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Lesson 1 · January 2, 1892

The Kingdom of Christ.—Isa. 11:1-10

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(Memory Verses, 2-4.)

Golden Text: "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth." .

  1. 1.What does the prophet declare shall spring from Jesse, the father of David? . (The word "rod" means "shoot" and the word "stem" means "trunk" or "stock." See Revised Version.)
  2. 2.Whom does the apostle Paul declare this rod or shoot to be? .
  3. 3.What spirit should this king possess? .
  4. 4.Was this manifest in the life of Jesus?

Notes

The prophet presents the character of Jesus as it would be manifest in his entire work: (1) As man's Example; (2) as the wise Teacher; the Wisdom of God; (3) as Judge; (4) as King. The Spirit of God rested upon him at the time of his baptism (); the spirit of wisdom and understanding, of counsel and might and knowledge, was manifested repeatedly in his marvelous teaching, in his knowledge of men's hearts, in his replies to his adversaries, in his speaking the dead to life, and the stormy sea to a calm (see ; ; ; ; ); and his fear of the Lord was shown in that he, as our Example, kept his Father's commandments (). Between his first and second advent Christ is a kingly priest upon his Father's throne. . During this time he is developing out from among all nations a people for his kingdom. applies to this time.

  1. 5.Whose character did he thus reveal? ; .
  2. 6.Did Christ act as judge while upon earth? .
  3. 7.Will Christ ever become a judge? ; .
  4. 8.At what time will Christ judge the world? ; .
  5. 9.How is justice manifested in the world now? ; .
  6. 10.With what spirit will Christ judge? , first part.
  7. 11.How will he judge the wicked? , last part; ; .
  8. 12.What other great event comes in connection with Christ's execution of the judgment? ; .
  9. 13.Where and how extensive is this kingdom to be? . See golden text.
  10. 14.For how long has this kingdom been waiting? .
  11. 15.How will all wickedness be purged away? ; .
  12. 16.What will the power of God bring out of this destruction? ; ; .
  13. 17.What will be the character of Christ's reign? ; .
  14. 18.What will be the character of the subjects of that kingdom? .
  15. 19.What change will take place in all the creation of God? .
  16. 20.How long will this kingdom exist? ; .
  17. 21.What is said of the glory of this kingdom? and last part of ; .
  18. 22.Until that glad day what will be the prayer of every child of God? .

Bible texts in this lesson

Psalms 72:8 · Isaiah 11:1 · Acts 13:22 · Acts 13:23 · Isaiah 11:2 · John 1:33 · Luke 4:22 · Matthew 13:54 · Matthew 7:28 · Matthew 7:29 · Luke 20:26 · Luke 20:40 · John 11:43 · John 11:44 · Mark 4:39 · John 5:30 · John 12:49 · John 12:50 · John 15:10 · Hebrews 8:1 · Isaiah 11:10 · John 14:9 · 2 Corinthians 5:19 · John 12:47 · John 5:22 · John 5:27 · Acts 17:31 · 2 Timothy 4:1 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Isaiah 59:14 · Isaiah 59:15 · James 5:4-6 · Isaiah 11:4 · Psalms 2:7-9 · 2 Thessalonians 2:8 · Matthew 25:31 · Psalms 2:7 · Psalms 2:8 · Matthew 25:34 · Daniel 2:35 · Daniel 2:44 · 2 Peter 3:10 · 2 Peter 3:13 · Isaiah 65:17 · Revelation 21:1 · Isaiah 11:9 · Jeremiah 23:5 · Jeremiah 23:6 · Isaiah 60:21 · Isaiah 11:6-9 · Isaiah 60:18 · Luke 1:31-33 · Daniel 7:27 · Isaiah 60:19 · Isaiah 60:20 · Revelation 22:20

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