"Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects): The New Testament, with a Sketch of the Subsequent History of the Jews.Ross, Mary, Lady
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"Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects): The New Testament, with a Sketch of the Subsequent History of the Jews.
Ross, Mary, Lady
Bible stories, English -- New Testament; Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Jews -- History
From the question asked by these angels, it would seem that even now
the Apostles could hardly believe that their beloved Lord was gone
from their sight for ever, upon the earth. They are therefore
reminded, that their "gazing up" is useless; but that a day shall come
when He shall return to earth: but then it will be as a judge, to pass
sentence of happiness or misery upon every living creature. We know
not how soon that awful day may come; let us therefore watch and pray,
that we may find mercy before our judge--the Saviour of all who so
believe in Him, as to love Him and keep His commandments.
The words of the angels recalled the disciples' minds to earth, and to
the work which their Master had left them to do. "And they worshipped
him, and returned to Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, with
great joy. And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing
God."
"And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with
them, and confirming the word with signs following." Not immediately,
however; but in these words St. Mark, as it were, sums up the future
history of the Apostles; stating how they at once set to work to
fulfil the commandments given to them by Jesus Christ.
Here, then, the History of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ must end;
and we cannot do better than close it with the words of St. John
himself, speaking of our Lord's miracles: "And many other signs truly
did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in
this book: but these are written that ye might believe that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing, ye might have life
through his name."
St. John ends his account of His Master's life and death with the
following words: "This is the disciple which testifieth of these
things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is
true. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which,
if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world
itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen."
PART II.
Chapter I.--THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST.
After the Four Gospels, there is in the New Testament a book called
"The Acts of the Apostles," which gives us an account of the principal
acts, or doings, of some of the Apostles, after the Lord was taken
from them. This Book of Acts was written by St. Luke, who also wrote
one of the Four Gospels; and it is the only Scriptural account we have
of what the Apostles said and did, though we gather a few more
particulars from the Epistles, or letters written by the Apostles
themselves, to the brethren in different places.
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