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SABBATH SCHOOL LESSONS

SENIOR DIVISION

Fourth Quarter 1971.

Give To Caesar The Things

ThaI Belong To Caesar
 FOREWORD

The Sabbath School in the Reform Movement is a special agency

of God to give encouragement and inspiration for those who pror.laim
the last message of mercy to a perishing world. While there are
num berless forms of religious beliefs and practices, t,here is only one
way which God can truly bless; one church that can enjoy the
essential privileges and providences for its effective influence upon
a11 people, This brief series of lessons must, bring to every since"o
reformer greatel' incentive and conviction of his responsibility to
Caesar, and to those represented under this symbol. 'fhe Sahlwth
School is an ngency of the greatest importance, for el]ueated'IIIH]
lledicatcl] missi0naries, even whell under the most stringent and
limited opportunities, Let us make combined and eonstallt I'ffort
to enlighten all who neel] to know and understand what can he
renderer] unto Caesar.
"Remember that tho nearer we approach the time of Christ's
r.nlllillg, the more o:lI'nest.1y and finnl~' we are to work; f01' wo al'e
opposer] by the whole synagogue of Satan, We do Ilot 111'(,(] feverish
rxritemont, hut that courage which is born of genuine faith," -0']' 4713.
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Lesson No.1 Sabbath, October 2, 1971.

THE LAW OF GOD
1. What is the first law tor all men? Ex. 20:3-6.
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NOTE: "The duty to worship God is based upon the fact that He
is thc Crentor and that to Him .all other beings. owe their eXistencp.
And wherever, in the Bible, His claim to reverence and worship, ahove
the gods of the heathen, is presented, there is cited thc cvidenpp 'of
His creat.ivc power . . . " -GC 436,437.
2. What is included in Ithe wider meaning of an idol? Deut. 4:14-19.
NOTE: "Jehovah, the eternal, self-existent, uncreated One, Himself"
the Source and Sustainer of all, is alone entitled to supreme reverence
and worship. Man is forbidden to give to any other object the first
place in his affections or his service. Whatever we cherish that tenel,'.
to lessen our love for Gorl or to interfere with the servipe due 'Him,
of tklt. do we make a god." -pp 305.
3. For 110W long would God guide and guard His creatures if they
obey Him? Deut. 4:35-40, Ii ~ I •
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4. While we have Ithe genealog~es of many individuals before the
Flood, where do we find the first references to kings and nations?
Gen. 10:6-12. .
NOTB: "But us Noah's descendants increaserl in numbers, apostasy
manifested itself. Those who i1csired to c.ast off the restraint of GOel's
law dec.ided to separate from the worshippers of .Jehovah. They de-
tprmined· to l{eep theil' community united in Olle hody and to found
a monarchy which should eventua.]]y embrace the whole earth. In the
plain of Shinar they resolved to build a city, and in it. a tower that
should he the wonder of the world. This tower was to be so high
thut no flood could rise to the top, so massive t.hat not.hing could
sweep it. awa,y. Thus they hoped to secure their own safety and
make themselves independent of God.
"This confederaey W!!S born of rebellion against Gorl. The dwellpr~
on the plain of Shinar established their kingdom for self-exa1t.ation,
Tlot for ·t.lip glory of God. Had they succeeded, :l mighty powpr wouW
have hor11e sway, banishing righteousness und in augurating a new
rpligion. The world would have heen demomlized. Erroneous theories
would have diverted minds 'from a1fegiance to the divine statutps,
anel the law of Jehovah would have been ignored amI forgotten. But
nod never leaves the world without witnesses for Him. At this tinl<'
1.hpre werp men who humbled themselves before God and cried unto
Him. '0 noel,' they plen.ded, 'interpose hetween 'I'hy cause, Hnd the
p~aJl~ allll Ill<'thods of men.' 'Anel the Lonl c·ame rlO""11 t.o see t.he cit~·
and thp tOWN, which the childrcn of mpn huildpd,' Gp11esis 1] :;,.
 Angels were sent t.o bring to nought, the purposes of the builders."
-RT 213;214,
5. As the Iresult of disobedience Ito God's laws, wllat happened soon
after the establishment (}f national monarchies? Gen. 11 :1-9.
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6. ~y is it not possible for unity and harmony among secular
nations and societies? Ezek.11:19,20; Mark 7:2Q-23.
7. What.is the only power that ~n change this ,condition? Ps. 19:7;
Isa..48:1718· MarkI2:28-31.1\-'<,L" ftc" " ,
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W!hat has been the Lord's intention concerning all Ita·ces and
-\' L to." \lna}i~ns?\Ps. 33:13-19; Is. 56:7i ;E ek 18: l/t>.. .~t') """¥" I.'
"...' v';'","" Jl'~ \11.\.-.""'" "'~ ..... cJt .'" "J::., ~ WN'..lt. ""U .,~"<­
9. WHere will the law of God be f"nally displ yed before kings,
lers, and 11 people? Fs. 50:6. ' . ~ 1I"t.<v(j ol..ul· v
\,;." y:,~ (A~ ,., '".{ W .
NO E: "While these words of h~ry ~ust aseend to God, the clouds
sweep back, and the sts.rry hl.'avens arc seen, unspeakably glorious
in contrast with the black and a.ngry firmament on either side. The
glory of the celestial city streams from the gates ajar'. Then· there
appears against the sky a ha,nd holding two tables of stOll!' folded
together. Says t.he prophet: 'The heaveJls shall declare tHis righteous·
1:0SS: for God is judge Himself.' Psalm 50:6. That, holy law, God'H
righteousness, that. amid t.hunder and flame was Jll'OC In;imed fr01ll
Sina i as the guide of life, is 11011' revealed to men as th!' ru]!' of judg·
ment. The hane] opens t,h!' t.allles, and t.here ar!' se!'11 the pr!'!'cpts
of the Decalogue, traced as with a pe'Jl of fire. 'rhl' \\'ords [tr'p so
plain that all can road thl'nl. Memory is arousecl, thl' darkness of
of superstition and heresy is swept from every mi!1l1, and God's tl.'n
words, brief, comprehensive, Rnd authorative, are prl'Sl'11tl'd to the
view of all the inhabitants of the eal'th." -GO 639.
10. By wha·t standard are men and women judged, either for eternal
life or eternal des'truetion? Eccl. 12:13,14.
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NOTE: "The law of God is the standard by wl)iclt t.he characters
and the lives of men will be tested in the judgment. Says the wise
ma.n: 'Fear God, and keep His commandments: 1'01' this is the wholl.'
duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment.' Ecclesi-
aostes 12:13,14. The apostle James aclmonil'lhes his brethren: 'So
speak ye, and so do, as thl.'Y thnt shall h!' judg!'rl hy th!' law of
liberty.' .Tames 2:12." -GO 482.

Lesson No. 2 Sabba'th, October 9, 1971.

FORCE AND LOVE
1. By wha-t prinCiPles is the kingdom of God estabUllhed? Mat.
13:31.,32.
 XOTE: " , , , Not by force of arms, not by violent illterpositionA,
was the kingdom of God to prevail, but hy the impJ:ll1ting of it new
printipll' in tI,e hea,rt,s of men." COL 35.
"The germ in the seed grows by the unfolding of the life·principle
which God has implanted. Its development depcllcls upon no human
power. So it is With the kingdom of Christ. It is a new creation. Its
principles of developm,mt are the opposite of those that rule the king·
doms of this \I·orld, Earthly governments prevail by physical force;
they mailltrrin their dominion by war; but the founder of the lIew
king.dolll is the Prince of Peace. The Holy Spirit represents worldly
kiJlgdolllS tllider the symbol of fierce beasts of prey; but Christ is
'tll"l);Lrrmb of God, which trrketh :HI',ay the sin of the world.' John 1:29.
In His plan of go\'cl'nment there is no employment of brute force to
l'ompel the eonS.eienee. The Jews looked, for the kingdom of God to
I,,' establishel] in the same way as the kingdoms of the wodel. 'ro
promote righteousness they resorted to external measures. 'fhey
devised methods and plans. But Christ implants a principle. By im,
planting truth and righteousness, He eounterwol'ks error and sin."
-Ibid., p. 77.
2. Because the child of the ki;ngdom of heaven calIDot act ill ac-
cordanee with this COndi~l1 of force alld compUlsion, whalt
must be expec'ted? 2 ~im. 3:12. ;yt,.•,U n",{t' yo Hi' teo \ "
'At ;'•.. ~ \v,M .{,.. V~ Cf.'.Jll';1 ,,,cAA ' j.
3. Even though the bel,!i.ever may give gOOd and consistent loyalty
•• , A to society what is often done? Mat. 5 :10,11; 2 Cor. 6: 3-10.
Y.tI\J) ("VV\M. J h' /IIV'o'M II CVV-'-'V. 'VI'",,- V \A.O ~ lL.-
4. ' Y is ',f impossible to serve b th Gfid and the carnal ideas of
all nations? Mat. 6':24; Gal. 1 :10-12'_1 t _ r I
'lI1 O'()~l t- ~ 0 {W\ ~\-<v~ • 1" . . .U M 'V" c~( t>v 0\ '
JI 0 ""cAM 5. W'.ha complete contrast ex;i.sts between the p inciples of love
and force, secular and spijritual judgments? Luke 6:27-35.
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""~ ~17-t- \\',t.\, HtW\.J.l ot.o 4 ~ \ M l o..lA.." ,J...o JWA" .e-''''''''"'''''"'<rt-,
NO'l'.b: "Jesus takes up the comtinandmcn s separately, and explaills
t.he dept.h and hreadth of their requirement. Instead of removing one
jut of theil' force, He shows how fall·reaching their principles a,re,
and exposes the fat::l1 mistake of the Jews in their outward show of
obcdienee. He dedm'cs that by the evil thought or the lustful look
the la IV of God is transgressed. One who hecomes a party to the least
injustice is llJ'eakillg the law :1J1d deg'rading is own mOl:~l1 naturc.
1Ilurdcl' first- oxists in the mind, He who givcs iwtred a place in hiS
heart is setting his feet in the path of the murdercr, and his offerings
are abhol'l'ent t God." -DA 310.
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6. What con st is seen between worldly honor and greatness, and
_ the rewards of faith? I ;Heb., 11 :8-1 ,16,24-27; 13 :14. J..
t<JY' I-vv..... ""'I- ~<M!e.. "" ~v.4-'·w\N\"'~ t.-1~ J..<.+""'ll\<tAoV ()MJ .0 CAe- "-,
?\"o'rJ~: "GhL'ist calJs upon everyone \on81der. 1<Iake an honest;
J'ockoning. Put illtO one scale Jesus, which 111eans oternal treasure, life,
truth, heavell, and the joy of Christ in souls redeemed; put into the
"thel' e\'o 1'.\' lIttmdion the IVa rid can "ffel', Into one scale put the 10f;s
of youI' 011'11 sonl, lind tl,o souls of thosl' whom yun might have heel!
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 instrumental in savting; into the other, for yourself and for them,
a life that measures with the life of God. Weigh for time and for
eternity. While you are thus engaged, Christ spea·ks: 'What shall it
profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose l..is o\\"n ~oul1'
Mark 8:36." -COL 374. ~v.A' Co" I -J\:, , , 0 I'

\7. What waJrn,rng is g;iven concernin the use of force, in d~cdding

justice? Mat. 26:52; Rev. ,13:10. O'd A .... ~',
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8. Are there any forms of national politics that can bring eternal
salvation? By whalb motives does\ the Ohristian believeit' act?
,2 orinthia.ns 6:11; 2:1,15. I t \0 '·,01.
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NOTE: "'But 'light and darIoiess cannot larmQnize. Between trutll

and enol' there is an irrepressible conflict. 'fa uphold aIlll defen<l tlie ,
one is to attack and ovel·throw the other . , ' . " -GC 126. .
9. Whel'e is the place of warfare and conflict with tlie believelr?
2" Corinthians 10:3-5: John 15:13. ,.", <'l

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10. ,With what un aralleled degree has Go shown the Caesars and
nations His method of reconciUation and peace? Jolm 3 :16; Rom.
5:7;8. ~ '" vol J ,

LeSSOn No.3 Sabbath, Oitober 16, 1971.

CHRIST AND CAESAR

1.What is wjritten concerning the difference between the ea.rthly
honors and the heavenly honor, G<Jd's serva·nts and 'the rulers
of ,the natioM. Luke 7 : 2 5 . . ~.(.. ,,,,,,
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~l' '( 2. How does heaven estimate the powers of nations and kings? Ps.
102: 8,9; Isa. 40: 15-17. }" • J \. uH ,,' L • .
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3. For how long did the Lord say His kingdom would endure? Whalt
symbolic prophecy did He use? WJIat condition existed at His
first advent? Daniel 2:34,35.
NO'l'.8: "The fullness of the time had come. Humanity, becoming
Illore degra.ded through a.ges of transgression" called for the coming
of the Redcemer. Satan had been woddng to' make the gulf deep
:llld impassable between earth and heaven. By hill falsehoods he had
Clllbolclencd mcn in sin. It was his purpose to wear out the for-
bearallce of God, and to extingUish His love for man, so that He would
abandon thc' world to satanic jurisdiction.
"tiat:1ll was Hccking to Hhut out from men a knowledge of God,
to turn t.heir attention from the temple of God, aHd to estahlish his own
kingdolJl. lLio Htrifc for supremac,)' had secmed to be almost wholly
 successfu1. it is true tha t in everj' generation ,G-od had, !Iis agencies.
Evon among tIll'. he3.then thore were l11en through whom Chri-st was
working to uplift the lJeople from their sin :'mu degradatiun. But
these IllUll were despised and hated. Many of them suffered a violen t
deat,h. The dark shadow that Satan had ea.st over the worlc1 grow
deepl'r and deeper." -DA 34,35.
4. Wllile temporarily, under the dominion of Caesar (Pilate), what
did the Lor!! say 'that He was? 'Where was His kingdom? John
18:36,37.
XO'l'1'J: "But today in the religious world there are multitudes
who, 'as they believe, are working for the establishment of the king-
(lolll of Christ as an earthly a,11d temporal dominion. 'rhey desire tp
make our Lord the ruler of the kingdoms of this world, the ruler,
in its eOUJ'ts and camps, its legislative halls, its palaces and ma,rket
pl:H'es. They expect Him to rule thrOl\gJI le~al eltactments, enfor{Jcd
hy human authority. Since Christ is not now here in person, they
t,helllselves will undertake to act in His stead, to execute the laws of
His kingdom. 'rhe establishment of such a kingdom is what the
Jews desired in the days of Christ. 'rhey would have received, J'esus,
had He been willing to eli.tablish a teporal dominion, to euforce what".
they regariled as the laws of God, and to make them the expositors
of His will am] the agents of His HuthOl'ity. But He said, 'My ki11g-
dom is not of this world.' John 18:36. He would not accept the
l':ll'thly throne." -DA 509. '
5, How did the Lord show to Pilate the limits of his authority a,nd
pOWelr? Wha1t was Jesus trying to do for Pilate? John 19:8-11.
f.,~vJ ,t U.l- \\ ("'- v ,,'. ovi- l'vtt ~ .v. ,
NO'l'B: "Jesus did not directly answer this question. He knell' that
the Holy Spirit was striving with Pilate, and He gave him opportunity
to :H·lmol,l"1edge his "ollviction. (Sayest thou this thing of thyself,' He
asked (or ,did others tell it t".hee of :M:e~' 'lUmt is, was it the accu,
sation's ,of the priests or, n desire to receive light frol1\ Christ, that
pl'Olllpted Pilate's qudstion~ Pilate understood Christ's meaning; IJut
pride nrose in his heart. He would not acknowledge the conViction that
pressed upon him. (Am I a Jew~' he said. ''11hine own nation and
the chief priests have (lelivered 'tOlee unt,o me: what hast Thou
ilone?'" -DA 726,727.
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6. Hiwe we any other scripture references and incidents that have
shown this distinCtion? 2 Kings 6:17' Matthew 26:51-53.
7. What authority of Caesar was placed upon the tomb of Christ?
Matthew 27:66. SN I) it ,

NO'J E: "The priests gave directions for sec~ll'ing the sepulc,her. A

gl'eat stone had heen placed before the opel1lllg. Across tlnsst?ne
they placed "ol'(ls, securing the ends to the solid rock, and seallllg
them with the 'Homan seal. 'J..ij1e stone could not be moved WIthout
!Jrl':lkin" the senl.' A guard of one hundred soldiers was thell.stat".ione(l
around "the sepulcher to pTevent it from being tnmpered \nth. 'IUle
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 pricsts did all they could to keep Christ's body where it had been
laid. Hc was scaled as securely in His tomb as if He were to remain
t.herc through :Ill time." -DA 778.
8. Wiliat happened after the close of the Sabbath day, and early
the following day? Matthew 28:1-4.
NO'IiE: "So weak men counseled and phnned. Little did these
murderers realize the uselessness of their efforts. But by their action
God was glorified. The very efforts made to prevent Christ's resur-
rection arc the most convincing arguments in its proof. 'Inle greater
the number of soldiers placed al'ound the tomb, the stronger would be
tho testimony that He had risen. Hundreds of years before the death
of Christ._ '.he Holy Spirit had deelarecl through the psalmist, 'Why
do the heathell rage, and the people imagine a vain thing~ 'InlC kings
of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel toget.her,
against the Lord, and against His allointed . . , He that sitteth
in the hea.vens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.'
Ps Z:1-4. Roman guards and Roman arms were powerless to confine
the Lord of life within the tomb. 'Ilhe hour of His release wad
near." -DA 778. '-("'-1. Qx f (), • ~ X ~~~\I' I ',,-\ ~ t.P "
9. What will all Caesars, nations and ()peoples finally recognize?
\ l 1 Timothy 6:15; Rev. 17:14,; 19:14-16.
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10. Even th ugh Christ pleads for the salvation of all men, and lIis
servants render Ito Caesair the things that are Oaesar's, what will
happen to all who cling on the ? Rev. 6:15-17. ,,1
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Lesson No.4 Slabbath" October 23, 1971.

THE BIBLE THE GREATEST nnNG .IN THE
. WORLD .
1. Where only can mankind find the complete details for peacefUl
and pro essive sopiety? 2 Tinlothy 3 :16,17. f IV . ,'"
2. W· Yigno~(lnce' ~d iridiffelrence be Justified when enllgh!tening
information nd direction is available? Prov. 161:25; JOihn 3:19.
1'>""-"1 tv J)~' I y\ '" < ', ... \
NO'IlE: "When Go sends to men warnings so important that they
are represcnted as proclaimed by holy angels flying in the midst of
heaven, He rcquires every person endowed with reasoning powers to
heed the message. 'IDle fearful judgments denounced against the
worship of the bea.st and his image (Revelation 14:9-11), should lead
all to a diligent study of the prophecies to learn what the mark oj' the
beast is, and how they are to aVOid receiving ~t. But the masses of
tho people turn away their e:lrs hom hearing the truth and are turned
unto fnbJes. TGlC apostle Paul dcelarod, looking down to the last
days: 'The time hus fully come. The mult.itudes do not want Bible
-truth, because it interferes with the desires of the sinful, world-
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-GC 594,595. ~ , ~
3. ~at happens in every society and nation when God's laws are
transgressed? Isaiah 24:1-6. rI .... " "
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4. What do the scriptures strete concerning the dearth of tmth? Amos
8: 11; Revelation.11 :3,4. ~ .V : ' ..A ,

NO'I E: '" They shall pl'Qphecy a thousand two hundred and three-
scorc days, clothed in sackcloth.' During the gl'ea,ter part of this period,
God's witnesscs remained in ,3 state of· ,obscurity. 'Ilhe papal power
sought. to hide from the people the wOl'd of truth, and set before them
false witnesses to contradict its testimony . . . When the Bible was
proscribcd by religious and !fecular authority; when its testimony
was pervcrted, and every effort made that men and demons could in-
\'ent to turn the minds of the people from it; wheJi those who dared
proclaim its sacred truths were hunted, betrayed, tortured, buried in
dungcon eells, martyred for their faith, or compelled to flee to mountain
fast.ncsscs, and to dens and caves of the earth - then the faithful
witnessl's prophesied in sitckclotll. .' Yet they continued their tesk
1l10n~' throughout the entire period of 1260 years. In the d31'kest times
t.hcn' wcrc faithfnl men' who loved God's word and were jcalous for
His honor. 'rio these lo~'al ser'Mlnts wcrc given wiscIom, power, and
:Iut.hol'ity to fIpc.larc His trnt.h fIming thl' wholc of this time." -GC
2fi7,26R.
5. Following the Luther re:(ormatlon awakening, and 'the translation
of the Scriptures into many languages, what great Bible societies
were folrmed? Isa. 55:11. < l.
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NO'} E: "Concerning the two ,ht'nesscs thc prophet declares further:
'And they heard a great voice £rom heaven saying unto them, Come
up hithcr. And they ascended up to heavcn in a cloud; and their
cncmies beheW them.' Revelation 11: 12.·. Since Fra.nce ma,de war
upon God's two Witnesses, they have been honored as. never before.
III 1804 the British and Foreign .Bible Society was organized. This
was followed hy similar oTganiz.atons, wit)1 numerous branches,. upon
the continent, of Europe.. In 1816 the .American Bible Society' \v(l.S
founfled. When thc British Society was formed, the Bible had .been
printed and circulated in fifty tongues. It has since been translated
into mn "." hundrcds of la.nguages 811d dialect.s." -GC 287.
6. What plrophecy of Daniel foretold the facilities which would make
possible wider l)1iSi;;ionary work Ito the kings and nations? Dan. 12:4.
K01'E: "1"01' the fifty years p.receding 1792, little attention was given
"0 t.1l(' WOI']( of foreign missions. N'o new societies were formed, and
thcrc werc but few churches tha.t made any effol't for the spread of
(,hristianit~, in heathell lands. But toward the close of the eighteenth
ccntury n great change took place. Men became dissatisfied with the
,'csults of l'utjolla1ism and realized the necessity of diviJ1.e revelation
!1nd expcrimenta.] religion. From this time the worl.( of forejgn mission8
a ttained a 11 unprecedented growth." -GC' 287!288. ....
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 7. What had tile prophet Jeremiah fore.told of this world-wide ex-
pansion of the tJnlth for thelpeoi>~ei of the world? Jeremiah 16:16.
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8. Of whale nature and extent is the las reat reformation message
to be extended? Revelation.14:6'. W' H I ~ .. ,~"t,'
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9. In the revivals and reforma.tions 1i1. the whole penod of ealrthly
history, w1Jat has been God's purpose? '1 Tiiln61lhy 2:1-6.
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10. What is Ithe Bible alone capable of doing for all men? Whel'e
w1ll the gospel have been Plroelaimed' at tIle end of probation? ,
Hebrews 4:12; Matthew 24:14. ::=:;jY I I \"f ~ ...,~ ~ ~ ~ I '>f"" . ,;
Q!vJ,,J ...-.L 0'0,,, .""\ ~ <, Q' -y [ ,....,r.r-, \ I>\~ L ~ 'I vJJ.l-.A
"'. NO'JI.~:" His Spint 'I1Inketh<:illtercessioll for us wHll groaning, which
cflllnot he uttered.' As the 'whole crention grofllieth :Illel t,'flYfli]dh
ill pain togethet" (ROlllflns 8:26;22), tho heart of the infinik Fnthcl'
is pfline[] iI, sympflthl)', Our wod[] is a vast ]a7.fll' house, n scene of
misery that we []:11'e not ana,,· "ven our thoughts to []well upon. Did
w(' realize it a·s it is, the burden would be too terrible. Yet God feels
it all. In order to destroy sin and its results He gave His ]wst Beloved,
:H1d He pnt it in our power, tIl rough cq·operation with' Him. to bl'iug this
scene of misery to all end. 'This gospel of the kingdOIll shall he
preaehed in all the world for n witness unto all nations; flnd then shnJ\
:the end eOl1le.' Matthew 24:14." -Fid 263,2/M. , (. ... C" " I
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L "There will be \n series of event. I'evealing. t.hat Goa is master {, ,
of t.he sit.uation. Tille truth will he proclnimed ill- elefll' unlllistaknhll'
language. As a people we must. ]wepaJ'e t.he wny- of t'hl' T,ol'l] ulHler
t.he overruling guidallee of the Holy Spirit. 'I he gOHJlC'] is to he giVPll
in its purity_ -'I'hp st1'enlll nf li\ing w,ntPr is t.o deepcn nnd widl'1l
·jn its eourse. In all fields, nigh find afar off, men will he ea·lIei! from j'he '\
plow nne] from the more eoml1lOll commercial husilless yocations t.hat (,
largely oeeupy the .milld, and will be eduea,ted ill cQll11ediou witll mcn
of experienee. As they learn to labor effectively they will proclaim
the truth with power. 'l!hrough most wonderful "'orkings of divine
providenc, mounta.ins of diffieulty will be removed flnd east int.o t.he
so':!·. 'The message that means so mue,b to the dwellers upon the eart,h
will be heard and understood. Men will know whnt is trut·h. Onward
and still onward the work will advance until the "'hole eart.h shall
have been warned, and then shall the end' come." -!JT n6.

Lesson No.5 Sabbath, Oc'tober 30, 1971.

\ SUBJECTIO TO THE POWERS THAT BE \ \
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1. Who has the control of setting uP. a.nd setting 110wn kingdoms?
>.1\• • , 0 only is omnipotent? Job 12:9-25; Dan. 2:21.
.~ '~1Iv'" .}wM, I>JCj..6V..V\, I " ..\ \ ~:.-' "AU. Co, '<" '- 'bLOoJ> o-o.-\/'• •
2. How must aU men res~t God's p'ro~f?1l for social equal1ty
and Justice? Ro1Jl' 13:1. ~ Wl v\- l'' 2:\
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draft and legislate good laws. What should the
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bel1evj~r in a1l lands give 'to hi.S resp etive goVieI ment? Rom. 13 :2~.
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4. What is the IBible rule concerning the limits of Chlristia.n o'bed'enee
and respect to social laws? Acts 5:29. \v~ 0Wtt4 .\P I} I I ' Co J
VW.{(,vvl Jt..ow '-"\O'\M' 0
NOTE: . " , . / The words and C01lllnands of God, written in the soul,
if
are spil'lt and life, ll.1ld there is power in them to h.ring intio subjecti.on
and enforcc obedience. The ten precepts of Jehovah are the foundation
of all righteous and good laws. Those -who loyc God 's cQmma~ldments
will Mnfonn to every good law of the land. But if the requirements
of the rulCl's are such as conflict with the laws of God, the only question
to be settled is: Shall we obey God, or man'" -IT 361,362.

5. How are the social benefits of mankind· maintained? What

~ sh!>l\ld ,th belieVeIr ve. ,to I caesa;r? Romans 13: 6,7.
~~I ~ W ~v:. r
J~ ~1lM.<.' Y'~ ho{' 'f) ~J" / ,I ~ 0' , 1-ut~ I UVliAl/,.<A"
NOTE: "Tins prInCIple we m OUl' day are fll'mly to mamtain. The
banncr of truth and religious liberty held aloft 1:lY the :Ooundel's of
the gospcl church and by God's Witnesses during the centuries that
have passer1 since then, ha.s, in this last conflict, been committed to
our h·::mds. The responsibility for this great gift rests with those whom
God has blcssed with a knowledge of His word. 'Wc are to receive this
"'01'/1 ns supremc nuthority. ,rfe are to rccognize human government
n'S nn ol'flinance of diVIne appointment, and teach obedience to it as
a sac,:·ed duty, withiu it.s legit.imate spherc. But when it.s claims
('onflict with the claims of God, we must. obcy God rat.hcr t.han men.
God's word must be l'ecogllizcd :1.s above all huma'p legislatioll. A
rThus sait.h thc Lord' is not. to be set aside for a r Thus saith the
church' 01' a 'Thus saith the state,' The crown of Christ is t.o he
lifted above the diadems of earthly potclltates." -AA 68,69.
6. What miracle did Jesus employ to Itea.eh the apostles that they
were obliged to pay eertlain dues and taxes? Mat. 17:241-27.

7. What equal interest does the Lo d have wi1lh all [EliiS creatures?
Matthew 5:45. ¥>t!-'( Q' '. • '2'
tAM ~tv' . If~ 'f""V
NOTE: ' 'Among professing Chl'istians of today t.h cre is a fen I'fu1
lack of t.he sympathy that should be felt for souls unsa:vcfl. Unless
our hcarts heat in unison with the heart of Chl'ist, how can we under-
stand tile sacredness and importance of t.he work to which we are
r:tlled by the words: ' ll;tch for . . . souls as they'! that must
give aecoul1t'~ We talk of Christi,an lnisslollS. 'rhe soun/1 of our
voices is heR,rd, but do we feel Christ's tender heart-longing for souls'
"'rhc Sav;ioUl' was a.n untiring worker. He did not measurc His
wOI'k by hours. His time, His he3lrt, His stl'ellgth, were given to labor
for the benefit of humanity. Entire days were devoted to labor, and
cntire nights were spent in prayer, that He might be. J;1raced to me~t
the "'ily foe in all hiS deceptive working, and fortified. to do HIS
work of uplifting and I'estoring humanity." -9T 45.
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 8. What fixed principle did the Lord establish for all 'time concerning
those things which belong to Oa,ella:r'l Mlt't1l,. 22:16-21.
No'rB: "Christ's reply was no c\'(lsioll, hut a candid ans\\'ul' Lo thu
question. Holding in His hand the Uoman coin, upon which were stamped
the name ,and image of Caesar, He declared that since they were living
under the protection of the RonuUl power, they should render to that
power the support it claimed, so long as this did not conflict with a
higher dutY'. But while peaceab-Iy subject to the laws of the land,
. they should at all times giv;e their first allegiance to God." -DA 602.
9. Wlhat motive should inspire all missionary effort a.nd aU charitable
, endeavour for all people? Mat. 25:31-40. O. ~1'
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10. What does genume ov and sincelre sympathy for the needy.people
in all lands have wjlth them? John 17:8,2'1-23.
N'O'J'E: "In o1'del' suceessfu11y to calTY fonl"111'd till' \1'0,.]' to which
they had been called, these disciples, diffel'ing so widely in nn.tural
characteristics, in trainiJlg, and in habits of life, needed to cOl11e into
unity of feeling, thought, and nction. This unity: it was Chris.t's object
to secure. The )Jurden of His labo'J' for them is expressed in His pJ.'ayer
to the Father, '1. at they all ma-' be o11ei :1S Thou, Father, art in Me.
and I in Thee, that 1. ey a so may be one in Us: , . . 1. mt the wodd
may know that Thou hast sent Me, and ha-st loved them, as Thou, hast
loved Me.' John 17:21-23." -Ed 86. .

Lesson No, 6 8la.bbath, November 6, 1971.

REFORMERS AND RW.ERS
• VIN V
1, Whom did the Lord have placed in the eourts of Bah-yIon? 2 Chr.
36:14-21; Dan, 1:1,2,8-6,
2. What witness did Daniel and his companions give to these nations
.and its rulers? What high standllirds of intellecthal ahd moral ellC-

3.
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cellence welre they found to possess? Dan. 1 :15,19,20.
While Nebuchadnezzar was king of thl/l great empire, What waft
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he shown with reference to the destillY of his kingdom alld all
other earthly kingdoms? Daniel 2:36-44~
NO'I'E: "In the al1lwls of human hist.ory, the growth of nations, thl'
rise and fa 11 of cmpires, appeal' as if dependent on tlw lI'ill and prowess
(If ITInn; the sha.ping of event.s seenm, to a gl'e.nl: ,1 eg'I'('1' , to he detPl'-
mincd by his power. ambiti,on, 01' cnpJ·icc. But in t.he \\'01'0 of God the
curtain is drawn aSidc, and we behold, above, bchind, and through all
the play and counterplay of hnman intercst aud pOWCl" ond passions, the
agencies of the All-merciful One, silently, patiently wOJ'king out the
counsels of Ris own wilL" -PH: 499,500.
 4. How llIany til'iles clld the king of Babyiort aCknowiedge t.he greatneM
of Jehovah? Daniel 3:28,29; 2:46,47; 4:34:-.37.
5. W'hat did Darius - king of the Medes - acknowledge? Dan. 6:21-27.
" , 0\ • ' l I ~ C\ >- rf'-.
6. At the 'close of the seventy ye~s' ca~V\ity of Israel, whom did the
Lord have Witnessing for the true fal1ih in the kingdom of Persda?
Ezra 1:1.6,11."T\· ~ • .' "-'.c..

7. What did Christ - 'the King of glory - condescend to do? How

was He received? T'o whom is salvation offered? John 1:7-12; Rev.
22:17. I',.",. lV-, ~

NOl'.I!:: "'1'he diSCiples were to begin their work where they were.
'rhe hardest and 1Il0st unpromising field was not to b.e passed by. So
l'\'el'~' OIlC of Christ's \\"ol'ke'rs is to be h,egin where he is. In our OWl:
families lIlay be souls hungry for sympathy, starving for the bread
of life. 'L'hel'e may bf' childl'en to be trained for Christ. 'I'here arc
heathell at om 'very ([oorg. Let us do faithfull)' the work that is nea·rest.
'i'hen let our efforts he extended as far as God's hand may lead the
way. The work of Illflny may a'ppe:1l' to be restricted by cireumstances;
but, \\'hel'l'ver i.t i,s, if perfol'med with faith and diligence it will he
felt to the utterlllost parts of the earth. Christ's work when upon
earth appeared to be confined to a narrow field, but lllultitudes from
all lands hea1'Cl His message. God often uses the simplest illeans to
:U'conrpJish the greatest results. It is His plan that every part of His
\\'ork shaJi depend on every other part, as a wheel within a wheel, all
acting in hannon~·. The humb.lest worker, mo,jed by the Holy Spirit,
"'ill touch illvisible chords, wlJOse vibJ'ations will ring to the elH};s of tho
earth, and make melo([y through etel'llal ages." ~DA 822,823.

8. In calling His disciples, wllere did the Lord intend to go, and wha't
could they expect? Luke 10:2,:3.

i\(}'fl'l: « Jesus Hi.mself never pmchased pea-ce by compromise. His

heart overflowed with love fOT the whole human race, but He was
never itlclulgellt to their sins. He was too much their friend to remain
silent while they were purSUing a course that would ruin their souls,
- the soul He had pUl'chased with His own blood. He labored that llla~l
should bc true to himself, tl'Ue to his higher Rnd etel'lla.l interest. The
servants of Christ are called to the same work, and they shOUld beware
lest, in senking to prevent discord, they surrender the tl·uth. They
a.re to (follow aofter the things which make for peace' (Rom. 14:19);
but real pelH'e call never be secured by compromising principle. And
110 m:.lll CRn be true to principle 'without eXCiting opposition. A Christ·
ianity that is spiritual will be opposed bv- the children of disobedience.
But Jesus bacle His disciples, (Fear not them which kill the body, but
arc not able to kill the souJ.' Those "'ho a·re true to Goel neeelllot fOOl'
the power of mcn HOI' the eHIl1Uy of Satall. In Christ. their dern/I! life
is secure. 'rheir only fear should be lest they surrender the truth,
and thus hetray the trust with which God has honored them." -DA 356.
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 9. As God has constantly provided refOlrmers to awaken bo1lh believers
and Caesars, what has He .promised? Isaiah 66:11.·
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NOf1'.EJ: "In evel'y generation God has sent His sel'V nts to rebuke sin
both in the world and in the church.. But the people desire smooth thillg~
spoken to them, and the pure, unvarnished truth is not acceptable.
Many reformers, in elltering upon their work, determined to exercise f •

gre,at prudenee ill attacking the sillS of the church and the nation. They
hoped, by the example of a pure Christ;ian lifc, to lead the people hack to
,the llo"trines d the Bible. But the Spirit of God came upon them
as it came· upon Eliijah, mOVjing him to rebuke the sins of ,a wicked
king and an apostate people; they could not refrain from preaching
the pla.in utterances of the Bible - doctrines which they! had been
reluctant to present. 'I.'hey wel'e impelled to zealously declare the
truth :llld the d:mgel' which' t.hrcatencd souls. The words which the Lord
g:tve them they uttered, fearless of consequences, and the people were
compelled to hear the warning." -GC 606.
10. From what places in society will the reformers have come in
CI the new earth? Revela.tio!1 :9t13., \ a.,;v.(fl
"' crv..,-~C Vv~ 'f) \ It\. N-Ov •."" I 0..N. -(\..
NOTE: ""1'he heirs or God have come from garrets, fromho"'e!li. from
dungeons, from mountains, from deserts, from ·the caves of the carth,
from the caverns of the sea:. On ··earth· they were 'destitutc, afflicted,
tormented.' Millions went down to the grave loaded with infamy be-
causc . they steadfastly refused to yield to the deceptive claims of
Satan.. By human tribunals theY, were adjudged the vilest of criminwls.
But now 'God is judge Himself:' Psalm 50:6. Now thc decisions'of
earth are reversed . . ." -GC 650.'

Lesson No.7 Sabbath, November 13, 1971

GOD'S WITNESS TO KINGS THROUGH HIS SERVANTS

1. Wihat was the reasO~l for the call of Abll.'a.ham to Canaan? Gen.
12: :3. .,
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NO:rB: "Through'thd Jewish nation it was God's pU"rpose to impart
rich "Je~~illg~ 10 a·11 peoples, Through Israel the way was to be pre-
pared for the diffusion of His light to the whole world, 'fhe nations
of t.he \I'odd, t.hrongh foUo\\,illg <:onupt practices, had lost the knoW'-
l.edge of God. Yct ~n His mercy God did not. blot them out of existence.
He purposed to give them opportunity for becoming acquainted with
Him through His church. He des~gned that the principles revealed
through His people should be the means of restoring the mOTal image
of God in man." -COL 286.
2. Wlla,t impressive wi'tnesB did Abra.ham leave in all places where
he sojourned? Gen. 12:7,8; 13:3,4.
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 NOiTE: "Abraham, 'the friend ot God'" set us a "Worthy eiample.
His was a life of prayer. Where lie pitched his tent, close beside it
was set up his :tlta.r, calling all within his encampment t.o the morning
:wd eycniug s.::crifice. W/hen his tent was remo'<ed, the altar remained.
In following years, there were those among the roving Ca.naanites
who received instruction froIll Abl'ahalll; and when.ever one of these
("HIlle to that altar, he knew who had been tlu.'re before him; a·nil
wilen he had Pitclicd his tent,. he repaired the alta,r, and there WOl'-
shipped tIle living Goa." -PP 128,
3, To what would the religion and example of Abraham lead the
Imbelieviing nations around him? Whom did braham prefigure·?
~ .tum . Gajla a~s 3' 6-8,13-16, \'" ~ -I.''lAr.1J. oJ..t w '" •. ~ J. .J
0' '" r ~ ~ """'" V\N\-A!I-. ~ <>v.. N'vu. G-,p~ . b i-{,..,~.,I\.. .1,
NO!.l'E. "'Go's work is lithe sallie in all time, although there <:u:e
c1iffer.ent degrees of dev:elopment' and different mallifestatio:n'l> of "'" \ ] '
His power, to Illeet the wants of men in the different ages. Beginniug'
with the first gospel promise, and coming down through the patl'iarehal ~..o\. w
Hnd Jewish ages, and even to the presellt time, thero has beon a ~ ~ d.v
gradual U:Jlfoldillg of the purposps of God in the plan of redemption,
'rhe Saviour typified in the rites and ceremonies of the Jewish law is
the very sallie that is revealpd in the gospel. .'fhe clouds that em~elopeil
lEs divine fOl'lll have rolJeil back; ,the mist.s and shades have dis-
appeared; :md Jesu.s, the world 's Redeen~er, stands rev\ealed. Hill
\\'ho proclaimed the law f1'om Sinai, and delivered to Moses the pre-
cepts of the ritual law, is the same that spoke the Sermon on the Mount.
The gren t prillciples of love to God, ~I'hich He set forth as the foun-
dation of the law anil the prophets, are only a reit·erat.ion of whttt He
had spoke11 thl'ough Moses to the Hebrew people: 'Heal', 0 Israel: The
Lord our God is one Lord: and t.hou shalt love the Lord thy Goil
with all thille heart, and with all thy soul, :lIld with all thy might.'
Deuteronomy 6 :4,5. 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.' Leviti-
cus 19 :18. 1'he tea,eheris the same in both dispensations. God'~
claims ttre the Sllme. The principles of His go,'e1'nlllent arc the same.
rO!' all proceed f1'011l Him 'with whom is no variableness, neither
sha~o~II1'n~!~/Jalr;r j2;'" Cv)t:.JZ.. 37
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4. How doe~ evew liVing' soul become an heir of the kingdOlIn of G-'-\ r.:-<.~
God? Galatians 3:26-29.

5. Under hat cilrellIllstances di Jacob go to Egypt? Acts 7:9-15.

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6. While God preserved bbth the Egyptians and Israe " during the
devastating drought of seven years, how did Pharaoh and his
people treat God's repiresentatives? Ex: 1 :5-8,11-14.
~C.f(' ,,~O/'t'U-./ofl), 'I' ~
i\OTE: "But t.he children 0 Jncob werc not undel' the necessity of
Iliaking such conditions. On account of the service that Joseph hail
renilered the Egyptian nation, they were not oniy granteil n part of
the "ountr,Y n!i a home, but were exempted from taxatioll, aud li;berally
supplied wit.h fooa during the continuance of the famine. 'fhe king
publicly acknOll'le<lged th\~t it was throngh the I1IP!'ciful iutel'1'ositioll of
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,the .God of. Jos.eph that Egypt enjoyed plenty whilc other nations
were ·.perishing from famine. He saw, too, that Joseph 's macrlagemen~
had greatly enriched the kingdom, and his gratitude surrounded the
family of Jacob with royal favor.
"But as' time rolled all, the great ma.n to whom Egypt owed so
much, and the generation blessed by his labors, passed to the grave.
And l there arose up a new king ovler Egypt, which knew not Josep}'.'
Not that he wa~ ignorant of Joseph's services to the natioIL, but he
wished to make no recognition of them, and, so fa.r as possible, to
bury them in oblivion . . ." -pp 241.
7. Foltowing the faji]ure of the Egyptians to appreciate the p,rovi-
\ ""'; e ge. of God, where did th L I'd dlir ct· 's people? Ex. 3 :1&-18.
'~ r "i llv.k
Did the judgment of the plagues upon Egypt convince I~hem and
8.
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ot'he'r nations of the univers 1 authority of God] Ex. 3:19,20; 1
18amue14:8. l\.\v:'u" ~ . ~\' \,. ..... 0\ ;<. ~iJr·
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9. While God has often petrmilJted \His people to be under the
domjinion of P.haraohs and Caesars, what has b'een the under- ;" 1.lt.C-
lying reason? Ro ans 9:17. ':'lA.~A- \ \No ~~" \-. \'OvVttI ., '6
G\ l\"'\c ""1 "''''''~ ,,,,,' \- <l\{,€'r .el \-'-' tM ~ ill ~ to.. I,
NOIl'E: "Sotill he heart of PT,araoh grew harder. And now the
Lord sent a message to him, declaring, 'I will at this time send all
My plagues upon thy heart, and upon thy servfants, and upon th~'
people; that thou mayest know that there is none Iikc Mc in all
the earth . . . . And in very deed fo1' this cause ha vc I raised
thee up, fo·r to show in thee My power.' Not that God h'ad given
him an existence for this purpose, but His prOVidence had overruled
evients to phce him upon the throne a:t the very time appointed for
Israel's deliverance. Though this haughty tyrant had by hiS crimes
forfeited the mercy of God, yet his life ha.d been preserved that
through his stubbornness the L'ord might manifest His wonders in the
land of Egypt. The disposing of events is of GOd'13 providence. He
could have placed upon the throne a more merciful king, who would
not have d·ared to withstand the mighty manifestations of divine
power. But in that case the Lord's purposes would not have beeu
accomplished. His people were permitted to· experience the grinding
cruelty of the Egyptians, that they might not be deceived concel'llillg
the debasing" influence of idolatry. In His dealing with Ph,araoh, the.
Lord mrtllifested His hatred of idolatry and His determination to
punish cruelty and oppl'ession." -pp 267,26-8.

10. What does the Lord say concerning the witness of God's peopl~
amon the nations? Matthew 5:13,14,16.
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 .Lesson No. S Sa~ath, November 20, 1911.

W~T MUST THE CHRISTIAN GIVE TO CAE AR?

\, a", vir , .~.t 'vV''<VJ> ",\v..rJv.. ~ r'\c.JJ. .flllJ...AI~ - \'~ r..-.,J
. 1. eQthe eliever calUlo't be of tjh world, what must e d
\ \ the w<*",ld? . 1 Peter 2:12·16; Titus 3:1~Z; 1 Timothy 3:7. ""0; 1
S"',,'~ ~<I~2. \-0 How
~""w-(,.;....v ' " Q'vo/!N> v~" ~, w. ':l<>"'.l. W"wlV.
sh uld thOSt: plo ed respe their eln1Jlliyers? 1 Tim. 6:12;
Y'~'.' ~
1 Petel' 2:18. .~1 M ~ . /oN',y ,c....v w~ ~, l~ . ,
~ '(~'I ."".. ""vlltv/ '-/."""1
"low. '. ~v <;.~~~ ·k 'l""": "",wi",,","," \ , L ,.iv-\ U-
3. Should the believer pray for Caesar, a.nd the nllcl's? 1 Tim. 2.1-3. W \'l-
NOfl'B: ( 'Let the workm's stand <Llone ill God. weeping, praying,
laboring for the salv')l.tiou of their fellow men. Remember that you
are mUlling a race, striving for a crown of immortality. I\Thilc so lllany
lovc thc praisc of mOll more than the favor of. God, let it be yours to
labor in humility. Leal'll to exercise f.aitll in presentiug YOUI' ueighbor~
b.efore the throlle o·f grace and pleading with God to t"Ouch their hearts.
In this way effectual missionary work Dlay be done. Some may be
reached who would not listen to a minister or u c.olporteur. And those
who thus labor in new places will learn the best. ways of approaching
t.hc people uJI(l cn n prepa.r(' thc way f'or other In horen;." -BlT 2'45.
, J, 4. ~hou1dllthe ~lieverjudge he npeliever? Mat. 7:1' 1 Cor. 4:12,13.' .'
A\,\ ~" .. \-\" '"'l- 'y. \ W'o~
HI \< . Yw,Q.},( '-v'< ~ ?.<ovl(,.<M/~".{ - """-'i('{ \
U (j 5. What respect and lOnbr should e givlen to tllOse fit authority? .~./ ,. "
1 Pet 2:17. )llro"ONv' ct .... \J."",Lvv(.. .\-t...L 4-- 0''''~«. it.
~ ~d 11-,OlN().v...o ~{;\{ "",,-,,\.
NC>;TJ<.:: "Jesus Ipde Jli~ (lis~iJllcs. instca1l of resist.ing t.he dem:lIld~
of those in authority, to do CHm more than was required of them. And,
so far as possible, they should discho;rge every obligatiol\, even if i:t
were beyond what t.he Jaw of the land required " - M E 72.
6. For what
urpQse should the believer always be repared? Col.
4:5,6. \'\{1\"\ '-V \ )~V\N""
'W •< • '.' • "
t. (' t t \ ') , ~ I ..J'i{. I)M \ I\, \ t ''''~~ ( V'~ ">N'.I t <->,,-
oN~E: "Evcrything tha f' Ghristi' 1S d should lJe as tr,Ulsparent
as the sunlight. 'rnl;th is of God; deception, in ev~ry une of it.s cl
myriad forms, is of Satan; and whoever in any way departs from
the st·.raight line of truth is betraying hilllself into the power of t.ho
wicked one. Yet it is llot a 'light or a·n easy thing to speak the exact
truth. We c31J1Wt spe::tk the truth Ulllcss we know the truth; and
how often preconceived opinions, mcntal bias, imperfect knowledge,
crrors of judgment, prevent a l'ight undcrstanding of matters with
which we have to do! IVe ('allllot speak the truth unless our minds
are continually guided by Him who is truth." -ME 68.
7. While it nolt possible for the believer tio avoid abuse and HUS-
understamding by the orldly, of what should he always be.-
wa.re? 1 Peter 4:14,15. k ...... O>~ C~.Jo, f, 0,;l .\, "y ~ vnJ<

<r< ~ 0. ',~ \:iY <M "" w,X.l.,ovr w C\r, , • , ~ ~'>

'OTE: "A.~ we rcad the "'ord uf God, how plain i a,ppears t-hat ... >Ib
His people are to be peculiar and distinct from the Ullbelieving world
a.round them. Our position is interesting and fearful; living i.n the
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 fast d:ays, 110w important tfiat we imitate tile example of Christ, and
walk even as He walked. 'If allY ma·1l will come after Me, let. him
deny himself, and tal{e I.l!p hit- {'ross, and foUu\\' }Ic.' 'J'ibc opinions
lUnd wisdom uf. mell IlIusl·. not guide ur guyern us. '.I\hcy always le:H}
a "'ay f.rom the cross. Thc sen1:luts of Ghrist hn ve neithcr t.heir llOlllC
nor' their treasure hcre. Would that ;tll of them (;ould undentaud
t.hat. it; is ollly be.eause tho Lord reigns that. we arc even pennitted
to dwell in peace and safety ·among our enemies. It is not our privi-
lege to claim special f'avol's of thc world. W c Illllst c-ousellt t.o be poor
a.nd despised among men, until the wa'rfare is finished and the victory
won. 'fhe mcmbers of Christ are called to comc out and be sepu<rate
from the friendship and .spirit of the world; their strength and power
consists ill being chosen and aecept·cd of God." -vr 286.
8.Of wha,t should the believer be a partaker, and of what should
.L JJN' he ot pa,rtake? 2 Peter 1 :~; Revelation 18:~. . <'
.\ ,1M,. "" V ,\IMI''''il 'v~ )., ·~v'r < lM / ~ " ,,., .
NO'l'E: "111 ('unsequ('IlCC u·f IUllg'('olltlllue . and prugressl\'(' rebellIun
a.gaiust the higher constitution and laws, a gl,o UIll)' pall of darkness
and death is spread over the earth. The carth groans uuder the bmdcn
of RC('u1l1ulated guilt, and evcr,ywhcre dyillg ffiOl'ta.ls are compelled to
expel'iellec t.he wret.c.hedness included in the wages of unrighteousness . .

"Wit.hout the grace of GOll mcn 'Iove to i10 evil. They walk in
<larlilless, alia do not po,ssess t.he power of self·cont.TOI. 'l'hey give
Yoose rein to their passions and appetit.es unt.i[ a,ll the finer feelings
a're lost and ollly the animal pa~isions a I'e llIanifested. Sueh llIen lIeed
to feel a higher, controlling pOWCI', which will c.ollstrain thom to obey.
If rulers ao not excl'Cise a power to t.el'l'ify the evildoer, he will sink
to t.he leYcl of the b,L'Ute. '1'he ead,h is growing IlIUl'e mal Illore COl'l'Upt."
-lYl' 362.
~ !f>'.n , -Jvv-' \' \ '" }~ (
9. While we sllol1d have peace among God's people, how should we
live under all Caesars and peoples? 1 T·hes. 5:13; 2 Tin~ ..2:2';l.
•. r t..l.
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10. With what spirit and sympathy should God's eople regard the
'stranger'? Maltthew 25:35; He'b. 13:2.
Il,,' "".... • J' 0 f' I 1 V
:NO'l'E: "When the Lul'd's poor al'e neglected and forgotten or greetell,
wi.th cold looks and cruel words, let the gUilty one bear in mind that.
he isneglectillg Christ in the pel'son of His saints. OUI' Saviour I>~
idcntifies His i.lltel'est. with that of suffcring humRnity. As the heart.
of the parent yea1'llS with pitying tenderness over the suffering one
of her little flock, so the heart of our Redeemer sympathizes with ~ ....
the poorest and luwliest of HiA~ ea'l'thl~' (·hildl'cn. He has plaeecl ~ \' "
'them among liS to awaken in our hearts that lov'c which He feels
toward the suffel'ing aliI} oppressed, alld He "'ill let His judgmo.nts
fall upon allyolle who wI'ongs, slights, or ahuscs thelll." -4T 620.

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 Lesson No.9 Sabbath, November 'lfl, 19'11,
GO YE THEREFORE AND TEACH ALL NATIONS
I, T'o whom does the apostle ~ ul sa.y the beLiever is indebted:
Romans ,1 :It· \ Ocv, cl.J,,~.,. o~1 :" • .L.. .. " {, ~
,'" ' ..t t( .. f .

NOTE: "But thoro iH a yet (leoper significance to tho goldon rulc.

Everyono who has bccn nwcle a s\tew<:Iifd of the manif,~ld grace of God
is called upon to impart to SalLis in ignorancc and dlLJ'lu~\;.sa, oven aa,
were he in their place, ho would desire them to impart to him. 'riiO
apostle Paul said, 'I am debtor both to the Greeks, ,and to the bar-
bmiansj both to thc wisc, and to thc ullwisc.' Romans 1:14. By
all that you hav,o known of the love of God, by all that )1OU h;ave
received of the rieh gif,ts of His gracc abovo the most bcnighted
and degraded soul upon the earth :Irc yon in debt to that soul to
impart these gifts unto him.
"So also with the gifts and blessings of this life: wha,tever you
Illay pOHsess ahove your follows places you in debt,. to th,at degree,
to all who aro less t'a,\'ored. Havc we wealth, 01' even the comforts of
lifc, thOll 11'0 :In' ulldcl' the mOlit sO!CI11)n obl;igatioll to carc fa'!' tIl('
suffering sick, the widow, U11d the fatherless ex,actly as 11'0 would
desir'o thom to ca'ro for us woro our cOlldition and theirs to bo 1'0-
Yl'l'sod." -MB 135,136.
__ 2. What did the apostle Paul say the gospel w,as? Romans 1: 16.
;-OY \ ~'" • ~ -\:; L lY\ o' ''''
NO'rE: "Our Lord designod tha t is church should reflect to tho
world the fullncss an sufficiency that wo find in Hint. 'We arc con-
st!~ntly l'eceivillg of God's bounty, Hnd by impartiug of the s&mo
we are to represent to the world the love and beneficonce of Christ.
While all heaven is astir, dispatching messeugel's to every part of the
earth to earry fOl'\Yanl the work of roclemption, the church of the
living God are also to be colaborors with Christ. "Wo are members of
His mystical body. He is the head, controlling all the members of
the body. Jesus HilTJ,self, in His infinite merey, is working on human
hearts, effeeting spiritual transformations ~o :l111:lzing th,at angels look
on with asto'nishment ll'nd joy. 'rhe same unselfish love that char-
acterizes t.ho MJastel' is seen in the character and life of His true
followers. Christ expects that men ,,-ill 11Ocome pal'takcl's of His
diVIne nature while in this world, thus not only reflecting His glory
to the praisc of Gnil, but illu~nining the dH·rkness of the world with
the radianeo of heaven. '[,lms will be ful6110d the won]s of Cln'ist:
'Ye arc the light of tho world.' -5T 731.
3, What did \,thl1 prc>ph t Isa.ifl.lJ say ll1hat Christ would do? \ Isa.
60:1,2,11. 0{' rf'A( \~'" l u., ' '. >- ~ J .
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4. How widely would this lessing be spread by His messengers:
Isaiah 61:1,2,11. )....J \.~".
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5. What commission did the ord give to His church? :Miat. 28:19,20,
(, I) ~ ,I "-19-- '1

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 NOTE: "it is not possible for the lleart in whiel; Christ abid'es to
be destitute of loye, If we love God b.ecause He first loved us. we
shall 10ye all for whom Christ died. We cannot come in toueh with
di\'iJlit~' without ('.Ollling in tou,ch with humanity; fOI' in Him "'hu
sits upon the tlll'one of the universe, diYlnity and humanity UTO (,Olll-
bined. Connected With Christ, we are connected with our f;ellow
men by the golden links of the chain of love. Then the pity and com-
passion uf Christ will be mall ifest in our lif.e. We shall not wait
to have the neecly a,nd unf,ortunate brought to us. We shall not need
to be en.treated to feel for the woes of others, It will be as n:atuml
for us to minister to the needy and suffering as it was for Christ to
go about doing good." COL 384,385.
"No distinction Oll account of nationality, race, or caste, ~s
recognized b,y Gocl, He is the Maker of :l'1l nl\ankind. All mC1I anI
uf one family by creation, and all are Olle through redemption. Chris'
('aIlle to demolish e,;e1',)' wall of, partition, tu throll' 0lHHI every COIll-
pa-rtmeill: uf the temple, that every soul may have f.ree ;xc'cess to God..
·His love is so broad, so d.eep, so full, that it penetratos everywhere.
It lifts out of S-atan's ci1'<'1e the poor souls who havc ueell de]uded
by his deceptions. It places them within reach of the th1'Olle of God,
*he throne encircled by the rainbow of promise." -Ibid., 1'. 386.
6. What would be the gtrea.test asset ·that Ithe evangelic church could
~ "eo se~ \Acts .1::--8. '1 v, ~' t
NO'l'.E: 'l'he l::)a\'1oul' knew that ~10 argument, howeyel' logica], would
:1)fuJt hard hearts ur lyreak through the crust of worldliness and sel-
fishncss. He knew that HiS diseipJes must receive t.he heaVienly en-
d:oll'll1ellt; that the gospel would be eft'ective only as it was proc]aimell
by hearts made warm and lips made eloquent by a living knowledgo
of Him who is the ,,'ay, the truth, and the life. 'Phe work committed
to the c1jsri'ples lI'ould require gl'eat efficiency; for the Hde of ev.il
ntll (leep and st.l'ong flgainst thcm, A Yigi]ant, determined ]eadel'
was ill ('oUJllland of the' forces of dal'kness, a.nd tIle followers of
Christ cuuld battle foL' the l'ight only through the help that God, by His
Spirit, lI'ould give' tIICllI." AA 31.
7. III which way do all lllen receive fotrgiveness and become members
~ of the kingdom of GOd?/ Romans 10:9-13; 1 .Tohn 1:9.
[ w"Hv ,~vt>. t w,.I,.> ,'-'1, 1'1 \ " t
NO'l'.E: "But the command, 'Go y into all the world,' is 1101. to be iost.
sight of. vVe are called upon to lift OUl' eyes to the' regions lJcyull(l,'
Christ tears away - the wa]1 of 1'Ul'tition, tJIC dividing 1'l'ojudice of
nationality, :md teaches a lov'e for all the human fall\i]~'. He lif'lh
men from the na·1'I'0W circle which their selfishness prescribes; He
abolishes all tel'l'itol'ia] ]ines and artificial distind-ions of soc'iet.y,
He makes 110 difference between neighbors ulld strangeL's, ,f1'icnds
and enemies. He teaches us to look u1'on evel'), lIeeely sou] as our
brother, and the world a-s our fie]d." -DA 823.
8. Whiltt agency brings conversion to all men? What does it<
establish? Romans 1:16,17. '11<'1" ""'"" a.J:i"",- ..."", ~J.. J
\~ I, L,l. \ I ~ .\ ~\t \,.r "JN~
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NOTE: "With 'the' word of God in his h~ndB, every hunran being,
wherever his lot in life may be cast, may ha11l.e sU'~b compB>I1lionehir
;,~ I,,' shall chaosf'. In its pages he ma)' h'old converse With tlle nobleB1I
ali(I best, of the human race, and ma)' listen to the voicc o~ the
]~tel'ltal as H(' speaks with men. As he studies nnd meditates upon
the themes into which' the a·ngels desire to look' (1 Peter 1 :12), he
mny have their companionship, He may follow the steps of the
I!c:wenly Tencher, and li8tOll to His words as when He taught on
mountain and plain alld sea. He may dwell in this world in the at-
mosphore of hen '"en, imparting to earth's SOl'l'owing and tempted
ones th,oughts of hope nnd longings for holiness; himself coming
doser and still ('loser into fellowship With the Unseell; like him of
old who wnlked with God, drawing nearer and neaTOI' the tllI'eshho1<l
of the et.el'llal world, until the porklls shall open, and he shall enter
there. He will find himself no strangel', The voices that will greet
him are thc yoiccs of the holy ones. lI'ho, unseen, were on earth his
companions - voices .that hNC he lenrnecl to r]istinguish nncl to love.
He who thr()ugh the worr] of God has lived in fellowship with heRv('n,
will find hims('lf at home in h(':1ven's compa.nionship," -Ed 127.
9. What prophetic promises are fulfilled when this gift is brought ; l,'"",
by believers to Caes:a·r, and Ito all nations? Romans 15:8-12, I ,~u <

"'l'- ~ 'J)' (' . (;...,01 { • " \ I (,' r ' . ",.Q.. ~ -') • • '" I
10. Wlrere is th l.Ulystery of godUness ontained, and wher must it' .
-be made known? Romans 16:25,26, QJ U tl'< <""
~~ - v,,,,-<>~,, \... cuI... Ck ~'\.M ..... , J'
'(' I
NO'l'..~: "rrhe plan fOl' OUI' )'('(]emption was not :11, afterthought, a 10 2
plan f'ol'muln teel a'fter the fa Jl of Aclnm. It was a· revelJu,tion of
'the m~·stel'." \\'hi<'11 hath he(,11 kept, in silonce through times eternal.'
HOIll. 1(;:25, R.V. It was an unfoliling of t.hp principles that from
etcrnal ages have heen the f.ounda.tion of God's throlle, From tIl('
heginnillg, GO(] amI Christ. kne\\' of t,h(' apostas~' of ~atnn, 011'e1 0.£ the
fall of mr1'11 through the deceptive po\\'e.r of the ,apost.ate. God did
not ordain that sin should exist, but foresaw it.s existence, and mucle
pl'ovision to meet the terrible ('U1ergency. So great was His love for
the "'orld, that He covpnunt.C'r] to give His only-begotten Son, 'that
whosopV'{')' helieveth in Him sllould not perish, hut havp pVl'rlasting
lif(',' John 3:16." -DA 22.

Lesson No. 10 Sabbath, December 4, 1971.

CAESAR'S HOUSEHOLD
1. While l~lle truth was brought to the representatives of Caesar
in Jerusalem a·n wa-s rejected, wllere was it again b'1'ought? Phil.
1: 13,14. ",",0"\A. \ \-' V\ <JJ vi, .(\ l>
NO'l'E: "Man)' months passed hy tlfter Paul's lnl'i"nl Ln Rome, before
the Jews of Jerusalem appeared in person to present their accu&ations

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 agaiIj.st the pTisolJer. '1'he.r had been repeat.edl~' thwarted ill .tl,eir
ilesigns; amI now that Paul was t.o be tried before the highest tribunal
of the n.om~lIl_ Empire, they had no de,sire t.o risk anot.her defeat.
L.Y'sia>s, Felix, Festus, ·aml Agrippa had all deelared theit' belief in,
his innMPnu. Ilis pnPlllies ".QuId hopp fOr ,SlteCp,ss only in seeking
by intl'igue t.o influencc the emperor ill their favol·. Delay would
fl)rt.her t.heir objoct, a.s it would afford thcm time to perfect and
exeeutc their plans, and so they waited foJ' n while before prefl'J'Ting
their pharges in person against. the ':I.postle.
"In till' J!T'Ovi(lenep of GO(l this dpla~' l'Psnlt.pit ill the fUl'thel'anpc
of tIle gospp!. 'I'lJl'ongh the fllVOl' of tlHISl' \\'ho hnd Paul in chal'gp,
he was pCJ'mitted to dwell in n cOllllllodious honse, wheTe he could
meet freely with his friends and also present the truth (1:I.ily to those
II"ho pnlllc to hpll!'. 'PIlUS fOT two ~'('al's he eontinued h·is labol's,
(1)1'("a phing tIl(' kingdom of Goit, ,111(1 tl":lchi,ng those things whiich
('oncern thc 1Jo1'(1 Jl'SUS Christ, with nll conficlenpe, 110 III all forbidding
h'im." -AA 453, -t.k\.vv t)t fw-J.
2, While Rome under the Caesars was the strong,hold of paganism,
in which way did the I,ord provide for the other kings and
nations? Phil. 3:1; Col. 4:16; Philem. 19-21 (See PaUl's
epistles endings,) C£;\AAM. \ \- \-> I.v- v~~ ;", LQ, oJ.3 'l-'OI •
3, What strong and effective missionary ~enter developed in Rjl)me?
What did the apostle say was to be, ma~e knO~ to all nationS?
Romans 16:22,25,26, T~'C\;\..Ie:. 'NV'v-- -(' ~ ~h L ~ l
\>V"t(,~. 9' \ I "I \'\, , L f' \ ,I~ -G".'" '~ - ~, ~'" cJ f
\ 4, Hl(w I,vere .these I1ttles tlnd their insplredJ directions spread
amon . the missiona.ry ce .tres in different countries? Col. 4:15,16.
S 1.... 'IV- V\..L.. ~w 1M ,,\,,' , : '" L".""'tL "'. tv V ""-.i'\w>
5, Wha.t wa.mings were sent to the missions regardiilg the undermining
of the true princi les by some compromises of Ithe doctrines?
2 Thess, 2:3-7, """ '-~ """ vlw. ", . 1.. ~1 cM1 A.{1l' \ ..,

NO'I'E: "This cOlllIJrOmLSl' between pagmlisll1 and Christiun,ity Tesulted

in t.he dey'elopment of 'the man of sin' foretold in pJ'ophccy as opposing
·nlld exalting himself above Go(l That gigantic system of false
l'eligioll is a masterpiece of Sat.aIt's powl'r - ,a monument of his
efforts to SPlit h1111sl'lf llponthe thronl' t·o rule the earth according
1:0 his will. .
"Satnll onpe endeRvoUI'ed to forlll a eompromise With Christ. He
callie to thl' Son of Goil in the wilderness of temptation, a.nd showing
Him all the kingidoms of the world and the glory of them, offered
to give' all into His hands if He would but acknowledge the supremacy
of the prinee of (larkl1ess. Christ rebuked the presumptuous tempter
and fOl'ce(l him to depart. But Satnll meet,s with greater success in,
pn'senting the same tl'mptntiolls to mall. .To secure worldly gains
:lnd llOnors, the church was led to seck the favor and support of the
great men of earth; and having thus rejected Christ, she was in-
duced to yield allegiance to the representatives of Satan - the bishop
of Rome," -GC 50,
 6. What ha·d prop~ecy foretold concerning the changing of pagan
liominion to anotller power? Da.niel 7:23-25; Revelation 1311-10.
KOTE: "In chapter 13. (verses 1·10) is described another beast,
'like unto a leopard,' to which the dragoll gave 'hi·s wer and his
s~at, and I'eat ':luthorg,.' Tllis symbol, as most Protestants a~
be leved, represent.s the papacy, which succeeded to the power and
float and fl.uthorit.y once held by tllC ancient Roman empire. Of the
l~opardlike bea.st. it is decl.ared: p'rhm'e was iV01l unto um_:1-JIlouth
speaking great things and blasphemies . . ._ ....And he opened~ his
nioutll in blasphemy a.gainst God, to bl:J,sphemc His name, and His
1o:11)"ern«1cle, 1l.nd them that dwell in he[tyCll. And it was g.Lv-en unto
him to ma'e war WI 1 the /lain ·s, and to 0'"01'c0111e them: and vowel'
1I'1Is-O'i,pn him o':.£!:.. all kind!.-eds, and tongues, and nat,ioals.' This
lirophecy, wInch is nearly identical with tIle description of the little
ho!'ll of Daniel 7, unquestiOJlably points to the papailY," -GC 43fl
7, While the powerful pagan natio.n of the Caesars finalily "bra.ke
in pieces," what effect continued through the influence of the
11 r formers in Caes .r':~ ,110 sehold? Acts 8:4,5, I }
'<" v', .c...f u".l 1\ ec... -1.<..t-\ \;~, cJ ,J J ~ Q.h l.v' \ pv-...c.,'
l'[OTE: "1'he scYenty weeks, 01' 490 years, e·g ec.iall,Y allotted to vvovJ
the ,Tcws, CllllNl, as \\'~ have seen, in A.D. 34. At that time, through
t.hc ad-ion of th~ .Jewish Sanhedrin, the nation sf>~ll~(l its rejeetioIl
of the gosp~l 11)' the mart,)'nlom of Stephell and the pel'sec,ution of
t.he follow~l's of Christ·, 'I'h(,ll the' mcssage of salY'atioll, no longer
rcstrid.pd to the chosen ]woplr. ,,'as given to the wod<1, The dis'
c.ipl('s, forc,('(l b,v p~rsC('ut'ioll t·o flet' from .TerusalC'nl. 'went cvery·
",hNc prraC'hing thl' word.' 'Philip "'~lIt down. to the eit}' of Sam·
':1ria all<1 )J'earho<1 Christ. unto them,' Pet.el·, ilivinel)' guided, opene<l
the gospel to the renttll'ion 0 aesarcn, the Goel·,fearing COt'lleliU8;
a.nd the nrdent Paul, won to the fa,HIt of Christ, was r,ommissione'd
to earry the glad tiilings 'far hence unto the Gentiles.' Acts 8:4,5;
~2:21." ~C ~8. ~1JJ I ~ <W""'c:..l.v .....\ \' '~( J,.n ,~
8. H~ widespread and effective did the ..,Rhri;stia,n f.ailt1f in a
shott period become? cts 5:28; 17:6. '\ k.l/)Ao.\-\..ov\- WIlL ~""'<
'l'I~~ -rl&~ UW-.. ~ ~ "( ~~.
9. What do we r peatedly find in the Scripwres is God's desire
~ or all kin~ an(l natio 1 to der t .nd? Ae'ts 17:~.
fly N . \..<N ~
N01l'E: "Sec Paul at Athmls ·before th <'.OUI ei 0 tl. Ar opagu '~"'" (),A,
I1S he merts srie'llce with sri~nre, logir with logic, and philoS'Ophy wit,ll
philosoph.". ::'1:1I'k hO'\', ,,,ith thC' tart horn of <1i"i:ne lo"e" he points to
.r~hovl1h as 't.he (T n kIlO"'1I (~od,' who111 hi~ hearers hoay~ igl~'Ol'antly WOI'·
shippNl: 1111(1 ill 11'01'(1.. quotNl f1'011l a poet of th6r own he pi'cbul'es Rim
:1S a T"ath~r whose chilill'(,l1 nl('~' lire. HI'ltr him, in tho~t a'ge of raste,
when t.h~ rights of man ns man ,,'el'e wholly unreeogJlizeel, as he
.sets f(}l'th the grea.t trut.h of hUl1laJl brotherhood, decl,aring that
God 'hath m.a.de of one blood all natiolls of men for to elwell on all
t!lC' faren Ie e.arth.' 'I'hen 1(\ shows how, through :111 the dealing'S
of God With man, runs like a thread of gold His purpose of gracll
and mercy. He' !l,ath determined the times before appointed, and
 the' bounds of their habitationj that they should seek the Lord, if
haply they might feel aJter Him, a.nd find Him. though He be not far
.from e\'Cry une of us.' Acts 17:23,26;27." -Ed fY,l.

Lesson No. 11 8a1>'b'ath, December 11, 19,n.

HEALTH REFORM IN THE REALM 'OF THE CAESARS
1. What is the ma.jor cause of the fallure of the pe!()ple of the wOlrld
to understand alid appreciate spiritual Itnlth? . 1 Cor. 6:19.
'1.0''-'.....- 1",,-, '" ~'--'- VI I ~""- vo.l.M C>'i,<,
N:OT.E: 'The "'orld is giveil u to sel1Hndulgenee. 'The lust of
the flesh, aud the lust of the eyes, nnd the pride of life' cont,rol tho
IllnSSeS of the ]1oople. But Christ's follo"'("I)'S hnye a hoLier cnl1i'ng
.'Come out from ,1-lll0ng them, nml be. ye separate, saith the Lord, and
touch not the tlllclen:n.' 11.1 thC' light of God's word we :n-e justifjed
ill declaring that sanetificn tioll CaJlllot be genuine which does no~
wOl'k this utter I'enuncin timl of the Sill fu I pursui ts all d gra I'ifi cnt.ions
. ~Jl' the wOI'ld." -GO 465.
lw..'r 2 Whait constant warfare causes ~he
destnwtioll of the souls of
all men? 1 Peter 2:11, \).l..fl\(M"- L...... ,j. JwI_ RJ".-
'.I' '.... ., ••,{I.. .....~ , \~ " ,
3, ow should the believel' encourage suffering and dec ived lmmanity
in the physical and spiritual dilemma'? How closely are sin and
ILl)"" ickl ss '1~\ated?, ~s. J, 3,:3; Luke 5:18023. ,Ih F< c.{,,\~ .
.. ,''''' ryv\1"'''' IM"j,..-.A th I ""\.0 lvoJ.t'l, <vU: •
')<O"'fE: "Sillce the milleT ':lnLl the soul fin,l l'Spl'ossion ,hrough thQ
IJOdy, both melltn,1 :lIld spiritunl vigor al'C' in grent eleg.l'ee dependent
upon physical streJlgth and actiVity; whateV'er promotes physical
health, p1'omot('s the doYelopment of n st,rong mind a.nd a well·bala,nced
chaJ'ncter. Vvithout hralth no one ca·11 as distinctly unde1'stanrl
01' as completely fulfil h~l oblig'"nt.i.ons to himself, to his fellow beings,
or to his Creator, Therefore the health should be (IS faith;fu1Jly
guarded as the eh:naeter. A knowledge of physiology '11](1 Iygienr
should he t.he hnsis of nIl (',lUrat-jOllal ~OJ't., ','\Aiv Eel 195 ..... 'vo.MI
i
4, To what degree did 'tlie Lord labor in h aHng the physical suff-
ermgs of His creatures? How did· He teach them healthful
principles'? LUke 9:2. '" I t I I (' •
'r-vi \, t4Jv,... ~" \'-Lt <1,\.. A - Yu'
NOf)'E: "In de cribing His c: r hl.l' '11118sion, Jcsus Slllc1, The I.ord
'hath nllointec1 Me to preach the gospel to the poor; Hc hath sent. Me
to l]('n1 the hl·okenhe·:IJ,tpd, to pJ'pach c1C'livorallce to t.ho captives, and
l'ecovering "f sight to the blinc1, to set a:t liberty them t,hat nrc bruisec1.'
Lukp 4:18. Thi,s was His work. He wpnt about doing good and
healillg all thnt \\'('I'P oppressell hy Sntall. 'I'hel'c were whole vina~s
where thp]'c wns not a moan of sicknrss in n'll? house, 0)' e ha'a
['assed through them anc1 he::l1ed nll th,'h sick, HLs work g-ave evidence
of His divine anointing. Love, mercy, anc1 compasson were revealec1
 in every act of His life; His heart went out in tender sympathy to
the children of men. HI' took man's nature, that He might reach man's
want,s. The poorest and humblest were not afraid to approach Him.
Even little children were attracted to Him. They loved to climb
upon His knees and gaze intu the pensiv,e faceJ benignant with
love." -SC 11,12. I • I G ( J r" "
IZ... '
.<n
I I
5. What flm'damentlal reason Wlderlies Jan hea th refo~,::t Lev.
10:8-11; 1 Cor. 10:31; Rom. 8:13. AJ l.v, \ AI' "",,"~.J.u. ~1 "!'L--.
C . . . 01.-., ...
<r
\. ~ tY ): "'tv I J" //1 +4 J', ,/ '?: .f ';",'f,!l,v.
NOTE: "Vve are eomman'ded, ~vhether wc eat, or drink, ofr whatsocvcr
we do, to do all to the g.Jory of God. HOlw many ha,ve oonsdentiously f~
moved fTom principle rather than from impUlse, and ob-eyed this ~
command to tIle lettCl'~ How many of the youthful disciple,s in -.- -
have made God their trust and poi,tion, a,nd havc earnestl)' sought Ie..,
,to know -and do His wiLl'J ,There are Illany. who are servants of Christ
in namc, but who al'C not so in decd. Where l'eligieus principle
governs the danger of committing great errorsis small; for selfisih-
ness, which always blinds and decei.ves, is subordinate. 'fhe sincere
desire to do others good ,so prcdom,lnates that self is f,Orgottell. To
have firm reJi ious rind les is an lIlestimablc tl·easure. It is thc
purcst-,-hlghcst, and most elevated influcncc mortals can possess.
Such havc an anchol' . . . ." ~2T 129.
6 By What simple and impressive token does the Lord illus'trate
the work of His people? Mat. 5:16. l·/ "
7. Because of sin and suffering ~.esulted from lust and ap.petite, w11at
part of human natu.re, did 'the Lord overcome? Mat. 4,:3,4.
, ~ - '-' ~ • "'fLO' ~ ~
NQ'fB: "l<'rolll le t', w 'of Adm to that of Christ, self-indulgencc
had increased the powel' of the appctites and passions, until they
had almost unlimited control. ThUll men h'ad become debased and
diseased, and of themsClves it ":[\s impossible tor t.hem to OVllil'come.
In man's behalf, Christ, conquered h)' enduring t.he severest test.
E'or our sake He cxcrcised no tielj)-contl'ol stronger than hunger or
death. And ill this f~rst victory ,'I'ere involved other issues that
cnter into all our conflicts with ,-the powers of d,arkness." -DA 117,
8, How shouid the conviCteli; 'and 'converted worldly. squl retafn
this cpn tiiOn? 1 C,or. 9:25. ~ 'wvvy ",DIN'-' ~bJ'r I\\""'l/It...- ~ ,j v
, \.., rJ ,"'- oJ..l ~ ,<l}-l&vJ ~ M It- 0''-'\0-:.", •. ~( "-
9. T'h Lord h s left us an exam e, tlherefore, i which way can t tv-./Vv.
the Chris~l believer help the unbeliever in his physi~l a.n ~: 0\", I
.. , I. . • Imo al condItion? 1 Peter 2\:,21; 1 J hn 2:6. I - I. ~\, '''' '1....:."" ..~ "v,
vv<" f'l~~ '.--..\'" \ ""-to /t>.~ ~ \...J... (oJ<. ~+.:J.oAA- """ ,",vv,,"'
10. What did the apostl Paul say concenting the importanceOof' con-
tinuing health reform? 1 Cor. 9:27. ~\,.. ~ :r;~'1' \
M "'- "" "'--V'r...t ej.
NOTB: "To my ministcring hrethren I would say, Prosecute this work
with tact and ability, Set to work the young men and the young
women in our churches. Combin.e the medical mis.sionary work with the
proclamation of the third angel'8 message. Mlake .regular, ol'ganized
effort to lift the churches out of the dieaa level into which, th y have
\~? """'tlv< v"'A t<> 26-\- ff--\Iv ~ ).,.,'"6 \\ \
\)vv\-
M~~~ " !G \r \\,.,,~ \\ ,'~ I;""-L~, 'v~ \ \rw~
~,,~~ 'V 0 ~\...ul> \ \ D~ ~~ ~ C\ '~M~(MoJa'
 falten, and have rehlained for yeats, Send. into the churches workerg
who will' set the principles of health reform in their conl1ection· wIth the
third angel's niesS/age bdore every' family. and individual. Eilcourage'
ali. to take .tt part ill work for their fello'w men, and se'e if the breath uf
.life .,will not, ,quickly '1'etul'11 to these chUl'ches.
" Study faithfully the thi1'ty.:third chaptel' of Ezekiel. 'rhe work
\\'hich is being dune in medical missionu1'y Jines is the very work which
Christ cOJ11l1umded His followe1's to do. Can Yiou not cle-arly see that
those who aTe engaged in this work are fulfilling the Saviour's cODl-
missioll') Can you not see that it would please yOU)' Saviour if you
would lay nsi'de all false dignity, alld 1031'11 in His sehuol how to wea'l'
His yoke and 'cal'l'y His burdells1" -'ny! 415,416.

Lesson; No. 12 Sabbath, December 18, 1971.

THE SABBATH WAS MADE FOR MAN
1. Before 'the created beings were scattered and divided into diff-
erent kingdoms, W lat institution had God made for thl\1ll7 JGeu.
-'( '2:3; I Ex. 20':11. ,,' C\1d. f l . .I' ~J 1, ~i)J'G ,'J '. l' i'
., t.l'f \\A '!O c.CL~',·1 ~~.r . \ corl
NO'l'.f<;: "Ill Eden, God set up the memorial of His work of creatioll,
in IJlacing Iris blessing upon the seventh day. 'rhe Sabbath was cum-
mitted to Adam, the father and represel!tatiYe of the whole hU'man
f,amil)'. Its observ,ance was to be an act of gmteful acknowledge-
mellI., un the part of a.11 who should d\\'ell UpOIL the . carth, that Goll
was their Creator and their rightful Sovereign; that they were the
work of His hallds and the subjects of. His authority, 'rhus the ill- .
stitution was' wllolly cOlllmemomtive, and given to all mankind. 'rherc
was nothing in it slladowy 01' of restricted application to a,ny people.
"God saw that a Sabbatll was essential for man, even ill Pa.mdise.
He needed to lay aside llis own interest and pursui,ts for olle day
of the seven; that he might more fully contemplate the works of Goa
and meditate upon His powe1' and goodness. He needed a SablJath to
remind ·him more vividly of God and to awa-ken gratitu.de because all
that he enjoyed and possessed came from .the benefieent hand of
the Creator." -1'1' 48.
2. For whom did the Lord say 'the Sabbath was made? Mark 2:27,28.
3, Did Pharaoll and the Egyptians know something a;bl()ut the Sabbath
before,.th tiWe f the Exodus? Exodus 5:1-9.
• ' ' . \ \. , .\" \ ' f) -/" (.J./
NO'I.'E: "In their bondage I. Ie 'sraelites had to .some extent lost the
knowledge of GO(]Js la1\-, :md they had departed from its precepts. 'rho
Sabbath had beeu generally disregarded, and the exactions of t,heir
taskmasters made its ohservanec apparently impossible. But Moses
had shown his people that obedience to God was the first cO~ldition
of delivP'ranec; and the efforts llIade to restore the Obscl'vance of the
SahlJa.th had come to tIle notice of their oppre,ssol's." -1'1' 258.
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),

4. What Vital issue is involved throughou1t the whole universe in

keeping the seventh-day S'ltb'bath? Jeremiah 10:10,12,14-16.
NO'I'}.;: '''I'he whole ulliven;.e hlHl been witness··to tlllr scenes at Sinai.
In thei,worldllg·...out of thc t\vo adlllinistratioolLs II',:IS seen the ('ontru~t
between the goverlllneut of God allil that of Satan. Again .the sinless
inhabitllnts of other worlds beheld the results of Satan's apostasy,. alld
the' kind· of' gOVCl'lililCllth e would htl ve estahliished in hea vcil had he
been lic'rmitted to bear sway." -pp 335,336.
'.1 The Sabbath iustitution, which originated in Eden, is as old
as the world itself. It was observed by all the patl'iarchs, from cre'atiou
uown. DUl'ing the bouclage in Egypt, the Lsrael~tes wer·e forcecl by their
'taskmastel's to violate the Sa,bbath, tIIHl to a grea't extent they lost
'the' knowfedg'e of its sacreducss. When the law' was proclaimed a;t
Sina,i t.he vel',\' first words of t.he fourth COlllllllludmellt were, 'He-
member the Sabbath ikly, to keep it holy' .- s)lOwing that the Sabha.th
\'las \lot then iustituted; we are pointed hack for its origin to cl'Catio11.
Iu order to ohJi,tcratc God from the miuds of mCll, Sat':ln ltimed to, tcar
clown this gl'ca t' memorial. If ' I '0 1 ~ to forget their Cre,aJ;Qr,
t1l.£y_wouJc~~al~ no effort to rcsist tIle powcr of evil, ::t:lla Satan \vouhl
be SUI'C of his pl·CY." Ibid. -
5. What e,vidence de we have tfuat tlle abbatll )Vas not to be exclusive
for the Jews? Isaial 56:1,2,3-7. ~l:" ItA ;'oJ !'1 I .\
"";L,( l'-\2,"J> IfI.leJ"f I ' f " " IM-\ !,,<,L:" " '" '\ f;;'- c I {,
6. What great world·wide reformaJtion in Sabbath keeping is foretold
in the inspiJred prophecies? IsaiaJl 58:13,14. JvL "J\' ~v'" CXMJ(}. :/'"
, '- \ t
7. Beea·use the breach in the law had been formed by apostasy from
this memorial of era,atioll. and redemption, what mOVel\lent began
.and when? . ReveLa'tion 14:6,7. A-. I, ') . J Ov'- ,,~
i-ell' / ~j
8. What common excuse is made among rulers and nations to avoid
this fundamental moral law f the ten comm;llndme ts? Romami> ,11
1:28; . cts 24:,25. t.)w.,. I ~v~ "(' Vi ~ I-l--t,. M--t\1 .. I I u.
• I ( ~P'V' Jc:;...(. /:1
4 : 1 ift , / I 'tli~ C-o" f '4. ~J~ . V
NO'TIt;: "As the claims of the 8a bba-th lI'cre pre~cJl ted, many reasoncd IVL~t·, (.
froll! the wor!lUing's stan~lpoint. Saiel they: ''IV e have alway.s k~pt(f ~,ct-1 ~
Sunday, our tathers kept It, and many good .and pious men have dlCd tw -7
happy while keeping it, If they lire right, so' are we. '1'he keeping oj r<.pv vi
-this new S<abbath w?u~d throw us out of llllrmoJlY with the world, auel I~L I J
we would llUve no JIlfluellce ovcr them. What call. a littlc companJ' ,'''' ,/
keeping the sev,enth day hope to accomplis.h against all the world c{.tJ ,'M-
who arc keepiug .SUl~l~ay~' ,It '\HI~ by ,silltiJ,ar l~rgumcnts. th~t the Jm,-~ ii. ~
cndeavourcd to ;IUStlfy thcll' reJection of Chnst. ,Then fnthel's had ~Vt, V·
been a'l'.l·cpted of God in presenting the sacrificial offerings, nlld why Iv' /,
could not the children f,iud salva tion in pursuing t.h,e same course~ So,
,ftt

in the t.i llIe o.f Luther, papists reasoned that tl'Ue Christ~alls had died ".' t
in the Oatholie fait.h, aud thcrpfore that religion "'flS sufficient for CA \'"
sa,Ivation. Bueh rea.soningll'ould Pl'o\,(' nn effectual hanipl' to nIl
advllncement in ,'eligious faith or practice." -00 454.
-<JI1-
 9. 1"11e s'¢iptures llt'ove 'that the seventh-day is a sign or mark oC
s.anctification, what is t'he worldly mark? Ex. 31:13; &ev. 14:9-11.
10. How will the Caesars and nations become involved in decisions
to disobey the fourth cOllunandment, t'he seventh-day Sabbath?
CQM,\~e~a~~~:~1-1Zu ,', \- ,\wut ,In, v~'---\
NO'l'E: ""rhe linc of distinctioll I>.ctweell prof sed Christians and
i,he ungodly is now hal'dly distinguishable. Churrh members love wllJat
t.he world loves and arc rea.a.y to join with them, and Satan determines
to ullite them in one bocly and thus strength ell his cause by sweeping
all into the ranks of spiritualism. P(lpists, who boast of miracles as
a cert.aill sign of the tru,e church, will be rcm1ily deceived by this
wOlldel',\Vor]{,ing power; aml Protestfmts, ha.ving east awn,y the shield
of truth, \\'ill [l1so be deluded. Pa.pists, FI'otestants, a.nd worldlings
will alilw a-ecept the f01'm of godlines,~ Without thc pOWOI', and they
will sec in this unioll a grand movement or the cOllversion Oil the
world aud the ushering in of tho long;-expectecl millenlnm." -GC
588,589,

REMEMBER IT IS THIRTEENTH SABBATH NEXT WEEK

Lesson No. 13 Sabbath, December 25, 1971.

THE SECOND ADVENT: WHY DELAYED?
1. For what reason ha·d God delayed His'judgment upon the reb-ellious
_R Caesars nd na . us? zeldel 3 :11. S~ VoN ~ ~ \ ~v!, I
L.,G-,
\"':'~ ~"c4 "'~VV"-t. . 1oJ~ Vv,u, "r"'" J.,;t-.
2. How was tJ1P.s repeated ill 1844, aJt the end of the longest pro-
phetic period? Who were placed over the destlructive elements?
2 Peter 3:9. \\-J..L. \.... """'\ I-..to.. >N"_ • ~ , ,>" ,\,--

NO'rE: "'I asked my accompanying angel the meaning of what 1

heard, ;;-nil Wh~lt. the four :Ingels were al?ont to do. JIo 8ai<l to me
that it. was God that restrained the powers, and that He gave His
angels charge over things on the earth; th,at the foul' angels had
]Jawor from God to hold the fOUl' Winds, and that they were about to
let them go; but while their h:l>uds WCl'e 1ooseniJlg, ana the foUl' winds
wcro about to blow, the luerciful eye of Jesus gn;<:ed on thc remnanh
t.hat were not sea.led, 'a.nd He raised- His hands to thc J<la,ther ani!
pleaded with Him thllJt He haa spiJ.lei! His b,100d fol' them. ~rhen
anothel' angel was commission cd to fly swiftly to the foul' angels and
bid them hold, until the serva.nts of God were senl:ed with the senl of thc
liVing God in their forehe·:\(ls." -EW 38.
3. What does tIle, Lord have in every nation? Acts 2:5
~W 1" ~ 11M.\- 1)0'.... P)'I
I v-.w\, 1v IJvv., <.Lv< \-v.OWVVo..·
NO·TE: "But so I'ong n' JCSlIS rCmaiJ1S luan's intercessor in the
sanctual',\' above, tho rcslr:rill'ing influon('(' of th(~ Holy Spirit is felt
-2&-
 by rulers and people. It still controls to. some extent the laws of
ths land. Were it not for these l,aws, the condition of the w(}rld
would b(' Ulucll worse tllan it now LB. While many of alIT rulers a.re
'let.i vc agellt.s .of Sa'tan, God also has His agents among the leading
men of the nation. iThe enemy moves upon his serv'ants to propose
mea,sures that would greatl~~ impede the work of God; but states-
men who fear t.heLol'd nre influenced by ho,ly nngels t.o oppose such
propositions with unanswerable aiJ'guments. Thus a few 'men will hold
in check a powel'U1 eurrent of evil. 'f,he opposition of the enemies
of truth will be restr'~\.ined that tl.\e third angel's me·asage may do its
work. When the final warnhlg shall be 'given, it will arrest the
attel1tion of these leadiug men tlll'ough whom the Lord is now working,
nnd some of them will accept it, and will stand with the people of
Q A God throug the time of trouble." \ _ <;J:Q 610,611'.1 . J J.
1J"",r ,''' "N\,,\ J,A ""~\M. \v-A. ~v..X C\A ~ IN l~'''q. •. M,
4. How does he message 0 salvati.on sUffQ.r en unfal hfuI ministers ~ YoAJ/-
and priests compromise heaven's principles with the nation's "'~A16 .
.,political oli~es? atthew 5:9; 001. 2:18-23. .oM- ........~ ""''''''' '...tr-~
.... IN4- rM"" I..t" <
5. To what le:ng!th did the Jews apostatize from their privileged
position? John 19:14,15..
'-J ... 'v.,(N./v
~~ \N~
"w ."..",\,\ ~ ~
,WI.
6, Undeil' the symbol of Ba ylon, to what extent will all apostate
churches ultimately become associated with national and political
'\0-.' powers? Rev-eation 18:5-11; 17:9-18. / \ "\..,,iJ.... Iw.
''''''''L~ CI VvJ./'l 'i"'~"\t:,. . \ tWv'~ II\....W..( v./u.-~> ~\. \".,-0 "'\~ r..) \ t·~I,,\ OVJ.rv 1
Q 7. W:hat com1;line and final messages are\ gIven to warn ~d save \r_;'1~.
all sincere and genuinely concerned seekers for salvation? Rev- . IN "Fe.
elation 14:6-12; 18:1-4, •
NO'l"E: "Revelation 18 points to t.he time when, a·s t.he result of re·
ject.ing t.he threefold wluning of Revelati0l1 14:6·12, the chureh will
have fully J'eached the condition foretold by the seco11(1 angel, {l,nd
the people of God still in Babylon will he called 11p011 to sepamte from
her c()mmunion.This message is the last thaot. will ever be given
t.o the world; and it will aceomp1ish its work " " -GO 390.
"The angel who unites in t.he procl:l1nation of the third allgel's
message is to lighten the whole earth With his glor~~. A work of world-
wide extent nnd nnwonteil powel' is hen' fon'told. The ndvent move-
ment of 1840-44 was il glorious mani.festation of the power of God;
the first angel '8 m(),~sage was carried to every mi,ssionary station
in the world, :llid in sante countries there was the greatest religious
intel'est which hns he en witnCf,sed in nn~' land since the Reforma,tion
III' the sixt.e(,llth (',ent.nry; but these are to be exceeded by the mighty
movemcllt uIHler tIle last warni.ng of the third angeL" -D}id., p. 611-.
8. Wllat special spiritual gif't must be received by the true ehurch
before the last responsibilit'ies of lYeliev'ers ca·n be rendered to
the C·aesa.rs? Acts 3:19,20. v'I" 'l- r
~1o<.1.I\WL 'I ~l It /.
NOTE: "When the third angel'8 m.essage (\,108('8, merc~' no longer
pleads for the, gUilty inhahHnnt8 of t.he eal't.h. 'I'he people of God
have accomplished their work. They have received 'the latter rain,'
'thu' refreshing from the presence of the Lord,' and they are prepared
for the tryjJlg' hour bfffore t.llem. Angels are hastcning to and fro
in heaveJ1. An angel returning from the earth announces that his work
is done; the final test has b('cn hrought'upon the world, and a'll who
have pl'oved themselves loyal to the '(1ivine precepts have received
'the 'seal of the living God.' !Then Jesus ce-ases His interees'sion in the
slmetna.ry above. He lifts His hands and with a loud voice says,
'It is dOlw;' am1 all angelic host la~' off their crowns as He makes
the solemn announcement; 'He that is unjust, let hime be'unjust still:
and ho which is filthy, lot him he filthy still: a1\(l he that is righteous,
let him he rightcous still: alld he tha,t is holy, let hilll be holy' still.'
Revelation 22:11. ]<ivory Clase has heen decided for life 01' death.
CIll'ist has made the ato;lCment· for His people and l)lotted out their
sins. The IlUmbol' of His suhjects is m.ade up; 'the kingdom aml
rlominioll, nl1(l the greatnoss of the kingdom under thp whole hea'ven,' is
ahout to he given t·o tlH' heil's of salvntion, '311d .T('sus i.s to I'eign ns
King of kings and Lon1 of lords." -GO 613,614.
9. Wihile the spiritual battles end at the close of probation a.nd the
LOird declares, "it is done." w1lat literal balttle ta.kes placil
among the Caesars? Revelation 16:12-16.
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