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THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.
Sunday school Lesson In the Inter.
national series Tor May -. I~vs
Matthew 20 ssi-t6.

TIME. Spoken Tuesday afternoon. April
4. A. ID. ~. Immediately after the last
lesson.
PLACE.-The Mount OF Olives. where
Jesus stopped with Ills disciples on his way
from Jerusalem to Bethany.
LESSON NOTES.
/. The Parallels of Judgment
This lesson is not a parable. but a pic
ture and prophecy. IL does not liken
the kingdom of God to anything, but
describes 1.-The literal Son Of Man, in His
literal person, at His literal coming TO
literal Judgment" in that language and
picture form which can most wildly
and truly express 10 US the great real
ity.
III. The Scene on the Day Of Judg-
ment.-Vs. 3i-33 81. when the Son
of Man." Jesus Himself. shall come"
referring to His great final coming in
His glory" Not in a state of humilia-
ton. as a man. poor. unknown. despised
and rejected OF men, cruciiied; but in
His own true nature, divine, honored,
aud worshiped, the glorious King OF
kings and Lord of lords. "And all the
holy angels with him:" Instead of .
few humble followers. He will have
glorious retinue of the most noble and
powerful and radiant beings in the
universe. TO be His attendants, TO exc
cute His will. TO be His messengers
with the speed of light.
%. And before Him shall be gath
cred all nations:" The phrase is
equivalent to the whole human race.
Not only those who shall be alive at
His coming. but all who have ever lived
are embraced within the scope of the
Saviour's conception shall separate
them one from another" Into two,
and only two well-defned classes. From
the nature of things there can be only
two classes. All men either love God
supremacy. or they do not. They have
begun the heavenly life. or they have
not There are grades and degrees in
each class. but there is n real and wide
distinction between the classes.
49, And lie shall set the Sheep"
Who represent the righteous, because
they are gentle, obedient. peaceful,
ready to follow their guide, affection
ate-Gualities which. when shown by
men toward Christ. will lead TO right
eousness ION His right hand:" The
place of honor. But the goats:" The
goat is especially repulsivc animal.
and so a fit image for wicked men: and
in Hebrew there is a single word which
seems to designate the goat" and
demon"
Ill. The Judgment of the Righteous.
II ta
right hand:" The sheep, the righteous.
"Come:" Draw near to your Elder
Brother. TO your Father. TO your home.
for here is the place for you. "le
blessed of my Father" means exactly
"My Fathers blessed ones" denoting
not simply that they have been blessed
by Him. but that they are His. I'm
hertz" Receive. not by purchase. or by
labors. but by being children of God.
like God. and therefore heirs-heirs or
God. and Joint heirs with Jesus Christ.
"The Kingdom:" The Kingdom of
Heaven. in which saints reign over in
finite forces and powers TO make them
minister TO happiness and good.
IS. sc. Il was a hungered:" In the
persons OF His younger brethren. His
earthly friends. who were His repre-
sentatives. Meat" Food. Took Me
in:" To your hearts and homes.
37-39. Lord. when saw we Thee a
hungered," etc: The righteous stand
amazed that the Son of Man should so
overwhelm their trifling services with
r glorious reward. Nay. they can hard
I nj nj
40. "Inasmuch as We have done il unto
one of the least of these My brethren
etc.: The obscurest, the poorest, the
most despised of His disciples. and those
with the least of His spirit and char
acter. Moreover. the least of these
MY brethren" is not limited TO Chris
4 tans, but includes all whom we may
help for His sake. as He has taught us
in the parable of the good Samaritan.
w. The Judgment of the Wicked
VS.. 41-46. Al. Depart from Me. We
cursed" Those who are far from God
In character are punished by being
made to live far from His home, his
Heaven. His Joy. His intimate friend
ship. Into everlasting fires" Fire that
cannot De qutncutu VI tscdl'ta- Nos
literal fire, for we cannot conceive oil
literal fire consuming a spirit. or q
spiritual body even; but the words
mean some punishment as terrible to
the soul as literal fire to the body
prepared for the devil and his an
gels" The Kingdom was prepared fol-
you. but the fire has been prepared fol
the devil and his angels. not for you
40. 43. For was hungered. and "
gave Me no meat" etc: Only sins o.
omission are mentioned here; showing
that the absence OF good works. the
dcstitution of love. or the dominion o.
selfishness. disqualifies man for bless
edness. and is sufficient. even without
positive crimes. to exclude him from
Heaven.
"A. as. "When saw we Thee hun
gered." etc.: Like the righteous. the,
were unconscious of the event of wha
.hey had done. They had looked a
the outward good they had done, ant
not at its motives.
Figs and T'histIcs.
Choose right. and God will help you Il