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religious-be re-inaugurated; a reign
such MS prevailed centuries ago, but
now upon higher plane. controlled
by brighter wits. holding under re-
straint more intelligent masses.
"Be Instructed, Ye Judgesl"
Would that the cultured and in6uen-
tial princes Of earth could take the
proper view of the situation and real
ize the fallacy of their counsels, the
impossibility 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 ye kingsl Be in
structed, we judges of the earth. Serve
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! If
these princes would turn their atten-
ton from the grasping 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 that, as u result, Messiah's King
dom will be ushered In by "a time of
trouble such as was not since there
was a nation" Daniel xii. y. The
Psalmist tells us the same-God will
have In derision the puny efforts of
the worldly-wise and great to re-estab-
lish autocracy. He will speak to them
in his wrath the lesson which they re-
fuse to hear by loving exhortation.
The new King and his Empire will be
established in the earth, and the
declaration is that amidst such Divine
displeasure he shall "break them with
q 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 as 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 injus-
tees In high places while practicing
similar injustices themselves. Let 1t
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.
IL In the past certain retributive
justice has seemed to proceed along
national lines, blessing the nations
which take the more righteous course.
and frowning upon those which take
the more evil course, this will no Ion
ger be the case I'm the not distant fu-
ture. The testing imposed by Mes
siahs Kingdom will be along individ-
ual lines. He that eats the sour grape
of sin will find his teeth on edge. and
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 to light and
the glorious things of light will be
everywhere recognized. Ultimately "ev-
cry knee shall bow and every tongue
confess" to the enthroned Messiah.
"The Books Will Be Opened"
The Master said, my Word shall
judge you in the last day" Happy has
1t been for the comparatively few who
have heard the Masters Word In this
present life, and 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 QI Peter
Ill, 7, 81 the same words-the wonder
full words of life" to those who will obey,
and words Of death to those who will re-
fuse obedience-will be the standards
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 Messlah's reign. will be
delivered over to the Father perfect as
human beings. The disapproved will
be destroyed in the Second Death
without hope QI Peter Ii. II: Jude IL;
Acts fiji. 23).
Another book of life will be opened
another besides the one that is now
open. which is styled the Lambs Book
OF Life, and In which Is written the
names Of his faithful followers of the
present tlme-"members Of his Body"
''the Royal Priesthood" "the Bride. the
Lambs Wife," The new book of life