Evening journal., 1910-04-23

lasting
According TO our Lords words present
knowledge, great or small, brings its
proportion OF responsibility. Tho greater
tho favor OF God enjoyed now the greater
VIII be our responsibility then. Evidently
this means surprises for the world. Not
orly the sodomites. but mauy Of the
heaihen who have thus far enjoyed little
or nothing Of Gods grace. Will he IN
more favorable condition as respects tho
prospects OF the future than sona who arc
now richly favored but arc neslecting
their privileges. our Lord intimates that
the Judgment or trial OF tho Millennium
will be tolerablc. not intolerabie for Tic
people Of Capcrnaum and more toierablo
for the people OF Sodom. How mich more
reasonable this is than tho uuscriptural
nonsense that was once taught us by our
we'll meaning. dcluded forefathers, who
made the various scctarian crecds that
are now causing trouble, and who then
burned each other at tho stake bocause Of
differences OF opinion respecting these
crocds and claimed that IN so doing they
we're copying God. vino was torturing tho
people OF Tyro and sidon and Capcrnaum
and the Sodomitcs and hundreds OF mi-
lions Of others, heather and civilizcdi
How seriously we have an misunder-
stood and misrepresenied the Gospel mes
sagol Let us turn to the prophecy referred
to by our Lord and note this. In EzelSiers
prophecy. 16:i9-61. the Lord rehearsed Ina
advance the greater wiclSedness of Israel
than Of her ncighborIug sister peoples,
Samarla and Sodom. and tells that never
theloss he will restore all three OF them,
bringing them again from the tomb and
establishing his Covenant with them
through Messiah in the Millennial Age.
Let us remember. too. that our lord made
this promise Of restitution lActs 3l9-2D
through the very Sodomites who We're de-
stroycd 10y IRE which came down from
heaven. OulSe 1923. SOD They were tenn
porarily destroyed by fire as an example
{ or illustration OF tho absolute annihnator,
70 destruction. which ultimately VIII come
upon an wnful sinners. the Second Death.
O But before any win be thus cut off from
an hope he must be brought 20 a cleai
'- knowledge OF the Truth and have a lui
trial Ia the great and glorious day O.
q judgment. which ST. Paul tells as God has
p provided and in which the saints OF chi.
VT tNff iit blANt OF 'illirAf WIN fiNi if'lNl
p viii start in the work OF Judging.
q Tho Father hath delivered an OF his
D great work into the hands Of the Lord
' Jesus, and only by knowing higi can we
know tho Father ia the proper sense, IN
4 the intimate sense. because the son. as
o tho Great Teacher, reveals the Father to
, ali who are pupils in his schooi-V 20
our study closes with our Lords invita-
e ton to those who now have tho hearing
ear and seeing eye Of obodiont faith. To
these. lifcs experiences, in's burdens, and
+ general unrest are preparations for tho
4 Divine message. Come unto me, all ye
q that labor and arc hcavy-laden and / will
h give you rest" Those invited must cx-
r pect 20 be servants and 20 wear the
- woke" Of obedience 20 tho Divine will
& the yoke of Christ, the service OF Christ.
? To be successful they must learn Of him.
% walk in his steps. They must be meek and
lowly IN heart such. and such only, Will
4 find his yoke an easy one and his burden
f a light one-much lighter than tho yoke
a and burden OF sin. Only such will find rest
@ unto their souls now and Dc prepared 20
d enter into the heavenly rest ss "jolnt-
e heirs" with Christ IN his heavenly king
d DOM which is shortly TO bless and judge
r tho world