The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-06-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,

| It'll OUNUHI OunUULl
Lesson xIIi.-Second Quarter,
For June 26, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Matt. xiii, 24-30
36-43-Memory Verses, 81. 3s-Gold-
en- Text, Matt. xiii, 43-commentary
Prepared by Rev. D. M stearns.
| In the second phase of this present
age, the mysteries of the kingdom
set forth in the parable of the tares
Of the field, our Lord so plainly states
that both will grow together until the
| harvest, and that the harvest is the
end of the age. that 1t is impossible
to understand how any one believing
His word can look for q kingdom
| during this age In which the will of
God shall be done on earth as 1t Is
done in heaven. The expression 1.-The
end of the world" verses 80, 40. 40;
xiv. 3; xviii. 2O) Is literally 1.-The
| end of the age" or 1.-THE consummation
| of the age" and is translated by the
latter phrase in the Rev. Yer. The
| end of the planet on which we live
is nowhere foretold. but even Peter,
who describes in strong language the
publication which will take place,
| says. Nevertheless we. according to
His promise, look for new heavens
and a new earth wherein dwelleth
Righteousness" He also tells us that
as the world in NOah's day persisted
by water the present world is re-
served unto fire Oil Pet. iii, 81, 49,.
In this parable the good seed is not
the word of God. but those In whom
the seed of the word has found good
soil and whom our Lord calls the
children of the kingdom" In | Cor
Iii, 3, they are called Gods tillage"
In John xii, "a, our Lord taught that
II we would bear fruit we must he
content to fall into the ground and
die. 1t is for Him to say where we
are to be planted. for the field is His
although at present occupied by an
enemy. The sower of the good seed
is the Son of Man; the other sower is
the enemy. the devil. and he sows
his own ehi1f1ror, y,rpfocco11x, ro1s,,la,,c
people like Cain John viii. A; John
iii. 1912. Outwardly they look like
wheat and no doubt think that they
are wheat. but the story of Cain shows
where they stand and why he and
Abel both came to worship God. but
only Abel came In Gods appointed
way. revealed to Adam the way Of
sacrifice Gen. iii. 2D. Cain brought
the best he had. but there was no con-
fession of guilt. no sacrifice, no she'd
ding of blood The multitude of such
today arc tares. not wheat; children
of tho wicked one. not the children Of
God. Their end is the furnace of fire
where there shall be wailing and
gnashing of teeth. The language is
fearful, but it is never used In refer
ence to the openly wicked. only in
reference to those who profess to be
what they are not. the deceived ones
OF the devil Matt viii. IL; xiii. AZ, so;
xii. 13; xiv, 81: XIV. 80; Luke xiii,
2S), See also what is written of those
who hear the gospel, but obey 1t not.
In II Thess /. 10; John iii. Is. 3G.
From the time when the devil de-
celved Eve by making her believe
that he would do better for her than
God. up to the very end Of this age,
when he will persuade people that to
make living they must join the
union of this or that nature, or. in
other words. receive the mark of the
beast CRev. xiii. 10, he has been a
most persistent deceiver. destroyer.
liar. murderer. See In Rev. xiv. Oil:
xv, "a. the doom of all who worship
the beast and the bliss of all who
prefer death to the prosperity of the
devil. Jas. i. II: Rev ii. 10. are good
words of strong consolation We must
not think of the taking away of the
church as the end of the age, for fol-
lowing that great event for which the
righteous wait or should be waiting,
the coming Of the Lord to the air for
His saints Il Thess, iv. 1918; l Cor.
XIV. 51-53; Tit. Ii. ID; Cor. /. I; Thess.
l, l0). the man Of sin shall be revealed.
the antichrist, with his companion the
false prophet. and the age will run on
for some years during the time of the
great tribulatiOn. the time Of Jacobs
when the sealed ones Of Israel
shall be preserved and great multi
tude of redeemed gathered. from all
nations. Then at the crisis of iniquity,
when the devil shall have done his
worst. the Lord Jesus shall come with
all His saints for the overthrow of
oil His enemies. the conversion of
Israel, and the establishment of His
kingdom. 1t is then that. according
to verse 43 OF our chapter, 1.-THE
righteous shall shine forth as the sun
N the kingdom of their Father"
Compare Dan. xii. 1-3: Zech. xiv, 40: |
Thess. iii. IS; II Thess. /. 10. Then !
shall the devil be shut up in the pit |
or LOCO years. while his companions
he beast and the false prophet shall
20 to the lake of fire Qev. xix and XXI.
How fearful will be the ending Of
his evil age when the Lord cometh /
tut OF His place to punish the inhab-
tants OF the earth for their iniquity,
tut what a comfort to know that His
'eople shall be hidden safely during
he time of the indignation lisa. XVI
9-2D. When we ATTEMPT to consider