The Washington herald., 1914-09-19

CID But when the Son of man shall
come in His glory. and all the angels
with Him, then shall He sit on the throne
Of His glory.
CID And before Him shall be gathered
all the nations: and He shall separate
them one from another. as the shepherd
separateth the sheep from the goats.
C30 And he shall set the sheep on his
right hand, but the goats on the left
go Then shall the King say unto
them on His right hand. Come, ye blessed
OF Ny Father. inherit the kingdom pre-
pared for you from the foundation OF
the world.
Cs0 For I was an hungred. and We
gave Me meat; I was thirsty, and ye
gave me drink; was a stranger and
ye took Ne in.
C5sD Naked, and ye clothed me; was
sick, and We visited Ne; was in prison,
and we came unto Me.
CD Then shall the righteous answer
Him, saying, Lord. when saw we Thee
an hungred, and fed Thee? or athirst.
and gave Thee drink?
Cs0 And when saw We Thee a stran-
ger, and took Thee in? or naked, and
clothed Thee?
Css) And when saw we Thee sick. or
IN prison. and came unto Thee?
90 And the King shall answer and
say unto them. Verify. I say unto you.
Inasmuch as We did IT unto one Of these
My brethren. even these least, We did 1t
unto Me.
C4D Then shall He say also unto them
on the left hand. Depart from me. ye
cursed. into the eternal fire which is pre-
pared for the devil and his angels.
C49) For I was an hungred. and We
gave Me no meat: was thirsty, and ye
gave Me no drink.
CE0 was a stranger. and We took Me
not in: naked. and ye clothed Me not;
sick, and in prison, and We visited Ne
not.
90 Then shall they also answer. say
CRED. or athirst. or a stranger. or naked.
or sick, or in prison. and did not min
lister unto Thee?
90 Then shall He answer them, say
ing. Verify I say unto you. Inasmuch as
We did II not unto one OF these least. We
did II not unto Me.
C40 And these shall 20 away into eter-
nal punishment; but the righteous into
eternal life.
The Narrative.
The lesson for today Is the last sec
ton OF the Olivet prophecy. and II is by
no means an easy one to deal with.
There have been many interpretations,
and as these notes are written for teach
ers, cannot refrain from saying that
I think it very unwise to take a lesson
like this among children. However, 1t
is necessary that We do so.
Let It be observed. then, that the first
words are. When the Son of man shall
come in His glory" The Son OF man is
peculiarly the title which refers to our
Lord In His earthly relationships and
administration. A glance back at the
previous section OF the prophecy Will
show that the title is not found there at
all. Still speaking to His disciples, our
Lord was looking beyond the darkness
OF the passion which He was approach
ing. to the light OF the ultimate fulfill
ment OF His purpose, so far as this
world is concerned. 1t is important,
therefore. that We should observe the
events exactly as they are described for
US here. and in order to greater clear |
ness II Is important that we should rec
ognIze that there is no reference here to |
that final assize associated with the
great white throne, which IS described |
in the Apocalypse. In that hour earth I
and heaven will be fed away. The dead
will be raised for Judgment. Here there |
Is no passing away Of the earth, and
the dead are not seen.
The Son of man Is enthroned as King /
Of the world. He assumes the reigns !
Of actual and immediate administration, !
n which He Is to be assisted by the /
angels that have accompanied Him. The
process of that beginning of administra-
ton is then described. II IS first that OF
gathering together the nations. The en-
ohasis here is upon the thought Of the
gathering Of them, which means the |
changing Of all the old conditions. The
language Is patiently figurative. and It Is
not at all necessary to conjure up before
he imagination a picture OF all the pop /
lIation Of the world assembled In one
place The nations al such are gath
cred together when their representatives
ire gathered together.
The second process is that Of a new
iiyision, separating between goats and
sheep. to use the stfI figurative Ian
yuage of the parable itself. The separ-
ting test Is that Of the attitude Of these
nations toward the brethren OF the Lord
This again must be interpreted by Him
;eIf and His mission. and the things He
1ad said In the earlier part OF His min
stry. In the course OF that ministry He
rad clearly declared that those who do
he will of God constituted His next of
Tin. The nations. then, are to be divid-
d according to their treatment Of these,
according to the reception they have
yiven to their ministry and message. We
nay rest assured that no final national
'erdict viii be found on this basis until
he nations have al bad fun opportunity