The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-25
Blessed Judgments.

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who with ,hc eye cf faith discerned
the ri- htcuusuets Of Gods dealing
with chem. or these were the proph
cts WI rnle3rsod the Divine dealings
and rewards ana punishments, THAI
they were true and righteous altogeth
er and meryiiul in The extreme.
Similarly during this Gospel Age
Christcudom as Il whole has not been
in the condition of heart to hear, TO I'M
derstaud, TO appreciate, the judgments
Of the Lord. But some have been rs
raelltes indeed" who possessed the Sc
cret Of the Lord and who were able TO
rejoice in his judgments-his righteous
dealings. They realized by faith Gods
love for them. The Father himself
loveth YOU John xvi, pa. BY faith
they appropriated the Apostles assur-
ance that all things work together for
good to them that love God, to them
who are the called according to his
purpose" Romans viii, 23).
Gods Judgments In the World.
We have seen that Gods judgments
in the past have been merely with
those who shall constitute the Seed
of Abraham natural aud spirituaD,
through whom, according to the
promise, "all the families Of the earth
shall be blessed" Genesis xviii, IA.
We now note the fact that our text does
not relate TO either Of these, for their
judgments could be discerned only by
the eye Of faith. Our text refers to
the worlds judgments during the Mil
lennial Age. Then Gods judgments
will be abroad in the earth-not mere
ly confined to one nation or specially
called class, but will include every
member Of Adams C And while
these are declared to be the Lords
judgments, note the fact that they will
be administered by The Christ, Of
which our glOriied Redeemer shall be
the Head, and his members" when
glorifed, shall be the Body the
Church. The judgments Of the Lord
abroad in the earth will not mean
havoc and dismay to mankind in gen
eral, but the very reverse-relief, as
sistance to all who come into line with
the righteous arrangements Of that
Kingdom designed for their uplifting
from sin and death conditions. The
judgments of that Millennial Day Of q
thousand years win be severe-even tC
destruction-only against the willfully
the deliberately rebellious, after they
shall have been brought to a clear ap
probation Of right and wrong, good
and evil, and their penalties, life and
death.
Mark the statement Of the Prophet
David when prophetieally referring tC
the Millennial Age; he points out thai
the Judgments of that time will be {
cause of gladness. He says:
Let the heavens be glad,
And let the earth rejoice;
Let men say among the nations, Jehoval
reigneth.
Let the sea, roar, and the fulness thereof
Let the fields rejoice, and all that ar
therein.
Then hal the trees Of the wood sin
aloud
At the presence Of Jehovah,
BECAUSE HE CONFETTI TO JUDGl
TIIE APT
o give thanks unto Jehovah, for he
good;
For his mercy endureth forever"
Il Chronicles xvi, a-Sa.
A MillenniaI Judgment Day.
Mark the words Of st. Paul respect
ing what God has in reservation 70
the uorld. He says God hath al
pointed a day 1.-THE thousand-year da
Of Christi In the which he will judg
the world In righteousness by tina
man whom he hath ordained" (Act
xvii, 81.
In this work ordaiHed for our Lor
he Is to have associates-the "elect
Church, his members" Of whom tn
Apostle writes, saying, "Know ye nj
that the saints shall judge the worldi
q Corinthians vi, p And the AncieI
Worthless enumerated by st. PA
Mebrews tx, 3S-4O will also be judge
but on the earthly plane as Representa-
tives Of the heavenly Kingdom. AS
il written, 81 will restore thy judge
as at the first and thy councillors &
at the beginning" isaiah i, 90.
Our All Wise Creator, who has thu
made provision, both for the heavenI
and the earthly judges Of the worI
in the election from Israel and Il
election Of the Gospel Age, has thI
demonstrated to the few who unde
stand "the secret Of the Lord I'll
mystery" hidden from ages and di
p~ensatiOns past. II Is evident tn
there viii be no disappointment, /
failure, in respect to Gods great oat
bound Covenant made with Abraha
TN thy Seed shall all the famili
t OF the earth be blessed" The basis
+ the blessing is the redempuve woI
of Christ finished at Calvary. II
q outworking Of that blessing viii con
g through the glorihed Lord and b
Church, Ibis Body" The first wo,
viii be the establishment Of a rigt
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