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 ]