Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-24

Golden Text: "wen done, good
and faithful servant; thou hast been
faithful over a few things will
make thee ruler over many things."-
Matt. IS: %.
The Mount Olivet prophecy of
Jesus answered the three-fold cues.
ton of the disciples as to when the
destruction of Jerusalem would be,
and what should be the sign of His
coming and of the end of the age.
After He had finished the. parable OF
the ten virgins. He spoke the para
BILE of the talents, and then told OF
the, judgment of the living nations at
His coming. The first of these deals
with the Jew, the second with the
church, and the third with ths Gen.
tiles nations-the three classes OF
people in their relationship to the
king These judgments-ot the jews
OF the church and of the Gentle ma
tions-are to take place at His com
ing, at the end of the age.
THE JUDGEMENTS.
We have been taught that there Is
to he a general judgment at the emu
of the world, and these passages are
introduced as evidence. Some people
think this yet, but the scriptures 40
not teach that. or any such thlng.
There is no general judgment; the
end of the world here spoken OF
we have already learned. is the emu
of the Jewish age; and this mas par
ticular reference to the coming or
Christ On the contrary, there are
at least four judgments.
I The Judgment of believers for
their sins; that took place at the
cross My sins We're nailed IN ms
body to the tree; He the, son Sa
God, who knew nc. sin was mage at
Sin for me that might be made tne
Righteousness of God in Him. That
was Gods judgment of me ana OF
every other believer. God judged US
as worthy of death for our sins; Je.
e ens Christ stepped in. and God laid
on Him my iniquity and yours. ana
bv his stripes we are. healed.
1 @Pfsa. So. There is, therefore. now
no judgment to them VINO are o,, IN
be manifestly unfair for God to
Judge me again for sins, however un-
worthy I am, which have already
been Judged and atoned for by An
lother who was worthy. -
2 The second judgment Will be at
thu Judgment seat of Christ we
must ali appear before the Judgment
seat of Christ" but Paul, remember
was writing to believers, and not 10
unbelievers, too. That Judgment IS
not to determine what our punish.
ment shall be, for the punishment OF
sin is death. and He who Is our
Judge then, has already been our
savior and died in our stead. 1t
to decide upon our reward. ina
Judgment will be at the second com
talents and of the pounds tell US
when and how the matter VIII De
treated. We shall look into this IN
a little more detail dlrectiee1 Con
2 The third Judgment is OF the cen
tile nations that are living at the
time of Christ's coming. The, klnS
sanarates them as a shepherd N1ot
the King is the Good Shephero ma
gave His life for the Sheep se pa
rates the sheep from the goats; g. NJ NJ
resurrection, that all who appear are
living nations, that the basis OF
Judgment is what they have DONE
that there is not suggestion OF atone -
ment, that the question at issue 10
how they have treated the KING 5
"tbbr~e+bren"-and the Jews are HIS
brethren. When He comes again as
the King of Kings, He will Judge the
, living Gentle nations according 70
the way they have treated His bretn-
rem, the Jews Tsats nf tGe age.
4. The fourth Judgment is at the
Great White Throne. God Is the
ind@e The wicked dead from Cain
down who have slept through the
millennium are raised from tne
dead (the second resurrect1oR TO " q
near before the Great White Thro, >
| 70 answer for their sins. or course
thev cannot Justify themselves pc
fore God, and all are condemned 10
eternal punishment with the oeVI
and his angels. This is the second
Judgment for Reward ,-
Let us look then more carefully
INTO the second of these judgments
the judgment of believers Tor re.
ward. That has nothing TO 90 wv wv
the punishment of sin as we nave ,
seen exceDt the sin of unfaithful-
ness as a servant.
When Jesus went away into a far
country, He gave to His own serV-
ants (not somebody else 81 ms rs i GTn
disciples are servants, and each one
has some work to do for him. How
wise and loving He was 1ntruSL-
ing to them His work. TO each hs
gave according to his ability. coo
knows that all men have not Ine
same ability, and, therefore. He does
not expect of every one the same
results. He does expect of every one
the same faithfulness. But every
man is a talented man. II ne Can
dig a ditch, or run IurroW; "
preach a sermon, or drive nall. or
mend a shoe, or convince another
man that he should have something
that he has for sale-that man is
talented man. But abilities diner;
talent is also trust involving re-
sponsibility and it would be no kind
ness to require of you more than
you were able to do Therefore, to
one he gave~fve talents; to another:
three, and to another, one, and told
them to take it and use it for Him
until He should return.
All! There is the point of the
whole parable-you and I as dlscl-
pies of Christ, have been entrusted
with some work which we are able
to do, and for which we are respon-
sible to Him. What will be your re-
port when He comes, when you an
pear before the Judgment seat of
Christ to be judged according to the
way you have used your LORDS
trust? Well, it will depend entirely
upon the way you have discharged
your trust in His absence.
The man with five showed lots Of
earnes mess. He went "straightway"
to work, and soon had doubled his
:, holdings. The one with three did
Gin like manner'-lost no time, but
went right to work lest His Lord
should return before he had had
time to gain anything for Him. Both
were equally faithful, but both were
InO teOually- faithful. but both were