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The PRESENCE OF THE SON OF
MAN
Matthew "a: 32-4i-NOVember 10
"Natch and pray, lest We enter into
temptntiOn.r- Matthew 26s ~.

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Matthew "a: 32-4i-NOYember 10
watch and pray, lest We enter into
temptation Matthew 26; A..
For various reasons many Bible
students understand that our Lord
referred TO the Jewish nation under
the symbolism of a fg-tree. He had
been telling his disciples what might
be expected in the end of this age,
when he would come again to receive
his faithful to himself and to give
them a place as his Bride upon his
Throne and to establish his King
dom under the whole heavens Tor
the blessing of Israel and all the
world through Israel. In this study
he tells us that amongst the promi-
nent signs of the closing Of this age
and the opening of the new Will be
the budding OF the hg tree-the
springlng forth of new life and new
hope I'm the Jewish nation And IS
not this condition of things manifest
ing itself to-day? Behold the Jews
awakening and listening 10 the voice
of Moses and the Prophets calling
them TO Palestine and TO fresh hope
IN God and in the glorious promises
to which they still are heirs as the
natural seed OF Abrahaml For the
gifts and calling Of God are things
he does not repent Of" (Romans II,
l1-39.)
"This Generation Shall Not Pass"
The generation which witnesses the
signs promised in the verses preced-
ing our lesson and which witnesses
this putting forth of the green leaves
of hope by Israel will see to the full
the accomplishment of the glorious
change OF Dispensation so long fore
told. They will witness the passing
of the reign of the Prince of Dark
ness and the inauguration of the gl0-
rious reign of the Prince Of Light
Messiah with his glorious Bride class;
not. however. that mankind viii see
Messiah with the natural eyes, nor
= even his glorious Bride. except with
the eyes Of their understanding
Flesh and blood cannot inherit the
Kingdom of God" in this highest
sense. Flesh and blood. however, will
see Abraham. Isaac and Jacob and all
' the Prohets In the Kingdom, and viii
have full testimony and practical
demonstration OF the Kingdom power
an the great transformation that VIII
be wrought and the restitution bless
q lngs which viii be showered upon
Isaac and unOn all who will come
into harmony with God through Is
rael's New Covenant Jeremiah XXI
3D.
The present ecclesiastical heavens
and the present social earth viii, In.
deed, both pass away In the grea'
time OF trouble, with which this age
will end: but following these, sup
j planting them, will come the new
heavens and the new earth-the new
religious institutions of the Lord-th
Church I'm glory, and the new socia
y order amongst mankind under tn
+ regulations for which We still pla,
'e Thy Kingdom come; thy viii b
p done on earth" Then the words {
ID the great Teacher will surely hay
& iulhllment
er The Day and Hour Had Not Bee
ed FOretOid.
IS The day and the hour of the gre
" change no one knew, not even the a
ne gels I'm heaven. The Master hims'
a declared that he did not mow-b
'ol the Father alone. This should ~
g however, be understood to mean IN
r. the Son OF God would not know abo
ne the matter later on. in due time. b
fore he would begin his work OF q
'r' tablishilng The Kingdom. Neith'
lg would ia prove that the angels Z
d. heaven would be IN Ignorance up
Us the last moment Neither would
ne prove that Gods people, living at Oh
re time for the establishment Of Cd
u Kingdom. would not know. In fac
D. the Master declares that all living !
r proper harmony with him would b
D. kept informed respecting the Father
W Plans as they became due. He dc
lie clared that if they would partake Z
E. the things Of God and follow afte
D. them, that then they should hav
meat In due season.
es In this very study the Great Teach
n, er illustrates this principle, referrin
81 to Noah and Lot. Noah was informe
9 respecting the coming change of Dis
" pensation when he was instructed
pc build the ark one hundred and twent
81 years before the food. Lot was II
E structed respecting the disaster con