The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-24
Sunday School
Lesson
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
FOR DECEMBER 26

FOR DECEMBER 26
Scripture Isa. 25:1-S is checked
up but want also that you read 9TH
er scripture on the subject of the
kingdom of God that we have been
our thought all this quarter.
In the book of Mathew Jesus is al
ways the king; he is not king, but
THE king. His throne is to be here
on the earth-Luke 1870 to 30-and
all the overcomers shall sit on his
throne with him-Rev. 3:21.
God the Father gave us a picture
Of his kingdom in Math. II. One has
said: I'm the Old Testament God Is
for his people; in the gospels he is
with his people, and in the Epistles
he is in his people. These three
God for us, God with us and God in
us, are the method and end Of divine 1
dealing-holiness eternal in the heav-
ems.
Until then satan is king-the
prince Of this world, the god of this
age and the prince of the power or
the air. See Math. 1925. There will
be no king in hell. When satan reach
es hell it will not be foreign as king
but to suffer torment.
Will the reader turn to End Cor.
11:13-15. But in our Lords kingdom
satan nor any of his imps shall have
any part. Now he has great power
over men, even death. He gathers
nations to battle-Rev. 1913 and IA,
hides the gospel from the lost-2nd
Cor. 4:S and 4, hinders Christians IN
their service-1st Thes. 2:1S. But
he will have no part in the kingdom
Of our Lord on this earth. We call
our nation Christian. Our God does
not; but we are to have a Christian
world when our blessed Lord does
come. Jesus in his sermon on the
mount described persons not as tney
ought to he. nor as they ought TO Try
to be, but as they shall be; they are
rot to be what they shall be by their
striving, but by the grace OF God'
First the poor in spirit, having noth-
ing in themselves, all things become
theirs. Second, they that mourn. 1t II
lust sympathy with Him-seeins
things like he sees them.
Some of our Lords own people
are afraid to think Of Jesus coming
hack to this great harvest field OF sin
sickness. war and death. This is be
cause they have followed some on'
who has not been taught by the book
If Peter, James and John were her'
- today. think they would be afraid
. The miser whose god is his money, j
afraid, and well.
To the Joseph they sold they had t
90 for morn. The Jesus they have re
iected who is a cast out, is not !
all their thoughts. He is to be Tn
king of that kingdom. He is going I
rule. He is not going to be klnt
hrt tho king His throne Is to be |
Jerusalem of Palestine. Alread
Isreal has a flag there. They will 500
have a big fleet on the sea and ne
warship, not foot of the land
to be sold. No land sharks there-an
vet, il we should present Jesus the
king they would reject him; but
tho fullness of time they will accel
him Then all who have received Je
us az their savior-John liz WI
4 hovo heen baptized into one body
< fthe Christ of God, 1st Cor. l2:l3)-
I are be be his cabinet-1st Cor. .
! and g The position Israed rejected
xThen war shall be no more; no mo
yhurt. Then fruit sharks will dump l
7 more fruit in the lake so as TO Ke'
! the price up where poor people car
1ihave it.
! A fellow said few days ago. II
! great part of the real church OF
Fl dav were of the lowest. That's 1u
! what Jesus came for-the sinner.
J nv reader sinner. Look unto III
I On the cross he did all ne could
( you. Look to him and let him 10
! vou-make you part of his comi
I kingdom. Again | pray MS ricne
I sor Won ]. M. BERWICK