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THE JUDGMENT.
International eunday-Sch Le.-
son Tor Nay 9. 1899.

4 Fixture .nd Prophecy q shs Coming -
Christ The Divi>isn ~ Nssisns win IL
- ~ s~par.eisn - Ge.s> and sheep
Rewards ard Punishmrnss.
Especially arranged from s = Quartcrly.l
LEsso> Trxr-Natt. IS: 3l-f6
GOLDEN TExr-And these shall 20 away
into eve. lasting punishment: But the right.
| cous into life cternal-Natt. Is: a.
CENTRAL TRrrn- Our eternal future do
Ponds on what we are and do here
IiNE-Tucsday afternoon. April 4. A. d.
~ Immediately afterthc last lesson
fLAck-The Mount Of Olives, overlooking
Jerusalem.
INIRoDrcTIox-This lesson il not nara
BILE, but picturc and prophecy What 4
here described will really take place al the
end Of the world. the close Of the present
order Of things
Hell. OyER HAED PLAcEs-3l. 80. a.
nsss sla1 come His final coming n the cnd
OF the human state on earth IA His giory.
He viii no longer b in obscurity. rs when
On earth Cpos me nros<: a. King and
Judge 81 fvM hasd; the place OF honor
and blessing Shesp: innocent and useful.
symbol Of Gods people. Goafs: wild. PAS
sionate, ungovcrncd. . symbol Of the wicked.
L4hryif. receive as the children and heirs
Of God Kiagdom: the good shall be lings
and priests 70 God. enjoying the perfect
blessedness Of Christs kingdom. =. *
for rus. etc. L These acts are such as ara
possible 20 all Christians, and express I
true Christian spirit They are not such a.
require merely an outlay Of money. but such
- involve also tho sacrifice 81 i'm.
strength, rest, comfort. etc knbn<y. RI
clothc the naked implies liberal and low
ing spirit, 70 visit the sick is an az. OF spon
taneons sclf-sacriiicc.-Iarr- H. The few
acts Of Kindness here named are bu, spo.i.
mems OF all those good deeds which prcsup
pose that faith an Christ, which purifics the
heart and works By love iii. He
that does these things has the shirt
and follows the example Of cbrist
q. Wh<s sar - the, etc. the truly rooi al
good 80 easily and naturally that il soon
passes out Of their mind. These works wcro
the fruit Of faith. AMI proved IL Al. f,.ar:
the Tar from God IN character must 70 far
from Him in blessedncss. Prepared for ne
dcrlL the place Of punishment was no; pre-
pared for men, but for Satan. who rebe.lcd
against God; but those Ike Satan must live
where Satan lives. A. Uh<a sar ~ me:
the bad think they are better than they are
- Neglect Of the poor Is neglect Of Christ
Sins Of omission only are mentioned here.
peglects Of duty, absence Of good works.
but they are enough TO condemn US VI.
IAes< info eseyiastssy pnns.hDesf' taf Tie
Si1kfeons info fJe >fsraai: or better life
cvcrlasting,'' for the same word is used for
both In the original The punishment .
without end and without remedy. some
have taught that eternal in both cases.
refers to the quality Of the existence, not 70
is duration, hut il Is the duration which
shows the quality and distinguishes this
punishment from those temporary ones
through which there is hope Of reform
LEssoS FAcTs-In this lesson the Son Of
God gives . picture Of the way things viii
70 At the great Judgment day Let Us pay
very careful. attention 70 every word Of the
lesson Jesus, the Son Of God, tells as that
the day Is coming when He shall come 70
judge the earth All His holy angels will
come wah Him in great glory, Then all
nations vii. BE- gathered before His throne,
and He will divide them into two great d.
visions. and will put one division on His
right hand and the other on His left. Ho
viii then say to those on the right hand:
.Ccmc. ye blessed Of my Father. inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the f0undar
ton Of the world But 10 those on His left
hand He will say: depart from me. 70
cursed, into everlasting fire. prepared for
the devil and his angels" Why will the
Son Of man make such difference between
tho>con the right hand and those on the left
Because the one set are those who have
obeycd Him and followed HIM in tins world,
while the others are those who have r.fssd
70 DO either. This win make all the differ
encc in the way He treats them.
JEsUs HINSErR WILL M Our JrDcr we
have been studying about Him . an infant,
prosecuted BY Herod. fleeing into Egypt,
tempted BY Satan We have heard ms
gentle voice inviting men 70 come 70 INN
for pardon and peace. We have s,aa.ec
about His miracles, with which He heaied
the sick and comforted the Borrowing. and.
perhaps, We have felt that Jesus was al
rcntleness. IN %, then let this lesson teacn
Is another side Of the character Of Jesus
The Bible says, God II lor.~ a John q ~
hut the same Book also says: '.Our Tod -
eonsnmissg Grs'' (Heb. ~: 3D. The same -
true Of Jesus. He il tcndcNand gentle. he
Il An inviting Saviour 20 long Is there's any
chance Of saving sinners But when they
refuse and refuse. He also becomes 20 them
4 stern Judge This il why we are warned.
in the second Psalm. 70 kiss the Son
lest He be angry. and We perish from
the way, when His wrath Il kindled
but littIc.- He that Is called the :. Lambof
0odr will in that day be terrible TO behold
-
and rocks: Fall on us. and hide us from the
face Of Him that sittet. on the throne, ana
from the r.sfk ef 0l< Lamb. For the day q
Ms wrath II come, and who - able 70
stand REV 8: Is. la. What an awful
day that viii be, when the gentle Saviour
turns against those whom He has often IN
vited 70 comet The raf b ~ rifness against
| fAoxr wAo avv gsafys Jesus Himself He NIL
| need no other. Il called and you refused;
| I stretched out Ny hand and no nan regard
ed- You have rejected Ne, and have -
\ fused 70 minister % Ne; therefore, dcpartf
| Jcsns. the Son Of God, will not only b the
| Jsdgs, but be will be ~ sifsess sise.-kO
1 A. n. Scha4G~.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
| l. We must I'll Be judged according % no
| deeds done In the body.
1 9 Our fitness for Heaven y determined
| ~ tho works our faith produces.
| 3 Christians ere always trying % MAKE
| the world happier and better.
1 4 The good are better than they think
| shey are, because goodness - - easy sne
| natural % them
4 The wicked are condemned. nof only to-
| ~ evil they do. but for the good tney