Evening journal., 1905-10-02

this work was supernatural and super
human The Pharisees. not willing 10 at
tribute il to the Spirit Of God. declared
that Jesus had an evil spirit-that He cast
out demoE by Beelzebub the Prince Of
the demors; that is. by Satan himself. Re-
plying to this the Lord Jesus shows the
absurdity of supposing Satan arrayed
against Satan. 1t was not likely that the
Prince of the Power of the Air should be
fighting against him own forces. How.
then, should his kingdom stands And
what had they to say about the exorcists
among themselves-were they, too, cast
ing out demons by Beelzebubi Jesus had
not been so foolish as TO attempt to rob
the strong man-that is, Satan-without
first binding him. The very FIRST act Of
His ministry was to overcome this strong
man in the wilderness, and now He was
spelling His house. The lines were sharp
ly drawn and the fight was on. He that is
not with Me is against Me; and he that
gathereth not with Me scattereth (vS0)
TO ascribe TO the Devil the work Of the
Holy Spirit of God was most terrible
act Of blasphemy which should never be
forgiven. Tvs. Sl32) This, then, is the un-
pardonable sin-to charge the Lord Jesus
Christ whh acting by the power of satan
Ito accuse the Holy Ghost Himself of be-
ing Beeliebub the Prince Of the demons.
There is no other objectionable sn; and
this, let us thank God, is not one COM
mitted by men in these days. Mark very
plainly states that Jesus uttered this
warning. because they said He had an
unclean spirit MARK 3.3o) Their cup OF
iniquity was full to overhowing and He
lifted up His voice against them. Either
make the tree good. and its fruit good.
said lie. oi make the tree corrupt ana
its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by
its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers. how can
We, being evil, speak good thingsg for out
of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh. The good man out OF his good
treasure bringeth forth good things: and
the evil man out OF his evil treasure bring
eth forth evil things And 1 say unto you.
that every idle word that men shall speak
they shall give account thereof in the
Day of Judgment For by thy words thou
shalt be justified and by thy words thou
shalt be condemned Tvs. $3.50
This vas terrible denuncation for these
enemies of God and His Christ, but it fell
on deaf ears. Their only response was.
Teacher we would see a sign from Thee
Cv $50 They were surely an evil and adul-
terols generation. They should have but
one sign the sign of the Prophet Jonah.
As Jonah was three days and three nights
in the belly of the fish. so should the Son
of Man be three days and three nights in
the heart of the earth. " 40) Among the
graveclothes brought out from the tomb
of Roman Catholicism is the tradition Of
Good Friday as the day Of Jesus death.
There is nothing in the New Testament
to sustain such a tradition and It is
surely plain enough that there we're not
three days and three nights between Fri
day afternoon and Sunday morning. Be-
lieving that Jesus knew all about it and
that He spoke the truth about it, we are
forced to conclude that the Crucihxion
took place on Wednesday instead Of Fri
day. If it be objected to this that the
death OF our Lord was on the day before
the Sabbath, it is sufficient to reply that
the Passover feast always began with
a Sabbath which was not the weekly Sab
bath. but special day Of rest and con-
vocation set aside by the Law. This day
was doubtless Thursday, and that Sab
bath was a high day (John 9o:31)
What an awful judgment awaits tbs
hard hearted Jewish leaders who drove
the son of God to the cross, Even the
Ninavites and the Queen of Sheba shall
witness against them; for here was
greater than Jonah and a greater than
Solomon Os. 4l,42) Israel had been de-
! iivered from the unclean spirit of idolatry
? but nothing had taken its place, and the
r unclean spirit would some day return with
reinforcements and the last state would
] be worse than the first This points to
the time of The Great Trbulation when
? lIsrael shall be found worshlping the beast
2 and his image, until the Deliverer shall
come and turn away ungodlness from
Jacob. Tvs. 1850
e Mary and her sons. the mother and
brothers of Jesus. suddenly appear on the
scene here, seeking to speak TO Him.
Mark explains CS:eD that Jesus friends at
this time went out to lay hold on Him.
for they said He is beside Himself. And
{ one said unto Him. Behold Thy mother
. and Thy brethren stand without seeking
! 10 speak TO Thee But He answered and
e said unto him that told Him, Who is Ny
3 motherf and who are My brethren? And
d He stretched forth His hands towards
s His disciples. and said, Behold. My mother
s and My brethren! For whosoever shall do
! the will OF My Father Which is in heaven
{, he is My brother. and sister. and mother
k Tvs 46-5O.f Thus are all natural relation
I ships set aside TO make way for the new
family the holy nation, the royal priest
q hood, the peculiar people.
e ITO do the will of God-this is the un-
e alterable condition of entrance into the
family Of Jesus. Whosoever shall do the
will of His Father Which is in heaven. he
is His brother and sister and mother. And
n this is the greatest thing in all this world
D to know the will of God and do IT, This
o is the one only worthy ambition of human
g Iife-to know God and to do His will. Tn s
% is the ultimate aim Of our existence the
5 supreme good the summum bonum-to
e know God and to please Him. And who-
I soever lives this life, having this ambi-
Il ton, fulfilling this condition. he is Jesus
A brother. And would you know the will OF
e God concerning you? This is the work OF
n God. that ye believe on Him Whom He
e hath sent This is My beloved Son. in
IS Whom / am well pleased. Hear Him "
y Notwithstanding the honor in which