The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-03-03

We have seen that Gods judgments
in the past have been merely with
those who shall constitute the Seed of
Abraham (natural and SpirituaD.
through whom, according to the Prom
Use. ''al the families of the earth shall
be blessed" Genesis 2S:14). We now
note the fact that our text does not re-
late to either of these; for their judg
ments could be discerned only by the
eye of faith Our text refers to the
worlds judgments during the Millen-
NAL Age Then Gods judgments will
be abroad i'll the earth-not confined
merely to one nation or especially call
ed class-and will include every mem
Der of Adams race And while these
are declared to be the Lords judg
ments, note the fact that they will be
administered by The Christ of which
our glorified Redeemer will be the
Head, and His members when glori-
fed, will be the Body-the Church.
The judgments of the Lord abroad in
the earth will not mean havoc and dis
may to mankind in general but the
very reverse-relief, assistance, to all
who come into line with all the right
eous arrangements of that Kingdom.
designed for their uplifting from sin
and death conditions. The judgments
be severe-even to destruction, against
the wilfully, the deliberately rebellious.
after they shall have been brought to
clear appreciation of right and
wrong, good and evil, and their results
life and death.
Mark the statement of the Prophet
David when prophetically referring to
the Millennial Age. He points out that
the judgments of that time will be
cause of gladness. He says:
Say among the heather that the Lord
reigneth;
The world also shall be established that
it shall not be moved;
He shall judge the people righteously.
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth
be glad;
Let the sea roar. and the fulness there
Let the field be joyful, and all that is
therein:
Then shall all the trees of the wood re-
joice
Before the Lord; for He cometh
For He cometh to judge the earth;
He shall judge the world with righteous
ness.
And the people with His Truth. Psalm
96:10-13
A MillenniaI Judgment Day.
Note the words of ST. Paul respect
ing what God has in reservation for
the world. He says: God hath ap-
pointed Day 1.-THE thousand-year Day
of Christi in which He will judge the
world in righteousness by that Man
whom He hath ordained. Acts 1871
In this work ordained for our Lord
He is to have associates-the elect
Church, His members. of whom the
Apostle writes. saying, Know We not
that the saints shall judge the world?'
Il Corinthians 6:2) And the Ancient
Worthless enumerated by st. Paul He
brews 11:32-40) will also be judges.
earthly representatives of the Heav-
emily Kingdom. As it is written, 81
will restore thy judges as at the first
and thy counsellors as at the begin
ning."-Isaiah 1:26.
Our ali-wise Creator, who has thus
provided both the Heavenly and the
earthly judges of the world in the
election from Israel and the election of
the Gospel Age. has thus demonstrate
ed. to the few who understand 'the
secret of the Lord the Mystery hid
den from ages and dispensations" past
1t is evident that there will be no dis
appointment. no failure. in respect to
Gods great Oath-bound Covenant made
with Abra ham-"In thy Seed shall ali
the families of the earth be blessed"
The basis of the blessing is the re
demptive work of Christ finished at
Calvary. The outworlling of that bless
Ing will come through the glorfied Lord
and the Church, His Body.
The first work will be the establish
ment of righteous government in the
hands of those already proven abso-
lutely loyal to God and to His right
eousness = faithful even unto death.
We may have full confidence that in
that Kingdom justice will be laid to
the line and righteousness to the
plummet, as God has promised Qsa-
iah 2S:17) Not only so, but we may
have full confidence that mercy will
have free hand there, to do all for
mankind that would be reasonable and
possible. The combination of IL strong
Government with mercifnl assistants
Is assured by the fact that our Lord
will be, not only the great King, but
also the great Priest, Prophet and
Teacher. Even so, also, the Church
shall be kings and priests. Their of
fee, their service, will be a combina-
ton of ruling and healing. instructing
and uplifting
Everything done will come under the
head of judgment-righ dealing.
Every good deed, yea, every good eff
fort, will be rewarded. The Judgment
will be blessing. 1t will mean an in
crease of harmony with the Lord and
of character development, and resti-
tutional physical experiences. (Acts
3:19-21) Instead of the ways of dark
ness there will be the way of light
Instead of the broad road leading to
destruction, with the masses going
down thereon-to the tomb-there will
be the Highway of Holiness. Instead
of stones of stumbling, we are assured
that all the stumbling shall be
gathered out of the way. Instead of
beastly violence. overmastering temp
tati0nS and besetments, devouring
mankind because of their inability to
resist the Adversary. the Bible assures
US that Satan will be bound and that
the wild beasts of vice and degoneracy
will all be brought into subsection.
Thus nothing shall hurt or destroy in
all Gods holy Mountain [Kingdoml."
And an highway shall be there, and
way, and it shall be called the Way of
Holiness. Isaiah 11:9; 1913
The Messianic Psalm-seventy-se
ond-finds its application in that glori
Gus Millennial Epoch Thus we read:
Give the King Thy judgments, o God.
and Thy righteousness unto the Kings
Son. He shall judge Thy people with
righteousness and Thy poor with judg-
ment [justicel. He shall judge
the poor of the people. He shall save
the children of theN needy and shall
break in pieces the oppressor.
He shall come down like rain upon the
mown grass, as showers that water the
earth. In His days shall the righteous
flourish; and abundance of peace as