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The Truth About Angels
made them white in the blood of the Lamb, the sacred ties that bind
together “the whole family in heaven and earth” (
Ephesians 3:15
)—
these help to constitute the happiness of the redeemed.—
The Great
Controversy, 677
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The Millennial Judgment
During the thousand years between the first and the second resur-
rection, the judgment of the wicked takes place. Daniel declares that
when the Ancient of days came, “judgment was given to the saints of
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the Most High.” At this time the righteous reign as kings and priests
unto God. John in the Revelation says, “I saw thrones, and they sat
upon them, and judgment was given unto them.” “They shall be priests
of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.” It is
at this time that, as foretold by Paul, “the saints shall judge the world.”
In union with Christ they judge the wicked, comparing their acts with
the statute book, the Bible, and deciding every case according to the
deeds done in the body. Satan also and evil angels are judged by Christ
and His people.—
The Southern Watchman, March 14, 1905
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The Third Coming of Christ
At the close of the thousand years, Christ again returns to the earth.
He is accompanied by the host of the redeemed, and attended by a
retinue of angels. As He descends in terrific majesty, He bids the
wicked dead arise to receive their doom. They come forth, a mighty
host, numberless as the sands of the sea. What a contrast to those who
were raised at the first resurrection! The righteous were clothed with
immortal youth and beauty. The wicked bear the traces of disease and
death.
Every eye in that vast multitude is turned to behold the glory of the
Son of God. With one voice the wicked hosts exclaim, “Blessed is He
that cometh in the name of the Lord!” It is not love to Jesus that inspires
this utterance. The force of truth urges the words from unwilling lips.
As the wicked went into their graves, so they come forth, with the
same enmity to Christ, and the same spirit of rebellion. They are to
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have no new probation, in which to remedy the defects of their past
lives. Nothing would be gained by this. A lifetime of transgression