The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28

| den of Eden, where little or no effort
was required to provide the necessi-
| ties of life, mankind would have de-
| generated into a state of complete de-
| pravity long ago. All have recognized
| the truthfulness of the ancient maxim
| -"Idieness is the mother of vice.
\ which has been so effectively demon
| strated in the histories of the leading
nations of the world. Babylon, Medo-
| Persia, Greece, and Rome no sooner
! attained to high degrees of civilization
and luxury than they became depraved
and corrupt, and rapidly declined to
/ their ruin. When the blight of sin
and of selfishness has been removed
from the human heart, then Paradise
will be restored, and there shall be
no more curse. Revelation 1913.
OIL am somewhat perplexed over
! a seeming discrepancy in the state
ments of Matthew 27:28 and John
1872, 5. One says that the Lord Jesus
| was clad in scarlet robe at the time
of His trial, while the other says that
the color of the robe was purple.
| Which is right and what was the color
of the robe -. A.)
Answer.-We are inclined to think
that both statements are true; that
the robe was a mixture of scarlet and
purple. 1t may have been a purple
robe with scarlet trimmings, and this
would be our thought, because purple
has, from times remote, been the en-
blem of royalty. When it is recalled
that the Roman soldiers were hooking
the Lord by pretending to recognize
Him as a king, and in line with this
they had crowned Him with thorns,
and placed a reed in His hands (repre-
senting a scepter conferred upon him)
and putting the robe on Him, they
bowed the knee before the Lord say
ing, Hail. King Of the Jews it will
be seen that purple would be the most
appropriate color, under the circum-
stances. and was, in all probability,
the predominating hue. Matthew's
eye was most susceptible to the color
of scarlet, and, therefore. he de-
Scribed the robe as being of that color
from its trimmings; whereas, John
hue of the garment itself.
Q.-What is the explanation of
Isaiah 9:6, For unto us a child is
born, unto us a son is given, and the !
government shall be upon his shout |
ders; and his name shall be called |
Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty |
God, The everlasting Father, The |
Prince of Peace? (Trinity.)
Answer-The prophet was foretell-
ing the birth of the Lord Jesus, the |
Son of God, given to redeem the world |
of mankind. The government is |
the kingdom of heaven which will be |
esta b1ished on the earth at the time |
of the second advent. This kingdom |
will be an absolute and perfect gov
eminent and will be the desire of all |
nations. Christians have all along
been praying "Thy kingdom come;
thy will be done on earth as it is done |
in heaven" The Lord will be king
over all the earth in that day when
He shall take unto Himself His great |
power and authority and establish His
own rule among men. Then the titles
mentioned in the prophecy will apply |
to Him. as He will then be the Prince
of Peace the Mighty Cod" (not
the Almighty God, for the Apostle
says then shall the Son also Him
self be subject unto Him that put all
things under Him, that God---the Fa-
ther-may be all in all) the Ever
lasting Father'-life-giver to the
world of mankind. The Lord Jesus is
to be the age-lasting father in the
sense that He is to give life to the
race of mankind during the thousand
years of His reign.
Q--Do you know that for the life
of me, L cannot make Johns state
ment John 19:14-16) regarding the
time of the Savior's trial before PLATE,
match up with Marks declaration
Mark 1929 as to the time of the
Lords crucifixion? John states that
the trial occurred about the six
hour while Mark declares that it
was the third hour the Lord was cru
Gifted. Kindly elucidate. (J. Al
Answer-There should be no diff
ficulty in establishing harmony be-
tween these two expressions. It is
very evident that John was reckon
ing Tune accoro1n gto the present day
method, viz, from the hour of mid
night. The six hour would thus
correspond with our 6 a. m. The Jews
were making preparations for the
Passover and were in great haste to
have the Lord crucified before the ac-
tual beginning of the festival This
would account for the early hour of
teh trial before Plate. Now Marks
was different from that of
Johns. Mark was counting from 6
a. m. and not from midnight as John
had done. Both methods of reckon
ing were in vogue at that time, and
therefore, entirely permissible Marks
third hour would correspond to
Johns ninth hour, or nine O'Clock in
the forenoon, the time of the Lords
just three hours after His
trial before PLATE.
CHURCH N0TICEH +