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LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 10
THE TEN viRoiNa


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Lesson TExT-Matt e5:i.ia
GOLDEN TENT-"watch therefore for
ye know neither the day nor the hour
when the Son Of Man cometh." Matt
9:i3.
A parable Is IAN earthly story with
. heavenly meaning" An analogy Ia
- likeness" This story Ia q parable.
II 10 to illustrate the visilant. expect
ant attitude Of faith. Heb. 6:2s: II
Tim. as. Leaving the temple. Jesus
drew the disciples attention to is
buildings and predicted Its destruc-
tion. Proceeding to the Mount OF
Olives, his disciples ask him. Tell us.
when shall these things be- And what
shall be the sign OF thy coming. and
the end OF the world?" In reply 10
sus gave the disciples his Olivet dis.
course and prophecies found in chap.
tiers % and a5. To fully comprehend
this parable va ought 10 review all
OF this teaching. The discourse as .
whole falls into these parts ~ 2+:l.N
deals with Israel a. q nation: t2
2t:t5.25:30 deals with the churc. o.
being responsible for tho king dur.
ing the period between his two ad.
vents; and ~ 25:3i.%6 deals with the
judgment Of tho nations when the Son
OF Man comes In his glory. II will be
seen then that this lesson comes In
tho second rart and is ono OF three
parallels concerning the responsibil
fly OF the church. Jesus IL the bride.
groom. John 3:.s. 20. Eph. 5:25: II
Cor. ii;2; Rev. 2i.9. and sets forth
the love ~ Christ for tho church,
Eph. 5:e5. IS. 30.32.
Two Glasses.
!. "While the bridegroom tarrled"
w. IS. The first and strongest idea
OF this section II that he. Jesus, the
bridegroom. Ia coming again. Among
those who wait are two classes. the
wise and the foolish. though both
were right intentioncd. The lamps
symbolic Christian profession. Luke
1895: II Tim. 3:5. and the oil that
which is essential TO give us power
whereby We maintain our profession.
Acts 1898: I John 2:e0.27. Tho fool.
ish virgins were superficial and had
not enough to maintain their profe~-
sions. Tho wise virgins had enough
oil: 40 also may the believer have the
' abiding spirit OF Christs presence
wherein TO maintain his Christian
profession. Waiting they all nodded
(siumbered) and others evidently lay
down Islepp. The wise virgins could
afford to rest as they had all things
ready. II they had been awake. how
ever. they might have seen and ren'
dered aid TO those who were In tho
sorry plight OF not being ready. The
tarrying was a test OF the faith and
patience OF both the wise and tho
foolish as both awaited tho "fulness
Of time" when he should appear.
The Great Question.
II. Behold the bridegroom eomsth"
w. ella. All are awakened by this
midnight cry. The hour was one
when he was least expected. and the
church OF today needs to be awak.
ened to n 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
ahow the way into tho banQueting
room They all outwardly appear alike
even 10 the very point OF separation.
The church OF God individually and
collectively. has yet 70 sense the dan.
ger 10 Il and to others II its light for
any reason be not continuous. This
cry was a call to meet him" and We
ali need to ask ourselves. ARE wa
ready to meet him." The hour was
! too late to make needfui preparation
10 meet him. In their emergency they
turned to tho Ave wise ones but the
wisdom OF one cannot supply the de
n f,ciency or the foolishness OF Others
", o.. There Is no Scripture to ,up
port the teaching that one mans merit
il applicable to another except tho
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