NO. 12
DECEMBER 1912
VOL III
Joseph Agar Beet, D. D., Richmond. Surrey, England, Author of "Through Christ to God," "The New Life in Christ," "A Manual of Theology," etc.
BELIEVE that with the Supreme Personal- ity is One Other than himself, a Sharer with him, by derivation from him, of his uncreated existence and infinite power, wisdom, and
love; and that this Son of God took upon him our created nature, and amid its limitations lived a life both human and divine. In this sense I accept the deity of Christ. This faith is prompted by the profound harmony under- lying his various teaching about himself in the • four Gospels, and the homage paid to him by his earliest followers throughout the New Testament; taken in connection with the deep impression-made by him on the thought and life of men.
Dr Beet eminent in the English M. E. Church, was quoted on our cover last month in testimony to the Lord's return.
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MOTTO: "I the Lord do keep it I will water it every moment lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day."—Is. 27: 3 THE KING'S BUSINESS R. A. TORREY, E d i t or j . H. SAMMIS, T. C. HORTON, J . H. HUN T E R, Associate Editors En t e r ed as Second-Class m a t t er November 17, 1910, a t t he postoffice a t Los Angeles, California; Under t he Act of March 3, 1879 Organ of THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES,(Inc.) 260-2Ó4 South Main St. (Second Floor) Los Angeles, California Table of Contenti El Shaddai Studies In t he Gospel According To J o hn R. A. Torrey, D . D. -
R. V. Miller T . C . H o r t e n
The G r e at Tribulation Personal Evangelism Reaching t he Sailors " H i t A i n 't Foh M e " A Parlor Conversation " T h e F u n d ame n t a l s" Interrogation Points
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Lyman Stewart, President
J. M. Irvine, Seeretary-Treas. S. I. Merrill Giles Kellogg
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W. K Blackstone H. A. Getz Robert Watchoru
D o c t r i n a l S t a t e m e n t We hold to t he Historie F a i th of t he Church a s expressed in t h e Common Creed of Evangelical Christendom and including: The Trinity of t he Godhead. The Deity of t he Christ.
The Maintenance of Good Works. The Second Coming of Christ. The Immortality of t he Soul. The Resurrection of t he Body. The Life Everlasting of Believers. The Endless Punishment of t he Im- penitent.- - - The Reality and Personality of Satan. W O R K (4) Spanish Mission. Meetings every night. (5) Shop Wo r k. Regular Services in shops and Factories. (6) Jewish Evangelism. Persona! work and neighborhood ciasses. (8) Oil Fields. A mission to men on t h e oil fields. (9) Books and Tracts. Sale and distri- bution of selected books ar.d tracts. among t he He b r ews. (7) Bible Women. House-to-house
The Personality of t he Holy Ghost. The Supernatural and Plenary author- ity of t he Holy Scriptures. The Unity in Diversity of t he Church, which is t he Body and Bride of Christ. T h e Substitutionary Atonement. The Necessity of t he New Birth. O U R P u m o s e - The I n s t i t u te trains, f r e e of * u r ' c o s t i accredited men and wo- men, in t h e knowledge and use of t he Bible. (1) The I n s t i t u te Classes held daily ex- cept S a t u r d a ys and Sundays. (2) Extension work. Classes and con- ferences held in neighboring cities and towns. (3) Evangelistic. Meetings conducted by our evangelists. Departments:
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S ame T e s t ame nt as above b ut bound in t he very finest Persian Le v a nt leather, divinity circuit, finest calf lin- ing to edge, silk sewed, round corners, red u n d er gold edges. Price, $2.50. And is the only modern variorum edition of t he Bible. In t he July "King's Business," Dr. Torrey had this to say about the Cross- Reference Bible: " Th e re is an especial edition of t he American Standard Ver- sion which is almost indispensable f br any one who aims at a t h o r o u gh ari^l exact study of t he Wo rd of God. It is called THE C R O S S R E F E R ENCE BIBLE. It represents a vast amo u nt of labor both by the immediate editors and by others, t he results of whose labor have been incorporated in .the book. It is a very large book, 2414 pages. It qan be had in a variety of editions f r om $6 to $16.50. T he differ- ence is in t he paper and binding." The Cross Rcfcrcncc Bible is the most r ema r k a b le analyzed Bible ever published. Contains A complete topical analysis of the Bible. A complete alphabetical index to evçry topic. Excellent biographies of 300 Bible char- acters. Marginal index of all foot notes and of t he text. Complete outline studies or introduc- tions to every book of the Bible. Special Low=Priced Bibl es For Sunday Schools, Churches, Y. M .C. A.'s and other Bible Classes. We have lately made arrangements with the American Bible Society by which we can supply their Bibles at New York prices. We carry four styles in stock, which we are prepared to offer you as follows: At 17c. An a g a te type Bible; size, 24mo., 4x5% inches. Bound in cloth, red edges. At 23c. At 38c. An easy-to-read brevier type Bible; size, 12mo., 5%x7 inches. Bound in cloth, red edges. At 45c. A splendid brevie"r type Bible t h at you will be glad to own; size, 12mo., 5%x7 inches. Has good cloth binding, round corners and smoothly burnished red edges. A minion type Bible; size, 18mo., 4%x6 inches. Bound in cloth with round cor- ners a nd red edges. These four styles of Bibles at the prices we are now able to supply them to you are the cheapest and best Bibles for the money t h at it is possible to buy. If ordered by mail postage will be extra on these. Address All Orders to The Comprehensive Bible Chart of which Rev. L. H. Jamison is the author, is the most comprehensive and complete' chart of the Bible that has so far come to our notice. We wish to commend it to Bible students everywhere as a marvelous picture of the plan, purpose and program of God during the various ages and dispensations in which He deals with the uni- verse. Students of the Word of God will be greatly assisted by the chart. This comprehensive Bible chart is beautifully printed in seven colors, size 19x34 inches. P r i ce 50 cents, mailed to any address. Each chart is accompanied by a com- plete "key" which fully explains it.. We invite your orders. 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THE KING'S BUSINESS TO BE ENLARGED AND IMPROVED Beginning with the next issue—January, 1913 THE KING'S BUSINESS will contain at least 48 pages each month Several New Departments will be added, which, with those now running, will furnish something of interest along the most important lines of Christian thought and activity. There Will Be: Editorial Notes on Current Events Articles and Reports of Addresses by well known Preachers and Writers, including articles on Great Revivals and Revivalists At Home and Abroad—choice bits of news of what is doing Hints and Helps—for preachers and laymen, along sermon- making lines For the Worker's Library—something more than just a book review Light on Passages and Problems, by R. A. Torrey For Sunday School Workers: Brief Thoughts for Busy Teachers, by J. H. Saminis The Heart of the Lesson, by T. C. Horton For Junior Christian Endeavor Workers: Junior Endeavor Topics, by Mrs. J. H. Saminis Bible Institute Notes: Daily Studies in the Gospel of John, by R. A. Torrey Subscription Price will remain at Fifty Cents per year. Send in THREE subscriptions NOW— One for yourself, one for a friend on the home field, one for a a friend on the foreign field A Good Chr i s tmas Gift El Shaddai When God (Gen. 17:1) would assure Abraham, who, with Sarah his wife, was past age, by nature, to have a child, that he should beget a son of promise, He said, "I AM EL SHADDAI," that is "GOD ALMIGHTY," hence "GOD ALL ABLE," hence, again, GOD ALL SUFFICIENT, i. e. to accomplish what He had promised. It was this Name that made Abraham "strong in faith," and "fully persuaded that what He had promised, He was able (SHADDAI) also to perform " (Ro. 4:21). EL SHADDAI is the ROCK on which as believers we stand as to the reality of the Scrip- ture record concerning the past; its promises concerning the present; and its hope concerning the future. EL SHADDAI is ALL SUFFICIENT, FOR ALL HIS PROMISES. "HIKANOS" In several Greek versions, once current among the Jews and early Christians "SHADDAI," is translated "HIKANOS," a frequent word in the New Testament. John said (Mt. 3:11) "Whose shoes I am not worthy (hikanos) to bear." The Centurion said (Lk. 7:7), "neither thought I myself worthy (hikanos);" and Paul (I Co. 15:9), "which am not meet (hikanos) to "be called an apostle," and (II Co. 3 :5) "our sufficiency (hi- kanos) is of God." Now we read (Col. 1:12) of GOD the FATHER that HE "hath made us meet ("hikanosanti") to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light," that is, then, to be "worthy," to be "sufficient." And this is what it means when it says (Col. 2:10) "And ye are complete in Him;" for to Him "All power is given," and He is Himself, thus, EL SHADDAI; and "in Him (Col. 1:19) all the fullness (which is EL SHAD- DAI) dwells," and "we in Him," however unworthy in ourselves, are "meet," "worthy," "sufficient," "hikanos ;" and however imperfect, defective, and incomplete, are "complete." He has been to Us All Sufficient in the closing year, He will be All Sufficient for us in the coming year; and, if we meet Him before its close, He is EL SHADDAI to us, in us, and for us, to present us hikanos, all-worthy IN HIS SIGHT; worthy to dwell under the same roof with Him (Lk. 7:7) in the Father's house; meet to in- herit the same kingdom with Him (Col. 1:12); and worthy to bear His sandals (Mt. 3:11) in grateful service through endless days of holy bliss. In this confidence let us walk, that He who hath begun the good work in us will finish it in the day of Jesus Christ; and present us holy, un- rebukable, and unreprovable in His sight; being fully persuaded that what He hath promised He is able to perform, and that what we have committed to Him He is able to keep, and to present us faultless in the presence of His glory. " "To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Lord God Almighty, the EL SHADDAI, of Abraham, the Lord Jesus of the Apostles of the New Covenant make us strong in faith, and strong in Thee, worthy, meet and sufficient, for Thy service, and Thy fellowship; and the presence of Thy glory hereafter. Friend, do you believe that He can do it? But stay—do you believe that He will do it? Aye? Ah, but do you believe that He HAS done it? Studies in the Gospel According to John By R. A. Torrey, D.D. r. JOHN 'S INTRODUCTION TO HIS ACCOUNT OF THE WORDS AND WORKS OP JESUS. 1:1-18. WTN "reading most books we omit t he a u t h o r 's introduction and as a rule lose little by doing so, but in this book the introduction contains t he very heart of t he whole. It was written for t he definite purpose of preparing the reader for a r i g ht u n d e r s t a n d i ng of the incidents and discourses which were to follow. John, clearly led by the Holy Spirit, s t a r ts out by giving us a t r ue and full s t a t eme nt of the n a t u re of Him whose acts and teaching were to form the whole subject of the narrative which is to follow. " In this introduction to the Gospel we have the theological sum- mary of its contents." We shall not u n d e r s t a nd the rest of the book unless we ponder deeply these introductory words. Th e re is no a t t empt at argu- ment in the introduction: t h e re is some- thing f ar higher and better t h an argu- m e n t—a calm and full s t a t eme nt of the t r u th by one who knows. We have here not ma n 's a r g ume n t a t i on b ut God's reve- lation: and we do well to study it as such. i . THE WORD IN H IS ETERNAL BEING. Vs. 1-2. V. 1. " In t he beginning was the Word, a nd t h e Wo rd was with God, a nd t he Wo rd was God." This sentence is one of the profonndest, most inexhaustible, most r ema r k a b le and most significant sentences ever written. Whole volumes of t r ue theology a re wrapped up in it. Canon Westcott well says, " The first sentence of t he Gospel offers a perfect example of the ;stately symmetry by which the whole n a r r a t i ve is ma r k e d. . . . The symmetry of form corre- sponds with t he exhaustiveness of the thought. The t h r ee clauses contain all t h at it is possible for man to realize as to t he essential n a t u re of the Wo rd in relation to time, and mode of being, and character: He was (1) " I n t he begin- ning." He was ( 2 ), "W i th God." He was ( 3 ), God. At the same time these three clauses answer to the three great moments of the incarnation of the Word declared in v. 14. He who "was God,'' became flesh. He who "was with God," tabernacled amo ng us. (cf. I J o hn 1 : 2 ). He who "was in the beginning," became (in t i me ). " T h e Wo r d" is not merely a name of t h at historic person whom we know as J e s u s—f ar deeper than that, it is the name of the second Person of t h e ' T r i n- ity, who became incarnate in the per- son of Jesus. (V. 14). This a u g u st Person is called " T he Word", because a " wo r d" is t h at by which one expresses and reveals, n ot only his thought, but hjmself; and Jesus as t he incarnate "Wo r d" is God's perfect expression and revelation of Himself. He is " t he ef- fulgence of His glory (and t h e very image of His substance." (Heb. 1 : 3 ). To be able to recognize Him when He He "is the image of t he invisible God.' (Col. 1 : 1 5 ). As the incarnate Wo rd He could say, " He t h at h a th seen me, hath seen t he F a t h e r ." (Ch. 14.9). God has revealed Himself in His written Word, but t he full revelation of God is ¡n the incarnate Word, Jesus of Naz- areth: not merely in wh at Jesus said but in wh at Jesus is. To know Jesus Christ is t o k n ow all t h at can be known of God. (Cf. Ch. 1 7 : 3; 1 : 1 8 ); I J o hn 5:20. " In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the godhead bodily." (Col. 2 : 9 ). It has been t h o u g ht t h at J o hn bor- rowed his use of the t e rm, " The Wo r d" from Philo, the Jewish Alexandrian philosopher (B. C. 20 to A. D. 5 0 ), by whom the Greek words translated " T he Wo r d" were much used; but J o h n 's use of the expression is entirely different f r om t h at of Philo and his t h o u g ht ut- terly at variance with t h at of Philo. The corresponding Aramaic word seems to have been much in use in our Lord's Day, and in Philo's day, in the T a r g ums or Aramaic paraphrases of t he Old Testament, which existed in oral form before being committed to writing a f t er our Lord's time. " The Wo r d" was used as a substitute for the n ame of God in His communication with the world. This usage was apparently due to the Old Te s t ame nt teaching r e g a r d i ng the eternity and power of God's Word. (Ps. 3 3 : 6; 1 0 7 : 2 0; 1 1 9 : 8 9; 1 4 7 : 1 5; Is. 4 0 : 8; 55.10-11 cf. Gen. 1:3-6-9-11-14- 20-24-26-29). Ti the Ta r g um. Ps. 1 0 0 :1 is rendered " The Lord said unto His Wo r d" Is. 45:12 is rendered "I by my we have t he most explicit statement of t he full Deity of t h at Person who be- came incarnate in Jesus of Na z a r e t h— \ " T he Wo rd was God." In t he Greek the definite article is used before the word "Go d" t he first time it is used in t he verse, but it is omitted when the word "Go d" i s used t he second time. This is an illustration of the mi n u te verbal accuracy of the Scriptures as ori- ginally given. While t he omission of the article does not suggest any idea of in- feriority of the Wo rd to t he first Person in the Trinity, a nd while it clearly af- firms the t r ue Deity of the Wo r d, it does imply t h e eternal subordination of t he second Person of the Trinity to tile first Person of t he Trinity. As another has said in commenting upon a passage in Ephesians, " In God the F a t h er we have Deity in its origin and s o u r c e—In God t he Son, we h a ve Deity in its outflow, but all t he perfection, of the source is found in the stream which flows f r om it." The Divine n a t u re is essentially and fully in t he Son, b ut at t he same time the Son is not the F a t h e r. V. 2. " T he s ame" (literally, " t h i s ") was in t he beginning w i th God." This verse gives us no added t h o u g ht b ut em- phasizes t he preceding by repetition and by a different f o rm of expression so as to ma ke sure t h at t h e re may be" no mis- t a ke about it. It f o rms the transition also to what follows in the next section where we have t h e Wo rd not in His eter- nal being b ut in His relation to t he created universe. It is quite character- istic of J o hn to r e p e at the same mes- sage in a little different f o rm. (See e.g. I J o hn 1 : 5; I J o hn 3 : 1 R. V.) II. THE WORD IN H IS RELATION TO THE CREATED UNIVERSE.. 3-13. (1) The Wo rd in His pre-incarna- tion work. 3-5. V. 3. "All things we re ma d e t h r o u gh H i m ." He re we have t he plainest, most definite, and most posi- tive s t a t eme nt possible t h at all created things came o be t h r o u gh he agency of t he eternal Wo r d, not merely all things regarded as a whole, but all things t a k en severally and individually. In t he vast and i n n ume r a b le multiplicity of created things, t h e re is not one thing t h at did not come to be t h r o u gh t h at Person who a f t e r wa r ds became incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth. In Col. 1:16 we are told t h at all things t a k en a s a whole were created in the Son of God. not only the things upon the e a r th but the things in t he heavens, " Th i n gs visible and things invisible; wh e t h er t h r o n es or dominions or principalities or powers; Word ma de t he e a r th and created man upon i t ": Gen. 1:27 is rendered " T he Wo rd ot t he Lord created ma n ." In the Septuagint r e n d e r i ng of Ezek. 1 : 24 the words, " T he A lmi g h t y" are changed into " T he Wo r d ." The Jewish usage of our Lord's time as reflected in t he Ta r- gum may also haye been influenced by the personification of Wisdom as dwell- ing with God and being His "Master- wo r kma n" (Prov. 8 : 30 A.R.V.) in t he work of creation, which appears in the eighth and ninth chapters of Proverbs (note especially ch. 8:22-31; see also Job. 28:12-28; cf. Lu ke 7 : 3 5; I Cor. 1.24). But wh i l e Hhe use of this ex- pression may have been suggested to J o hn by t he contemporary Aramaic usage, it was t he Holy Spirit who really led J o hn to the selection of this n ame for t he second Person of t he Trinity who was to become incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth. The opening six words of t he verse set f o r th in a striking way the eternal, pre-existence of t he Wo r d. We are not told merely t h at " In t he beginning the Wo r d " became, b ut in the beginning the Wo rd already "wa s ." This carries us back of all t i me into t he eternal ages t h at preceded creation. The phrase " In the beginning" necessarily carries our t h o u g h ts back to the first words in t he Bible, " In t he beginning God created heaven and e a r t h ." In t h at r emo te past time, and in the eternity which lay be- fore that, t he Person who became in- c a r n a te in the birth of Nazareth already "wa s ." Our Lord Jesus did not begin to be when He was born in Be t h l e h em— He always was t h o u gh He did not be- come incarnate until His birth through Mary. In His eternal state He existed in t he f o rm of God. (Phil. 2 : 6 ). The second group of six words in t he verse set f o r th t he clear distinction be- tween the Wo rd of God and t he first. Person in the Trinity. They are not one p e r s o n—" T he Wo rd w;as w i th God." T h e Greek preposition " w i t h" is not the preposition ordinarily so translated. The idea conveyed by it is not merely t h at of co-existence as of two persons in company with one a n o t h e r—t he t h o u g ht is r a t h er t h at of one person being directed t owa r ds and regulated by the other. The Wo rd was with God but more t h an t h a t, His whole being was centered in God, a nd directed toward pod. There were two separate Persons but one derived His whole being frojn and directed His whole being toward the other. In t h e five closing words of t he verse, all things have been created t h r o u gh H im and unto H i m ." We do well to stop here and meditate upon the power, glory and ma j e s ty of our Saviour in the eternal world before He became a man for our redemption. Look up at t he stars on a clear night, t h i nk of their stupendous size and marvelous motions and then say, "My Saviour made t h em ." Yes, think of those wondrous beings t h at form t he hierarchies of the angelic world and say, "My Saviour made t h em ." In all the universe of created things heavenly and earthly, "Wi t h o ut Him was not a n y t h i ng made t h at h a th been ma d e ." God t he F a t h er is the one f o u n t a in and end of all created beings as He is of the Godhead itself, but all things were made " t h r o u g h" the agency of the Wo r d. This is suggested in the first chapter in the Bible, where over and over again in the various steps of creation we read, "God said!," t h at is He b r o u g ht things into being t h r o u gh the mediation of His Word. (Gen. 1-3-6-7- 12-14-20-24-26 cf. Ps. 3 3 : 6 ). Again J o hn emphasizes his t h o u g ht and makes it stronger by repetition in a different f o rm "Wi t h o ut H im was n ot a n y t h i ng ma d e t h at h a t h been ma d e ." (V. 3.) T h e Greek is even stronger t h an the English, "Ap a rt f r om Him was not even one t h i ng ma d e" (or, "came to b e " ). Here is a definite denial of the eternity or uncreatedness of matter. All others depend on Him. There is but one eter- nal and necessary existence—that is God. All other beings are derived f r om Him and miade by Him. The Wo rd being Himself God was not made but is the ma k er of all things. Jesus Christ therefore, in wh om this Wo rd became incarnate, is "very God of very God " (Heb. 3:4 cf. Heb. 1 : 6 ). The t h o u g ht of verse 3 gives to science and Chris- tianity a common .foundation. T r ue science reveals the eternal power and Godhead of the Wo rd (Rom. 1 : 2 0 ). Christianity reveals t he way of salva- tion to fallen man t h r o u gh the grace and power of t he same e t e r n al Word. These words afford to faith the most d a r i ng assurance and t he strongest en- couragement. "H is every word of grace is strong As t h at which built t he skies; The voice t h at rolls t he stars along Speaks all the prophecies." Not only were all things made t h r o u gh the Word, b ut t he life of all was "in H i m" even a f t er He ma de them. He not only Ver3e 4. " In H im was life." created all things b ut sustains all things. He upholds all things by the Wo rd of His power. (Heb. 1 : 3 ). Life in every sense is in H im; physical life is in Him; spiritual life is in H i m ; , e t e r n al life is in H im; " He t h at h a th t he Son h a th the life; he t h at h a th not t he Son h a th not the life." (I J o hn 5.21 R. V.) In v. 4 we pass f r om the simple to t he higher idea of the communication of life, " In H i m" we live and move and have out being." (Acts 1 7 : 2 8 ). The word " l i f e" is one of the characteristic words used by the Apostle John. It occurs some sixty times in his writings in the New Testament. Our Lord Jesus is else- wh e re represented as the, " P r i n ce of L i f e" (Acts 3 : 1 5) and as the source of all life (Col. 1 : 1 6 - 1 7 ). On Him all created life depends and by Him all created life is imparted. By separation f r om Him life is lost. No element of death can ever be f o u nd in Him. In Him was and is life. Our own t r ue life is hid with Christ in God. (Col. 3 : 3) and He Himself is " o ur life." (Col. 3 : 4 ) . He is an infinite ocean of life whence all may draw b ut which they can never exhaust. In the passage now before us we a re told t h at life is "in H im ," t h at is in t he "Wo r d ," but in I J o hn 1 :1 we are told t h at our Lord Jesus is Himself " The Wo rd of life." But not only is life in Him but " t h e life was t h e light of me n ." The life which we find in Him becomes light to t he mind. Th e re is no light without life We first get life f r om Christ and then our minds are illuminated and we a re enabled to see the t r u th of God. Out- side of Him t h e re is no light ( " T he nat- rual man receiveth not the things of t he Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto H im ." 1 Cor. 2 : 1 4 ). La t er on in the Gospel Jesus Himself declares "I am the light of t he world." He t h at fol- loweth me shall not walk in darkness, b ut shall have the light of life." (Ch. 8 : 1 2 ). The life which is in the Word not only brings spiritual intelligence but all knowledge in all men is obtained t h r o u gh the life which is in the Wo rd The Psalmist cries,to God in Ps. 36-9 "Wi th Thee is thé fountain of life: in Thy light shall we see light." It is only in the "face of Jesus Christ" t h at we obtain " t he light of t h e knowledge of the glory of God." (II Cor. 4.6). V. 5. "And t he Light s h i n e th in d a r k n e s s; jamd t he darkness* comprfcw h e n d ed ( r a t h e r, a p p r e h e n d e d) it n o t ." Up to this point only God h as been 'in view and "God is light," b ut now t he t he light t h at God gave it t h r o u gh t he < Wo r d. T h e world loved darkness r a t h er t h an light (cf. ch. 3:19") and chose d a r k n e ss wh en light was offered in t he pre-incarnation times just as it a f t e r wa r ds r e f u s ed to receive the Light when He came to His own. (v. 11). This has been t he history of m a n f r om the beginning, light offered by God; d a r k n e ss chosen by man. It is the his- tory of the race a s a whole today. The t r o u b le is not so mu ch t h at t h e re is no light as t h at man will n ot lay hold of the light. This is the t r o u b le in t he h e a t h en world. It h as not lived up to the light it had. Ev e r ywh e re since t he dawn of history light h as been shining, t he light of t he eternal Wo r d, b ut man will not have it. Soon a f t er t he fall, t he race sank so deep in darkness as to cease to desire light. We have h e re an appalling picture of t he desperate de- pravity of t he race. All of t he strivings of man a f t er intellectual and moral and spiritual good outside t he redemption t h at is in Christ have miserably and ut- terly failed, (cf. I Cor. 1 : 2 1 ). This ut- ter failure of the whole h uman race ma de necessary and prepared t he way for t he incarnation of the Wo rd of which we shall hear f u r t h er down. It has been suggested t h at the Wo rd rendered " c omp r e h e n d e d" in t he Au- thorized Version and " a p p r e h e n d e d" in t he Revised Version should be t r a n s- lated "overcame," and t h at t h e t h o u g ht of t he passage is t h a t t h o u gh t h e re was a conflict between light a nd darkness, t h e darkness was unable to get t he vic- tory'over and extinguish the light. Th is interpretation is impossible, t h o u gh it is supported by some of t he leading Greek f a t h e rs and by so high a modern authority as Canon Wescott. It is im- possible for two reasons: F i r st of all, t h è Greek word translated " a p p r e h e n d- e d " never means " o v e r c ame ": It does me an sometimes " o v e r t o o k" and in all t h e passages quoted by Wescott a nd others to support "Overcame" ( f or ex- ample, ch 1 2 : 3 5; Mk. 9.18; I Thess. 5 - 4) this is wh at it means, and this is quite different f r om "overcame." ( 2 ). It is impossible because of t he context as seen in V. 11. J o hn in t he passage before us is stating as a general fact wh at he a f t e r wa r ds states of t he ap- pearance of the incarnate Wo rd to His own T he whole t h o u g ht is t h at while t h e light shineth, t he darkness ( t h at is t h e whole h uman race) will not have it. Man chooses darkness r a t h er t h an light. h uman is introduced and on ma n 's side (outside of Christ) all is " d a r k n e s s ." The eternal Wo rd who became incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth was in t he world giving light before His incarnation in Jesus of Nazareth, b ut t h o u gh t he Light shone, it shone in a d a rk world. Wh en we look at God, one word describes Him " L i g h t ." (Cf. I J o hn 1 : 5 ), b ut wh en we look at t he world of ma n k i nd one word describes it, "Da r k n e s s ." By the e n t r a n ce of sin into h uman history, t he world became alienated f r om God, t he source of all light, and f r om t h a t day to this, t he world t a k en as a whole is " d a r k n e s s ." Th e re h as been knowledge of a certain sort. Th e re have been science and a rt a nd philosophy and cul- t u r e and civilization, b ut nevertheless t he history of all h uman society as a whole h as been a history of " d a r k n e s s ." It b as been well said t h at " T he Spirit of God did not find a deeper darkness on t he face of chaos t h an the moral gloom which the WORD f o u nd envelop- ing our race." It is t he wo rk of God to deliver us o ut of darkness and t r a n s l a te us into the kingdom of the Son of His love. (Col. 1 : 1 3 ). Christ comes as " t h e day-spring f r om on h i g h" "to shine upon t h em t h at sit in darkness and t he shadow of d e a t h ." The entire h uman race unilluminated by receiving the Light which t he Wo rd gives is " d a r k- ness." V. 5 r e f e rs to t he shining of t he Wo rd in t he times between t he fall of man and t h e incarnation of t he Wo rd in t he person of Jesus of Nazareth. In a similar way t he Apostle P e t er repre- sents the Wo rd of prophesy shining in a dark place. (II P e t er 1 : 1 9 ). In t he first a nd second verses we have the state of things before creation; in t he third verse we h a ve creation; in t he f o u r th verse ma n 's condition in Ed en before t he fall; in t he fifth verse t he state of t h i n gs a f t er t he f a l l— " d a r k n e s s ," b ut t he light of t he Wo rd shining in t he darkness. Dean Alford says, " Th is shining is not merely a historical present b ut de- scribes t h e whole process of t h e light of life in t he e t e r n al Wo rd shining in this evil and d a rk world, b o th by t he Old T e s t ame nt revelations, and (see ch. 10-16- 1 1 : 5 2) by all t h e Scattered f r a gme n ts of light glittering t h r o u gh t h e thick darkness of heathendom. But while t he light shone, t he darkness did not lay hold of it. I t did not mere- ly " c omp r e h e nd i t" as it h as been ren- dered in t he Revised Version. Huma n- ity as a whole refused to t a ke hold of The Great Tribulation (1U Condensed Report of an Address Delivered by Rev. R. V. Miller at the Bible Conference Held at Montrose, Pa. ~ OME one has said t h at the sing- ing of a nightingale is much more pleasing t h an the croaking of a frog, but if t he f r o g 's croak wa r ns of danger while the night bird's song would in an hour of peril lull to sleep, the f o rmer is mo re serviceable. Those who preach plainly the evident teaching of t he Bible along all lines a re likely to be called pessimistic at times, but the f a i t h f ul servant of the Lord cannot af- ford to me moved by this. Th at this present evil age is an end in a time of unparalleled tribulation is abundantly evident. Every dispensation of the past has closed with t he culmination of ma n 's sin and consequent j u d gme n t s, a nd this one will be no exception. Ac- cording to prophesy it remains for this age to produce, at its close, a time of h o r r or compared to which all previous visitations, seem insignificant. It will be a time when Satan and wicked angels and demons shall concentrate all their energies in e a r t h 's hour of travail; in a last desperate effort to overthrow God's plan. God, nevertheless, in the exceeding greatness of His power will then crush t he serpent's forces. The cosmic forces, too, with ma ny a f e a r f ul e a r t h q u a k e, tidal wave a nd volcanic eruption will add awfulness to t he time. This great tribulation will doubtless be world-wide in its scope, b ut h as par- ticular r e f e r e n ce to Israel and their land of Palestine. Open your Bible at Matthew 24:5-8. " F a l se Christs, wars, famines, pesti- lences and e a r t h q u a k es will be seen at their worst. T he word translated "sor- TOWS" means " b i r th pangs," and sug- gests the idea of a rapidly culminating crisis at t he end. In accord with this is t he sixth chapter of Revelation. The white horse a nd rider is evidently the Anti-Christ, who is to come, counter- feiting the t r ue Messiah, who is seen riding His white horse in chapter nine- teen. Th en follows t he red horse of war, t a k i ng peace f r om the e a r t h; t he black horse of f am i ne and t he pale horse of death, wf th all ma n n er of pes- tilence in his wake. Under t he sixth seal the great and aw f ul e a r t h q u a ke is described. Th r o u gh the s ummer season some leaves fall f r om t he trees, b ut in a u t umn they drop in showers; so across t he centuries t he race h as been dying, but at this time t h e pale horse and rider gallop mercilessly over millions. A very graphic idea of the tribulation can be had by studying t he book of the Revelation f r om the sixth to the nine- t e e n th chapters inclusice. At chapter six troubles begin to accumulate and j u d gme nt is intensified, waxing worse and worse, t h r o u gh the sounding of t he t r ump e ts and the pouring out of the vials to t he end. At first t h e re are "lightnings, t h u n d er and voices," ( 4 : 5) to this is added "lightnings, thunders, voices and an e a r t h q u a k e; ( 8 : 1 5) then "lightnings, t h u n d e r, voices, a nd an e a r t h q u a ke and great h a i l ;" ( 1 1 : 9) a nd finally "an e a r t h q u a ke such as was not since men were upon e a r t h ," and hail- stones weighing a talent ( 1 6 : 1 8 - 2 1 ). In chapter nine two h u n d r ed million demon cavalrymen are t u r n ed loose f r om the bottomless pit and swa rm up on e a r th to possess men. In chapter twelve the devil and his angels are cast out of t he heavenly places into the e a r t h. All this with ma n 's n a t u r al h a t r ed of God and His things will t r u ly bring p a n d emo n i um among t he peoples of e a r t h. Is it any wonder then t h at J e r em i ah calls it " t he day of Jacob's t r o u b l e "' ( J e r. 30:7.) Nor t h at Daniel calls it "a time of trouble such as never was." (Dan 12:2.) And to this Jedus adds, " F or then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since t he beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be '• (Matt. 24:31.) But t h e re is a B r i g ht Side even to the great tribulation. The sev- enth c h a p t er of Revelation is a beauti- f u l parenthesis, lying between the sixth and seventh -seals, showing us, first, one h u n d r ed and forty-four thousand of Israel, who are to be preserve« t h r o u gh all these scenes for God's pur- poses. "God h a th n ot cast away His people whom he f o r e k n ew ," and the twelve tribes will come in blessed re- memb r a n ce before H im when this d a rk time of Jacob's troubel shall come. holds good wh en these t h i n gs shall How blessed to t h i nk t h a t such a mu l t i t u de shall be saved in t h at t i me of woe. P e r h a ps f a r mo re t h a n are being reached now, for it is t r u e at present t h at " b r o ad is t he way t h a t l e a d e th to destruction, a nd ma ny t h e re be who go t h e r e o n ," because " n a r r ow is t he way t h at leadeth to life, a nd f ew t h e re be t h at find it." God will not leave Himself w i t h o ut wit- nesses in this d a r k e st h o ur of e a r t h 's n i g h t; some lights will shine amid t h e gloom, and His ma t c h l e ss grace will snatch trophies for t he k i n g d om of light even wh en all hell seems t u r n ed loose on e a r t h. "Wh en t hy j u d gme n ts a re in t he . e a r t h, t h en will t he i n h a b i t a n ts t h e r e- of l e a rn r i g h t e o u s n e s s ." come to pass. a n d no two men will use preciesly t h e s ame method, or adopt t he s ame tac- tics. One's inventiveness in t he circum- J M stances in which he finds himself, a nd fl one's k n ow l e d ge of t he h a b i ts of m i nd of t he people amo ng wh om he labors, will always h a ve mu ch to do with t he m a t t e r; a nd of course t he special Spirit's guida'nce i3 always s u p r eme ly *• needed. Wh a t we a re now urging, how- ever, is t h at this ma t t er of personal ^ approach should be c a r e f u l ly studied and cultivated. At t he basis of pecu- ^ liar skill in t h is line of t h i n gs is t he spirit of a divinely begotten love; t he , love whch " b e a r e th all things, believ- e th all things, h o p e th all things, en- d u r e th all t h i n g s ," 1 Cor. 13:7, the love * which never seeks to win a victory in j a r g um e nt over a n o t h e r, for t he vie- tory's s a k e; b ut r a t h er t r i es to ma ke a n o t h e r 's difficulty one's own and to -q all t h a t is best in itself to one's fellow. , M S. * , , Evangelism Horton This r e mn a nt will doubtless f o rm t he nucleus for t he new nation in t he mil- lenial age which shall follow. " Th ey shall look upon H im wh om they pierced," at t he closing mome nt of this t i me of trial a nd ma n i f e s t i ng t r ue re- pentance shall at last receive t h e ir t r ue Messiah. But, second, " a g r e at multi- t u de which no man could n umb e r ," f r om all n a t i o ns (Gentiles) a re seen coming o ut of " t he tribulation of t he great o n e" (correct r e n d e r i n g ), having wa s h ed t h e ir robes and ma de t h em white. You will note t h at this is not tribulation in general out of which they come, b ut " t he g r e at t r i b u l a t i o n" in particular, t he definite article being used twice. So t he divine order, " to t he J ew first, and also to t he Gentile," Lesson 10. H E word t a ct is an important word in connection with soul winning. You a r e always urged to use tact. The word tact is f r om t he L a t in word, tactus, me a n i ng to touch or touching. We b- ster defines t he wo r d: Peculiar skill 01* faculty, nice perception or discernment, ready power of appreciation, a nd doing wh at is required by circumstances. A c a r e f ul study of this definition will sug- gest wh at is me a nt by t a c t f ul soul-sav- ing work. The time, t he place, t h e circumstances, are all to be considered. " H e t h at w i n n e th souls is w i s e "—n ot only becaues he wins t h em, b ut wise in t h e way he wins t h em. Ask God for wisdom. Jas. !:•&; Doctor He n ry C. Mabie, a spiritual prince, says in his book on "Me t h od in Soul W i n n i n g ": " T h e personal equation as between man and man is always a differing factor, Personal By T. C. JM Dealing With the Jews _ J f * ' .^¿fflR By Mrs. Manson S O deal successfully with a J ew it is very i mp o r t a nt to have, Second, to show t h em t he P i c t u re of t h e ir Messiah m t he Old T e s t ame nt 1. T h at He is to be a direct des- c e n d a nt of Ab r a h am .Gen 2 2 : 18 Isaac, Gen. 26.4; Jacob, Gen. ¿ 8 . 1 J - 1 4. 2. T h at He is to be of t he tribe of J u d a h, Micah 5 : 2; Gen. 49.8-10. Of t he f ami ly of David, Isa. 1 1: 3 first a clear and intelligent k n ow l e d ge of t he place of Israel in God's Plan WP cannot too highly recom- mend Wilkinson s bo°ok ''Israel My Glorv" as a help to open up t h is plan so clearly and f u l ly given in God's 1-10; J e r m. 23:5-6. W o r d
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