Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON n, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, OCT. IA.

~ During this last week Jesus seems I
y have continued teaching In the tempt
III from day to day. saying. as always
only what the Father told Him to sa,
John XII, 40, 50), assuring those whit
heard that all who rejected Him ant
His words would be Judged for 1t a,
4 the appointed time. Concerning Matt
y XIII Greswell says that "Jesus being
about to leave the temple for the night
s and at the same time to make an end
r OF His ministry In public, denounces
Q penal retribution for a series of Of
fenses upon His old and inveterate enc
mics. the scribes and Pharisees, in
woes eight times repeated" 1t would
De interesting and profitable to con-
trast these woes with the beatitudes of
Matt. v. In the end of the chapter He
foretold the destruction of Jerusalem
and her desolation until His return. In
Matt. xiv we read that as they left
the temple His disciples called His at
tention to the buildings and the goodly
stones and gifts, but to their surprise
de said that all would be thrown down.
Then as He sat on the Mount Of Olives
over against the temple, four Of the
disciples, Peter and James and John
and Andrew, came to Him privately
and asked Him several questions con-
corning the fulfllment of His words.
bis replies to their questions are found |
IN Matt. xiv and XIV, Mark Kill and |
Luke xxi, so that our lessons today |
and next week are part Of that great
discourse, which touches chiefly upon
the end Of that age and the end of this
one, but with some reference to the
whole intervening age, which must
now be drawing to close Inasmuch
as the church, His body, the mystery
not made known in other ages. but re-
vealed especially to Paul Eph. iii, 4-e:
Rom. xvi, 20. 26), was not In the ques-
lions asked nor in the topics touched
upon we may not read the church
into this discourse, but may, as in all I
scripture, apply the practical lessons
to ourselves. Take these few as ex- o
amples: Take heed that no man de- {
ceive you! See that We be not troubled s
watch! Be ready! (xxiv, 4, 6, AZ, Al f
The kingdom of heaven was at hand |,
while Jesus was here until He was re- u
Jected and with Him the kingdom, but r,
since then the kingdom is In allegiance.
waiting for His coming again in glory G
matt. xvi, q; xiv, 30), which shall be
Immediately after the great tribulation &c
(xxiV, q, 29). Before that tribulation til
REV. vi-xviif the church is taken ur
away to meet the Lord In the air
u Thess. Nv, 16; Rev. iv and v; iii, 1O rio
hat she may be married to Him and
'eturn with Him to set up His king ve
ION (Rev. xix and XIX; Thess. Ill. 10: oil.
Iech. xiv, D.. Somewhere in that con- .
lection we may expect to see the full -,
Illment OF the parable Of our lesson. so
n the Vulgate, the Syriac and at least ~
ne other manuscript the reading is n
hat the virgins went forth to meet the
bridegroom and the bride. That would ~
lake the Interpretation the same as In " "
IKE XII, &c. where certain ones are ~
I'D to wait for their lord when he will o." v.
turn from the wedding, or as in Rev. -
x, y, THE marriage supper of the
amb." The difference between the put
'lde and the virgins may be seen in -
,. XIV, 9-14; but, whether 1t be the
arriage or the marriage supper or see
~ phase of the kingdom, some will ~
t be there who might have been If GA.
ey had only been ready. nav
IA that other sermon nm tho mount dire
said, Not every one that saith unto Sh
}, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the K
lgdom OF heaven but he that doeth wee
will of My Father, which is in heav- ure
Matt vii, 2D. In the same con. "a
'tion He spake of the wise. who ~
IL upon the rock, and the foolish. who heel
1t upon the sand. There Is only one Now
k foundation, which God Himself seem
laid (Matt. xvi, 16. IS; Cor. iii. II: "A
D. IL, 20). and all who build on Him rest
never be lost But every truly saw looki
soul is building that which may be Th'
'arded or burned up and lost 0 Cor the V
Il-15), and these wise and foolish most
inns suggest to us that phase of the So W,
istian life. Lamps without oil are save
10 use whatever, however beautiful luxur
, may be, and the most beautiful Ard
nted, refined, cultured person the c
ats FOR nothing before God without Alyar
oil OF the Holy Spirit, who is given her s
Every one truly receiving Christ. ciety.
'e ten all had oil In their lamps. As
their lamps were burning, but with green
or them their lamps were going a sma
verse s. margin), not gone out. In 1t 6
believers should be like the lamps ton co
'ech. Nv, in abiding union with a lace
't our Priest and King, typifed by he like
Wo olive trees; then the light would AS thu
Kicker. much less be going out. clankil
command In Luke Kill 35. Is most man t
ical and always applicable Let tion.
Ioihs De girded and your lights TITS
ny It Is SAD to read that they all he said
oered and slept yet see the inner Clayt
OF His own chosen twelve, heavy himself
sleep at the TRANSPORTATION and mind q
ny Sleeping IN Gethsemane See the pro
on and Jonah In their sleep and and m
leed to Rom. xiv, II; Eph. v, ID. Paris l
cannon heip another in the mat toms n,
vi. mere Is only one who bap- In the
WIN Tue holy Ghost. and while been h,
and health Is the time to be way. !
no' putting IL OH Till an emer- AnancIa
ting up
,eauiness 10 go into the presence which
at any time is nothing more or was ho
An Onrist Himseif. who is made Outskirt
'uS"ess 10 all VINO believe, but But, v
LUZ any particular event In con- fate tru
: WIN .he Kingdom Is another tantalizi
. we may De smut out from prophecy
pi.'ieses ana NOT recognized as to the
VI certain position' ike James sight.
ohn, yet by the precious blood bag who
Lawn ''e "ra'n 10 come. the day
-, no sue
u uea'n the great reconciler, has swarthy
II 10 never our tenderness that who lou
Peh1 out our SeYerity.-Ge0rRo what oh