The Last Judgment

Matthew 25:31  

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and 

all the holy angels with him, then shall he 

sit upon the throne of his glory:"  

    There is a judgment to come, in which every man shall be sentenced to a state of everlasting happiness, or misery. Christ shall come, not only in the glory of His Father, but in His own glory. The wicked and godly dwell here together, in the same cities, churches, families, and will not always be known one from the other.

    Jesus Christ is the great Shepherd; He will shortly distinguish between those that are His, and those that are not.  All other distinctions will be done away; but the great one between saints and sinners, holy and unholy, will remain for ever. The happiness the saints shall possess is very great. It is a kingdom; the most valuable possession on earth; yet this is but a faint resemblance of the blessed state of the saints in heaven. It is a kingdom prepared. The Father provided it for them in the greatness of his wisdom and power; the Son purchased it for them; and the blessed Spirit, in preparing them for the kingdom. 

    The wicked in this world were often called to come to Christ for life and rest, but they turned from His calls; and justly are those bid to depart from Christ, that would not come to Him. Condemned sinners will in vain offer excuses. The punishment of the wicked will be an everlasting punishment; their state cannot be altered. Thus life and death, good and evil, the blessing and the curse, are set before us, that we may choose our way, and as our way so shall our end be.  

   My Friends, This happiness is for believers, and they for it, for all eternity. They shall come and inherit it. What we inherit is not got by ourselves. It is God that makes heirs of heaven. We are not to believe that the amount of our bounty will entitle us to eternal happiness. Good works done for God's sake, through Jesus Christ, and we see here that the marking of the character of believers are made holy by the Spirit of Christ, and as the effects of grace bestowed on those who do them. 

Amen!

Reading:  Matt. 25:31-46

Ref:  HGSB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry