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Text of the Lesson, Rev. xxi, ella.
Quarterly Review-Memory YER
SEES, 12-14-Golden Text, Rev. xxi,
IL. Commentary Prepared by Pre-
pared by Rev. ID. M. Stearns.

II. Commentary Prepared by Pre-
pared by Rev. ID. M. Stearns.
LESSON LA plot that failed, Acts
xiii 14-24. Golden Text, Jer. 1, 10
II am with thee, saith Jehovah. to de-
liver thee" All the purposes and plots
Of men against God and His people
will In due time fall and come to
naught, but every purpose of the Lord
viii stand. The greatest verse In this
lesson to me IL verse IL, the visit OF
the Lord Jesus and His wonderful per.
sonal message. BE Of good cheer,
Paulw
LESSON II.-Paul before Felix, Acts
xiv, 1921. Golden Text. Acts xiv
10, Herein I also exercise myself to
have q conscience void Of offense to-
ward God and men Away" A man
who believes God fully II able to be
meek under strong persecution, spe-
cially after q direct message from the
Lord Jesus.
LESSON III.-The appeal to Caesar.
Acts XIV, lip. Golden Text, Matt. K,
%. 1T is enough for the disciple that
he be as his teacher and the servant
as his Lord" The devil and his fol.
lowers are persistent prosecutors. and
as he has the power of death CHeb. II.
~ he uses It nercely. but only with
Gods permission.
LESSON IV.-Paul's defense before
Agrippa. Acts XVI. 1. 24-32 Golden
Text Acts XVI, 10. II was not dis
obedient unto the heavenly vision"
A splendid opportunity to testify be-
fore earth's dignitaries. and Paul GER
tainly did improve II, and all who
heard It might have become the Lords
people II they had been willing.
LESSON v.-The voyage, Acts xvii.
1925. Golden Text, Ps. xxxvii, 8,
Commit thy way unto Jehovah: trust
also In Him, and He will bring 1t to
pass" This voyage is suggestive of
the voyage Of life. which is often very
stormy. but II we can truly say of
Him. "Whose am and whom serve"
we should also add, II believe God.
that It shall be even as 1t was told me-
oversees 1925.
LESSON vI.-Shipwrecked on Malta.
Acts xvii. 3s: xviii. TO-. Golden
Text Ps. xxxiv, %, Jehovah redeem
eth the soul OF His servants, and none
Of them that take refuge In Him shall
be condemned" One man brought
good cheer to 275 others because he
had a message from heaven. He also
brought tidings Of the Living God and
His salvation to the people of Malta
Let Us be such messengers.
LESSON VII. : Worlds temperance
Sunday. Rom. xiv, Is to XIV. 8. Golden
Text Rom. xiv, 81, ut Is good not to
eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do
anything whereby thy brother STUN
bleth." The first thing for any kind OF
sinner Is to be born again. redeemed
by grace from. Ill, 10. 24. Then be-
cause Of the judgment seat Of Christ
for all His redeemed xiv. 7-12) we
must live unto Him, not to self.
LESSON VIII.-From Malta to Rome,
Acts xviii, 11-31. Golden Text, Rom
I, &c, 81 am not ashamed Of the Cos
pei, for II is the power Of God unto
salvation to every one that belleveth.'
whether In Jerusalem, or on shipboard
or at Malta, or In Caesars household,
Paul could honestly say, II am debtor;
I am ready; am not ashamed" (Rom
I, 1910, and 1t was always the king.
dom and the Lord Jesus (xxviii, %. 81.
LESSON IX.-A living sacrifice, Rom.
XII, 1-S Golden Text, Rom. xii, /,
Present your bodies living sacrifice
holy, acceptable to God, which is your
spiritual service" Because Of all the
benefits Of His grace, as set forth in
chapters to viii, we are asked to LEI
Him have full control Of all that BE
has purchased, that He may prove to
us and to others through us His per-
feet will and love, to His glory.
LESSON X.-Jesus Christ. the first
and the last, Rev. l. Golden Text
Rev. 1. IT, IS. Fear not; am the first
and the last and the Living One, and
was dead, and, behold. am alive for.
evermore" Note all the wonderful
names Of the wonderful Prince Of the
kings OF the earth and the oneness OF
believers with Him and remember that
He Is always in the midst, even where
only two or three are gathered.
LESSON XI.-Faithful unto death
Rev. II, Ill. Golden Text, Rev. II, 10
BE thou faithful unto death and
will give thee the crown OF life." Note
specially His various titles In the sew
en- epistles and the promises to the
overcomers. He reveals Himself to
each company and to each individual
believer according to our need. Dis
tinguish between the crown Of life OF
II, 10, and eternal life OF John K, %.
LESSON xII.-The Holy City, Rev
XXI, IA. 22-27. Golden Text, Rev. xxi
3, Behold the tabernacle of God Il
with men. and He shall dwell with
them, and they shall be His peoples
This is the New Earth beyond the thou
sand years when He shall have sub
dued all things unto Himself and God
shall be all I'm all q Cor. Nv, 2S). May