Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-03-21
u INTERNATIONAL BIBLE SCHOOL
LESSON


LESSON
lesson subiect-John's picture of
esyorslip in heaven.
lesson Text-Rev. 1911
Gioden Text-Blessing, and glory,
ana wisdom, and thanksgiving and
Hohor, and power, and might, be unto
our GOD forever and ever. Amen
Rev. Tip.
Lesson Material
AFTER these things l saw, and
oenold, a great multitude which no
man could number. out of every nation
ana OF all tribes and peoples and
tongues, standing before the throne
and before the Lamb, these arrayed in
white robes, and palms in their hands;
TO- and they cry with a great voice,
saying, Salvation unto our God who
Sltteth on the throne. and unto the
Lamb.
IL. And all the angels were stand
ing round about the throne, and
about the elders and the four living
creatures; and they fell before the
throne on their faces, and worshipped
God, saying, Amen: Blessing, and
glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving,
and honor, and power, and might, be
unto our God forever and ever. Amen.
ID. And one of the elders answered,
SAYING unto me, These that are ar
rayed in the white robes, who are they
and whence came they?
f- 6Iiu Say uHtO MIN, MY hOTO,
thou knOweSt. And he said to me,
These are they that come OUT of great
trlbulation. and they washed their
robes, and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb.
Is Therefore are they before the
throne of God; and they serve him
day and night in his temple; and he
that stitch on the throne shall spread
his tabernacle over them.
is. They shall hunger no more.
neither thirst any more; neither shall
the sun strike upon them. nor any
heat.
II. For the Lamb that is in the
midst of the throne shall be their
! shepherd, and shall guide them unto
fountains of waters of life; and God
shall wipe away every tear from their
eyes.
Lesson Exposition
Chapter Johns vision of Christ
was a vision of the living One" who
was alive forevermore," and who had,
and who still has, and ever will have,
the keys of death and IIades.
Chapters 2 and Sin these chap
iers we have the message to the seven
churches AS we read them we know
hat they are messages to all the
churches There is the sevepfold en-
coura gement to those who will over
come.
Chapter f. The comfort of this
chapter is in our contemplation of the
throne. .set in heaven. and One sit
ting upon the throne" 1t is a message
of triumphant victory, because the will
of the omnipotent cannot be thwart-
ed by his own will and might
Z Chapter 5-There never has been
such a song of triumph sung as is
symbolized in this mighty chapter.
Students of the Book OF Revelation
may not be able to agree as to the
time of the program of such a trf-
urnph. but there can be no doubt that
this word will come to pass
Chapters 6 and These chapters
are full of tribulation which over
whelms all who dwell on the earth,
including the saints of God. The One
.yYho opens the seven scaled mystery
of all these fluctuations is the Mighty
One, the Redeemer, who saves out of
this world in spite of these tribula-
lions, "a great multitude, which no
man could number
Chapters S-11-Out of these chap
tiers comes a note of triumph. THE
kingdom of the world is become the
kingdom of our Lord. and of his
Christ; and he shall reign forever and
ever
Chapters II, 13-Au the power of all
the devilishness of beast and dragon
is in vain There is no mistaking
the note of triumph that dominates
these two inspiring chapters
Chapter lin this chapter, as in
all of them, there is triumphant praise
TO the Lamb standing on the Mount
Zion
Chapters l.. 1e-Here again is the
triumph of Gods judgment over all
his enemies
II Chapters II, 1S-There is no note of
defeat in the wall of despair of the
friends of this mystic Babylon who,
when they saw their city destroyed.
coast dust on their heads, and cried
weeping and mourning And what
great triumph is these in the words of
those whom the city has prosecuted.
Gods people may. therefore, rear no
organization or impersonation of evil