Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-27
Sunday School Lesson
Blu Dr. Marion McH. Hull

knew that all Of this praise would not last. He
knew that these very people who were shouting
"HOsanna" would in few days be cryinG
cruelty" lie felt the Underlying hatred an'
malice and mutCerOCs designs Of the rulers. ~
when they reached a pOILt on the road Wner'
the whole city spread out Letore Him IN mag
nificent view, He wept, ana said, on tha
thou hadsJ knowa this Try day, the things ina
belong to Thy pcace-thou kLeWest not the TIM
Of thy visitation What did lie mean!
just tins. n9uiel had peeh told by Michael
in answer 10 his question about the Jews, Ina
from the going fOrCh Of tie commandment To re
store Jerusalem unto Messiah the Prince SHOULD
be seven weeks and three score and two weeks
and after Inc three score and two weeks, Mes
slah should We cut Off, but not for Himself
That that from the time that Cyrus gave
the commandment to restore Jerusalem untll ~
day that the Messiah should present Hlmsel
ana be rejected would be 4e3 years, or 1883
days tor these years were II months OF % Gays
each, the Julian calendar not being known al
that time.) As Il matter of history the day Oh
which Jesus presented Himself in this way
was exactly 1850 days from the day thai
Cyrus gave the commandment to restore Jerl
salem. This was why Jesus said, "Oh, thai
thou hadst SHOWN this thy day."
Jesus SNARE Al Lne Joyous feelings u
cue crowd because he reaIlzeu LnaL II Was no
10 IIguI villa Iek IonS oI ItOIue, as these peOgi'
LnUu.ut IudI lie nau come, UuL with demons 81
passlOn, lust, ana sellisnness, anu halreu
WIN Ives d Iuousuuu lon IuUIG dangerous AM
powerful imam any leglous u I'olhe LhShL 'e
A reauzeu -nal Lne throne when he moulu To
ceiNe from LIeIn was cross; anu mat the laure'
wreaLn would De u crown of
Il1E GkLEhS COME.
30 public Manifestation hlmSslf as tbs
Messiah made Lne clrcIe u hIS influence spredu
even 10 Tue GenuIe wOrIu. There were CERTAIN
wrecks VINO we're repfcsntaIN oL ItOushtiul
,IHss Wno MAJ Den watching the movement %
aIIaIrs and IIuauy came 10 nlm. At was mar
lvr Lneu mt the ualI, but lney ala ~
IOr :Omlng expressed the craving "a
IuOughuul men NnO recognized Lneir need OF 4
reueeIner. hecognzing rnlllp as prOODaly ol
,IreeK origin am therefore uayIng d punt "a
contact, lney came 10 MN ana sdld' ST, We
Wuulu see aesus. RhInp was little uoubs
IuI, but after discussing the matter with All
urew tuey agreed tnat tney would at least Ia
form Jesus Cs tue Iact. They dld not know
whether he would entertain a visit IRON anyone
outsIue OF The jewish race or not, particularly
as Iuey recognized tnat the object the yIsIl
vi the Greeks was consluer MS claim upon
mem too ~ their Lord ara Master.
There was note Of victory IN the voice Oh
Christ as lie spoke, The come WHEEL
me son of Man shall be gIOrIIIed lac seemed
to see IN vision the whole GenTIe word coming
10 hlm to bow AT uIs feet; but at once lie
ground and dle il aOIdeth alone, but If II die Al
Uringeth forth much fruit. lie tuat loYetn his
life shan lose it, and he that hateth nus life AZ
tnls world snah keep At III, Unto S MLe g Ie
This was u strange speech apparently. II
showed, however, that Jesus recognized at once
what the coming Of the Gentle world Would
mean. 1t could not be accomplished in any
other way than one, tnat He should lay down
His life for them The way TO the crown nee
essarlly led BY the way OF the cross. In order
wanted, in oroer for Him to satisfy the oraV-
ing Of their hearts they realized their need
Of Savior, 1t was necessary Tor him 10 gave
Jesus laid Gown, not only for Himself, but
for His disciples, great principle OF NE Aoh
for his disciples, great principle or hfs, Hou
can sell 1t or you can sow 1t. IL you sell 1t To
be- ground I'D and eaten, 1T will satisfy thu
cravings of he body for the time being, but IL
a few hours its energy will have been expended
and you are none the better OFF for II. A.
however, you SOW il, the grain Of wheat as taI
as itself Is concerned, dies; but in its dea I'll
1t multipnes itself many, many fold so thai
other grains OF wheat similar TO II are deVel
oped which can carry on their work Of sell
propagation and of sustensnce
A life is Ike a grain of wlea- You can cal
your life, use 1t for yourself and get all the
satisfaction out OF 1t that you can, but In the
eating of It Jou will lose 1t. On the other HAND
you may bury il. You may let II Lau INTO
the ground and die, 50 far as you are concerned
but IN the dying other lives are propagated and
your life finds Its richest and fullest enjoyment
in the lives witch have strength from It's death.
The living force IN Christ comes only as de
gave up His pfe; and only as you give up yours
the real strength of your life be made man
ifest. 49,,
Some of those days. 1t looks now like IL will
not be very far off, the hing Is coming again
to Jerusalem in person. mis- time not on -, An
with peace, but white horse. (Rev. 1e }
out OF His mouth goes sharp sword with
which He shall smits the nations. He comes
not peacefully, but to tread the winepress OF
the wrath OF Almighty God, bringing vengeance
on those who have refused His proffered love
and grace md who have persisted in their re-
lection Of Him, and OF Gods mercy through
Him As He came this time the Jews sang,
''Hosannah 20 the son Of David" 30 when He
comes the next time the Jews shall "look upon
Him whom hey have pierced and shall mour1
for Him as for an only SON (zech. 12:l0) and
as a nation email turn 10 Him, realizing their
mistake and recognizing in Him their long
looked for Messiah. Just rs the Greeks turned
TO Him whom the Jews proclaimed Him King,
so then the whole world VIII follow them in ac-
knowledging Him King. Then instead OF
cross He shall sit on the throne Of His father,
David and reign at Jerusalem for a thousand
years Instead of the crown of thorns shall
be the diadem Of tho King Of Kings,
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