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All Nations Are Gathered in Judgment, December 20
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate
them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the
goats.
Matthew 25:32
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The judgment scene will take place in the presence of all the worlds;
for in this judgment the government of God will be vindicated, and His
law will stand forth as “holy, and just, and good.” Then every case will be
decided, and sentence will be passed upon all. Sin will not then appear
attractive, but will be seen in all its hideous magnitude
“And before him shall be gathered all nations.” ... Every deed, small
and great, is to be brought into recognition. That which has been con-
sidered trivial here will then appear as it is. The two mites of the widow
will be recognized. The cup of cold water offered, the prison visited, the
hungry fed,—each will bring its own reward. And that unfulfilled duty,
that selfish act, will not be forgotten. In the open court around the throne
of God it will appear a very different thing from what it did when it was
performed.... It will be seen that these selfish pleasures and indulgences
have made the human being a lover of pleasure more than a lover of God....
But it is not necessary for any to be deceived; and we shall not be if we
have fully taken our stand with Christ to follow Him through evil as well
as through good report
The character which we now manifest is deciding our future destiny.
The happiness of heaven will be found by conforming to the will of God,
and if men become members of the royal family in heaven, it will be
because heaven has begun with them on earth.... The righteous will take
every grace, every precious, sanctified ability, into the courts above, and
exchange earth for heaven. God knows who are the loyal and true subjects
of His kingdom on earth, and those who do His will upon earth as it is
done in heaven, will be made the members of the royal family above
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The Review and Herald, September 20, 1898
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The Review and Herald, September 5, 1899
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The Review and Herald, March 26, 1895
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