0571. 559. Millennium Indicated

559. Millennium Indicated

In a Gospel Scene

In Mar_6:45-56 we have the record of how Christ constrained His disciples to cross the lake while He went up into a mountain, how He saw them toiling in rowing, how He came to them just before daybreak, how He stilled the tempest, and they were safe to land, and then how He went on His way healing the sick.

The whole scene is pictorial of the sequence of events.

1. Christ constrained His disciples to get into a boat and go over to the other side of the lake. This is a picture of how He has made us in the boat of existence to voyage on the lake of life.

2. Having “taken leave” of the disciples, He went up into a mountain to pray, which may be taken to represent His departure to the right hand of God, where He ever liveth to make intercession for us.

3. While on the mountain He saw the disciples as they were “distressed in rowing” (R.V.). Christ sees us in all our toils, sorrows, and difficulties.

4. He came to the disciples in the fourth watch of the night, just before daybreak. He also is coming to His own before the daybreak of the Millennium to take us to Himself.

5. When Christ came to the disciples, the tempest was stilled, and He brought them safe to land. So when our Lord comes for His own we shall have the stillness of His peace in its fullest sense, and be safe in a glorified Body with Himself.

6. Afterwards He went to the land of Gennesaret, and all who sought Him for healing and health were made whole. So when Christ comes in His power to the earth with the Redeemed, He will heal poor broken humanity, and bless the whole earth.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH