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Sunday School Lesson Tor June i8,l905
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LESSON TEXT.-Rev 2gl-ll. Memory
Verses 3-b. Read Rev q and q
GOLDEN TE&T-"To him that over
cometh Will grant to sit with Me in Ny
! throne Rev S.2l
sCRIPTTRE REFERENCES - Pas
sagss which bear on the Lesson: Psa-
72.2S; Isa 22-5 11l-iO. 54.l-l7. 90 ia: 6O-f-22.
ez;l-lz; Dan 7ls. n Nal. Sl7, Luke o:ss;
John l4.z; l7.22 Rom SIG IL. Heb 49.
lz.Z2' Pet. Ia. II; Pet. 3.l3; John 81;
etc,
The Time is at Hand such passages az
Matt A.34 Mark 1880. Luke p 80. Rom.
ls.n, ! Cor ly.sZ. ! Thes 4lS-ls, Heb l0:2.,
! q; Pet. l.l3. al. 1911
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
" /. The description of the holy city
was begun with verse 10 of the preced-
ing chapter, and Is here continued.
He The angel who was leading John
liz his examination Of the glories re-
yealed. River life" This Heav-
enly rive. reminds US at once of Jesus
offerto give living water John 4:10-l4);
for the retreshment and satisfaction OF
every pure thirst Of which human ma
ture is capable Is abundantly supplied
by Christ. Proceeding from the
throne. All life. all refreshing. all be-
nefceDce has its source in God. God,
the Son, is spoken of throughout this
book as the Lamb, because of Jesus
laying down His life for mankind, az "a
lamb without spot or blemish, the cru
cited Saviour.
V. :. I'm the midst" The river flows
through the midst Of the street Of the
holy city. ION either side tree Of
life" This tree was seen standing in
the Garden of Eden 1t seems now to
be grove of trees flourishing, easy OF
access. and continual fruit Twelve
manner Tor crops Of fruit" 1t bears
fruit not once, but II times a year;
there is variety in it's fruit. that all
tastes, all needs Of man, may be salts
fed. The sincere Christian, he who
stands firmly rooted in Christ Jesus
and who drinks deeply of the water OF
life" will inevitably be fruit-bearer
In his life will appear the fruit of the
Spirit-love, Joy. peace, and the rest
tGal 5:22. 23). He will be fruit-bearer
in that his life will feed other lives. The
leaves healing of the nations"
This further expresses how the Chris
tian will be blessing TO others.
". g. NO more curse" No evil effects
Of sin will be felt for sin itself has been
banished. (2l:27) AS we try to realize
how blessed earth would be If the one
curse of strong drink were removed, we
can appreciate what it would be If every
curse were banished. Throne. These
clauses tell how the curse is banished.
God reigns supreme and the people de-
light TO obey Him" All delight in do
ing Gods will
V. 4. Shall see His face" VIII en-
JOY perfect fellowship with Christ. AS
we see Jesus more and more clearly.
2:1S). His name :. foreheads,"
Another way of stating what is above
expressed-that God indicates His own
by working out in their characters like
ness to Christ.
V. &. "No night there" Darkness
and all which ii symbofizes will be done
away. The Lord giveth them light"
Jesus, as we have learned from Johns
Gospel. is the source of all light He
does for us intellectually and spirit
ually all that the sun does for the ma
terial world.
V. 9. His angel" His messenger.
John probably alludes thus TO himself
Through him God sent this revelation to
His church at large Q:1, p. shortly
be done" A similar expression. the
time is at hand" is to be found in the
first chapter Of Revelation. When the
vision was given to John. the kingdom
Of Christ had already been founded.
and through all the following years
would be working out this glorious pur-
pose.
V. Z. Behold l come quickly" Ev-
Identity these are the personal and d.
rect words of the risen Christ Above.
beyond and through all these predicted
events, we must look Tor and discern
the personal Christ else they mean
naught to us,
V. S. Il. John" We found this evan
gelist not inclined to mention his own
name in his Gospel In the Revelation,
however he repeatedly names him
self, that he may add all the weight of
his personal experience and influence
TO enforce the marvels of which he
things All that had been recorded ia
the book
N.9 Thy fellow-servant" Holy an
gels, the great prophets of the past ages.
are. and have been. engaged in the same
blessed work to which we are called
the work Of bringing Gods messages
to men. persuading them to hear and
heed them. They are our brethren.
But God alone is worthy of worship.
v. 10 Seal not. etc. The messages
given to John were to be at once deliv-
cred for the encouragement Of all
V. H. "He that Is unjust unjust
still Christians must not be discour-
aged. nor think the time Of fulfillment
VI glorious promises is indefinitely post
poned. because they see unrighteous-
ness all around them. Let the righteous,
those who choose holiness persevere
unto the end.
Practical Points
" 9 In the life which Jesug fnvites