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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Oct 3, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 39.

OUR BIBLE BAND

Schedule for Week Ending October 14 Sunday October 8 Luke 21, 22 Monday " 9 " 23 Tuesday " 10 " 24 Wednesday " 11 Mark 1, 2 Thursday " 12 " 3, 4 Friday " 13 " 5, 6 Sabbath " 14 " 7, 8

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The first three days of the week closes the wonderfully interesting book of Luke. Marvelous indeed are its closing records of our Lord's suffering, crucifixion, and resurrection, and the wonderful lesson taught the two disciples who went down to Emmaus, journeying with Jesus and yet not knowing Him.

The book of Mark was written by him whose name it bears, between the years 60 and 70. It is difficult to locate it exactly, but scholars are generally agreed as to that. He who wrote it was not one of the twelve. His full name was John Mark. (See Acts 12:12, 25; and 15:37.) He was the son of Mary, at whose house in Jerusalem the early Christians seem to have met frequently. He was a cousin, also, of Barnabas. Col. 4:10, A.R.V. He attended Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey, and left them at Perga, on account of which later a sharp contention arose between the two apostles, he going with Barnabas, and Silas with Paul. It is good, however, to know that he was restored to favor in the heart of the great apostle, because we find him with Paul during his first imprisonment at Rome (Col. 4:10; Philemon 24), and Paul asked that Mark might come to him before his death (2 Tim. 4:11), as one profitable to him for the ministry. Peter refers to Mark as with him when he wrote his first epistle, probably at Babylon. See 1 Peter 5:13. He there calls Mark "my son." Some have supposed that he learned the facts of the Gospel from his association with Peter. His Gospel is brief and emphatic in its expression. He hurries from one event to another; "immediately," or kindred words, are common. Very graphic, however, is he in his details. He throws light upon some of the striking things by giving us the very original words themselves, as, for instance, when Jesus raised the daughter of Jairus from the dead, and the words of our Lord on the cross.