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the midst o f the path of Judgment” (Prov. 8:20). “ For thou art my rock and my fortress’’ (Psa. 31:3). 4. Progress. —“Yea, though I walk.”— “ Let darknéss and the shadow o f death stain it” (jo b 3:5 ). “ For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death’’ (Job 24:17). 5. Provision .— Thou preparest a table -before me.”B “And wine that maketh glad the heart o f man, and oil to make his face to shine and bread ' which strengtheneth man’s heart” (Psa. 104:15). 6 . Pleasure.— ’’Surely • goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my lif e l lS ’There the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore” (Psa. 133:3). jt * 7. Paradise. —“And I will dwell in the house o f the Lord for ever.”—“ I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house o f the Lord” (Psa. 122:1). Love Suffering. And thqy crucified him, and; parted his garments, casting lots : that it might be fulfilled which was -spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. -Matt. 27:35, Love seeking. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke -19:10. Love sympathising. And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her,v and she ministered unto them. Mark 1:31. And he healed many that were sick o f divers diseases, and cast out many devils ; and suffered not the devils to speak, be cause they? knew him. Mark 1 :34. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him [the leper], I will; be thou clean. Mark 1 :41. Love :saving. For -the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. Luke 9:56. 0 Love,, thatwilt not let me go, 1 rest my weary soul in Thee; I give Thee back the life I owe, That in Thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller, be. G od is Love (1 J ohn 4 : 8 ) Q Love, I give myself to Thee, , Thine ever, only Thine to be. —H. C. F. — o — The Lam b o f G od ¡..,.i.....:.^.„v;;..,.;;..;Bj..^ 5 ..Gen. 4 Prophesied................. ........ivGen. 22 Applied ..Ex. 12 Personified............. 42 ;;i.-;.'..v.,..'.;...;.i,...Isa. 53 Identified ¡......,;,......,....-:-,..,,,„V.;-.>:jÿ...John 1 :29 Magnified ............,...,.....-..:!.A(,^,%;,.......-,Rev-. 5 Glorified ......;.... ........ ..,;.:;....,.;.U.:......-..Rev. 22 Typified
widespread moral degeneracy ; ergo, a previous Millennium is impossible- (Luke 17:26; Rev. 1:7). 5. There can be no Millennium till a f ter the Man of Sin is destroyed; for “the mystery o f iniquity works” till he is “de veloped out of the midst.” And he is de stroyed at the Second Coming o f our Lord (2 Thess. 2:8-10). . 6 . The teaching of Revelation 14, how ever interpreted, shows there can be no Millennium till Christ returns. 7. Revelation 20:4-6 proves, we think, beyond controversy, that the Millennium is between the first and second resurrec tions, as Jesus'comes to . effect the first resurrection (see 1 Cor. 15:23). F. E, Marsh — o — Christ In 23rd Psalm 1: Possession .-—“ The Lord is my shep- hérd.” i>“ The good shepherd” (Jno. 10: 11). “ For ye were as sheep gone astray: but are now returned unto the shepherd and bishop o f your souls” (1 Pet. 2:25). Ezek. 34:11, 13; Jer. 23;4. 2. Promise .—“He leadeth me.”—“He calleth them by name and leadeth them out” (Jno, 10:3), “ For the Lamb which is in the midst o f the throne shall feed- them and shall lead them unto living fountains o f water” (Rev. 7:17). 3. PardohS'Ple. restoreth my soul.”— “ I lead in the way o f righteousness, in
S e a r c h - l ig h t s FROM THE WORD By Dr. G. Campbell Morgan (Permission Fleming H. Revell Co.)
“I came not to call the righteous, hut sinners” (Mark 2:17). That is, even yet, as surely as when it was first uttered, a startling, solemnizing word. In a general, superficial way, men accept it. All must agree in the more positive aspect of it. He certainly did come to call sinners. It is the negative aspect which startles. He plainly declared that He had no message for the righteous. If any man shall refuse to be reckoned among sinners, then, according to this declaration of the Lord, that man stands outside the circle to which His appeal is made. The context shows the true value o f the saying. The moral teachers were criti cizing Him for consorting with sinners, and in these words He gave His reason for doing so,, and at- the same time made it dear that He had no message for any men who refused to take their place with those very sinners. In such a saying, under such circum stances, there is discoverable a gentle satire, and a great compassion; These self-satisfied men, who will by no means consent to be counted among the sinners, are taken at their own valuation. They are whole, and so have no need of the Physi cian ! They are righteous, and so do not require His call! And yet the deepest note is that of His compassion. He knew their sickness, and so was willing to heal them. He knew they were sinners, and so was calling them also. When we accept the Divine judgment that “there is none righteous,” then we find His call is indeed to us. To resent that finding is to put ourselves outside the number of those to whom the Son of God calls. * ---------------------------- -----—--------------- I READY BIBLE OUTLINES | His Coming Pre-Millennial The salient proofs of Christ coming be fore the Millennium are as follows jr v 1. The parable o f the tares precludes the possibility o f a Millennium before Jesús comes (Matt. 13:30; 25:29-31). 2 . Paul’s prediction o f the moral char acter of the last days prqves the same. The condition “ waxes,:worse and worse” (2 Thess. 2:1-7). 3. Peter’s prediction o f the approaching end of the age shows us exactly the same moral condition, and as widespread (2 Peter 3:1-4). 4. When the Lord comes He describes it “as in the days of Noah and Lot”—
Prayest Thou This Prayer? Lord J e su s- Fit me,
Choose me, Teach me; Use me ;
In this -poor dark world Where sin and shame, On every hand, in every land, Befoul Thy Name; Lord Jesus, help me 1 ’Mid nature’s groan, ... Where sufferers moan, With hearts, of stone; Amid the storm, • In hope forlorn, Exposed to scorn; Without resource To withstand force. Oh, fit me, Lord, to welcome - T tief ., Prepare me to be welcomed by T hee , Then come, Lord Jesus, . come 1 . ' —G .W .G .
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