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It is not strange that they “that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole,” or that Luke rejoiced to tell this story which reveals belief in Christ on the part of one who was found outside of Israel, a belief which was prophetic of the blessings which faith was to bring to men of all the nations in the world. Jesus Raising the Widow’s Son. Ch. 7:11-17
The choosing of the twelve Matt. x. 2-4; Mark iii. 13-19; Luke vi. 12-19. The cure of a centurion's servant Matt. viii. 5-13; Luke vii. 1-10; John iv. 46-54. The restoration of the widow's son at Nain Luke vii. 11-17. The message from John in prison Matt. xi. 2-19; Luke vii. 18-35. The anointing of Jesus by a sinful woman Luke vii. 36-50.
Preached at Southsea for the Mission of the Good Shepherd. October 1871. Isaiah i. 11-17. "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: . . . When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Thus for several years a movement has been on foot, daily growing in extent, and importance, and power, to fulfill that portion of the prophecy of Rev. 13:11-17, which first calls forth the dissent of the objector, and which appears from every point of view the most improbable of all the specifications; namely, the erection of the image and the enforcing of the mark.
And the line of argument leading to these conclusions is so direct and well-defined that there is no avoiding them. They are a clear and logical sequence from the premises given us. When first the application of Rev. 13:11-17 to the United States was made, over twenty years ago, these positions respecting a union of the churches and a grand Sunday movement were taken.
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