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Text of the Lesson, Rev. VII, 9-17,
Quarterly Review--Golden Text,
Rev. VII, 16, 17-Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. ID. M. Stearns.

Rev. VII, 16, 17-Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. ID. M. Stearns.
LESSON The Ascending Lord. Acts
l liza. Golden Text, Eph. iy. 8. When
He assembled on high He led captivity
captive and gave gifts unto men"
During the forty days after His resur
rection. when He showed himself alive
many times to His disciples, He al,
ways spoke Of the Kingdom OF God
which He will surely set up on earth
with Israel as center when He shall
come again In His glory. Now we are
to witness to Him by the Holy Spirit.
LESSON 1.-THE Coming of the Holy
| Spirit, Acts ii, 1-13. Golden Text.
Cor. iii. 16. know We not that We are
a temple OF God and that the Spirit of
God dwelleth in your" He said that
| when He reached home He would send
the Holy Spirit, who would bring 10
their remembrance all that He had
ever said to them and take OF His
things and show them unto them and
show them things TO come and guide
them into all truth.
LESSON III.-Peter's sermon at Pen
tecost. Acts II, l4-47. Golden Text,
Acts ii. 81, .Whosoever shall call on
the name OF the Lord shall be saved"
While we wait for the coming OF the
kingdom which was postponed because
rejected. the Spirit has come 10 testify
Of risen living Christ at Gods right
hand and to gather unto Him all the
"whosoevers" who are willing TO re-
ceive Him. follow Him and suffer with
Him.
LESSON IV.-The Spirit OF Life. Rom.
viii, 1890 Golden Text. Rom. VIII IA.
"As many as are led by the Spirit Of
God these are sons OF God" This is
the great Spirit chapter indorsing the
necessity Of the new birth and teach.
ing that all such are children and heirs
of God and can never be separated
from His love-that the Father Son
and Spirit are all for US and that In
Christ all things are freely ours
LESSON V.-The Lame Man Leaping
Acts Ill, 1-12 Golden Text. Acts Ill &.
Peter said. Silver and gold have /
none, but what | have. that give 1
thee. In the name Of Jesus Christ or
Nazareth, walk" This man, over for
ty years OF age. who had never walked
step in all his life. is seen. by all
who knew him TO be incurabIe. walk
ing and leaping and praising God. and
Peter testified that this was the work
of the unseen living Christ
LESSON Yl.-The Boldness of Peter
and John, Acts iv. S-2l Golden Text.
l Cor. XVI, 13. Watch We. stand fast
In the faith, quit you like men. be
strong" Peter and John. after
night in prison. being brought before
the high priest and the council to an
swer for the healing of this man. do
not hesitate to say before the council
what they said before the people In
the temple that il was the work OF
Jesus Christ, whom they crucifed. who
is alive.
LESSON VIl.-Humbled and Exalted
Phil. ii. Ill. Golden Text. III Cor. viii
o, Though He was rich. yet for your
sakes He became poor" Despised and
rejected OF men, but chosen of God
and precious, the only Saviour, willing
to save proud Pharisees as well as
confessed sinners il they would only
come to Him.
LESSON vIII.-The Brotherhood at
Jerusalem, Acts iv. 80; V. 16. Golden
Text Pet. 1, %, Love one another
from the heart fervently." The power
OF the risen Christ drew the believers
close TO Him and TO each other, at least
some OF them. and for time. but soon
deceit and murmuring became mani
fest, and we have still to wait to see a
company OF believers. however few
continuing with one accord Whole
hearted surrender to God is rare.
LESSON IX.-The seven helpers, Acts
vi, IT. Golden Text, Gal vi. 2, "Bear
ye one another's burdens and so fulfill
the law OF Christ" That the apostles
might continue I'm prayer and the min
istry of the Word a committee of
seven spirit filed men was chosen to
attend to murmurers and to see that
no one was neglected
LESSON X.-The death OF Stephen,
Acts vii. 81; viii. 3. Golden Text, Rev.
II, 10, BE thou faithful unto death,
and will give thee the crown OF life"
Being filed with the Spirit produces
different results: In the case OF Peter
5000 souls from one sermon with per-
secutions; in the case OF Stephen not
such manifest results in soul saving
and prosecuted TO death. but he saw
heaven opened and Jesus In glory.
LESSON XI.-Heroes and martyrs OF
faith, Heb. xi. 1 XII, 2. Golden Text,
Heb. xii /. 2, let Us run with pa
tience the race that is set before us,
looking unto Jesus" The end OF chap
ter K and the beginning Of chapter xii
/ act before rs fha great naad of Faith