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in vogue. No one would be content until he
had seen Him with his eyes" And this look
ing upon and handling with the hands the living
Logos would everywhere have been substituted
for a spiritual communing with the Holy Ghost
SO the ascension was expedient. There
was a benehcent purpose in the conspicuous
manner of Jesus departure from earth. Had
he gone illusively the confident note I'm the
apostles preaching would have been wanting.
ON the contrary, having beheld His ascension
with their physical senses. in a place and hour
under conditions which precluded alteration.
there was a holy assurance In their gospel. The
ascension, and nothing short of IL. accounts for
the immediate and exceeding holiness of the
apostles. . The ascension is the correlate
of the resurrection. The latter could never have
been proof of Jesus Immortality and divinity
had He died again. or even clandestinely disap-
peared. Faith, terminated by the resurrection
would have been frosted by an Elusive passing.
The ascension is logically necessary. 1t is thu
golden hno TO the divinely symmetrical Life.
. . . The assembled Lord is head over all. lie
personally presides over His church. He is cap
tain Of salvation TO the sacramento host OF the
Lords elect. Clothed with majesty and might.
High on the everlasting throne
The King OF saints His work surveys"
key and Analysis
i. Lukes artistic genius. Especially displayed
in delineation Of THE ascension"
IL Last interview OF Jesus and me ap1sf1es-
Cd Apostolic commission reviewed. CD Directed
to tarry in Jerusalem. I'D Holy Spirit promised.
ILL., The ascension CD Benedicti1 IN. CD Part
ing. CD Carried up by angels % Cd A cloud:
shekinah Cd received Him. 90 Apostles rIveted
10 earth by sight.
Nv. Angels break apostles spell They return
with JOY.
MOSAIC FROM COMMENTARIES.
Alfo~a AZ.
Fausset-Brown. J. r. b.; Clarke. c.: Exposi-
tors, f.; international Critical, 1. c.: KEEL aud
N. H; Meyer. N; OIsfsusen. % Psople nsA 3
NJ. r.. Vincent Word studies. V. w. s.: ssdier.
OF Jesus: Edersheim. Ed: Farrar. F.: Andrews.
An; PRESENCE. Pr; Elicott Et.; LANCE. La;
Neander, ~.
Said unto them: We find in the two narra-
tives of the ascension not a single feature con-
Trajectory to other features.-L... Moses. the
prophets and the Psalms. Even in the last meet
ing He holds up before their eyes the mirror OF
the Scriptures Ibid. suffer and 10 rise:
Here also. and throughout the apostolic writings.
suffering and glory are inseparably Joined to-
ether.-Ibid-...T do and teach: The gospel
story is a book OF mighty deeds as well as CT
wondrous ~speech.-Stiher. $50. Infallible proof: The
single Greek word translated 'infaIlible PROOF
denotes the strongest proof OF which a subject
is capable-Schan....But wait: larry at the
promises till God meets you there.-Moody....
Baptized IN the Holy Ghost: As the element IN
which the baptism is Observation-Disclosures
shall be witnesses: Christianity viewed as .
call to men 10 become witnesses.-L....A cloud
received Him: Between US and His visible pres
ence that cloud stin rolls but the eye Of faith
can pierce it, the incense Of true prayer can
rise above it. through it tine dew OF blessing
can deScend.-F.