Chapter 31—A Day of Judgment
The Day of Christ’s coming is a day of judgment upon the world.
The Scriptures declare, “Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thou-
sands of His saints, to execute judgment upon all.”
Jude 1:14
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“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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But before that day, God warns men of what is coming. He has
always given men warning of coming judgments. Some believed the
warning and obeyed the word of God. These escaped the judgments
that fell upon the disobedient and unbelieving.
Before He destroyed the world by a flood, God commanded Noah,
“Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righ-
teous before Me.”
Genesis 7:1
. Noah obeyed and was saved. Before
the destruction of Sodom, angels brought to Lot the message, “Up,
get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city.”
Genesis
19:14
. Lot heeded the warning and was saved.
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So now we are warned of Christ’s second coming and of the de-
struction that is to fall upon the world, and all who heed the warning
will be saved.
The righteous, as they behold Christ at His coming, will exclaim,
“Lo, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us.”
Isaiah 25:9
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Because we know not the exact time of His coming we are com-
manded to watch. “Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when
He cometh shall find watching.”
Luke 12:37
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Those who watch for the Lord’s coming are not to wait in idleness.
The expectation of Christ’s coming is to make men fear God’s judg-
ments upon transgression. It is to awaken them to repentance for their
sins in breaking His commandments.
While we watch for the Lord’s coming, we are to be diligently
working. To know that He is at the door, should lead us to work
more earnestly for the salvation of our fellow men. As Noah gave the
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