Askov American., 1919-10-09

+ LESSON TExT-Af1tt. 25.si-as
J)i-DES TE4NT~t'0r We must all ap-
pear before the judgment seat Of Cnrtst.
II Cor. so
The subject selected by III. lessen
committee IL The Future Life" but
at best such statement would be
the use Of the term in an accommo-
dated sense. According To legitimate
textuai and couteytuai signiticaFion il
Is the Judgment Of the living nations
hieh lies Still in the future ", S2)
The Idea Of a general Judgment
which ~ Of such frequent occurrence
in religious literature ami teaching is
fundamental error II is NOT once
found In the Bible. neither the idea
which II IL intended 70 convey. Doc
tor Pentecosr most distinctivaiy snvs.
1T is a 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 ali human beings, saints. sim
ners, Jews and Gentiles. the living
and the dead shall stand M before
the great white throne and there be
Judged. Nothing can he more wide Of
rne Scriptures The Bible speaks Of
different Judgments, differing in re-
spect 10 the subjects TO be judged. the
place Of judgment. the time Of judg-
ment and the result of the Judgment
This Ia not the judgment ser forth
In Revelation 2o;li-l4, but precedes
that one at least one thousand years.
l.. The Judge tv, 81,
II is the Son nf Man, the one who
came and died 70 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 Iohn 5:24J.
~. The Time (v. BY. "
This will be when the Lord comes
In his glory. accompanied by a retinua
of glorious angels This will take
place after he has gathered the elect
remnant Of Israel There WITH be- no
resurrection In connection with this
Judgment.
III. The Place ". 31).
It will be on his glorious throne.
This throne will BE- most surely In the
land Of Israel. The Prophecy OF Joel,
third chapter, and Zacharah l4:1-5,
make IL to be in or near Jerusalem.
The angel said TO Mary Thou shalt
call his name JesuS; no shall be great
and shah 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 I 81 -33).
Just as there was a literal place and
a literal king there shall be a literal
throne.
~. Tho People Judged (vv. 32-45).
These will he the living nations up
on the earth after the church has been
translated U Thess. 4:1s. n. These
are the nations 10 whom the gospel Of
the kingdom shall he preached Just
prior to the coming of the end. And
this gospel Of the kingdom shall be
preavhed in all the world for a wit
ness unto all nations and then shall
the end come (Matt 24:l4l. This
gospel Is distinguished from the gos-
pei OF the grace Of God which is now
being preached. The preachers OF this
gospel will be Jews (Rav and Rom.
~. 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-
cetve the message and most kindly re-
ceive the kings messengers. giving
them clothing food. shelter. etc. 9th
ers will persecute them. thrusting
theN 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 an the right
and the goats on the left. The sheep"
are those who have given proper treat
ment 10 Chrtst's brethren. The goats
are those who rejected and tn-treate,.
/ his brethren. II these three classes.
the sheep" "goats." brethren" be-
kept separate all cunfusion will be
avoided
v. The Issue Of the Judgment. ". ~.
Ct, 3++N
L. The sheep enter upon the inhert-
tance " a prepared kingviom ". al.
:. The goats 20 into an everlasting
ire prepared for tho devil and his
angels tv. +6l. This Judgment shall
determine their destiny.
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