jews which dwelt there.
H. came unto me, and stood, and said
unto me, Brother saul. receive thy sight.
ana the same hour | looked up upon him.
~. And he said. The God OF our fathers
nath CHOSEN thee. that thou shouldest
khow ms VIII. and see that Just One. and
shouldest hear the voice OF his mouth.
10. For thou shalt be Ills witness unto
al men OF what thou has seen and heard.
10 And now why Earliest thou? arise,
and be baptized, and wash away thy sins.
calling on the name Of the Lord.
GOLDEN TENT;-I was not DISC
h~dicnt unto the heavenly vision.-
Act xOi1O.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The complete story Of Paul's CONVEX
sion acts 9:i-90) should be read. IL
Is upon the complete text we base the
following analysis:
Saul the ..........y IL
The Light from
Saul "a
Ananias' I.npromisirg Mission....Ns. 1873
Saul the Christian VS.. 20
Saul the Prosecutor Perhaps the
central thought Of this lesson is the
work OF the living Christ in the CONVEX
sion of souls. Not all have the same
wonderful experiences, not all have
seen the bright light or heard the voice
from Heaven that Saul heard, set the
essential experience is the same.
Like Saul we have all Of us found our
selves on the wrong course, and 10 all
Of US tss ccGe the light showing us
our mistake. The trouble is we have
not all Of us Immediately forsaken
what we have learned to be the wrong
rourse and decided to do what we
know 10 be right. 1t is the universal. |
lily Of the application Of the principle !
as well as the striking phenomena of
the particular case that makes the
story what il Is to the Christian world. |
Beyond this 1t shows. besides the ex-
perience Of a single soul, the eternal
work OF Christ in the regeneration OF
the lives Of men.
The Light from Heaven.-.Jesus is
DOT the Saviour Of a few. but Of many.
II all if they will. To every man, at
tim or other. He shows Himself
as Saviour from sin and guide to eter-
nal life. He throws Heavenly light on
ne course one is pursuing and reveals
I as the right or the wrong way.
Saul Converted.-Immediately the
Is seem, a voice speaks to the
At once we know il is the voice
the Lord. for il is significant that
without hesitation Saul addressed the
heavenly guest as Lord" IL is a point
that n intense light blinded
saul. 1t is a common experience that
he bursting Of a great truth upon the
mind makes one the slower 10 compre-
END for a time other matters. how
yer familiar they had been. Saul had
Q be led over the familiar road to
damascus.
Ananias' Unpromising Mission
hrist had spoken directly to the soul
saul But ii is the Divine way to ac-
omplish results through human agen-
Ananias was a disciple al Da-
nascus. Christ spoke TO this man TO
Q to Saul. Annnias had known San,
y reputation and knew Of his zeal in
the followers OF Jesus AZ
He knew Of the authority
E had to imprison disciples here in
'amascus. Naturally Ananias hest
ited. But Saul was "a chosen vessel"
nat is chosen for a special work. So
hanias went as commanded and Saul
his sight. and with his sight
ie gift OF the Holy Spirit. (,
saul the Christian Preacher-Note
ne contrast between verses and
, And Saul. yet breathing out (,
ireatenings and slaughter against /
'e disciples OF the Lord. went unto .
high priest" "And straightwav /,
E preached Christ in the synagogues,
atHeis the Son of God" Saul wa no I
niger a prosecutor, but a preacher. 9
, longer opposed 10 the disciples OF F,
nrist, but a humble and faithful fdl. /.
'wer.