Evening star., 1924-05-14
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JUDGMENT DAY IS J
FAST FASTENING ON
Evangelist Bernstein Gives
Vivid Portrayal of Pun
ishment Which Awaits
All Who Live I'm
godly Lives.
Are the Ten Command.
ments Binding?
Tonight's Subject

| brought into Judgment with every
secret thing, whether 1T be good or
eviLo
So spoke EvangeIist O. O. Bern
| stein, president of the New Jersey
Conference of Seventh-da Adventixts,
| in his lecture In the Capital Memorial
Church, 9Th and + streets NV, last
| night. He urged his audience TO give
| heed to the admonition Of Solomon,
\ who said, "Let hear the conelu-
| sion of the whole matter: fear God,
and keep his commandments: for this
is the whole duty of man. For God
| shall bring every work into tudE-
ment, with every secret thing,
whether 1T be good, or whether it be
| evil, Eccl., I2:13-14.
"As we are TO give an account Of
| the deeds done in this body, every
| Intelligent person-every one of good
sense-ought to heed the counseI TO
ments.' In the Impending Judgment
| of Jehovah there will be mo respect
of persons. He shall Judge the
righteous and the wicked. tEccl.,
cording to their works. the righteous
will receive the reward of life and
the wicked their punishment Of
| eternal death. In earthly courts of
courts proceedings, viz; Investigauve
and Executive Judgment. The case is
tried first and according to the evil
dence fs disposed Of. So in the
heavenly tribunal the procedure is
exactly the same. Describing the
final judJment beheId in vision by
the Prophet Daniel, chapter 1910 he
says:
az beheld till the thrones were
cast down (seats put I'm order
arranged), and the Ancient OF days
did sit, whose garment was white as
snow, and the hair of his head like
the pure wool; his throne was like
| the fiery flame, and his wheels as
burning fire. A fiery stream ISSUED
and came forth from before him;
thOusand thousands ministered unto
him and ten thousand times ten thou
sand stood before him: the jud gment
was set, and the books were opened
| 'SThe calling together OF all Of
heavens angelic beings in great
assembly with God the Father pre-
aiding fs similar to the procedure in
earthly courts. The Judgment was
set says the prophet, 'and the books
were opened 1t is apparent from
this language that the heavenly court
over which Jehovah will preside will
begin its work by consulting record
Books were Opened'-virtually in
vestigating the cases of those to he
tried.
ITO this agree the words Of John
in Revelation. chapter 20;1%, The
dead were Judged out of the things
which were written in the books. se-
cordinG to their works.. In this
connection it is interesting to note
are mans guardians tHeb.. 1:14 and
thus doubtless keep the records OF
our words, thoughts. and acts. From
the language used by the prophets
we conclude there are various books
of record kept.
"For instance. there is the Book
of Remembrance. spoken of in
Malachi. 1916, record book OF the
good deeds and savings iof those
that feared the Lord
fs fhe hook sins alluded
to by the Prophet Jeremiah. 2s2a
which says our 'fniqufty is marked
Again another book called the book
of Iife,' which contains the names of
all earth's candidates for eternal life.
Every one who repents of his sins
snd turns to God In sincerity and
truth has his name written in this
book. Paul, speaking of the Chris
tian woman who labored with him In
the gospel with Clement and other
fellow labOrers says they had their
names in the book of life.' Phil.
4:3.
"When the great leader. Moses,
was pleading with Jehovah in prayer
for Israel, who had sinned griev-
ousiy, prayed. 1f thou canst not
forgive, then blot me out of the book
which thou hast written Ex., T. 81.
.Again when the Masters disciples
returning from n missionary trip re-
ported their successes. Christ said.
sRejoice not that devils are subject
unto thee, hut rather that your
names are written in heaven The
Scriptures disclose the fact that the
first cases to pass in review before
the heavenly tribunal Will be those
whose names are I'm the book of life.
Judgment must begin with the House
of Cod 1 Peter, 4:17.
"Before Jesus ascension into glory.
He left His disciples this promise: u
go to prepare place for you. And
. If 1 go and prepare a place for you.
will come again. and receive you
unto myself John, 14,1-3. This
promise cannot be fulfilled until
place. and all the names I'm the book
of life disposed of as I'm the last
chapter of the Bible. (Rev. 2z;12,.
1t - distinctly stated that's Il come
and my reward fS with me to give
every man according to his work
shall be.
soThe Judgment of the riGhteens
precedes the giving of their reward.
1t IL believed by many conscientious
people that the heavenly tribunal is
now in session. From Bible prophecy
we are certainly in the time of the
end, and we are rapidly approach
ing the day of Christ's second coming.
All whose names in the hook of life
are confessed before the Father and
before the angels by Jesus Christ
the Mediator and the High Priest Of
the heavenly sanctuary (Heb., S:1-4i
will hace their names retained. tRev-
3;5 and their sins blOtted out, lActS,
3I9) and their reward fixed; while
those who have failed in being over
con1crs will have their names biotted
| out of the book of life. and their sins
retained and will eventually share the
fate of the wicked.
at is Gods plan that the saved Of
earth should join the heavenly court
\ in the judgment of the lost. Corr
D 6. The event which makes this pos
\ sihle Is the second coming of Christ
For He shall descend from heaven
II with a shout, with the voice of the
H archangel, and with the trump OF
II God: and the dead in Christ shall rise
N first, Then we which are alive and
II remain, shall he caught mp together
H with them in the clouds, to meet the
|, Lord I'm the air. III Thess., 4;f8-l1.i
H He will take up to the mansions
above and thus Shall We ever be with
II the Lord
n s'The redeemed will be invited to
II Join the heavenly court in the judg-
\ nHent OF the wicked. Sitting on Y!
H thrones they will participate in tine
II expmina ton OF the records which Will
n reveal-sbring to liEht'-every secret
|l or hidden thing. Thus the saints
II will Judge the world As the wickea
II have always outnumbered the
II righteous Ctheir number being as the
II sands of the sea Rev. 2o;s,,. con.
II years (Rev., 2O:4)-will be requireH
H to dispose of the cases Az the In
II vestfgation finally ends. the who're
Ii heavenly family - Father, sonG
II angels and saints-deseend to ear.a
II where the execution of judgment on
II the wicked takes ace. The wicked
II are called forth Prom their dusty
II graves to hear their doom. AZ
II Christ pronounces the sentence Oh
II tbr second death fire de,-cends from
n heaven; earth's crrneev..s melt win
Il fervent heart UI Peter. 3:10y nns f!e
II wicked like sstubble' shall be burne4