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The Wit. Throne Judgment.

dominion of Messiah, the Representa-
tive of Jehovah, and his righteousness;
not under the King of glory, the anti
typical David and Solomon, the anti
typical Aaron and Melchisedec. The
New Dispensation which Messiah's
Kingdom will usher in is pictured in
our text. 1t will be the dominion that
will be world wide-pure, holy, right
eous, just. truthful. God-like-a great
White Throne. No wonder we read
that the symbolical heavens and earth,
representing the old order of things
social, ecclesiastical-will all vanish
away.
But let no one think for a moment
that ecclesiastical princes, financial
princes and political princes will vol
UNFAIRLY acknowledge that the hour
has come for a full surrender to Mes
siah and to all the principles of his abb
solute righteousness. On the contrary,
these privileged members of our race
will more and more be drawn together
for mutual protection-for the pres
ervation Of the special privileges which
have come into their possession Even
now we see the prophecy of the Sec
ond Psalm fulfilling. We are In the
very time when the Lord, through the
Prophet David, calls the great ones Of
the earth to recognize the true situa-
ton of our wonderful day-that it
means that the Day Of Messiah has
arrived, and that he should be recog-
nized and his principles of righteous
ness obeyed.
The call is recognized, Salute the
Son, o We kings Of the earth, while ye
are in the way with him, before his
anger be kindled and We perish by the
way Psalms ii, 1912. But no, the
prophecy declares that we are in the
day when the people, the masses, will
have foolish aginations-when they
will think that by their own strength
they can inaugurate reign of right
eousness along the lines of Socialism
or by anarchy. The people must
learn that their help Is In the Lord
and not In their own frail arm. The
people must see the force of the state
ment BLESSED are all they that put
their trust in Messiah" (verse ~. The
Lord is about to establish the great
White Throne of absolute justice in
the world.
On the other hand, the money kings
and earthly rulers and ecclesiastical
princes are taking counsel together to-
day for the preservation of the present
inequities of the world, by which they
are profting. The Lord declares that
In this they are banding themselves
against him and against the newly-ap-
pointed King. Messiah. For over a
century human liberty has been max
ing progress. In spite of every endeav-
or to restrain 1t. The potentates Of
earth perceive the rising tide of hui
man intelligence and demands for
equal rights. They perceive that IN
less something be done to counterfeit
this general movement. the special
privileges of the privileged classes
will disappear. They are even now
taking counsel together how the re
straints, which the people are putting
upon them. may be broken and reign
Of autocracy- political. financial and
religious-be re-inaugurated; a reign
such as prevailed centuries ago, but
now upon a higher plane. controlled
by brighter wits. holding under re-
straint more intelligent masses.
"Be Instructed, We JudgesI"
VH1,,l1 tLak A., o,1It,,ro5 ord fnA,rox,
tial princes of earth could take the
proper view of the situation and real
lie 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 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! 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 a result. Messiah's King
dom will be ushered in by "a time OF
trouble such as was not since there
was nation" Daniel xii. y. The
Psalmist tells us the same-God will
have in derision the puny efforts of
the worldly-wi and great TO re-estab-
nsh autocracy. He will speak to them
in his wrath the lesson which they re-
fuse 20 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
rod of iron and dash them in pieces
like a potter's vessel" psalm ii. 40;
Revelation Ii. 20.
Small and Great to Be Judged.
God is no respecter of persons.
Hence, before his Judgment Throne
punishments will be melted 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 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 a 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 lon
ger be the case in the not distant fu-
ture. The testing imposed by Mes
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