The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-02-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
February %, 1859
BY Rev. Geo. A. Harper
511 Avenue g.,
Greenwood Miss
Greenwood, Miss

by rev. Geo. "A. Harper
511 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT
THE END OF THE AGE.
Mark 1877 Print - Mark
1917, 32-37.
MEMORY SELECTION -
Take We heed, watch and pray:
Tor We know not when the time
is. - Mark 1889. 1t has been
the purpose of the Lord that
all Christian people through
out the entire church age
should live in the light of His
imminent return. The Lord
did not intend for men to
know the exact date of His re-
turn. Since man does not
know the time of ChriSt's re-
turn, he should live in con-
slant readiness. The admoni-
ton is threefold, even to heed
watch - pray. He should
heed because insidiouS forces
will tend to divert his atten-
ton to other interests. He
needs to pray so that he will
live in constant readiness. To
be ready to meet Christ in the
air will be most glorious
privilege for the saint, while
on the other hand to be I'M
prepared will be a tragedy and
tremendous disappointment.
JESUS PREDICTS JERU-
SALEM'S DESTRUCTION:
And as he went out of the
temple, one of his disciples
saith unto him, Master see
what manner of stones and
what buildings are here" = A
lot of time and money went
into the remodeling of the
temple itself and eight years
to build the courts around it.
This is why the disciples of
Jesus expressed admiration to
him when he said Master, note
the marvellous handiwork and
beauty expressed in the tenn
pie and its surrounding build
ings. "And Jesus answering
said unto him. Seest thou
these great buildings? there
shall not be left one stone up
on another, that shall not be
thrown down" - When Jesus
made his reply to the disciple,
it was not in the spirit of
grudge or malice. He was not
glad that Jerusalem which had
killed the prophets, and would
soon occasion his own death,
was slated for destruction. On
the contrary, he viewed the
coming tragedy with deep sor-
row and regret.
CHRIST EXPLAINS THE
SIGNS OF THE TIME:
"And as he sat upon the
Mount of Olives over against
the temple, Peter and James
and John and Andrew asked
him privately" - What Jesus
had said about the destruction
of the temple became a mat
ter of great concern to the
disciples, and those who felt
themselves intimately associa-
ted with Jesus sought from
him a full discussion, private
~, of the prediction which he
had made. Tell us when shall
these things be? and what
and what shall be the sign
when all these things shall be
fulfilled" = The disciples
question was tWofold but clear.
They wanted to know when
the destruction of the temple
would occur, and Wha tSignS
would precede the event. "And
Jesus answering them began
to say, Take heed lest any man
deceive you" - There has long
been and there are still those
who claim to be able to pre-
dict the end of time and the
coming of the kingdom, and
in spite of the fact that time
proves them to be takers, there
are many people who allow
themselves to be deceived.
For many shall come in my
name, saying, l am Christ; and
deceive many" The time of
false Christs is still with us
needs no comment, for even
this enlightened age has its
share of false pretenders who
claim divinity or allow others
to ascribe divinity unto them.
"And when we shall hear of |
wars and rumours of wars, be |
We not troubled: for such |
things must needs be; but the
end shall not be yet" - The |
existence of wars and the ru-