The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-22

Inhabitants Of the World VIII Learn Right |
sousness" isaiah XVI. q.
who with the eye of faith discerned
| the Righteousness OF Gods dealing
with them. OF these were the proph-
cts who rehearsed the Divine dealings
and rewards and punishments. that
they were true and righteous altogeth-
er and merciful in the extreme.
Similarly during this Gospel Age
| Christendom as a whole has not been
| in the condition of heart to hear, to I'M
derstand, to appreciate, the judgments
of the Lord. But some have been u.s.
raelites 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. 1.-THE Father himself
loveth you' John xvi, 90. 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 and spiritually,
| through whom, according to the
promise, "al1 the families of the earth
shall be blessed" Genesis xviii, ~.
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
I called class, but will include every
member of Adams race. And while
these. are declared to be the Lords
judgments, note the fact that they will
be administered by The Christ, Of
which our glorified Redeemer shall be
the Head, and his members" when
| glorified, shall be the Body - the
Church. The judgments Of the Lord
abroad in the earth will not mean
| havoc and disndy 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 a
thousand years will be. severe-even to
| deStruction-only against the willfully
the deliberately rebellious, after they
f, shall have been brought to a clear APP
| probation of right and wrong. good
and evil, and their penalties, life and
death ...-- ,5...a q
| Mark the statement Of the Prophet
David when prophetically referring to
the Millennial Age; he points out that
! the judgments Of that time will be a
! cause of gladness. He says:
! LET the heavens be glad,
! And let the earth rejoice;
/ Let men say among the nations, Jehovah
J reigneth
| Let the sea roar, and the fitness thereof;
Let the fields rejoice. and all that are
therein.
Then shall the trees of the wood sing
At the presence of Jehovah,
BECAUSE HE COMETH TO JUDGE
THE EARTH.
o give thanks unto Jehovah, for he is
! good;
For his mercy endureth forever"
| I Chronicles xvi, s1-34.
A Milenniai Judgment Day.
Mark the words of st. Paul respect
| ing what God has in reservation for
| the ,corld. He says God hath ap-
pointed a day 1.-THE thousand-year day
of Christi in the which he will judge
the world in righteousness by that
man whom he hath ordained" (Acts
xvii, 3D.
In this work ordaiaed for our Lord
| hn fS fa To- nc he sso1c,fss
Church, his members" Of whom the
Apostle writes, saying. Know We not
that the saints shall judge the world p
q Corinthians vi, p And the Ancient
Worthless enumerated by st. Paul
Hebrews tx, 3S-40) will also be judges,
but on the earthly plane as representa-
lives of the heavenly Kingdom. AS it
is. written. Il will restore thy judges
as at the first and thy counseIlors Is
at the beginning" isaiah /, 26).
Our All-Wise Creator, who has thus
made provision, both for the heavenly
and the earthly judges Of the world
In the election from Israel and the
election of the Gospel Age. has thus
demonstrated to the few who under
stand 1.-The secret of the Lord 1.-The
mystery hidden from ages and dis
pensations past. 1t is evident that
there will be no disappointment, no
failure, in respect to Gods great oath
bound Covenant made with Abra ham
TN thy Seed shall all the families
| OF the earth be blessed The basis of
the blessing is the redemptive work
Of Christ finished at Calvary. The
| outworking of that blessing will come
I 1t
! Church, Ibis Body" The first work
| will be the establishment Of a right
eous government in the hands of those
already proven absolutely loyal to God
and to his righteousness-"fait
| even unto death" We may have full
| confidence that in that Kingdom