The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson III.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. is, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, Matt. XIV, 3t-46. !
Memory Verses. 34-36-GoIden Text,
Matt. XIV, 90 Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. .. NJ. Stearns.
This lesson is found also only In
Matthew. 1t is called in the ordi.
nary lesson title The Last Judg,
ment." If it had been added 'preced.
ing the kingdom the title would have
been correct. There are at least three
judgments in the future DR.. Scof1eld
sees five. one for Israel only and one
for angels. See his note on Rev. XXX. IL.
The three we refer to are the judg-
ment for believers only at the judy
ment seat of Christ from. xiv. 10; II
Cor. V. 10), the judgment of the living
nations of today's lesson and the judg.
ment Of the ungodly at the great white
throne thousand years later than the
Judgment of nations Rev, Xxx. 5, 6. H.
15l. The judgment of our sins took
place on Golgotha when Jesus suffer.
ed for sins the just for the unjust,
when He put away sin by the sacrifice
of Himself. and He has assured us
that for our sins we shall not come
into judgment Il Pet. ill. IS: Heb. TX.
&c; John V, "a, r. W. See also lisa.
| xiii, %. His redeemed ones, having
received pounds and talents and hav-
| ing occupied, done business, witnessed
for Him during this age. shall at the
| first resurrection, at the coming of
! Christ for His saints, somewhere in
connection with the marriage of the
Lamb, be rewarded for their service
and have their places appointed in His
kingdom. While this is taking place
| in the air or in heaven the great trib-
ulation is on the earth, at the end of
which. Immediately after it, the Son
of Man will come in power and glory
Matt. xiv, 29-30,, and this is the stage
of His coming referred to in the first
verse Of today's lesson.
Unless we see ourselves as we'll as
the holy angels coming with Him at
this time we cannot understand this
lesson. Take one of the simplest state
ments, when Christ, who is our life.
| shall appear, then shall We also appear
with Him in glory" (Col. lii. Al. Put
with it Thess. iii, IS, and Zech. xiv.
5, then ask yourself as a believer the
question, When He shall come in His
| glory where will ! be-with Him on
His throne or before Him as sheep or
goats? Put Rev. iii. q, with the texts
already referred to. and how any sim
pie minded believer can fail to see his
place with Christ in this judgment
cannot understand. Let us then keep
our place with Christ as we consider
the sheep and goats. Before Him
shall be gathered all nations Cverse
p. Let the Spirit Himself tell us about
it. What has He said elsewhere? BE
hold, in those days and in that time
when l bring again the captivity of
judah and Jerusalem, will also gath
er all nations and will plead with
them there for my people and for my
heritage Israeli Joel iii. /, p. "For
/ will gather all nations against Jeru-
salem to battle; = then shall the
Lord go forth and fight against those
nations" Czech. xiv. 1-5). Could it in
any way be made more plain that this
judgment will be the time Of mercy for
Israel and judgment upon her enc
mics. according to lisa. xxxiv, s; xxxv.
4; xiii, 4? Concerning this very time
He says in Eek. xxxiv. II, Behold.
I Judge between lambs and kids. be-
tween the rams and the he goats"
From many places in Scripture it is
very plain that as this age draws to
close Israel will occupy the land long
ago given to Abraham, reaching from
Egypt to the Euphrates Gen. XIV, 49,.
They will be recognized as nation,
perhaps under the patronage of Tur-
key, which is even now offering them
Mesopotamia df reports be true), and
for time it will seem as If their trou-
bles were over. but their friend will
break his covenant with them. nations
will gather against them, and In their
extremity their Messiah will appear In
glory for their deliverance and to set
up His kingdom. The nations which
have been friendly to Israel shall share
her glory. but judgment shall fall upon
lisa. TX. IL. 1.-THE nation and kingdom
that will not serve thee shall perish"
After this judgment of nations, at
which time the evil trinity, having done
their worst against the people of God.
shall be disposed Of. the beast and
false prophet being cast into the lake
of fire forever and the devil shut up
, in the pit for a thousand years. then
shall king reign in righteousness.
/, and the work of righteousness shall be
peace, and the service of Righteousness
quietness and assurance forever.
There are principles here. however.
upon which God always acts in every
Judgment. That which is done to His
people at any time He counts as done
to Himself, whether it be good or i'll
HE that 'toucheth you toucheth the
apple of His eye "Why persecutest
thou me?" "a cup of cold water shall
In nowise lose its reward Czech. Ii
s: Acts IL. A: Matt. x. 40-42I. As we
read of those who ministered to Him
when He was on earth. some think
how gladly they would have done this
forgetting that it is our privilege at all
times to minister to Him In the person
of Els people. The poor we have witt
us always. and whatsoever we will
we may do them good. He that giveth
to the poor lendeth to the Lord
Notice as TO the future 1t will either
be the kingdom or everlasting fire