The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-06-02
LESSON FOR JUNE Z
COMING OF. THE KINGDOM.

LESSON FOR JUNE 7
COMING OF THE KINGDOM.
LESSON TExT-Luke 17:29-37.
GOLDEN TExT-'Lo, the Kingdom of
God is within you" Luke 17:21.
|. The Kingdom Present, w. 20, Fl.
The Pharisees held some peculiar
ideas about the coming of the king
dom. Contrary to their ideas there
are no special outward signs to herald
its coming. The word observation
v. 20, is an astronomical one and sug-
gests that the kingdom was to come
in bodily shape from the sky, cur
rent expectation on the part of the
Pharisees
In answer to the boastful Pharisees
w. 20) Jesus plainly told them that
he himself is the kingdom, and that
that kingdom was in their midst or
among you" see ". 21 margin.
Their question was fiippant one, one
Of unbelief,. and to 1t Jesus makes
Enthusiastically brief, but clear re-
ply, that partook of the nature of
rebuke. The kingdom would not
come with trumpets and drum. They
could not say, "Lo here! 10 there!"
It's coming was not to be spectacular,
arresting the attention of some who
In, turn brought it to the attention of
others. The authorized rendering
within you" does not imply that the
kingdom already existed in the indi-
vidual lives of his duestioners. Sub
sequent teaching of Jesus shows that
he here refers to another and fnai
coming Of the kingdom, at the time OF
the final coming of the son of man.
What he desired to teach these Phart-
sees was that the kingdom of which
they spoke had already appeared due
to the fact of his presence in their
midst. The carping Pharisees with
draw and Jesus speaks openly to his
disciples of the days that will come,
time Of persecution when they will
long for comfort
Prophecy Fulfilled.
H.. The Visible Son Of Man, w.
1924. The kingdom in its outward
form was rejected by the Jews, John
1926, 81. In it's spiritual form 1t is
now in the hearts of believers (Rom.
14:17), but he who was rejected with
contempt will one day be sought after,
though in vain, Matt 23:37-39. Dur
ing the time of his absence many shall
claim to be Christ ". 23), but we
are not to believe such claims. His
tory has abundantly proved and full
filled this prophecy. When he really
comes there will be sudden publicity
". 24), that shall fash from one cor
ner to the other Of the heavens, Matt.
24:27; then every eye shall behold
him." $50 shall the son of man be
in his day." This instruction Jesus
gives to his disciples. Men shall
search for him, time when he shall
not be present as he then was. After
the false ones will come a day of
revelation when the whole heavens
will reveal him and all will know 1t.
FinaIity of Events.
III. The Day of the Son of Man, w.
25-37. Before. that day comes, how
ever, he must suffer and be rejected,
! but following that rejection men will
marry, carry on merchandising and
merriment as in the days of Noah
J and those of Lot. In the days of Noah
and of Lot there came sudden halt
in these activities and Judgment OF
food and fire, even so latter the same
manner shall it be in the day that the
son of man is revealed" v. 80. This
refers to the finality of events when
the kingdom of God comes by way Of
judgment Here Jesus sets his sea
upon the truthfulness of these two
events which preceded his first ad
vent. If they be NOT true then he ii
a false teacher. Like as men dis
credit those events they likewise would
set aside his teaching about his sec
ond advent Many claim that verse g.
refers to the destruction of Jeru
salem; the context to us clearly dis
proves any such Interpretation
Verses 80 and 33 must be taken to
gether.
Summary. Quite emphattcally THU
passage is teaching on the sub1ec
of the coming of the kingdom of God
That kingdom came when Christ came
in grace 1t will come when he comes
in judgment. 1t is coming CONSTANT!
between the two advents. Remembe
his reading of Isaiah's prophecy, Lux
4:1s, 10; CT. lisa. 61:1-9. In his hrs
advent he did come to preach the &C
ceptable year, the year of grace. Tha
I day Is still with us. In his secon'
advent he will proclaim the day of tn,
vengeance Of God. He will establish
the kingdom, will build the vast
places and raise desolations. Toda'
the kingdom of God is among US Il
power through the presence Of Chris
!. by the spirit in the living church.
To the Pharisees he said: "Neithe
shall they say, 10 here! 10 there! TO
; the kingdom is in your midst T
!, his disciples he said: They shall sa
! 10 therel 10 here! go not away no
!, follow them" We cannot localize tn
! kingdom. On an ancient Syrian frat
ment the words Of Luke 1888 reat