The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-23

with the Redeemer, Will constitute the
Kingdom OF God. The overcomers Of
Spiritual Israel, becoming the Bride
Of Christ by resurrection change to the
Heavenly nature, will be like Him and
share His glory. and will constitute the
Kingdom class. in the highest sense.
The overcomers of Natural Israel, res,
directed to the perfection Of human ma.
ture. will constitute the earthly phase
OF the Millennial Kingdom. Mankind
may see and have intercourse with
these, but will not see nor have direct
intercourse with the glorifed Christ,
Head and Body-the King Of Glory.
"God viii Judge HE People,"
SO far as the world is concerned, It
has been under the one general sem
tence Of Divine Justice, Dying, thou
shalt die" But Natural and Spiritual
Israel have been dsalt with as freed
from the original sentence and on trial
for life or death afresh under Gods
judgments, or disciplLnes. Thus 1t Is
written, Jehovah viii judge His peo-
pie" Not all under these judgments
have understood them; NOT all were in
the condition Of heart to receive their
instructions.
THE secret Of the Lord is with them
that fear Him; and He will show them
His Covenant" psalm 25:14). Thus.
during the Jewish Age, Israel often
lapsed into more or less darkness and
idolatry, and failed to see their spe-
cial privileges and relationship to God
under their Covenant. But amongst
them were the few who with the eye
of faith discerned the righteousness Of
Gods dealing with them. or these
were the Prophets, who rehearsed the
Divine rewards and punishments, de-
claring that they were true and right
eous altogether and merciful in the ex-
treme.
Similarly during this Gospel Age
Christendo1D as a whole has not been
In the condition to hear, to understand,
to appreciate, the judgments Of the
lord. But some have been "IsraeUtes
Endeed," who possessed the secret of
the Lord and who were able to rejoice
In His judgments-His righteous deal
ings. They have realized by faith
Gods love for them. 1.-THE Father
Himself loveth you" John 1920. By
faith they have appreciated the Apos-
ties assurance that "all things work
together for good to them that love
God, to them who are called according
to His purpose Romans 1928.
Gods Judgments In the World.
We have seen that Gods Judgments
In the past have been merely with
those who shall constitute the Seed Of
Abraham (~natural and Spiritually,
through whom. according to the Prom
Use. "all the families of the earth shall
be blessed" Genesis 28:14). 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 in the earth-not confined
ed class-and will include every mem
Der Of Adams a 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 glorifed 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 Ia general, but the
very reverse-relief, assistance, to al!
who come into line with all the right
eous arrangements Of that Kingdom,
designed for their uplifting from sin
and death conditions. The judgments
Of that Day Of a thousand years will
be severe-even to destruction, against
the wilfully, the deliberately rebellious,
after they shall have been brought to
a 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 a
u 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
of.
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 sonnet to judge the earth:
He shall Judge the world with righteous
ness,
And the people with His Truth."-Psalm
9s:1o-13.
A MillenriaI Judgment Day.
Note the words Of st. Paul respect
ing what God has in reservation for
the world. He says: God hath ap
pointed a 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 ye not
that the saints shall judge the world?'
IL Corinthians 6:2.) And the Ancient
Worthless enumerated bycSt. Paul lie
brews 11:32-4ol will also be judges.
earthly representatives Of the Heav
emily Kingdom. AS it is written, II
will restore thy judges as at the first
and. thy counsellors as at the begin
n~ing."-Isaiah 1926.