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Seventh. they shall he the executors OF
Judgment Matthew IL: il-i2. II he Son
oi Man shall send forth His angels. and
they shall gather out OF HIs kindom all
things that offend. and them which do int
lu,ty and shall east them into turnace
oi fire there shall he waiiins aud gnashing
OF teeth
IL l.. my puraosr to show something con-
cerning angels visits III days that are pans
that may make application oi the truth
10 the present time.
Their visit to Abraham. Genesis Is:
l. And the Lord appeared unto him IN
the plains OF Mamre. and he sat IN tue
tent door IN the heat OF the day, ana ne
lifted up his eyes and looked. and 10. three
men stood by him: and when be saw them
he ran 10 NEE: them from the tent door'
and bowed himself toward the ground.
We have here the thought OF communion
of which the Christian Church Il so mucn
in need in these days. 1t is not so much
service that is demanded now as felIow.
ship with Him and waiting upon Him oy
means OF which We NAV knox HIS Wall.
like to picture this visit OF angels. Abra,
ham ut his tent door during the heat OF
the day. when suddenly the angels ap'
peared. There were three OF them. the
angel of the Covenant being their leader.
I like the story OF the German boy who
sat a place at tine table for Christ. and
suddenly there was a knock at the door:
When the child opened the door he found
there a peasant poorly clad: bade nam
take the seat. feeling that since Jesus conid
not come He had sent this man IN his
place.
Whate~er NAV be the dispensationa!
Interpretation OF the 18th chapter OF
Matthew, the 35th to the 10th verses
are at least most striking in thi: eonnec'
ton. For was an hungered and ye gave
Ne meat: | was thirsty and ye gave NE
drink. I was 4 stranger. and ye took Me
in: naked and We clothed Me: l was sick
and We waited Ne: ! was IN prison and ye
came unto Me- Then shall the righteous
answer Him saying. Lord. when saw we
Thee an huneered and fed Thee? or thirsty
and gave Thee drink? When saw we
Thee a stranger and took Thee in! OF
naked and clothed Thee: Or. when saw
we Thee sick or IN prison and came unto
Thee? And the King shall answer and
saw unto them. Verify. ] say unto you: In
least of these. Nv brethren. ye have done
it uato Me-" As a matter OF fact we
never give A cup OF cold water. We never
say kind word. VIC never lift another
burden for the glory OF Christ that we do
not do these things unto Him.
II.
Their visit to Lot Genesis 10: 1-3.
And there came two angels to Sodom ae
even: and Lot sat in the gate OF Sodom; I;
and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them,
and he bowed himself with his face toward
the ground: and he said. Behold. now. my
lords. turn in. pray YOU, into your serv'
ants house and tarry all night, and WASH
YOUR feet. and &c shall rise up early. and
20 on your ways. And they said, Nay,
but We will abide in the street all night:
And he pressed upon them greatly, and
thev turned in unto him and entered into
his house, and he made them 4 feast. and
did bake uuieave bread. and they did
cat" Will you notice the difference be-
tween the number Of angels in the first pic
TIRE and the second: three in the first. two
in the second. -,
Lot is type OF worldly Chris,
,ian. a man who had good start and
made a miserable failure. With such a
man the Angel Of the Covenant can have
little fellowship. while for his soul he may
have a great longing. Note the steps in
Lots downfall. He pitched his tent to-
ward Sodom. They moved into Sodom.
Then Sodom gained possession OF him;
then he lost his influence with his own
household. his fel!owciri.cns and with the
angels OF heaven. He Is like the man who
came into ! service after he had been wan
defing from Christ for thirteen years.
Once he had heen faithful and true,
brought face to face again with CHRIST no
renewed his vows and then started out 70
win his children, but returned at the close
of the day after he had bee their beau.
tiful homes To nly that tn, every one
OF them lapsed into intidenty: and he was
poweriess 10 move them. There may be
such wanderer here who is saying, 10
there any hope. In answer give you the
picture OF jacob and the angels guarding
him when he was a supplanter and cheat.
Genesis 81: l.2 And Jacob went on his
way. and the angels of God met him.
And when Jacob saw them he said. This u
Gods host, and he called the name OF that
place Mahanaim. and OF Peter concerning
whom the angels said as they gave the
Masters invitation for the disciples TO
meet Him. He told His disciples ana
Peter"
These angels vent into Sodom and
with folded hands IN the pew and expect
the unsaved to come to us: they FASTENED
Lot. for they were dead in earnest. The
church needa a baptism OF enthusiasm.
They laid hold upon the hand OF Lot.
Preaching is not enough; there must De
nersoua! contact with those who are lost.
The angel OF strength. Matthew !: II.
Then the devil leaveth him: and. oenoia,
angels came and ministered unto him:
There is no reason why we should fail IN
these coming DAYS granted the fact that
the flesh is weak. the tempter strong. our
appetite awful but still Corinthians the
10Th chapter and the 18th verse - true.
There hath nn temptation taken you,
but such a. Is common to nan. but Zoo u
faithful. who will not suffer you to DC
tempted above that ye are able. but VIII
with the temptation also make way to
escape that We mas be able to bear 1t.
In travelling through the country yester-
day a friend called my attention to the
TACT that the leaves which have been upon
the scrub oak ali through the winter
months were now falling away Inc
wind OF the winter did no. make them
fall nor the weight OF the snow could not
make them break away from the branches,
but now they were falling because the new
life of the spring in the tree Is pushing
them of. This is the secret OF victory
over SIN with the new life within. and
while we may be hedged about with ditfi'
culties Satan can never put root over
us. There l. always a vision straight up
into the skies Do not look at your faith
or your feelings. but away to the promises
of God. especially such a one as my text.
He shall give His angels charge over thee
to keep thee in all thy ways Has ne
ever Jailed. are the planets overdue. DO
the seasons ever forget to come. has lie
ever tailed to keep His word with any one.
is there any reason why He should begin
with YOU. God is faithful! and will not
ioriikc u<.
The aagcl OF comfort. Genesis p: l4-2l.
And Abraham rose ar early in the morn.
ING, and took bread and bottle OF water,