The New York herald., 1869-03-01
CHAPEL or THE UNIVERSITY.
ssThe Good Time Coming''-seruion by Mes
songer Snow.

ssThe Good Time Coming''-serm0n by Mes
songer Snow.
B1shop snow, OF Mount Zion, preached yesterday
Il three O'Clock In the afternoon in the University
on ssThe Expected Conversion OF the worldu His
text was the eighth verse OF the Second Psalm
ASK Of me, and snail give thee the heather for
thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts OF the
earth for thy possession" This passage Is generally
regarded as one OF the strongest texts in proof OF
the doctrine Of the worlds conversion and as estab
fishing beyond doubt the idea that at some future
time all mankind win become II not real Christians,
ut least nominally such, by the universal triumph
and influence Of the gospel Of Christ But. is this
doctrine truef In answering this question,
we win frst examine the context. In this
prophetic psalm God the Father Is speaking OF
reCtion an and Anal i triumph in His Kingdom. when
risen from the dead, he Is placed as King or Ruler
upon the holy Mount Zion; that n, made supreme
tion the FIRST fruits OF those that slept the Father
says:-"Thou art my Son; this day have begotten
theen He then declares that the Son has but 10 ask
and he shall receive the nations as his inheritance
ana the most distant parts Of the earth for his pos
session. But what is he TO do with the heather, or
nations, when they are thus given to him The next
them with rod Of iron; thou shalt dash them in
that our saviour should deal thus with o con-
verted world. We should not expect MIN
% convert the neashen by his gospel Of salvation
sense must see that n this language does not de-
scribe their destruction. no words ever written
can describe H. But, am told BY some perverters
Of the Word that are not TO understand that the
nations are to be thus ruled and dashed In pieces,
but the kings who described In the second verse
as setting themselves against Jehovah and His
Amounted. But let us look at q parallel scrfpture:-
IN the twenyslxth and twentyseventh verses Of the
second chapter OF the Revelation Christ says, ITO
MN tnat overcometh. and keepeth my works unto
tne end. VIII give power over the nations: END ne
shall rule them with q rod Of iron; rs the
vessels of potter shall they be broken TO shivers;
even ~ received OF my Father" Our Lord is evil
uenty Ieerring here to the promise In our text and
no declares that even his Father has given TO
nim lin 70 ne gives to His overcoming followers-to
Iuie TIE nations with rod OF iron and dash them
W smvers IL that the worlds c0nversionY We
Ieau ~ the second chapter OF Isaiah prediction
~ Mnat many people would say In the last days
nnmciy that the nations would beat their swords
inso plougnshares and their spears into pruning
nooks anu learn war no more. Read the first five
ve!ses ana you will see that II is not what God says
uut tue prophet is declaring what many church
kWnk people would say. And they are described
~ .he si1Ln verse as being soothsayers ike the Phil
rtnes. Tney therefore prophecy falsely and out OF
Welr Own nearia Again, In the eleventh chapter OF
nsveinsiOns, ulteenth verse, we read:--"And the
sevsntn angel sounded and there were great voices
sn hehven saying The kingdoms OF this world are
gecvme tne kingdoms OF our Lord and Of His
onnat &C This Y often quoted 10 prove the worlds
conversion. hut the verse next preceding shows
tnas tne seventn trumpet introduces the third aud
last woe. ~ mat the worlds conversiong Read
the verse tnae follows 70 the end Of that chapter,