New-York tribune., 1903-08-08

have also made more sure to MS the word OF
unto light that sineth in dark place until
Hearts, 6ownr aawn eaS this tfT s ea that no pTophec Of
the Scripture Is Of any private. Interpretation.
viii of man bSf holy same men Of z Cod % spaks they
were moved 9r borne along by the Holy Ghos5 r. Rad
been written for the day in which we are living
else e0a net @ ofye e eee need Our choice to-
day is absolutely and inevitably between accept
series Of cgnningly devised fables, or that i IS
system st Of dHe revealed facts osn sed two we bos 5aye
tions. Is this Bible collection of myths invented
spired of God? And we should make that choice
intelligently and discriminstingly for the very very
akefh yo re reason gTe or m the hope that is m
will observe that it is divisibIe into three parts;
part 6fder Belongs the m sS Wo4d %
prophecy The second thought is that which
in the holy mount: we We're eye witnesses Of his
o 81 s Sha ear OF e me bTd GVe s te a
consideration given, the day dawn and the day
that this is not a reference 10 the second coming
of our lord The first thought is, We have got
thought is, we have got an eye witness and an
or 9 and aeS fe tbp G nr We N baRe lRe
new experience of Christ rising, the at
once the last st star Of the night and the fst star
Of the morning. showing that the night is gone
In the frst PLACE, the word of prophecy. You
Will notice that Peter the word prophecy
in these TIVE epistes specially in the sense Of pre-
dicton Az prophecy is not necessarily pre-
diction for in the first chapter of the first epfste
the word prophecy" Is used. not in the general
insight. but foresight. 1t is pot the microscope
haylng insight into things but It is the telescope
pringng distant things near 1t is testimony
Now: you take the whole passage; it is very re-
the Lord Jesus Christ in the Old Testament is per-
has nine pages on the propheces Of the Old Testa-
ent fe as 9efeTFed to In the New and the record Of
separate and distinct prophecies about the Lord
Jesus Christ are noted there.
THE PROPHECIES.
Canon Liddon made very careful computation.
and his book makes unnecessary any other book TO
be written on the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ
Propheces-and, by the way, 666 general prophecies
Lord Jesus chrstdiVided them into the patriapcha
period and the Davidic period and the prophetic
period each f, one Of the59 having STANDARD @ or or
the. law Of compound probability, the possibility
one to 81 followed BY y eiPhsTs This s the a6so3
ts basis g o6 Of G95y 6 69 & that a the the Bible 81 is the
You You me- needn't On go into any 6rary like the great
in this and other countries @ in order o to nd out
that this Book is the Word Of God. Study the Old
New sy and eS see e ahmens raoored
there and you have intellectually the basis of a
of God and can be nothing else
Notice, for instance, the exodus. Renemoer tnat
think oniv twice in the New Testament-"F,xodlls
poKe a of his exod1e U that e Should accomplish at
Jerusalem" and the thought is before that there
and the second exodus under Christ from the land
Of sin and death into the land Of liberty and light
Did you think Of the correspondence between
the two? What were the four things that marked
second the going down into the place Of death. the
Red Sea, and the coming up as In resurrection;
pursued them, and, fourth the coming OF the pillar
of cloud to be their divine leader. What were the
fOggT 7iY1yC lhO H6 a
by Of the bloodstained cross a coming up out Of
ing Of all the dabocai foes Of the Christian as
He ascended up on high, leading captivity cap
divine pillar Of cloud and fire to guide the Church
in.her Journey.
Go along a little further. What about the
paschal lamb? Do you know that every paschal
lamb that was roasted was roasted on cross?
tail and another spit from the shoulder TO the
was roasted from the time they came out of Egypt
that was not roasted on a spit that was in the
II you go along to the time when the serpent was
ed up n {he f 9 g bae you ~ knGT So we
know thatthe lifting up Of that serpent r. Tepre re
third chapter of John. The serpent undoubtedly
was coed around the crosspiece OF cross. and as
e Gn tRem bt Without wi 5 its venom He Vas in the
likeness OF sinful flesh, but IImelf, without The
brazen Serpent was accompanied Immediately BY
from the ends OF the earth, and receive immediate
salvation.
ARGUMENT FROM PROPHECY.
Now don't YOU see from these few illustrations al
OF which are taken from the New Testament the
references n the New @ @ to the the 9d Iesta a
IS as prophetic as the actual positive. direct predic
ton about coming of Christ; that the history is
az dd fesament tegnt @ unless
you read into it the person and work OF Jesus
The argument from prophecy has never yet been
way that infdeis have ever been able to get rid Of
1t the way Of Voltaire. 1t was to say that the
occurred, But want you to notice what a eoness-
sion there is IN that argument IT conceoeS that me
that the only way for an inhdel TO account for the
RrSt and that h the Propheees q 3 @ are fraud
Now, we have something that makes even the
What is the Transfguration? Stop and look at the
before am perfectly persuaded that there isn't
one man in ten. even among Bible students: thai
Do you know that the TransnguTation is the one ant
only occasion in the whole life Of Jesus Christ from
vsiled? When He came He came in the disguise ot
most intimately connected with Him. could d.
during the three and g half years of their com
TO recognize and hold fast the conviction Of His
was absolutely unveiled, and hence the strons
Language which Peter uses. He says: I'VE were
His majesty before As have said all His life Ions
A had 9een IN n he a Gf se mesh sd on a TINS
Vealed the star Of empire shining on His breast the
never could forget it, Honor and glory such as II,
had never had before, voice from heaven saying
This is my beloved son. Hear ye him.
THE PROMISES
Now, in the Word Of God there are about thirty
thousand different promises, not to speak Of those
indirect promises. which are couchsd in prayer
because every prayer inspired of God is in
direct promise. Now. observe this: The promise:
given in order to make you a partaker of the
divine nature, and stronger words are used II
the whole Scripture concerning holiness than those
words. Partakers not rehectors. simply; partak
ers OF the divine ma ture. AS my brother Morgan
was saying to you this afternoon about the fellow
el,fr of Cod h4T
realized TO be a partaker Of the divine nature
And now. mark YOU. disciple Of Christ has ever