The Dolores star., 1921-02-18
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 20
THE WISE AND FOOLISH v,Rc,us

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ye know neither the day nor tb. no..
wherein the Son of Man cometb Nc,
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| REFERENCE MATERIAL Ma,
7:a-S; a:l-6i, Eph. s:l0-sO: 1 Tim, Sill,
PRIMARY ToPlC-Being Ready,
JUNIOR ToPIc-Being Ready.
| INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Prepared for Emergencies
| YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Christian watchfulness. ~
This lesson Is part of the we'll
known Olivet discourse, giving a pro.
phetlc view Of the course of time from
Its utterance. just before the cruc.
fixion to the second advent of Christ
The order of events In that time are
roughly speaking. as follows:
l. The moral condition of the world
during Christs absence Ca 4:1-14). This
Is the period covered by the parab,s
of chapter l3.
2. The appearance Of the AntIchrlst
GA 1920.
3. The great advent CA :27.3D. in
which there will be mighty commissions
OF nature. the mourning of the earth,
tribes. and the gathering of the elect.
4. Warnings to Gods people in view
Of the great advent Ca :3"-5D the
time of advent unknown and unex.
| pected.
D. Instructions to saints in view o,
the uneNpectedness of His coming "a
1867.
6. The judgment Of the nations (25
31-46).
The present lesson Is one of the
two parallels designed for the lnStruc.
tion of the saints In view of the COM
Ing Of the Christ. 1t has contlnu.
GUS application In the present time Il
Thess. 4:lG-1S; Titus 2:1l-i3).
I. The Foolish Virgins Took Lamp,
But No OIL With Them. (v.3).
l. Lamps signify Christian profess
sion Matt. $40. and OIL the Holy
Spirit Czech. ~. Having the lamps
and no oil shows that they were pro.
fessors of religion without possessing
Its reality. AS soon as n man Is re.
generated the Holy Spirit takes up His
abode with Him. The proof that one
Is child of God Is that he has the
Holy Spirit dwelling within him. az
any man have not the Spirit of Christ,
he is none Of His" (Rom. 500 The
foolish virgins may have been of good [
moral character. but they We're un.
regenerated.
2. The wise virgins possessed both 4
lamps and oil ". ~. They made
profession and backed 1t with Il real
life of righteousness. These are the 7
true believers. Both the wise and the 4
foolish virgins slumbered and slept.
Their eyes had grown heavy and they +
fell under the spell of sleep ". 81, z
This shows that as the Christian age
heightened the real and processing (
coming Of the Lord. It is unspeakably
sad that so many even of Gods saints, /
wise virgins, should give up the ex'
pectancy Of the return of the Lord.
u. The Coming Bridegroom wv. G.
12).
!. The midnight cry ". 81. In the
midst Of the night when all were asleep }
the cry was made, "Behold the bride
groom cometh, go ye out to meet him"
How sad 1t Is that the church has
lost her hope. Is not waking and
watching for the return of her Lord!
2. Activity of the virgins ty. y.
They all arose and trimmed their
lamps. There will be great activity
when the Lord comes. on the part OF
both the real Christians and those
who only make profession. The pro
Tossing Christians will then realize
that they lack that which IS essential
to entrance to the marriage feast.
3 The foolish request the wise 10
share their oil wv. 8, 81. The revela-
ton Of Christ will make manifest the
genuineness of our religion and e1'
pose the folly Of mere profession
When the Lord comes 1t will be 100
late to mend ones ways.
4. The wise enter to the marriage
". 10). While the foolish were seek
ing to amend their ways trying to buy
oil, the bridegroom came and those
who were ready were admitted to the
marriage.
s. The pitlful position of the foo''s"
". 1D. They begged the Lord u
open the door that they might eh'et
to the marriage feast. No one Gu"
open that door but the Lord.
8. The awful Judgment ". 12). Inc
Lord declares II know you not" lhose
who put off the personal contact WIN
Jesus until that day shall be shut ou'
from the presence Of Christ.
III. The Solemn Obligation w. lo''
"Watch, for ye know not the day ho'
the hour wherein the Son of man con''
eth"