The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-01

| they will lay hands On you and
prosecute you They will deliver you
up to synagogues and to prison, and
| you will be brought before kings and
governors for my sake In the end
all this will be evidence of your
fidelity
Promises of Deliverance
Make up your minds. however, not
to prepare a defence beforehand, for
1 will give you utterance anC wisdom
which none of your opponents will be
able to withstand or reply to. You
will be betrayed even by parents,
brothers, relatives, friends; and some
of you they will put to death. You
will be the objects Of universal hatred
because you are called by my name;
and yet not hair Of your heads
shall perish By your patient
! endurance you will purchase your
lives.
Jerusalem surrounded by Armies
But when you see Jerusalem with
armies encamping round her On every
| side. then be certain that her over
throw is close at hand. Then let those
who shall be in Judaea escape to the
hills: let those who are in the city
leave it. and those who are in the
the days OF vengeance (Hos- tx y
and of fulfilling all that is written
The City trampIed under Foot
Alas for the women who at that
time are with child or who have
infants; for there will be great distress
J in the land, and anger towards this
People. They will fall by the sword.
or be carried off into slavery among
all the Genti1es. And jerusalem will
be trampIed under foot by the
Gentiles. till the appointed times of
| the Gentiles have expired
The Son OF Man amid the Clouds
There will be signs in sun, moon.
and stars; and on earth anguish
among the nations in their bewlder-
ment at the roaring Of the sea and its
/ pillows; while mems hearts are
I fainting for fear. and for anxious
expectation of what is coming on the
world. For the forces which control
/ disturbed lisa xxxIv. ~. And then
l will they see the Son of Man coming
1 in a cloud tDaII- vii. 13) with great
power and glory. But when all this
longer Lift up your heads. because
your deIiverance is drawing near
A definite Limit of Time
And He spoke a parable to them
See" He said, the fig-tree and all
the trees AS soon as they have shot
out their leaves. you know at a glance
that summer is now near. So also,
/ when you see these things happening.
4 you may be sure that the Kingdom
; Of God is near. I tell you in solemn
truth that the present generation will
/ certainly not pass away without all
things having urst taken place Earth
and sky will pass away, but it is GER
/ Izin that my words will not pass
away.
Warnings
But take heed to yourselves. lest
your souls be weighed down with self
indulgence and drunkenness or the
auxieties Of this life, and that day
| come upon you, sud emily. Ike a falling
/ trap; for it will come on all the
jewellers On the face Of the whole
earth lisa xiv I'D But beware of
slumbering: and every moment pray
that you may be fully strengthened
to escape from i these coming evils
and to take your stand in the presence
Of the Son Of Man"
His habit at this time was to teach
in the Temple by day. but to go out
and spend the night on the Mount
people came to Him in the Temple,
early in the morning. to listen to Him,
The Treachery OF Judas
Meanwhile the Festival OF the
Ieavened Bread. called the Passover.
was approaching and the High Priests
and the ScrIbes were contrIvlng how
to destroy Him But they feared the
Judas (the man called Iscariot) who
was one Of the Twelve He went and
conferred with the High Priests and
Commanders as to how he should
deliver Him up ito them This gave
them great pleasure. and they agreed
to pay him Ee accepted their offer.
and then looked out for Al opportunity
to betray Him when the people were
not there
Peter and John prepare the
Passover
When the lay OF the Unleayened
-
lamb to be sa-ificed-JeSus sent
Peter and John with instructions
l. Co." He said, "and prepare the