The General Judgment
Behold, He cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see Him, and they also that pierced Him.
(Apoc. i. 7.)
At the General Judgment, Christ as man will
be the Judge of men, because He is at once God
and man. He will therefore have not only the
most intimate knowledge of all our lives, but a
sympathy with us, an understanding of our nature
from experience, that will give Him in the natural
order the highest qualifications for being our
Judge.
On that day what a complete reverse there
will be of all the world's unjust verdicts! How
many, now ridiculed, despised, condemned, will
then be glorious and honored before men and
Angels! How many that were highly esteemed on
earth will then be covered with shame and
contempt! What will be my lot? What will my
sentiments be on that day when the thoughts of all
hearts will be revealed?
On the right of the Judge will be the sheep,
on the left the goats; the one overflowing with
celestial delights, the other already filled with
the despair of Hell. What will distinguish them?
Simply this, whether they have shown charity to
others for Christ's sake. This and nothing else
will be the test--"Inasmuch as you have done it
to one of My least brethren you have done it to
Me." Has my kindness to others been done purely
for Christ's sake? How shall I stand this test?
Ask God to teach you how to secure a place on the
right hand of the Judge.