The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-05-22

eoLoEN TEXT--Take we heed,
Waeeh and pray; for we know not when
the time is.
PRIMARY TOPIc--RAine Ready IN
Help.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Being Ready.
lNTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP.
lC-Being Ready.
fouNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
1C-Christian Preparedness.
!. The Prophetic View of the Course
OF Time from Chrlst's cruciflxon tc
HIS Second Coming. (24:1-51).
The order of events in this time are
In general as follows
/ The moral condition of the world
during Christ's absence. wv. LID.
This. is the period covered by the
parallels of chapter Is.
:. The appearance of the Anti
christ wv. 1926.
3. The great advent (vv. 27-31).
LII connection with this advent there
will be mighty commissions of nature,
the mourning of the tribes of the
earth, and the gathering of the elect.
4. Warnings to Gods people in
view of the great advent wv. 32-5D.
The time of this advent is unknown
and on the part of many unexpected.
o. Instruction to believers in view
of the unexpeetedness of Christ's
coming (25:1-30l.
II. Behavior of Believers in View
OF the Coming of the Lord (25 .1-13).
The teaching in the parable of the
ten virgins has continuous application
in the present time Il Thess. 1918;
Titus 2.11-13).
l. The equipment of the virgins
wv. 1-5).
ID The foolish virgins took lamps,
but no oil with them ". 81. Lamps
signify Christian profession Matt.
5:16) and oil the Holy Spirit Czech.
14). Having lamps but no oil shows
that they were professors of religion,
without possessing its reality. The
Christian life is sustained by the Holy
Spirit. AS soon as a man is regen-
Grated, the Holy Spirit takes up His
abode with him. The Spirits in
dwelling therefore, is an advance
work upon regeneration. The proof
that one is a child of God is that he
has the Holy Spirit dwelling within
him. from. S:9). The foolish virgins
We're professors. but not possessors.
(2l. The wise virgins possessed both
lamps and oil ". ~. They backed
their profession with a real life of
righteousness. Both the wise and the
foolish virgins slumbered and slept
This shows that as the present age
lengthens, the real and the protesting
church will cease looking for the COM
ing of the Lord. 1t is unspeakably sad
that SO many even of Gods chosen
the wise virgins-should give up the
expectancy of the return of the Lord.
.. The coming of the bridegroom
wv. 6-12).
ID The midnight cry ~ 81. In
the midst of the night when all the
virgins were asleep the cry was heard,
"Behold the bridegroom cometh." Who
knows but that the time of this cry
is now close upon us? ~ Activity
of the virgins ". y. They all arose
and trimmed their lamps. There will
be great activity when the Lord comes
on the part of both believers and
those who only make profession. II
will be day when the reality of ones
faith will be tested (3) The foolish
virgins request of the wise to share
their oil ivy. 8, 81. The revelation OF
Christ will make manifest the gen
uineness of our faith and expose the
folly Of mere profession. When the
Lord comes, 1t will be too late to
mend ones ways. (4) The wise en-
ter to the marriage ". 10Y. While the
foolish were seeking to amend theil
ways-trying to buy oil-the bride
groom came, and those who were
ready were admitted to the marriage
(5) The pitiful petition of the foolish
virgins ". III. They begged the
lord to open the door, (6). The
awful Judgment ". 12). The Lore
declared, Il know you not"
2 The solemn obligation ". 13).
"Watch for We know not the da,
nor the hour wherein the Son of mar
cometh." Two solemn facts SHOULD
engage the attention of every one
az Entering with Christ to the mar
wage depends upon faithfulness to tn,
end If oil and light be wanting whel
Christ comes, no admittance will b.
granted to the heavenly banquet. e.
borrowed religion will not avail a
+hat day. Despite the value Of godl.
companions and associates, they car
render no service in the day Of jesus
Christ. Personal contact with thu
lord Jesus through faith in His bloo(
Is the absolute essential.
Those Who Do Not SIeep