Cleveland County herald., 1918-05-30
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LESSON
tBy REV. p. B. FITZWATER, d. D.
Teacher of English Bible in tbs
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper Union1
LESSON FOR JUNE 2
THE PROPHETIC OUTLINE OF
TIE INTERVAL BETWEEN
CHRlST'S CRUCIFixION
AND HIS COMING AGAIN.
TExT-Mark 1871 14e

unto the end, the same shall he saved.
Mark 1913.
DEVOTIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2:
| Ito.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Matthew
| 23:l-25. as; Luke 21:5-3S; 1 Thess, 5:1-24: II
| Thess. 2.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus among his
| friends.-Mark 1899
JUNIOR AND INTERMEDIATE TOP
lC-Our best for Christ.-Mark 1859.
The printed text (14:1-9) may prof
itably be used by the primary, Junior
and intermediate grades, but the adult
classes will more profitably confine
their study to chapter 13. In order to
avoid confusion in this study, let it be
clearly borne in mind that two mat
tiers are presented-the destruction of
Jerusalem by the Roman armies and
the glorious return of the Lord. The
two are sometimes so closely inter-
woven as to make the threads difficult
to disentangle, but if we see the color
ing in the graphic picture of the de-
struction of Jerusalem as adumbrating
the revelation of the Son of God in
| glory, we shall have no serious trouble.
l. The Occasion of the Prophecy
| wv. 1-4).
AS Jesus was passing through the
! temple for the last time on his way to
the Mount of Olives, where he gave
| this discourse, the disciples reminded
him Of the splendor of the building to
which he replied that not one stone
should be left upon another When
seated upon the mount three disciples
came privately with a threefold ques-
ton, according to Matthew "a, request.
ing further information.
l. When shall these things be?
.. What shall be the sign of thy
coming?
3. And of the end of the age?
That which follows is given in an
swer to these questions.
Ill. The characteristics of the Age
During the Absence of Christ (vv.5-23).
1. Appearance of deceivers wv.
5, 81.
Since Jesus went back TO heaven
many false Christs from time to time
have pressed their claims as being the
|
these claims doubtless will increase.
2. Wars and strife among the ma
tons wv. Z, 81.
The history of the centuries since
Christ is written in blood, and the river
increases in volume as the age goes
on toward its consummation Jesus
warns against making any particular
war the sign of his coming. Many good
people have seriously blundered in this
respect because they did not heed this
warning.
3. Earthquakes and famines ". 81.
Though these calamities grow in
creasingly severe as the days lengthen,
the intelligent, believing disciple is not
surprised or alarmed, for these are
| the precursors of a new ORDER the
birth pangs of new age, the estab-
| lishment of the Kingdom of Christ
upon this earth. Let the child of God
| in this present darkness look up, for
| his redemption draweth nigh duke
p :2S).
A. Universal evangelism ". 10Y.
The gospel of the Kingdom, accord
| ing to Matthew "a Id, shall be preach
ed in all the world for witness. This
is not the Gospel of the grace of God
which we now preach, but the new
| evangelism which shall be proclaimed
by elect Israelites Immediately pre-
ceding the coming of Christ to estab
fish his Kingdom (see Rev. 1910;
Rom. 1:15).
-. The Lords Glorious Return wv.
y
This is the superlative event, the
one to which all prophecies have point
! ed, and all ages are moving with I'M
failing precision. 1t will usher in the
golden age of which the wise and
great of all ages have dreamed and
for which they longed. The coming
of the Lord will put an end to earth's
sorrows; wars and strife will not end
until the kingdoms of this world be-
come the Kingdom of our Lord and his
Christ Grew. 1:15). This event will
be accompanied by great physical dis
turbanceS and Jesus will gather his
elect from the ends of the earth.
w. Applications of the Prophecy
| wv. 2S-3O.
1. As these events multiply in the
earth we know that the coming of the
Lord draweth nigh wv. 2S, 29),' as the
putting forth of the leaves Of the fig
tree prove the approach of summer.
2. The Jewish race shall retain its
| integrity till the end ". 30).
The perpetuity of Israel is the mir
acle of the ages.
| 8. Certainty of fulfillment ". 81.
The unfailng guarantee is the
words of Christ.
4. The time of Christs coming I'm
| known ". 32).
/ In view of this it is utter folly to set
the time. The devil keeps people from
the truth of Christ's coming as long as
possible. When he can no longer sue
coed in this, he then tries 10 get then
to set the time.
5. The proper behavior in view OF