Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-09-12


III Cor. $40.
The subject selected by the lesson
comlnlt!ee Is "The Future Life" hut
AZ best such II statement would be
the use of the term In an accOmmo.
dated sense. According to legitimate
teNtuni and conteXtual Specification II
Is the Judgment Of the living nations
/ which lies still In the future ". 32).
| The idea Of a general Judgment
which Is of such frequent occurrence
In religious literature ana teaching Is
Il fundamental error. II Il not once
found In the Bible neither the idea
which II is intended To convey. Doc
tor PentecoSt most dlstlnctlyey says,
at Is n mischlev0uS habit that has led
the Christian world to speak Of the
Judgment as being one great event
taking place nj the end OF the world,
when all human beings, saints SIN
ners, Jews and Gentilcs. the living
md the dead, shall stand up before
thc great white throne and there be
Judged Nothing can be more wide OF
the Scriptures The Bible speaks Of
different judgments, differing In re-
spect to the subjects to be judged, the
place Of Judgment the time Of ludg-
mcnt and the result Of the judgment.
This is not the judgment set forth
In Revelation 20:ll-1i, but precedes
that one nj least one thousand years.
!. The Judge ". 81.
II Is the Son of Man, the one who
came and died TO redeem the human
race, and who now being clothed with
majesty and power will act ms Judge.
Those who accept him now shall not
come into the judgment John 5:2i).
II. The Time ". 3D.
This Will be when the Lord comes
IN his glory, accompanied by n retinue
Of glorious angels. This viii take
place after he has gathered the elect
remnant of Israel. There will be no
resurrection in connection with this
judgment.
~. The Place ". 31.
II will be on his glorious throne.
This throne will ~ mos, surely in the
hand Of Israel. The Prophecy of Joel.
third chapter, and Zccharnh ll:l-5. |
make II 10 be in or near Jerusalem.
The angel said to Mary Thou shalt /.
call his name Jesus; he shall be great /
and Shall be- called the son Of the high. /
est; and the Lord God shall give unto !.
him the throne of his father David; /
mud he shall reign over the house of I
Jacob fo2yer, and of his Kingdom /
there shall be no end duke ;3l.33) /
Just as there was literal place and .
n literal king there sEGl. be literal
throne
w. The People Judged wv 32-i5). /
These will be the living nations up
on the earth after the church has been
Il TheSs. i:l6, ~. These
are the nations to whom the gospel Of /
the Kingdom shall be preached, Just
prior to the coming Of the end And .
this gospel Of the kingdom shall bee
preached In all the world for wit
ness unto all nations and then shall |
the end come" (Matt. PAID. This
gospel is distinguished from the Cos
pei of the grace Of God which is now
being preached. The preachers Of this
gospel will be Jews (Rev I and Rom
~. These are The brethren In the
flesh. of the Lord, they that move
among the nations of the world with
he startling message Of the news of
he Lords approaching kingdom.
Seine Of the nations will gladly re-
reive the kings messengers, giving
hem clothing, food. shelter, etc 9th
.rs will prosecute them, thrustins
hem into prison, etc. Here the for
Nor will visit these messengers Of the
King and provide for their wants. At
his time the Judge will separate the
lHllbHS. Illd'llN INV Hll''p WI INV ii-HA
md the goats on the left. The sheep
ire those who have given proper treat
ncnt to Christ's brethren. The gonts
Ire those who rejected and ill-trented
lis brethren. If these three classes,
he "sheep," "goats," brethren" be
iept separate all confusion will be
wooded.
V. The Issue Of the Judgment. ". 46.
T. Bad.
/. The sheep enter upon the inherit
nnce of n prepared kingdom ". 3D.
.. The goats go into an everlasting
ire prepared for the devil and his
ingels ". 4G). This judgment shall
determine their destiny.