World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-06-24
Ths Tkisi On the Grass.

Nov % sa.nois ths suspisiossI
character sonnosiy dssisnstsd
"fhe Thief % the CPoo' - tssai- !
~ 10 his Own behalf. This 10 called |
BY come . nsdsl cass Ofooavsfsios. |
Now Let ~ exaaiss ths tsstimo- |
~, and IL W End that il be trss|
lei n exespt il, and il not lot ssI
reiscs 10. Rsmsnhsr that his OF. |
scution took place in connection
with the cFuciAsiion Of .yesus
Christ, "Ths Great Tsstssor, Tbs
Savior Of the world"
Remember that this wss uuder
the Jewish dispsnss6on while the
Jewa - = nation WAS subject 10
the Roman Empire-Thsy had
looked forward 10 tho time whom
they should be given . King who
| would be able to deliver shsm from
under the Roman bondage in the
same likewise manner d Moses
delivered their :forefathera from
under the egyptian bondage over
one thousand years before, Some
asy that the thisf on tho cross was
soundly converted so soon 10 tho
breath left his body, that be wAs
waited into the peaceful presesee
of God This 10 oil BASED On the
answer from Christ to tho thief
while this poor maleiactor in his
woe and agony, turns his syes 10
Jesus and says, Lord Remember
me whom thou CONTEST into thy
kingdom. Jesus said "veriIy. ver-
lily I say unto thee today thou
shalt be with nc IN Paradise.
/ Now Let Us follow Jesus for 10
80 doing We will follow the thief,
for he has said, verify, verify l say
unto thee today shalt thou be with
mo ip Paradise, Altho IN this in.
vestigs.ion he may lead n down ir.
to the dark and glssmy regions o.
hadss. But 60 long - we arc
aided BY the light Of th,srsvelstiou
al will be we'll with NJ and cor.
rect will BE- our ooneluaisn,
j Before u can bs maae saSisiso
tory shat this thisf received whs,
he asked for on hs cross, tina. h.
would Lave bssn With Ill his dis.
4 advantages superior ID Joint Of
. knowledge ~ 10 the mission o,
Christ and his kingdom then thi.
inspired Apostle Of whom hs had
chosen and taught three years and
ono hall prisr to his death, o.
whom that he had been speaking
10 forty days after hIs reslrr ec.io or
Of things pertaining to tho king
dom. As We sec they was ye. ig
norant OF Christs missiop On eartt
and the nature Of hiE kingdom
For one Of his Disciples said unto
4 HIM. Lord wilt tbou at this tim.
time restore unto Israel thy king
dam. Notice tho answer, Jesus
says, II is not for you 10 kpc = TIT
tine nor tho season. That the Lord
has placed in his own power.
Now We SEQ that the informs.
ton ssnghs for by the Apostles
forty days after his resurrection
was yet reserved 10 tho Fsthc,
and should il not yet boon revealed
to the Apostles, then II surel,
could in No wise boon revealed "a
the thief; Or shall VIC conclude
that this thief with all lis diasd
vantsges ~ ~ the mission Of
: Christ and OF the nature Of hi.
kingdom, how the Apostles will
oil their Advantages, Remsmbs,
that this thiei had been looked m
10 prison Tor weeks, months ond
probably years. Tho unlawful
deeds that he had committed A.
Igalnst the laws OF The lend Of Pal.
istine awaiting for sdue reward Of
his execution, be must have enter,
tained tho Same opinion a. tha,
OF th" Jews that Christ had come
to SGT up . temporal kingdom, and
OF course looked on him ~ tho
k'sg who should ascend their