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tween which lies a long season of the "sure mercies of
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David," or the Millennium. In it there will be four
visible judgments, in the following order:
Four Judgments.
I. The Judgment of the Saints for their works. 24
This is not on earth. Compare 1 Thes. 4:13-18, with 2
Thes. 1:6-10; Rev. 19 :11-16. See (20) (32) and (33).
These glorified Saints receive their judgment undeniably
before that of the ungodly. See Mat. 25:14-30. The
everlasting destruction from the or in their bands : and they
presence of the Lord, and from lived and reigned with Christ a
the glory of his power ; thousand years.
10. When he shall come to be 5. But the rest of the dead
Glorified in his saints, and to be lived not again until the thou-
admired in all them that believe sand years were finished. This
(because our testimony among is the first resurrection*.
you was believed) in that day. 6. Blessed and holy is he that
Also Rev. 19:11-21. hath part in the first resurrec-
tion : on such the second death
(21) Rev. 20:10. And the hath no but they shall
power,
devil that deceived them was be priests of God and of Christ,
cast into the lake of fire and and shall reign with him a thou-
brimstone, where the beast and sand years.
the false prophet are, and shall (24) 1 Cor. 4 :5. Therefore
be tormented day and night for judge nothing before the time,
ever and ever. until the Lord come, who both
will bring to light the hidden
15. And whosoever was not
things of darkness, and will
found written in the book of life
make manifest the counsels of
was cast into the lake of fire.
the hearts : and then shall every
(22) Isa. 55 :3. Incline your
ear, and come unto me: hear,, man have praise of God.
1 Cor. 3 :13. Every man's
and your soul shall live ; and I
work shall be made manifest:
will make an everlasting cove- for the day shall declare it, be-
nant with you, even the sure cause shall be revealed by
mercies of David. it
fire ; and the fire shall try every
Acts 13 :34. And as concern-
man's work of what sort it is.
ing that he raised him up from 14. If any man's work abide
the dead, now no more to re- which he hath built thereupon,
turn to corruption, he said on he shall receive a reward.
this wise, I will give you the 15. If any man's work shall
sure mercies of David.
be burned, he shall suffer loss :
(23) Rev. 20:4. And I saw but he himself shall be saved;
thrones', and they sat upon them, yet so as by fire.
and judgment was given unto 2 Cor. 5 :10. For we must all
them : and I saw the souls of appear before the judgment seat
t.hem that were beheaded for the
of Christ ; that every one may
witness of Jesus, and for the receive the things done in Jiis
word of God, and which had
not worshipped the beast, neither body, according to that he hath
his image, neither had received done, whether it 6e good or bad.
his mark upon their foreheads. Also Rom. 14:10-12.