The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-05-19
THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.

Idk uAI VI JUOO0HNAs
sunday school Lesson IN the later
saHonal series for May ~. 1893
Mathew 2Sssl-40.
BIASED upon Peloubet's Select Notes.l
GOLDEN TExT.-He shall reward every
man according to his work.-Matt 1871.
THE SECTION includes the three para
bles of Judgment In this chapter.
TlME.-Spoken Tuesday afternoon. April
4 A. D. 90. Immediately after the last
lesson.
PLACE.-The Mount of Olives. where
Jesus stopped with His disciples on his way
from Jeru salem to Bethany.
LESSON NOTES.
l. The Para bles of Judgment
This lesson is not parable. but pic
ture and prophecy. 1t 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 to u the great real
Ivy.
II. The Scene ON the Day Of Judg-
ment.-Vs. 31-33. 81. when the Son
OF Man." Jesus himself, shall come"
referring to His great final coming I'm
His glory" Not in state of humilia-
ton. - q man. poor, unknown. despised
and rejected Of men, crucified; but in
His own true nature, divine, honored.
and 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 Q
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.
90. "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-tlefined classes. From
/ the nature of things there can be only
two classes. All men either love God
supremely, 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 a real and wide
distinction between the classes.
33. "And He shall set the sheep:"
Who represent the righteous, because
they are gentle, obedient. peaceful,
ready to follow their guide, affection
ate-qualities 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 repulsive animal
and so fit image for wicked men; and
in Hebrew there is a single word which
seems to designate the "goat" and q
"demon."
Tvs. 34-40. "a. "Unto them on Hi
right hand:" The sheep, the righteous
"Come:" Draw near to your Eldel
Brother, to your Father, to your home
for here is the place for you. "Y'
blessed Of my Father" means exactl.
"My Fathers blessed Ones" denotini
not simply that they have been blesse'
by Him, but that they are His. "In
hertz" Receive, not by purchase, or b.
labors, but by being children Of God
like God, and therefore heirs-heirs o
God, and joint heirs with Jesus Christ
"The Kingdom:" The Kingdom o
Heaven, in which saints reign over in
finite forces and powers to make ther
minister to happiness and good.
IS, SO. II was a hungered:" In tn
persons of His younger brethren, HI
earthly friends. who were His repre-
eentatives. "Meat:" Food. 'Took N
in:" To your hearts and homes.
$3.50. Lord, when saw we Thee
hungered," etc: The righteous stan
amazed that the Son of Man should 6
overwhelm their trifiing services wit
glorious reward. Nay, they can hare
ly recollect any service at all.
40. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unit
one of the least OF these My brethren,
etc.: The obscurest, the poorest, th
most despised of His disciples, and thos
: with the least of His spirit and chal
acter. Moreover, "the least Of thes
,, Ny brethren" is not limited to Chri'
tians, but includes all whom we ma
help for His sake, as He has taught U
in the parable of the good Samaritan
~. The Judgment Of the Wicked
VS.. ALAG. Al. depart from Me, y
cursed:" Those who are far from Go
: in character are punished by bein
made to live far from His home, h
Heaven, His Joy, His intimate frien'
ship. "Into everlasting fire:" Fire ths
cannot be quenched or escaped. NJ
literal fire, for we cannot conceive (
literal fire consuming a spirit, or
spiritual body even; but the wort
mean some punishment as terrible
the soul as literal fire to the bod
"Prepared for the devil and his a
: gels:" The Kingdom was prepared fl
you, but the fire has been prepared Il
the devil and his angels, not for yo'
42. 43. "For was hungered, and J
gave Me no meat" etc: Only sins
omission are mentioned here; shown