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ground. but more than twelve legions
of angels were ready 10 respond TO
His call II lie had asked for them
verse -: John xviii ,. 81. But He
came to fuliil all Scripture. and the
time had come for Him to let them
take Him. II was their hour. and the
bower OF darkness. At least twelve
times I'm Matthew'S gospel IL Is written
that II might be fulfilled" or then
was fulfilled" Matt. |, -; H. II. IL. %;
viii, Il: xii. Il; xiii. 80: xxi, A: XVI.
n 81: XVII. .. 81. After His resur-
rection lie said that all things must
he fulfilled. which were written In the
Law OF Moses and In the prophets and
In the psalms concerning Him luke
xiv. Al lie came TO fulfill all Scrip
ture. and He VIII: all concerning the
future rs literally ms He has fulfilled
the past; so when we read any yet
unfuliilled prophecy we should say this
shall surely come TO pass in His time.
They laid hold on Jesus and led Him
away. They took Jesus and bound
Him and led Him away to Annas first
verse -: John xviii. 49,. 1t would be
an uncomfortable. unimaginable record.
were II not so awfully true, that the
Creator of all things. who giveth to
all life and breath and all things. suf
fercd His rebellious creatures to take
Him and bind Him and lead Him as
they pleased. According to the golden
text. led as n lamb To the slaughter
and as y sheep dumb before its shear
ers. God In the hands OF sinful man.
and submitting To all their III treat
ment, that we who by His sufferings
for us are made children Of God when
we receive the Lord Jesus. might learn
how to submit to i'll treatment for His
sake q Pet. II. 1929.
Peter followed Him afar off Verse
So. but his story will come I'm later
lesson. la verse 56 it is said that all
the disciples forsook Him and fed
This also was futillment OF the
prophecy. ~ will smite the shepherd
and the sheep shall be scattered"
There Is an interesting statement in
this connection i'm Mark xiv, 81. 80,
concerning a young man who followed
Him when He was arrested. having
only linen cloth about his naked
body, and as some laid hold on him
he left the linen cloth and fed from
them naked. AS Mark Is the only one
who gives this record. we shall have TO
ask him about il when we see him.
In the remainder of our lesson We
see Jesus in the presence OF the high
priest. the chief priests. the scribes and
elders and all the council. They sought
false witnesses against Him TO put
Him To death, but though many bore
witness they did not agree. At the
last came two who testified that Jesus
said. Il am able 10 destroy the temple
OF God and to build 1t I'm three days.
but neither did their witness agree to-
gether Mark xiv, 81 90. Thus also
was Scripture fulfilled which saith.
Fake witnesses are risen up against
me- and such as breathe but cruelty"
They laid TO my charge things that
| knew not" tPs. xvii. 10: xxxv, III
Oh. the cruel injustice OF II all. the
mad hatred OF those who were fully
determined TO kill Him! Could Turks
treat Armenians worse?
Jesus held His peace. He answered
nothing verse 90; xvii. ~. There
was nothing TO answer, for no two wit
nesses agreed. How much false ac-
cusation can you bear meekly for His
sake? Have you learned to see God
and not people, and to say, Il, as
deaf man. heard not, and | was as n
dumb man that openeth not his
mouthT' 81 was dumb. | opened not
my mouth because thou didst it, Fps.
xxxviii. 13; xxx. 81. II is wise say
ing that '"whoso keepeth his mouth
and his tongue keepeth his soul from
troubles" prov. xxi. 23). but who can
do II. for the tongue can 10 man tame?
The people I'm the time Of Hezekiah
did wisely when they held their peace
and answered not n word to the bias
phemer. HeZekiah did wisely when he
spread the blasphemous letter before
the Lord Oh Kings xviii, 30: xix. IA.
When the high priest said, Il adjure
Thee by the Living God that Thou tell
us whether Thou he the Christ the Son
OF God" then an answer was neces-
sary, and Jesus assented. saying,
Thou hast said" But how startling
TO the high priest must have been the
added words. unless he was too dead
in sin TO be startled Ivy anything, "Nev-
ertheless, ! say unto you. hereafter
shall We see the Son or Man sitting
on the right hand OF power and com
Ing I'm the clouds OF heaven" oversees
GO, GAY.
That settled II in the minds OF these
holy CD men. The prisoner was a
blasphemer and worthy OF death; 50
they Knocked Him. and smote Him.
and spit In His face. and blindfolded
Him, and asked Him to tell who struck
Him.
Was ever n prisoner so i'll treated
even II guilty? Not so with us. But
this man was innocent. for even Judas
Iscariot had so testified. Some day
all these men will he before Him as
their judge, and unless they repented
before they died they will have to
hear His Depart ye cursed" Even