The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-26

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the children behold the face Of the Father,
but the angels that guard the children be-
| hold His face, as if 10 know His Will con-
corning them.
Fourth, they watch over the church.
! Paul must have had this in mind when he
said, For / think that God hath set forth
us the apostles last as II were appointed
| to death; for we are made a spectacle unto
| the world, and to angels and to men" 1
/ Corinthians 4: 9.
Fifth. they have charge Of the dead, as
/ Is indicated in the story of Stephen and
/ the death and resurrection OF Lazarus. also
| in the fact that our Lord was in the tomb
| and two angels were guarding Him.
Sixth, they shall accompany Christ at
/ His second coming. Prophets. evaugel-
! ists, apostles all declare this truth
| Seventh, they shall be the executors of
4 judgment Matthew -: 4l-42 The Son
/ Of Man shall send forth His angels, and
| they shall gather out Of His kindom all
| things that offend, and them which do ini-
/ quity and shall cast them into a furnace
Of fire: there shall be waiiiug and crashing
\ OF teeth"
/ 1t is my purpose to show something con-
corning angels visits in days that are past
that | may make application Of the truth
to the present time.
Their visit to Abraham Genesis IS:
IL. And the Lord appeared unto him in
the plains Of Mamre, and lie sat in the
tent door in the heat OF the day. and he
lifted up his eyes and looked. and 10, three
men stood BY him; and when he saw them
he ran to meet them from the tent door,
and bowed himself toward the ground"
We have here the thought OF communion
of which the Christian Church Is so much
IN need in these days. 1t is not so much
service that is demanded now as fellow
ship with Him and waiting upon Him by
means OF which we NAV know His viii. /
/ ike TO picture this visit OF angels. Abra-
ham at his tent door during the heat OF
the day, when suddenly the angels APP
peared There we're three of them, the
angel Of the Covenant being their leader.
/ stood on the very spot where it IS said,
according to tradition. the tent Of Abra
ham stood and the place seemed holy
ground. ! doubt not the tent was ever
more beautiful TO Abraham and Sarah, for
as Z matter Of fact homes are TRANSPORTED
and lives made beautiful just IN proper
ton that Christ he Angel OF the Cove
nant. fills US, and He still comes 10 US to-
dav. and IN His coming He is the same
yesterday, to-day and forever. He entered
the home 81 Haccheus and gave him a new
song and salvation came to MS entire
household. he filed the heart OF Peter so
that when Paul was converted he came
down just 10 visit him that he might know
concerning MS Master Doubtless he saw
fIe couch where He rested possibly the
room where He slept. and ] have no cues
tlon ut al bus Peter and Paul tjourneyed
together visiting the scenes that were
made sacred by HIS gracious presence He
walked with the two on their way to En-
maUs and llluwined the Scriptures and
also made their hearts burn We may
have angels visits ia these days in unex-
pected why's,
like the story Of the German boy who
sat q place al the table for Christ and
suddenly there was knock at the door
When the child opened the door he found
there a peasant poorly clad; babe him
take the sea-. feeling that since Jesus could
no. come Ess had sent this man in His
Face
Whatever may be the dispensational
Interpretations of the 18th chapter OF
Matthew. the s5tll TO the 10th verses
are at least most striking ia this connec-
ton. For | was an hnngered and We gave
Me meat. | WIS thirsty and We gave Me
drink. ! was Il stranger, aud We took Ne
in, naked and We clothed Me; [ was sicl,
and We visited Nc. / was IN prison and Ne
came unto Ne. Faen shall the righteous
answer HIM saving, Lord, when saw we
Thee an huncered md led Thae2 or thirsty
and gave Thee drink Wis., saw we
I nee u stranger sfEN LOOK nee IN or
naked and clothed Thee Or. when saw
we Thee sick or in prison and came unto
IheeE And the King shall answer and
say unto them, erily. I say unto you, In
asmuch rs We have done it unto one of the
least Of these Nv brethren. We have done
it unto Me As a matter Of fact we
never give cup OF cold water, we never
say a kind word. we never lift another's
burden for the glory Of Christ fhat we DO
AZ do fhne.
Their. visit to Lot Genesis 70: IS.
And theretcame two angels to Sod0m at
even, and Lot sat in the gate Of Sodom;
and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them.
and he bowed himself with his face toward
he ground; and he said. Behold now, mv
lords. turn in, | pray yon. INTO your sery-
ants house and tarlw aIi night and wash
Your feet. and We shall rise up early and
60 on YOUR WAYS And ibcy said. Nay.
htt ;re will abide in the street all nignt
Agd he pressed upon gbem greatly. and
they turned ~ unto hu4T and entered into
has house, and he made them 4 feast. and
dld bake nnleavened bread. and they did
eat, VIII Won notice the difference be-
tween the number OF angels in the first pie
ture and the second, three IN the fiFst. two
in the second.
Lot is a type Of a worldly Chris.
tian. man who had a good start and
made miserable failure. With such a
man the Angel Of the Covenant can have
lIttle fellowship. wAie Tor his soul he NAV
have great longing. Note the steps in
Lot 5 downfall tie pitched his tent To-
ward Sodom. They moved into Sodom.
Then Sodom gained possession of him:
then he lost bis influence with his own
household his fellow-citizens and with the
angels OF heaven. lie Is like the man who
came INTO service sfter he had been wan
derng from Christ for thirteen wears.
Once he had beA faithful and true.
brought face TO face again with Christ he
renewed has vows and then started out to
wan MS children. bat returned at the close
+ the day after he had been in their bean
tltul homes to say SHAT they had every one
OF them iaDsed into iutidclitv and he was
7oweriess to move them. There may he
such q wauderer here who IS saving. Is
there any hope. In answer / give YOU ~
picture of jacob and the angels guarding
him when he was q supp)antev and a cheat
Genesis 3: -. And Jacob went on his
way. and the angels OF God met him.
And when Jacob saw them he said. This Is
Gods host. and he called the name of that
place Mahanalm.' and OF Peter concerning
whom the angels said as they gave the
| Masters invitation for the disciples ia
meet Hlm, He told His disciples and
Tnese angels went into Sodom and
| that IS the way to work not to All
with folded hands in the new and expecs
| he fGr1sqt-aI IN rrr,, -