The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD NATIONS have a destiny as well as individuals. Israel is an eonian nation (2 Sam. 7:24). Other nations will endure eonian chastening, or receive eonian life, according to their treatment of our Lord’s brethren (Matt. 25:46). We miss much if we confound nations with individuals, and…

The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD THE WRATH or indignation of God is a vastly different matter from the tribulations inflicted by men. At the time of the end, especially, it is well to distinguish sharply between the day of God’s indignation and the great affliction, although they occur at the same…

The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD SUFFERING AND SHAME are not our portion at the dais. But they are our high privilege at present, in preparation for it. Instead of facing a future “hell” or “purgatory” or “judgment seat,” with punishment as our lot, we may endure evil with the evangel now…

The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD THE LINK between the here and the hereafter, for the unbeliever, is forged at the great white throne. It is the only conscious experience through which he passes from the present life to the consummation, when God will be All, not only in the saints, but…

The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD DEATH is the designation which God Himself has placed upon the lake of fire to describe its effect upon those who are condemned at the great white throne. Our thoughts about the burning lake are usually the very opposite of this. We imagine it a place…

The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD GOD HAS A GOAL. He intends to become All in all His creatures (1 Cor.15:28). He will accomplish this by way of reconciling all His enemies by the blood of Christ’s cross, by justifying, vivifying, and saving all mankind at the consummation (Col.1:20; Rom. 5:18; 1…

The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD IN THE Corinthian epistles, the dais is brought before us in connection with our work (3:12-15), especially the administration of God’s secrets (4:1-5) and our good and bad practices (2 Cor. 5:10). Corinth is a good background for all these aspects, as the saints there specialized…

The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD IT seems incredible, at first thought, that any act can be both right and wrong. But when we see that the sinfulness of an act lies, not in the deed itself, but in its relation to those whom it affects, it is not difficult to see…

The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD GOD HAS SWORN that He will win the worship of every knee and the acclaim of every tongue. Before His bema, or dais, all must come (Rom.14:11). This is in full accord with His purpose to reconcile all to Himself at the consummation (Col.1:20). Then, after…

The Problem of EVIL and The Judgments of GOD IT IS A SAD COMMENTARY on the human race to find that the word “judgment” is so unstable and liable to deterioration. This must be because men are so unjust and vindictive themselves. The word has come to mean condemnation and punishment almost exclusively, when it…