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Did you ever think of the Importance
| Of a conjunction? This lesson begins
\ with one, the word but (Revised Yer
| sion.) But when then The gram
| mars tell us that when it is used thus
4 it introduces a statement that modifes
| or restricts the preceding statement.
| Jesus is still answering those three ques-
| tions of the four disciples. Seated on
Mount Olivet, overlooking the valley
| of Kedron, in sight of the place where
| three days later He was to hang on
| the cross and died the most ignoble
| death the Roman government could in
| fict, He speaks with the utmost conf
| demo and quietness of His return and of
His glory and victory. For the first time
| He refers to Himself as the King. The
| contrast is notable.
In His reply He has told them of the
necessity for preparation and that they
must work while they wait, and of the
reward which shall be given for faith
| fulness. Then to modify or restrict
| what He has said He adds, but when
the Son of Man comes In His glory,
then" certain events will occur which
( are of Importance to them as Jews. We
| must bear in mind their national feel
| ings and designs. They wanted to know
| when the destruction of Jerusalem would
| occur, when He should return, and
when the contamination of the age would
/ take place. His answer I'm brief, as
/ He closes, Is this: The signs are false
| Christs, wars, famine, pestilence, perse-
/ cution, apostasy, worldwide evangelical
ton. The coming of the Son of Man
will be sudden, personal, visible, glori-
| Gus, unexpected; therefore be ready;
/ prepare while you may, and work while
| you wait But when 1 come, 1t will
| be as King who shall judge the GENTLE
nations according to their treatment of
/ me as identified with you, my brthren,
/ while I am away This will effect the
| contamination of the age, and usher in
the kingdom, for which you are long
| ing and about which have been telling
| you.
! SEPARATION OF SAINTS FROM SIN
NERS.
If we bear in mind the circumstances
| OF these words of Jesus-and they must
/ always be borne in mind If we are to
; appreciate mans meaning-we must
! see that this is not the final judgment
| at all, but a selective judgment on the
/ Gentle nations, the nations who were
aliens as far as Israel was concerned
/ In fact we learn from Revelation that
! at a later time another judgment occurs
| the great assize before the great white
| throne when all must appear and give
| an account of the deeds DONE and be
| judged distinctively, instead of selec-
| lively as here. The account of the White
1 Horse Rider in the 18th chapter of Rev
| citation is but another description In more
| detail and under another figure of this
event, when Jesus the King judges the
/ world OF nations for their attitude to-
| wards Him. No trial is necessary: the
very fact of their presence with the
| beast and false prophet-the antichrist-
shows them to be His enemies, and de-
| termines their lot as that of their leader
| All that is necessary here is to pick ont
| those who are His and those who are
! not. On the contrary at the final
Judgment before the great white throne
every one must give an account, and be
! judged according to his works This
judgment or the nations occurs at His
coming, at the end of the present age.
| that at the end of the millennial aea
| This one is selective The King az
/ reefs without difficulty those who are
his. and sets them on His right hand.
the place of honor. He invites them to
come and inherit the kingdom prepared
Tor them from the foundation of the
world, and which He is now establishing
He has made US to be kings and priests
ana has appointed US kingdom that we
should reign with Him. He tnvites
these to inherit that kingdom and reign
| with Him.
! The others are detected also without
| difficulty, and they are searated from
the FORMER; they are put on His left
hand He speaks to them. His tones
are severe. There Is a vast difference
between the Come We we'll thought of
by My Father" and the Depart, We
cursed" They are to go to the place
\ OF their own choice The kingdom had
been prepared for the blessed; the fire
had been prepared for the devil and
! his angels, not for men. But since
| these chose to be with the devil, they
| should have their way, and share with
him is fearful lot
FINDING JESUS IN A STRANGE
| PLACE.
| Wat was the basis of this Judgment?
1t was nothing less than their treatment
| of Jesus Christ Those who had hon
ored Him were put on the right hand
| those who had dishonored Him on the left
They were unconscious of the fact that
| they were shaping their destiny when
they showed sympathy and kindness to
/ those whose greatest honor was to be
/ known as the brethren of the Nazarene
/ They had done what they ad, not be-
cause they were kindhearted, but because
| they honored Christ. 1t had been done
| in His name. They had not known that
they were feeding Him, and clothing
4 Him, and visiting Tim, because they
didn't know that He identified Himself
with His brethren and dwelt in them;
hence their surprise. 1t was strange
place to find Jesus, but He is there.
| The others might have done more had
| they known He was there; but they fail
ed to honor Him thereby, and were con-
| demned.
Who are these brethren with whom
Jesus so thoroughly Identifies Himself?
Does this passage teach salvation by
works? Does ii give any confirmation
to the claims OF many in this altruistio
and humanitarian age that so long as
| they are charitable Tin the modern
sense) there is no need for anything
else they can do as they please about