Chapter 34
Of the Last Judgment
- God hath appointed a day wherein He
will judge the world in righteousness, by
Jesus Christ;1 to whom
all power and judgment is given of the
Father; in which day not only the
apostate angels shall be
judged,2 but
likewise all persons that have lived
upon the earth, shall appear before the
tribunal of Christ, to give an account
of their thoughts, words, and deeds,
and to receive according to what they
have done in the body, whether good or
evil.3
- The end of God's appointing this day,
is for the manifestation of the glory of
His mercy, in the eternal salvation of
the elect; and of His justice, in the
eternal damnation of the reprobate, who
are wicked and disobedient;4 for then shall the righteous
go into everlasting life, and receive
that fullness of joy and glory, with
everlasting reward, in the presence of
the Lord: but the wicked who know not
God, and obey not the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, shall be cast into eternal
torments,5 and
punished with everlasting destruction,
from the presence of the Lord, and from
the glory of His power.6
- As Christ would have us to be
certainly persuaded that there shall be a
day of judgment, both to deter all men
from sin,7 and for the
greater consolation of the godly, in
their adversity,8 so
will He have the day unknown to men, that
they may shake off all carnal security,
and be always watchful, because they know
not at what hour the Lord will
come,9 and may ever be
prepared to say, "Come, Lord Jesus, come
quickly".10 Amen.
Footnotes:
1. Ac
17:31; Jn 5:22, 27.
2. 1Co
6:3; Jude 6.
3. 2Co
5:10; Ecc 12:14; Mt 12:36; Ro 14:10,12;
Mt 25:32-46.
4. Ro
9:22-23.
5. Mt
25:21,34; 2Ti 4:8.
6. Mt
25:46; Mk 9:48; 2Th 1:7-10.
7. 2Co
5:10-11.
8. 2Th
1:5-7.
9. Mk
13:35-37; Lk 12:35-40.
10.
Rev 22:20.
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