THE SECOND COMING
Matthew 16:27-28. _“For the Son of man is about to come in the glory
of His Father, with His angels, and will then give to each one
according to his work. Truly, I say unto you, There are certain ones
of those standing here who may not taste of death, until they may see
the Son of... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 37
TRANSFIGURATION
Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36. Mark: _“And after six
days, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, and carries them up into an
exceedingly high mountain, privately, alone; and He was transfigured
before them, and His garments became shining, exceedingly white as... [ Continue Reading ]
DEMONIACAL EJECTMENT
Matthew 17:14-21; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43. Mark: _“And having
come to His disciples, He saw a great crowd round them, and the
scribes arguing with them.”_ He and the three disciples had been
absent from the nine and the multitude during that memorable night of
the transfigura... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 38
DEATH AND RESURRECTION
Matthew 17:22-23; Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:43-45. Mark: _“And having
gone out from thence, they continued to journey through Galilee.”_
As Galilee extends up to the very suburbs of Caesarea-Philippi, this
passage is a clinching argument for the location of the
transfig... [ Continue Reading ]
APOSTOLICAL AMBITION
Matthew 18:1; Mark 9:33-35; Luke 9:46-47. Mark: _“And being in the
house, He asked them, What were you disputing about with one another
on the road? And they were silent; for on the road they had been
disputing with one another which one should be greater. And He,
sitting down,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INFANT THE PARAGON
Matthew 18:2-5; Mark 9:36-37; Luke 9:48. Mark: _“Jesus, calling to
Him a little child, placed it in their midst, and said, Truly, I say
unto you, Except ye may be converted, and become as little children,
you may not enter into the kingdom of the heavens. Therefore whosoever
m... [ Continue Reading ]
BIGOTRY OF THE APOSTLE JOHN
Luke 9:49-50; Mark 9:38-41. _“And John responded to Him, saying,
Teacher we saw a certain one casting out devils in Thy name who does
not follow us, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us. And
Jesus said, Prevent him not. For there is no one who shall work a
mi... [ Continue Reading ]
RESPONSIBILITY OF OFFENDING THE LITTLE ONES
Matthew 18:6-8; Mark 9:42-44. _“Whosoever may offend one of these
little ones who believe in Me, it is better for him rather if a
millstone is hung round his neck, and he has been plunged into the
sea. If thy hand may offend thee, cut it off; it is good f... [ Continue Reading ]
DOOM OF THE WICKED
Matthew 18:8-9; Mark 9:45-48. _“And if thy foot may offend thee, cut
it off; it is good for thee to go into life lame, rather than having
two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire which can not be
quenched, where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”_
This awful de... [ Continue Reading ]
SAVED WITH FIRE
Mark 9:49-50. _“For every one shall be salted with fire.”_ The
E.V. adds the clause, _“and every sacrifice shall be salted with
salt,”_ which does not appear in the original, evidently having been
interpolated by some one, who thought the salt had a physical
signification, which is e... [ Continue Reading ]