from the dead; and it is our humble hope, inspired by the gospel of Jesus, that the whole human race shall be brought to the enjoyment of a sinless, incorruptible immortality. May the perusal of these pages induce in the mind of the reader, a sincere desire to know the truth, and to gain a knowledge of the true sense of the sacred scriptures. May they inspire him with a reverence of the character of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; of the manner of his instructions; of the purity of his morality; of his wisdom in difficult circumstances; of his kind regard for sinners; and above all, of his obedience and resignation to the will of God. May they cause him to imitate, so far as human nature can do, the greatest pattern of wisdom, meekness, piety and benevolence, which the world hath ever seen. Anastasis, meaning of, Angels, what we are to understand by them, All nations, in what sense assembled at coming of Christ, Appendix to Notes on Par. of Rich Man and Laz. Axe, parable of, Barren Fig Tree, parable of, Bate James, on parable of Rich Man and Laz. Bottles Old, parable of, " formerly made of skins, 257 106-108 50, 51 166 204 1 89 169, 170 8 64 66 "Bread of Life," meaning of, 112 Bruised Reed, parable of, 29 Buckingham, on the towers in vineyards, note, 197 Builder, wise and foolish, parabie of, Campbell, Dr. distinguishes demons from diabolos, on inacuracy of translation of Luke vii. 38, on the parable of the Rich Man and Laz. note, on coming of Christ being virtual not real, "Children of the kingdom," sense of that expression, to destroy the Jews, virtual not real, 254—257 Clarke, Dr. Adam, his view of Gehenna of fire, note, 16 23 31 49 65 92 93, 94 130 on the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, 147 47, 48, 62, 229, 230 146 190 204 Death, figurative sense of, Debtors, parable of, Demons, sense of the Jews concerning, correct views of "Devil and his angels," who they were, Disciples, ambition of, 66 sitting on twelve thrones, meaning of, Earth, heavens, &c. destruction of not literal, "Elect," meaning of the term, Everlasting," how sacred writers use the word, Faithfulness, urged in parable of unfaithful servant, False Christs a sign of Christ's coming, 250, 251 Famines and Pestilences, a sign of Christ's coming, Fig Tree Barren, parable of, Fire, an emblem of the temporal judgments of the Jews, Furnace of fire, true application of that figure, Galileans, destroyed at their sacrifices, 234, 235 89 62, 258 51, 52 89-91 64 Gehenna, sense of, 14-16 Good Samaritan, parable of, 79 39-43 note, 247 14 what words it is a translation of, note, 14 155 Horne, on the storms of Judea, 27 on Acts ii. 47, on the False Christs, on the wars that preceded Christ's coming, on the famines, pestilences, &c. on earthquakes, &c. on prodigies and fearful sights, &c. on persecution of Christians, &c. on flight of Christians into the mountainous country, Grinding, done by women in Judea, Gulph, in parable of Rich Man and Lazarus, meaning of, Hades, to be destroyed, rendered hell, signifies the state of the dead, more often signifies the state of the blessed, note, on coming of Christ being virtual not real, 256, 257 Hand or Foot offend, parable of, Hate, scripture sense of, 10 48, 49 119 "Hath much,' "hath but liitle"-sense of these expressions, 221 this figure common with the sacred writers, 250 164 150, 151 154 154-156 154 157 158 159 49 92 204 |