LESSON: PSALM 143:7‒12 “Then the King will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.’” Matthew 25:34 Why does Jesus use the fifth commandment to assess our works of mercy and to point out how men have failed…

LESSON: MATTHEW 10:40‒42 “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ Then He will say to those at His left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil…

LESSON: LUKE 19:11‒26 “As you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to Me.” Matthew 25:45 What do you think that Christ on His judgment seat will say in all brevity to such an unchristian lack of mercy? This is what He will say: “You want to be…

LESSON: MATTHEW 25:31‒42 “Men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God. And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” Luke 13:29‒30 In this Gospel, great prominence is given to good works as proof…

LESSON: MATTHEW 24:36-44 “For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.” Matthew 24:27 Christ means to say here: “Do not believe it if some attempt is made to make you believe that Christ is limited to this place…

LESSON: LUKE 17:22-37 “If they say to you, ‘Lo, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; if they say, ‘Lo, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.” Matthew 24:26 At the time of the holy fathers, like Anthony and others, shortly after the time of the apostles, the error of…

LESSON: JOHN 6:66-69 Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 Christ’s words lie before us plain and clear. We must believe them and let them stand. We cannot get over them, even…

LESSON: MARK 13:14-23 “False Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.” Matthew 24:24 These are choice, earnest, but also terrible words that these preachers of works will push such teaching into the people with such outward glitter and emphasis that…

LESSON: GALATIANS 3:10-14 “If anyone says to you, ‘Lo, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.” Matthew 24:23 We should know and understand this passage and similar ones very well. There have always been those who have tried to gain currency for their ideas of the kingdom of Christ by…

LESSON: LUKE 19:41-44 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and that temple you are. 1 Corinthians 3:16‒17 When Christ ascended into heaven, He did not lock up His kingdom in the…