Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-30
LESSON TExT-Mark 1891. 14:s.

to dlsentangle, but IL we see the Color
ing in the graphic picture of the de-
struction Of Jerusalem as adumbrahng
the revelation Of the Son of God In
glory, we shall have no serious trouble.
!. The Occasion Of the Prophecy
tvv. 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 threefold ques.
ton, according to Matthew "a, request.
ing further information.
1. When shall these things BET
2. 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.
u. The Characteristics of the Age
During the Absence Of Christ (vv.5-23).
l. Appearance of deceivers wv.
S. O..
Since Jesus went hack TO heaven
many false Christs from time to time
have pressed their claims as being the
Christ. AS the age draws to a close
these claims doubtless will increase.
2. Wars and strife among the ma
tons (vv. 7, 81.
The history of the centuries since
Christ is written in blood, and the river
increases in volume as the age goes
on toward it's contamination. Jesus
warns against making any particular
war the sign of his coming Many good
people have seriously Numbered 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 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, f0r
his redemption draweth nigh duke
q :2S).
4. Universal evangelism ". 10Y.
nf hn
Ing to Matthew "a IA, 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. 7:4-1O;
Rom. II :15).
III. The Lords Glorious Return wv.
24-27).
This is the superlative event, the
one to which all prophecies have point
ed, and all ages are moving with un-
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 sarth's
sorrows; wars and strife will not end
until the kingdoms of this world be-
come the Kingdom Of our Lord and his
Christ (Rev. 11:15). This event will
be accompanied by great physical dis
turbances and Jesus will gather his
elect from the ends of the earth.
". Applications of the Prophecy
wv. 29-37).
/. AS these events multiply in the
earth we know that the coming of the
Lord draweth nigh wv. %, 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 ". 30l.
The perpetuity of Israel is the mir
acle of the ages.
3. Certainty of fulfillment ". 81.
The unfailng guarantee is the
words of Christ.
4. The time of Christ's coming un
known ". 32).
In view of this it is utter folly to sci
the time. The devil keeps people from
the truth of Christ's coming as long as
possible. When he can mo- longer sue
coed in this, he then tries to get then
to set the time.
5. The proper behavior in view o.
Christ's imminent coming wv. 33-37)
1t is watchfulness and prayer. Th'
coming of the Lord is the grand incen
tive for watchfulness and earnes
prayer.