The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-22

ledger. COD needs many DOCKS by
which righteous judgment shall be
given. :. He needs a book of life by
which no mistake may be made in
eondeming the innocent and saving
!, the wicked. He has "a book OF re-
meIl1brance for those that fear the
Lord and think upon His name; the
wanderings of the prosecuted are
numb erred and his tears are all re-
corded. The great day of judgment
is simply the opening OF the books
and the reading of reward or pun
ishment already determined upon.
Blessed are those whose names are
written in the Lambs book of life.
Originally, probably, the idea OF a
book of registry arose from the mu-
nicipal list of Jerusalem. ut shall
come to pass that he that is left IN
Zion and he that rematneth in Jerusa-
lem shall be called holy, even every
one that is written among the living
in Jerusalem.' Evidently the man
whose citizenship is in Heaven, and
who being risen with Christ seeks
those things that are above. is thus
registered in:the new jerusalem. The
. people at -Sardis had a name that
they lived, but they were dead. A
church registration is not always syn
,onymous with Heavenly registra-
tion Remember, therefore, and re-
pent." Not professors, but posses
sors, count with God.
+ The sixth promise of the risen
Christ is that the victor shall be a
pillar in the temple inscribed with
the name of God, Heaven and Jesus.
In Solomons porch t.ere were two
pillars, one marked joachim, He shall
establish" and the other Boaz, "in
his strength" In the church militant
not all are pillars. Paul declares that
James, Peter and John were consid-
cred to be pillars. But in the new
temple of God all are pillars, not only
columns of support, but also monu-
ments concentrating the great
deeds of the past. The saved of
Heaven shall record salvation by
grace and be "songs without words
in praise of God.
Upon each pillar shall be the name
of God, of the new Jerusalem, and
mine own new name" What new
name? Emmanuel, God with us?"
Redeemer, the one who has purchased
our redemption? Jesus, the name
precious to every believer? We do
not know; still, as the name signifies
the personality, so we shall receive
that name Of Jesus, which answers
to our own inner experience. What
we are then will be what Christ has
been to us. The Father will see re-
fiected in us the looks Of Christ; His
image and superscription will be on
us.
The last promise is to the Laodi
ceans-"He that overcometh, | will
give to him to sit down with Me
in My throne as also overcame
and sat down with My Father in His
throne" When Napoleon had been
appointed emperor by the senate, the
ceremony took place in 1904 accord
ing to the solemn ceremonial of the
Holy Roman Empire. Plus VII. had
taken the crown from the altar ready
to place it upon Napoleon's head,
when the latter seized it aud put it on
his head himself Christ seized no
crown for Himself. In that He
humbled Himself, God highly exalted
Him. Now He in turn exalts the one
who humbled himself and gives life to
him who is willing to lose it. Sow
reignty-that is, victory, authority,
mastery-belong to those who over
come with Christ. Whoever, hearing
Christ at the door knocking. aud then
opens the door, shall admit Com
panion who will bind fellowship by
a common meal. Such one now en-
ioying friendship with Christ in His
humility shall enjoy it with Christ n
His glory.