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I. CHRIST WILL CERTAINLY BE AT OUR FEASTS AS A JUDICIAL SPECTATOR. As God, He is everywhere. No walls or doors will keep Him out. He will know the moral character and bearing of every feast, and bring "every work to judgment," etc.

II. HE MAY COME AS A LOVING FRIEND.

1. He is preeminently social in His nature. "The Son of Man came eating and drinking."

2. He personally attended feasts when on earth.

3. He has promised to be present in the social gatherings of His people through all time. "If any man will love me," "Where two or three are gathered," etc. If He is not with you it is your fault. Have you invited Him? "Behold I stand," etc.

III. IF HE DOES NOT COME AS A LOVING FRIEND WE HAD BETTER NOT HAVE THE FEAST AT ALL. If He is absent —

1. It would be an affair unworthy of our natures.

2. It will be an affair pernicious to us.

(D. Thomas, D. D.).

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KJV: Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

WEB: So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.