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time are not worthy to be compared with river even to the ends of the earth” (9:10);
the glory which shall be revealed in us” “every one that is left of all the nations
(Rom 8:18). which came against Jerusalem shall even
Recompensing go up from year to year to worship the
All will be judged by the Lord Jesus King, the Lord of hosts” (14:16). Saints
Christ (Joh 5:22,27). After the Rapture, of the Church Age and of the Tribulation
believers of the present age “must all will reign with Him (Rev 5:10; 20:4-6).
appear before the judgment seat of Christ; This reign will not cease at the close of
that every one may receive the things done the thousand years but will be eternal:
in his body” (2Co 5:10). When He returns “He shall reign over the house of Jacob
in glory, He will judge those then living for ever; and of his kingdom there shall
on earth, resulting either in “everlasting be no end” (Luk 1:33); “The kingdoms of
punishment” or “life eternal” (Mat 25:31- this world are become the kingdoms of
46). At the end of the Millennium, the our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall
unrighteous dead will be raised, judged reign for ever and ever” (Rev 11:15). This
“according to their works” at the great is “the everlasting kingdom of our Lord
white throne, and “cast into the lake of and Saviour Jesus Christ” (2Pe 1:11).
fire” (Rev 20:11-15). Whether in reward Renewing
or in punishment, He will always act In his vision, John “saw a new heaven
righteously. “For we know him that hath and a new earth: for the first heaven and
said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will the first earth were passed away” (Rev
recompense, saith the Lord. And again, 21:1). Doubtless, as with the creation of the
The Lord shall judge his people” (Heb original cosmos, the Lord Jesus will be the
10:30). One through whom God carries out this
Restoring action. This renewed cosmos will be free
Peter spoke of “Jesus Christ … Whom from any trace of sin, and there will be
the heaven must receive until the times no possibility of sin ever entering into it.
of restitution of all things” (Act 3:20,21). Surely we, who “according to his prom-
At His return to earth, Satan will be cast ise, look for new heavens and a new earth,
into the abyss, where he can deceive the wherein dwelleth righteousness,” should
nations no more (Rev 20:2,3). At that time heed Peter’s consequent exhortation:
the Lord Jesus Christ will “restore again “Seeing then that all these things shall be
the kingdom to Israel” (Act 1:6). During dissolved, what manner of persons ought
that one-thousand-year period, the earth ye to be in all holy conversation and godli-
will experience a restoration of favourable ness …?” (2Pe 3:10-13).
conditions, including fruitfulness (Isa Unto Him who loved us – gave us
35:1,2; Amo 9:13,14), righteous adminis-
tration (Psa 98:9; Isa 11:4,5), peace (Mic Every pledge that love could give;
4:3,4) and safety (Isa 11:6-9). Freely shed His blood to save us;
Reigning Gave His life that we might live;
“And the Lord shall be King over all Be the kingdom, And dominion,
the earth” (Zec 14:9); “his dominion shall And the glory evermore. 2
be from sea even to sea, and from the ² Samuel Miller Waring (1792-1827)

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