Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-11
DON, WEDNESDAY JAN. I'll, 1913.


i Note:-at verse %, Jesus commenced
his reply to the second part of the ques-
ton, which alluded only 20 his coming.
Verse 90, onward, 1.-The sun shall be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her
light, the stars shall fall from heaven and
the powers of the heavens shall be shak.
en-. And then shall they see the sign OF
The coming of the Son Of man: and then
shall all the tribes of the earth mourn and
they shall seethe Son Of man coming in
the Glands of heaven with power and great
glory" Let the reader remember, that
tthe whole narration and declaration BY
Christ, in repl y to the question or CUES.
lions by the disciples up TO verse "a above,
is all under these two heads, Ills coming
and the end of the world Then, wheth-
er those phrases mean more or less, the
time when they should be fulfilled. as de-
clared both by the Savior and his apos-
Ties, whenever either has made all aIIusion
TO time, is more than 100 years gone by,
even the time and event OF the parting
words of The Savior, Lo! l am with you
Away even unto the end of the world.
AZ. Watch, therefore. for we know
not what hour your Lord doth come.'
Although Jesus had given the time al
most to year, yet not to the day and
hour, or what o'clock; hence their need
to watch. But when the infde shall
bring SO great an objection to the honesty
of the Savior, as it would be, for Jesus to
have taught his followers to watch for that
which should no: come in their day, l
will give his objection a>place, and his ar
gumeats patient hearing.
Finally; though it is understood by all
that the judgment of the great Gay was to
be accomplished by Christ at his second
coming; still, let no man conclude that
judgment and condemnation will, any the
less, hereafter, be attendant and follow
hard upon the sinner. whether this side
or beyond the grave. But on the subject
of the judgment, let all remember that,
though Noah preached 100 years on the
then impending delage, without word OF
what condemnation should fall on new
world Of sinners, in after ages, still it was
no less dangerous for Sodom and Gomor-
rah TO yield to temptation, or to continue
in their sins. And, whilst Jonah's cry
was simply" Yet forty days and Nina.
veh shall be overthrown," continuing the
same threatening according to the time
and case then at hand, but not one word
of warning to Israel of his overthrow and
of the burning of Jerusalem, 10 come In
after ages. Yet was judgment the less
, sure to overtake the. wickedness of the
latter2 But God even made the former
judgments ian ensample to those who
should after live ungodly" Who does
> not see the egregious error-the inexcu
$ sable absurdity Of christendom IN calling
i the Judgment of the Great Day." tht
, Last Judgment! For it IS unblush
t ingIy notorious that this judgment wal
E the first judgment by him to whom al
: judgment was committed. For saith He
= the "Father judgeth no man but hail
committed all judgment to the Son.
e Then let il be observed that the judg
: melt of the great day, was but the begin
ming Of judgment by King who eve
n Iiveth; and under kingdom that shall
n never end; as it is written, ITO hin
o. tGod) be glory in the church by Chris
! Jesus Throughout. all ages world withou
/ eud."
+ Then, let no good brother fear les; Go
will not be sure to punish the obdurate
y whether before or after death neither l.
t, the wicked hope, either 10 life or IL deaf
e to escape the judgment of God, except b
!, repentance by turning unto the Lore
d who will have mercy. and to God wh
1t will abundantly pardon.
of Yours, friend Baldwin, sor honest ln
i, curry and fair discussion. CEPHAs
,e For the Vermont Telegraph.