The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-26

Lesson IN. Second Quarter, For
May 20, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


Our golden text and its context,
which tells OF a time when nations
shall learn war no more. is found also
In lisa. ii, Ia. The same glorious as
surance is found in Ps. XVI. o. "He
maReth wars to cease unto the end OF
The earth" 1t is written i'm a differ
ent form in lisa. xxxii, Iii, "a king
shall reign in righteousness, .
and the work OF righteousness shall ba
peace" In Ps. lxxii, IL, we read
that ''all kings shall fall down before
Him; all nations shall serve Him" In
Rev. ri, Is, we are told Of the time
when "the Kingdoms of this world
shall have become the kingdom of our
Lord and Of His Christ" 1t would be
well IL teachers and scholars would
search out the many passages which
tell OF this kingdom Of peace on earth
when the Lord shall come in His glory
and occupy the throne of David at
Jerusalem. ruling in the midst of Is
rael, and also as King of kings and
Lord of lords King over all the earth.
viii suggest a few passages which
viii lead to manySmore IL any one is
willing to search: lisa. TX, g, 7; Luke
!, 81, 80; Zeph. III, Ii, 10; Zech. xiv, Q:
Jer. iii, IT; Dan. vii, n; Eek. Kilt, z.
Not by the armies Of the nations. nor
BY peace conferences, nor by the
church, nor by missions, shah this be
brought about; nor In this present age
Of the worlds history, but only by
Him concerning whom Il is written.
IT win overturn, overturn, overturn IL
. =" until He come whose right it In,
and I will give 1t Him" Ezek. xxi, 90,
Not by any nation now existing as
such on the face of the earth win He
bring peace on earth, but by Israel,
soon to be restored and recognized as
Q nation and to be converted as a ma
ton when they shall see Him coming
In glory and shall receive Him as their
Messiah. Isaiah's message had spe-
eial reference to Judah and Jerusa-
lem, Micah's to Samaria and Jerusa-
lem Qsa. 1. /; Mic. l. u.
The words Israel, Zion, Jerusalem.
must always be taken In their plain lit
eral sense unless there is some quail
flying phrase or adjective indicating
differently. The Zion and Jerusalem
OF Mic. iii, II, are the same as the
Zion Of Mic. iv, 7. 1t has been over
thrown many times; 1t shall as truly
and literally become the throne Of the
Lord, which He shall build up when
He comes in His glory Cps. elf. 16).
In those days when the glory Of the
Lord shall be seen in Israel nations
shall flow to her as literally as the
queen Of Sheba and the kings Of the
earth came to Solomon, or as the wise
men from the east brought their treas
ures to the king OF the Jews when He
was but babe in Bethlehem Oh Chron.
TX, 8, 22-24). According to Mic v, 2, it
was predicted that He would be born
Ia Bethlehem, and He was. The same
verse says that He would rule in Is
rael, and though He has never yet
done so He win just as truly and lit
orally as He was born in Bethlehem.
From Jerusalem His word has gone
forth into all the world to gather out
from all the nations a people for His
name, His body, the church, to reign
with Him when He shall come in His
glory, but that was not revealed in
Old Testament times nor until after
He had come in humiliation proclaim
ing a kingdom at hand which never
came because they killed the King,
and thus postponed the kingdom till |
He shall come again, for the heavens /
have received Him until the times Of
restoration OF all things whieh God !
hath spoken by the mouth OF all His
holy prophets since the world began
Acts III, 20, 21. Then shall (AAic. vii, |
.W be fulfilled, Thou wilt perform
he truth to Jacob, and the mercy to
Abraham, which Thou hast sworn |
anto our fatherssfrem the days OF old"
Some nations are against Israel to
his day, but they know not the
thoughts OF the Lord, neither under
Itand they His counsel, and do not
Know that time is coming when their
rain and their substance shall be con-
Iecrated unto the Lord of the whole
'arth, who win then DO ruler I'm Israel.
lee verses II to 10 of our lesson chap
err and all of lisa. Tx: When this great
'eace shall have come on earth none
hall make Israel afraid any more
verse A.; they shall not see evil any
more (Zeph. iii, 15).
AS we consider the thousands still
icing driven from their homes In Rus
la let us pray more earnestly for the
ulillment of lisa. lxn, II. A great
var must come before there can be
bis good time of war no more, for 1t
J His determination to gather the
atoms to pour upon them His indig,
alton because Of their treatment of
lis people Israel
He shall snnite the earth with the
Oh of His mouth and with the breath
{ Els lips shall He STAY the wicked
lisa. XII, Al. AT His coming In glory
nth all His saints shall this be, and
hen shall the last verses of our les
on be fulfilled, 1.-THE Lord shall reign
yer them In Mount Zion from hence
orth, even forever. > the king
ON shall come to the daughter Of
lon" This lie more fully described
! Rev. xix, 11-16, and 1T is utterly use
ss to expect peace on earth, lasting
eace, until ''this man shall be the
sace' and be great unto the ends Of
lie earth, ruling In Israel as the earth
center OF His worldwide kingdom.
Il