The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-09-11

LESSON For SEPTEMBER 70
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LESSON TExT--Natt. B:i-la
GOLDEN TExT-'Watch therefore for
~ know neither the day nor the hous
when the Son Of Man comsth." Matt
H:ia
A parabls.is "sn earthly story with
. heavenly meaning" An analogy 10
p likeness" This story ID parable.
Il u to illustrate the vigilant. expect
ant attitude oe faith. Heb. s:2s: II
Tim. as. Leaving the temple. Jesus
drew the disciples' attention 70 ~
buildings and predicted IT, destrAc-
ton. Proceeding to the Mount Of
Olives. his disciples ash him. Tell ~.
when shall these things be! And what
shall be the sign Of thy coming. and
the end OF the world?" In reply Je-
sus gave the disciples his Olivet dis
course and prophecies found in chap
tiers ~ and rs. To fully comprehend
this parable We ought to review all
Of this teaching. The discourse - .
whole falls into these parts IN 24:1-44
deals with Israel ~ nation; Cd
A:46-26: 80 deals with the church ~
being responsible for the king dur
ing the period between his two ad-
vents; and (3) 25:31-4s deals with the
Judgment of the nations when the Son
Of Man comes in his glory. It will b
seen then that this lesson comes In
the second part and II one Of three
parallels concerning the responsible
ity Of the church. Jesus ID the BRIDE
groom. John s:2s. 20; Eph. s:25: II
Cor. 11:3; Rev. 21.s. and sets forth
the love Of Christ for the church.
Eph. b:s5. 20. aoa3.
Two Glasses.
I. sWklle the bridegroom tarrisd"
w. Is. The nrst and strongest idea
Of this section 10 that he. Jesus. the
bridegroom. 10 coming again. Among
those who wait are two classes, the
wise and the foolish. though both
were right intentioned. The Tampa
symbolixe Christian profession. Luke
1895; II Tim. 3:5. and the oil that
which 10 essential to give " power
whereby We maintain our profession.
Acts 10: So: John 2:2027. The fool.
ish virgins were superficial and had
not enough to maintain their profes-
sions. The wise virgins had enough
oil; 20 also may the believer have the
abiding spirit Of Christ's presence
wherein to maintain his Christian
profession. waiting they all nodded
| (sIumbered) and others evidently lay
down (slept). The wise virgins could
AFFORD to rest 90 they had al things
ready. II they had been awake. how
ever. they might have seen and rem.
dered aid to those who were In the
sorry plight Of not being ready. The
tarrying was . test Of the faith ana
patience Of both the wise and the
foolish ~ both awaited the "fulness
Of time when he should appear.
The Crest ousstloN.
u. Osheid the bridegroom eemsth"
w. eta. All are awakened BY this
| midnight cry. The hour was one
when he was least expected. and the
church Of today needs to b. avak.
ened 10 realizing sense Of this truth.
Both the wise and the foolish have to
meet him. but the wise were the only
ones whose lights could shine and
show tho way into the banqustins
room. They all outwardly appear alike
even to the very point Of separation.
Tho church Of God individually and
collectively. has yet to sense the dan
ger to II and to others II it, light for
any reason be mot continuous. This
cry was . call TO meet him" and We
all need to ask ourselves. are We
ready to meet himr The hour was
too late to make needful preparation
TO meet him. In theix emergency they
turned to the ave wise ones but the
wisdom Of one cannot supply the DE-
ficiency or tho foolishness Of others
". %. There ID NO Scripture 70 sup
port the teaching that one mans merit
10 applicable to another except the
merit OF the Goldman Jesus % ap
piled 10 sinful humanity. Hence the
wise sent their sisters to the orig
inal source Of supply for oil. and -
they went "ths bridegroom came" 30
will Il be- with all who put OF too long
the securing Of the Holy Spirit II
their lives.
They that were ready" went In.
they that we're not ready when they
came found the door shut" To at.
tend . marriage feast ID highly -
tesmed svsrywhsss. but II 10 PRIV.
ilegs that ID worthy Of careful prep
aration. Remember that Jssus 10
here showing the attitude towards
| himself Of those who prueess 70 b.
devoted to HIN daring the period q
his absence. and who expect bic ~.
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