Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-12-21
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
oNxl. FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, DEG. %.

pared by Rev. ID. M SteArnss
copyright, 1905, by American Press Associationl
While the topic of the lesson is 1.-The
Ascension" the portion assigned Gov
ers the evening of the first resurrec-
ton day and suggestively all the
events between that and the actual
ascension of verse 81 The alternate
lesson suggested by the committee is
Christmas lesson from John |, ia, on
'eThe Word made tiesh," but both can
be easily combined, and each contains
facts and truths which need to be
strongly emphasized. The Word by
whom all things were created was
made flesh and dwelt among men on
earth. God manifest in the flesh, ana
the body in which He dwelt was pre-
pared by the Holy Spirit In the virgin |
Mary, so that Jesus was in peculiar
and UNIQUE sense ''the seed of the wo-
man" q Tim. iii, 16; Luke |, 3D. 800 OF
Gen. i'll, 10. He was made of woman,
made under the law, to redeem them
that were under the law (Gal. iv, 4, o.
and having borne our sins in His own
hody ON the tree and been made q
curse for us, He rose from the dead
in literal. material body of flesh and
homes. concerning which lie salu,
Handle Me and see," and He showed
them in His hands and feet the marks
of the nails by which He had been
fastened to the cross. He also actually
ate before them (verses 39-43). "That
resurrection body is sample OF What
ours will be when we shall be Ike
Him" q John Iii, 2; Phil. Iii, 20, 2D IN
the first resurrection at His coming
He would have us believe these
\ things regardless of all sight or feel
\ ing John Xxx, 20; Mark V, 36 and IN
I the power Of the Holy Spirit proclaim
|. repentance and submission OF sins
I among all nations as His witnesses
(47 48). He would have us resttul,
, neaceful. untroubled and fearless GO
\ 38; John xiv, /, 20, consciously united
y to Him, the risen, living Christ, ana
!s believing that He sends us as the ia
St ther sent Him and that He is with US
= all the days as the Father was win
y Him John xvii, 18; Xxx, 21; vi, OF; MAUI
\ xviii, 2O). To be His witnesses we
!. must believe the books Of Moses, the
4 nroDhets and the Psalms as He did,
4 (44-46) and from the Scriptures preacn
Y Tesus as Philip did (Acts viii 3o). AZ
y we see how literally prophecy has beeI
q fulfilled in reference to His humllla
81 tion and sufferings we must bellevt
q that all prophecy concerning his KING
u dom and glory shall be just as ltefallI
:. fulfilled. remembering His words II
" verse A. "All things must be fulfilled,
and again in John x, 80, line scrip
ture cannot be broken" There IS III
mower for life or testimony apart iron
the Word of God and the Spirit OF Goa
Y. but filed with these the weakest YES
q sci will be used by God as a witnes
M INTO Jesus Christ Every believer ha
K become a temple of the Holy Ghos
SN and Is indwelt by Him John xiv, II
K l Cor. vi, 49, 20), but every believe
AN should be filed with the Spirit CEpl
e v 1S), speaking the word of God Wit
AN holiness (Acts iv, 81, for otherwis
H' the preaching however orthodox, ma
Az he only cold water instead Of boilin
" water to make His name known us
~ Xiv, p.
X What He was and did those fort
an DAYS between His resurrection al
X visible ascension gives us some idea
AN what we shall be and do in our resu
Ne rection bodies in His kingdom,
Az which He had so much to say tho
~ forty days (Acts /, 81. While this pre-
iii ent evil age Of ''the mystery OF U
Il. kingdom" Matt. xiii, IL continu
HI and the witnesses go forth with U
Hi incorruptible seed Of the word
Hi must expect to find 1t just as He SO
iii II would be in the parallels OF t
sower and of the wheat and tares a.
Hi other parallels; but, as He was 81
tanned under all His trials by the J
set before Him QHeb. XII, y, so '
iii like the disciples, may joyfully G
III tinue (52, 53) amid all discoural
Ill ments to be His faithful witnesses.
III A more full account Of His ascensl
III ia found In Acts l. Oil, where not
II the words "taken up" in verses D,
IL and also verses 2, %. In that sa
III material but glorifed body wh
III came out Of the tomb, which could
III handled and in which He could
III and walk or vanish at pleasure,
III ascended to the right hand Of G
where as our High Priest He ever
eth to make lntercession for us, s!
pathizing with us, for He was IN
points tempted like as we are.
We can scarcely understand
amazement Of the disciples as
saw Him slowly and calmly, with
ed hands stretched out to bless tn
leave their midst and majestically
cend skyward. They were lost to
iii but their ascending Lord till the cl
received Him out of their sight,
then they continued gazing up
heaven. as IL perchance they might
tain another glimpse OF Him, I
they were recalled TO earth by
voice of two beside them, who
ln 'aThis same Jesus which is taken
8hl from you into heaven shall so com
w like manner as ye have seen Hin
az into heaven" This second cominI
w Christ to end this age and bring
ShI better one Il the blessed hope or