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rest prevailing everywhere, it may be
expected therefore, that when the sew
enth vial is poured out, there will re-
listing in the present order of things.
This thought is corroborated in the ex-
pressions of the last five verses Of this
chapter. Following the pouring out of
| the seventh vial We read-"And there
| was a great earthquake. such as was
| not since men We're upon the earth. so
mighty an earthquake, and so great.
This corresponds to the time Of trouble
such as was not since there was ma
tom. mentioned by the Prophet Dan
iel and also by the Lord Jesus. (Dan-
lei 1871: Matthew 24:21. 22.) The sew
enth vial, or volume of truth, may be
expected. therefore, just before the
great shaking time. when 'every island
(republic) shall fee away. and the
mountains (kingdoms) shall not be
| found. Verse 20.
kept not their frat estate, but left their
|
everlasting chains, under darkness, un-..
to the judgment Of the great day.. Just
what is the meaning Of the latter part
of the text-"unto tho judgment Of the
great day.? Docs it mean that when
the judgment day arrives, these. angels
will be liberated from their chains, and
from tho conditions Of, darkness? DO
seph.) *:
Answer.-These angels are the "spir-
it's Esprit being9 in prison" mentioned
by the Apostle Peter. Il Peter $40, 20.)
They left their first estate" the spirit
conditions, and their "'own habitat ton"
the spiritual. or heavenly realms, and
Undertaking. as human beings, made
their habitation on the earth. AS hui
man beings they intermarried with
"the daughters of men,. Genesis G:2.)
Because of their wrong course. these
angels were degraded and restrained
in Tartarus-the earth's atmosphere
under conditions of darkness. These
conditions of restraint were imposed
upon these evil spirits until the judg-
ment time. when. doubtless. they will
be released. having the. same power to
materialize as, they possessed in the
days before the .deluge. Perhaps this
restoring Of their former liberties will
constitute their trial or Judgment. 1t
will serve to demonstrate whether they
have profited by the examples of the
Lord Jesus and His faithful followers.
who throughout the Christian Era have.
in their lives and teachings, set forth
the principles Of righteousness. and the
lesson Of full submission to the divine
will.
Q.--What is the meaning Of the TWEEN
tieth chapter Of Matthew, the fourth
verse? (Pottstown.) ".- r..
, Answer:-This is part Of one Of the
kingdom parallels of the Lord. The
householder is the Lord Jesus. who,
in the early morning Of the day Of the
Lord. at His second advent. will go
forth to engage laborers to enter into
the work Of the ''vineyard''. harvest.
ing the fruitage Of the Gospel Age
f The harvest is the end of the age. as
the Master declared. (Matthew 1891
] Upon the Lords return. a general in
vitation will be issued to the Lords
people to labor in the harvest work
This invitation will be repeated at the
third hour. the ninth hour. and
, the Eleventh hour. 1t was agreed
;. with those who went out during the
first hour that they should receive 8
penny. 10 the others who answered
the call later it was stipulated that
they should receive whatsoever II
right. They evidently had faith II
the Lord. and that whatever they re
ceived would be ample recompense fol
their labor. When the evening arrived
and the time to reward the laborers
the Lord instructed His Steward
(tte. faithful servant Of Matthew
: 24:45,4D to give them their hire
This "penny" does not refer to .tht
heavenly glories and @honors that vii
be conferred upon the followers Of tn.
Lord in ! the resurrection. but repre-
sents some blessing Or reward to b.
dispensed to the faithful ones in th'
>. close sof the harvest day. j; because tth,
Lord had His steward giyesto each on
the penny which 3 had only VI beer
promised to those who had Iaboret
{ from the beginning. some lnilrmured
This Yrlroxes that the penny doe
not refer to, the tieageniy rewards. be
cause none will ever be inclined t.
.'mur1nur'' over the heavenly arrange
4 ments and blessings. The hire.
doubtless. viii be some great blessin,
in the form OF a fiji. clear revelation
OF all the divine purposes when 9Th
4 mystery of God should be fjnished''.-
g Revelation 10 4. sEtS
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