The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-11-14
THE JUDGMENT
OF THE NATIONS,
A Sermon Preached at the
Delaware Avenue Bap=
fist Church Nov. 10Th


eth sharp two edged sword, that
he should Smite the natiuns, Key.
1915
The Valley of ,tehoshophat is more
than one mile long and runs from
north to south, between Jerusalem
and the Mount Of Olives. 1t is in
some places two hundred yards wide,
j in Others it narrows to amerl ravine
Both sides are rocky and the bottom
Is dry. This valley is known by
three names, usually applied respect.
fully to the whole extent of the val.
ley--"The Valley Of kedron, " ''Tne
Valley Of Jehos hophat," and The
Valley Of Sloan, the last being tsed
less frequently than the other two.
To this valley even now. persons
from all parts Of the world goseek.
ing from the Turks at great cost 4
last resting place for their bodies.
For 3, 600 years it has been thus used
as a pace of burial, by Jews, Moham-
medans and Christians. Why: You
ask and the answer is easy. Christ's
feet once weared with their noun.
tain journey, will stand again on OF.
wet. But this time he viii come in
judgement The mistake the PEG.
pie make who hasten there for burr.
al is that they hope to be first on the
spot which Christ touches ~hcn Ia
comes to earth while the fact is not
one Of those who are buried in this
valley skirting Olivet, will see Him,
when he descendS in like manner as
his disciples saw him 60, to that we'll
known mountain. The Mount of
Olives is not the place of Judgment
for the wicked dead, nor the place
where the righteous are rewarded
1t is the scene Of the awful Judgment
of the nations. 1t is the place Of
the great 1a,t!e of the great day of
God, the battle OF Armagcddon.
The place OF the Judgment OF the
Great WhittThruue is unknown. it
is certainly hot in heaven tas so many
believe nor on the earth for from il
and the face Of him that sat on it,
heaven and earth fled away. and Ma.
ked sinners are held before it for
judgment by the omnipotrnt hand
of God. The place Of the Judgment
seat Of Christ is said N Scripture to
be in the air. The place 81 the ivdg.
mcht TOR sins is easily known to
every child the hill! GOiyctha. and
the place of the Judgment of the IA
tions is the Valley Of ,lchoahaphat
beforeth the Mount Of Olives Zach IA
Acts l;lI.
The cveuts of tie period between
Christ 5 ParouS.a and his EpiphanCia
or his coming for the church and his
coming with the church, are full Of
wundrUuS significance. Ii will lie
period when the marriage uf the
Lamb will occur tRey. il: rs. 1t
viii bc a ChurGheSs, ChrISUGss, spirit
less, period Of seven years, during
which evil, no longer held in check
Ey the forces Of good and the Holy
Sprt will come TO Il head III open
rebellion against the Christ and his
faithful people.
1t will be period OF Gentile drm.
nation. Babylon. McdU.i'erSIa, Greece
Rome have all ruied and faded ten
tile domination is nov and viii be
supreme till Jesus comes The
Il mes Of the Genti!es Luke MA d.
not end with the Guinness Of the
Geutiles ttumanS l!:2I, II, but
end in that day when the Gentle
Coulederacy is brought to Confusion
in the great battle Of ArnagGddon
This period is the period Of Anti.
Chr!st's opportunity and he will
make the most Of it He will form
an alliance with Jews, who may be
assembling even now IN Jerusalem.
tie will break his COvenaut, set up
his own image in the Temple and
Cain. the worship that belongs only
tu God ,ban. p:2I: !ll3j. Many
will not receive his brand upon their
forehead bat will flee to the noun
tatus Matt. @4:l5} Two witnesses,
possibly Enoch and l.Iiiah, viii b"
fouU1 faithful whom Anti.Chrlst
viii DESTROY, and whom God viii
RAISE to life. 1t wji+ he the period
uf the great tribulation Rev, 1870
Ti'cH s'eal persecution anu martyr
dom "l,I be Surrowfulty known in the
laud, Anti Christ VIII gather hts
armicsagainSt Teresa en- Zach, I4;l,2
Rev. 1913 49, and take 1t and then
comes the ".lulgmeut Of he Nations
the PERSONA CGri>t assembled lgaius.
the personal ANTI Christ before tnc
Mount II Olives.
Look at the leader Of the Celestial
host lie comes from heaven riding
On Il white horse In the first chap.
Ter Ut Revelation, he was the SON Of
man among the tande,tICkS: now he
Is King among warriors. Dniy once
10 his earthly time was lie known to
ride aud then on a meek little ami.
ma the colt Il an ass, nov he comes
OF a battle charger The last tme
he HaS Oh b.yct he walked a weary
Traveller with his apostles: now he
desceuds as the leader Of a mighty
host. Three titles arc given hlaI in
this chapter "I'Nilhfu and True, -
"Word Of God, "kIug OF Kings,