The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-09-11
IMPROVED uNlfoRN INTERNATIONAL
LESSON
Cy REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D.,
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1919. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER IA
THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS.

THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS.
LESSON TEXT-N!att. 25:31-46.
GOLDEN TEXT-For we must all APP
pear before the judgment seat Of Christ.
III Cor. $40.
The subject selected by the lesson
committee is 1.-THE Future Life" but
at best such a statement would be
the use of the term in an accommo-
dated sense. According to legitimate
textual and c%ontextual Specification It
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 and teaching is
fundamental error. It is not once
found in the Bible, neither the idea
which it is intended to convey. Doc
:or Pentecost most distinctively says,
1T is Il mischievous habit that has led
The Christian world to speak of the
Judgment as being one great event
taking place at the end of the world,
when all human beings, saints, sin
ners, Jews and Gentiles, the living
and the dead, shall stand up before
the 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
olace of judgment. the time of judg-
ment and the result Of the Judgment.
This is not the Judgment set forth
in Revelation 20:11-14, but precedes
hat one at least one thousand years.
!. The Judge ". BY.
1t 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 as Judge.
Those who accept him now shall not
come into the Judgment John 5:24J.
II. The Time ". 31).
This will be when the Lord comes
In his glory, accompanied by a retinue
of glorious angels. This will take
place after he has gathered the elect
remnant Of Israel. There will be no
resurrection in connection with this
judgment.
III. The Place ". By.
1t will be on his glorious throne.
This throne will be most surely in the
land of Israel. The Prophecy Of Joel,
third chapter, and Zechuriah 14:1-5,
make 1t to be in or near Jerusalem.
The angel said to Mary, "Thou shalt
call his name Jesus; he shall lie 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;
and he shall reign over the house of
Jacob forever, and of his kingdom
there shall be no end" duke l :31-33).
Just as there was u literal place and
a literal king there shall be a literal
throne.
w. The People Judged (vv.A 22245).
These will be the living nations up.
on the earth after the church has been
translated Il Thess. 4:16, 10. 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 be
preached In all the world for a wit
ness unto all nations and then shall
the end come" Matt. 24:14). 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. Z and Rom.
11). These are the brethren in the
flesh, Of the Lord, they that move
among the nations Of the world with
the startling message of the news of
the Lords approaching kingdom.
Some Of the nations will gladly re-
ceive the message and most kindly re-
celve the kings messengers, giving
them clothing, food, shelter, etc. 9th
ers will prosecute them. thrusting
them into prison. etc. Here the for
mer will visit these messengers of the
king and provide for their wants. At
this time the Judge will separate the
nations, placing the sheep on the right
and the goats on the left. The "sheep"
are those who have given proper treat
ment to Christ's brethren. The goats
are those who rejected and ill-treated
his brethren. If these three classes,
the "sheep," "goats." "%brethren," he
kept separate all confusion will be
avoided.
V. The Issue Of the Judgment. ". 40,
Ct. 84-41).
!. The sheep enter upon the inheri-
lance of a prepared kingdom ". 34).
2. The goats go into IN everlasting
fire prepared for the devil and his
angels ". 46). This Judgment shall
determine their destiny.