Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-10-26
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 20
MEsSlAH'S MINISTRY (WoRLp'S
TEMPERANCE sunday
lesson TBXT-Isa. G1:1-s.

LESSON TEXT-Isa. 61:1-s.
GOLDEN TEXT-Righteousness eX-
alteth a nation; but sin is a r~eproach
to any people.-Prov. l4:34.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Matt. T:16-
20; Rom. l4:13.
PRIMARY ToPIC-How Fou Boys Be-
came Healthy and Happy.-Dan. 1921.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Destroying the Worlds
Enemy.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Next Step in the Prohibition Cam
paign.
Progress of Prohibition Throughout the
World.
The lesson committee has gratui
tously named this lesson worldwide
Prohibition Neither the text nor the
context, directly or implied, says any
thing about prohibition as we under
stand the use of the word. However,
when Messiah shall reign upon the
earth the rum traffic with all other
ubiquitous practices will be abolished.
1. Messiah's Commission ". u.
He was appointed by the Lord.
Gods plan for the world is a time Of
peace and blessing.
~. Messiah's Program wv. l, p.
Messiah's program is twofold: to
proclaim the acceptable year Of the
Lord, and the day Of vengeance Of
II God" The careful reading Of
Luke 4:1S-21 will show that Jesus
suspended reading of this passage at
the comma, in Isaiah 81 2. His first
coming opened up the day Of "grace
and the acceptable year of the Lord"
and His second coming will usher in
the day Of vengeance of our God"
OI Thess. 1:7-10; CT. Nal. 1919.
= /. Proclaiming the Acceptable Year
of the Lord wv. 1, y. In His ministry
S of grace He preached (1) good It'd.
! ings TO the meek" Meek" here
, means not only a grace, but a condi
ton, that Is, those in poverty an6
affection. (2) Bind up the broken
hearted" Bind up signifies healing
(3) Liberty to the captives." The
figure of ~deliveranCe from the Baby
d lonian captivity is used to describe
deliverance from sin and death (Heb
2:15). a. Opening of the prison t.
them that are bound" Messiah
{ work was to give ~deliverance to thos
who were enslaved by the conse
.e uuences of their sins. (5) "The &C
ceptable year of the Lord" Thi
means a space of time in which Go!
would accept all who repent Of thei
sins and come to Him.
2. Proclaiming the day Of vengeanc
of God ". p. While the day Of mere
. is heightened out, the time Of JUDI
ment will surely come. The day
vengeance will break upon the worl
Id when the Lord shall be revealed frol
lg heaven III Thess. 1:7-10). The perio
Of Of mercy Is called year" while IL
W. period of vengeance Is called day
showing that the period of mercy
much longer than the period of wrat
III. The Blessings Of Messiah
Kingdom wv. 3-9).
l. Comfort all that mourn" ". 2
he The day of vengeance will bring so
row to many, but they shall be COZ
forted when they shall see the Xii
ce on the throne.
N 2, "Give unto them beauty f
" ashes ". 81. This peculiarly appli
to Israel.
8. "on of Joy for Mourning" ".
'ce Israel has been mourning for ce
nd turtles. When the Messiah shall rel
as King they shall be glad.
A.. Garment of Praise for the Spii
Of of Heaviness" ". 81. Instead
wearing the symbol of the burden
sin they shall be clothed so as to
,oo dictate their joyfulness.
'oo s. called Trees Of Righteousness
". 81. These trees represent lsrt
as planted by God and bearing fru
BILE not as reeds bowed down with 81
ass row
6. "They Shall Build the c
Wastes" ". ~. Israel shall retu
.. to their own land and shall rebu
the city of Jerusalem and the cit
of Judah which lie waste.
Z. strangers Shall Stand and Fe
for Your Flocks" ". 81. In the time
ed, the kingdom the Gentiles shall rene
voluntary service unto Israel so tt
Israel may devote her whole time
etc the service Of God.
s. 8. "Ye Shall Be Named the Prize
of the Lord" ". 81. God chose Isr
to be the priestly nation to repres'
lcC' Him to the Gentiles.
8. "For Your Shame Ye Shall Eli
Double" ". y. Instead of the sha
and confusion which Israel has ex