Page 45 - 33 The First Great Deception

might have been, when he breathed out his

life here he was to be received among the

angels. Paul points his brethren to the future

coming of the Lord, when the fetters of the

tomb shall be broken, and the “dead in

Christ” shall be raised to eternal life.

Before any can enter the mansions of the

blessed, their cases must be investigated, and

their characters and their deeds must pass in

review before God. All are to be judged

according to the things written in the books

and to be rewarded as their works have been.

This judgment does not take place at death.

Mark the words of Paul: “He hath appointed a

day, in the which He will judge the world in

righteousness by that Man whom He hath

ordained; whereof He hath given assurance

unto all men, in that He hath raised Him from

the dead.” Acts 17:31. Here the apostle