Before we begin our lesson we need to clear up just what precisely the “Lake of Fire” typifies as many are under the erroneous impression that the Lake of Fire is an actual place, i.e. Hell, however casting aside the foolish teachings of the blind guides and turning to the one true source of all revelation, God’s Word we get the true picture. Note closely Rev 20:14, “Then (that is, at the end of Millennial age, following the final judgment…
“Having given His disciples many parables illustrating the experiences of the Church, the Kingdom class, in their development and preparation for Kingdom honor, it was eminently proper that Jesus should give the parable of “The Sheep and the Goats” a lesson to illustrate the work of the Kingdom AFTER its establishment—to show its purpose, and its effect upon the world of mankind.” “In line with this, our Lord in this parable tells what is to befall after His Kingdom shall…
The gradual work of separating sheep and goats will require all of the Millennial Age for its accomplishment. During that age, each individual as he comes gradually to a knowledge of God and his will, by conforming or not conforming thereto, takes his place at the right hand of favor, or the left hand of disfavor accordingly as he either improves or fails to improve the opportunities of that golden age. By the end of that age, all the…
APPLICATION OF THIS PARABLE Next follows a description of the work of the Millennial Age. “Before Him shall be gathered all nations” This means all the people of the world outside of the Lord’s holy nation, His peculiar people, the Church. Everybody except the Church will be before His great white Throne of Justice, Mercy and Love; that will be their judgment time. Six thousand years ago, Adam and his entire race were judged in Eden, and the sentence was…
“If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask (pray for them), and he will give him life for those who commit sin NOT leading to death. There is a sin leading to death: I do not say that he shall pray about that. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is sin not leading to death.” 1 John 5:16, 17 The Apostle here clearly teaches that there are TWO SORTS OF SINS:…
“The fact that retribution–the reward or the penalty for certain actions or conduct performed in this life are often delayed is frequently presumed upon by the foolish, who vainly think that they can sow their crop of wild oats and never realize their harvest. Both individuals and nations have long presumed to act upon this hazardous and vain hypothesis.” The operations of this law are most manifest upon classes and nations–first, because their prominence gives them world-wide publicity; and, second,…
“GOD hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained” –“Jesus Christ, the righteous.” “For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son.” Acts 17:31; 1 John 2:1; John 5:22 A very vague and indefinite idea prevails in regard to the day of judgment. The view generally entertained is that Christ will come to earth, seated upon a great white throne, and that he…
“Whosoever speaks a word against the Son of Man it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world (age) to come.” (Matt 12:32) This text teaches first that there is such a thing as forgiveness of sins both in the present Gospel age and in the coming, millennial age. The basis of all forgiveness of sins is in the fact that “Christ died…
Food for thinking Christians, think, use your God given ability to reason things out for yourself, who amongst men could have devised such a plan, which would consider the judgment of one man as determining the fate of all mankind? Now some who have been made aware of this economical feature of the Divine Plan might suggest that someone other than God could have conjured up such an idea, but the evidence does not support this. How many amongst professing…
“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being…