The Glenwood post., 1925-01-08
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tBy REV. p. B. FITzwATER. D.D. Dean
OF the Evening School. Moody Bible In
stitute of Chicago.)
20, 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for January II
THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS

The JUDGMENT OF The NATIONS
LESSON TExT-Matt. 35:s1-4s.
GOLDEN TExT-"Inasmuch as 70
have done 1t unto one of the least Of
these my brethren. ye have done 1t
unto Me."-Matt. 25:4o.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Kindness Pleases.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Christ's Picture of
the Judgment
TOPIC-Christ's Picture of Judgment.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Practical Christianity.
The subject selected by the lesson
committee is "The Last Judgment
but this Is an error. According to
legitimate textual and contextual sig
MITIGATION it is the judgment of the
living nations which still lies in the
future ". 32). The idea of general
Judgment which is of such frequent
occurrence in religious literature and
teaching is fundamental error. 1t
Is not once found in the Bible, neither
the idea which 1t Is intended to con-
vey. Doctor Pentecost most truthful
ly says "It is 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
and sinners, Jews and Gentiles, the
living and the dead, shall stand up be-
fore the great white throne and there
of the Scriptures" The Bible speaks
of several judgments, different in re-
spect to the subjects to be judged.
the place of Judgment, the time Of
Judgment and the result of Judgment.
!. The Judge ". 31).
It is the Son of God who came and
died to redeem the human race. He Is
now seen clothed with majesty and
power sitting upon His throne acting
as Judge Those who accept Jesus
Christ now as their Savior shall not
come into Judgment (John 5:24).
II. The Time ". BIZ.
This Judgment will take place when
the Lord comes in His glory accom-
panied with retinue Of glorious
angels. This will take place after He
has gathered the elect remnant Of Is
rael There will be no resurrection
in connection with this judgment.
III. The Place ". BY.
The prophecy Of Joel, the third chap
ter, and Zechariah 14:1-5, show that
1t is to be In or near Jerusalem. The
angel said to Mary, "Thou shalt call
His name Jesus. He shall he great and
shall be called the Son of the Highest:
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" Guke 1 :81-33). As
David was literal king and reigned
in literal place, there shall be
literal Judge occupying literal place
of judgment.
~. The People Judged (vv. 82-45).
These will be the living nations
upon earth after the church has been
translated Il Thess. 4:16, 17). These
are 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 witness
unto all nations; and then shall the
end come" (Matt. "a 40. This Cos
pei is distinct from the grace of God.
which is now being preached. The
preachers of this gospel will be the
Jews (see Revelation 7 and Romans
11). These are the brethren Of the
Lord In the flesh who move among
the nations of the world with the
startling message Of the news of the
Lords approaching kingdom. Some Of
the nations VIII gladly receive the
message and kindly receive the king
dom messengers, giving them clothing,
food, shelter, etc. Others will perse-
cute them. thrusting them into prison.
Here the first will visit the 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
hand. The sheep are those who have
given proper treatment to Chrlst's
brethren. The goats are those who
rejected and mistreated his brethren.
II these three classes, the sheep. the
goats and the brethren be kept sep
arate, all confusion will be avoided.
v. The issue Of the Judgment ".
4e; CT. w. 34-4D.
1. The Sheep Entering into the In
heritance OF n Prepared Kingdom.
2 The Goats Going Into Everlast-
ing Fire Prepared for the Devil and
His Angels ". 48). This judgment
shall determine their destiny.