The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

taking counsel together how the re-
straints, which the people are putting
upon them, may be broken and a reign
of autocracy-polltlcal. financial and
religious-be re-inaugurated; reign =
such as prevailed centuries ago. but
now upon higher plane. controlled
by brighter wits, holding under re-
straint more intelligent masses.
"Be Instructed, Ye Judaes!"
Would that the cultured and in1uen.
tial princes of earth could take the
proper view of the situation and real
ize the falacy of their counsels, the
impossibilty of averting the great
changes which are upon us by reason
of the time having come for Messiah
TO take unto himself his great power
and reign. Hearken to the Lords
words through the Prophet, "Be wise.
now, therefore. o we kings! Be in
structed, we judges of the earth. Serve
the Lord with fear and rejoice with
trembling. Do homage to the Son" Tvs.
1912. Could the wise of earth realize
the situation and fully submit them
selves to the Divine requirements OF
absolute justice and truth. what a
blessing 1t would be to the world. IL
these princes would turn their atten-
ton from the graspinS of power and
money to the enlightenment and up
lifting of the people they would be-
come ministers. servants. of the New
Dispensation, which would be ushered
in with rejoicing But the Lord in
forms us that this will not be the case
and hat. as u result, Messiah's King
dom III be ushered in by "a time OF
trouble such as was not since there
was II nation" Daniel xii. u. The
Psalmst tells Ms the same-God will
have il derision the puny efforts OF
the wor'dlywise and great to re-estab-
fish aniocracy. He will speak TO them
in his wrath the lesson which they re-
fuse to hear by loving eXhortatou.
The new King and his Empire will be
established in the earth, and the
declurat! ION is that amidst such Divine
displcasUre he shall break them with
rod of iron and dash them in pieces
like potter's vessel psalm ii. 40;
Revelation ii. 27).
Small and Great to Be Judged.
God is no respecter of persons
Hence. before his Judgment Throne
punishments will be meted out TO the
little. as well rs to the great. when
found to be violators Of the principles
OF justice. Would that could Impress
this upon many of the lower classes
who are crying out against the inius-
tees in high places while practicing
similar iniustices themselves. Let it
be remembered also that the great
White Throne speaks blessings, Divine
favor and uplifting to all who love
righteousness and hate iniquity-the
little and the great.
If in the past Il certain retributive
justice has seemed to proceed along
national lines. blessing the nations
| which take the more righteous course.
! and frowning upon those which tans
| the more evil course. this will no lon
| ger be the case in the not distant flu
| ture. The testing imposed by Mes
! siah's Kingdom will be along indivi1-
| ual lines. He that eats the sour grape
| of sin will find his teeth on edge. and
his alone Justice will be laid to
| the line and righteousness to the plum
| met" and all the refugees of lies. by
which mankind in high places have
| sought To fool themselves and others,
| will be swept away The hidden things
! of darkness will be brought 20 light and
/ the glorious things of light will ne
everywhere recognized Ultimately ''rv-
! cry knee shall bow and every tongue
confess" to the enthroned Messiah
"The Books win ee Opened"
The Master said. MY Word shall
judge yon in the last day" Happy has
1t been for the comparatively few who
have heard the Masters Word in this
| present life. land have Judged themselves
| thereby. and submitted themselves TO
| his righteous precepts. These blessed
| ones will share with Messiah the glo-
ries of his Spiritual Empire. Invisible
TO men. But during the Thousand Year
| Judgment Day of the world Oh Peter
| iii. !. 81 The same wordS-tre wonder
full words of life" to those who will obey.
and words of death to those who will re-
Of justice for all mankind. The books
| then to be opened TO all will include.
not only the words of the Master and
| of the Apostles of the New Testament.
| but also the Divine message through
the Prophets of old. Then all shall see
the oneness and harmony of the Divine
| message of righteousness. According
to those standards each who would
| have eternal life must conform his liv-
| ing and his thinking. The approved.
| at the end of MeSsah's reign. will he
| delivered over to the Father perfect as
human beings. The disapproved will
he destroyed in the Second Death
without hope QI Peter ii. II; Jude II;
| Acts iii. 23l,
Another book of life will be opened
another besides the one that is now
/ open, which is styled the Lambs Book
/ Of Life. ana in which is written the
names of his faithful followers of the
present time-"members Of his Body"
/ THE Royal Priesthood" "the Bride, the
( Lambs Wife" The new book of life
/ will be for those who win be on trial
during Messiah's reign BY its close
ii viii include all of Adams race found
worthy of eternal life
The judgment of The Church I'm the
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