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Are at home in the body. We are absent from the Lord, where we walk by faith, not by sight.
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body than to be present with the Lord.
Wherefore we labor there, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that everyone may receive the of the things done in his body according to that he has done, whether it be good or bad.
Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest.
Under God and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that you may have somewhat to answer them with glory and appearance, and not in heart. For whether we be beside ourselves it is to God, or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
Love of Christ constraineth us, because we thus judge that if one dine for all, then we're all dead, and that he died for all that they which lived shall not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them and rose again.
Wherefore, henceforth knowing no man after the flesh.
Ye though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.
All things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new, and all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation, to wit.
That God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses under them. And that's committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us. We pray you in Christ that be reconciled to God, For He hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God.
In him.
It was said this morning in regard to those who have departed and are with Christ, that they are waiting for the same event that we are. And I I believe it's.
Good to repeat that, that the the hope of the believer is not to be absent in the body and presence of the Lord. That's not the hope, the great comfort, and we take comfort in it. But the hope of the believer is the the realization of the purposes of God in having us conform to Christ and glory with himself And I've noticed in regard to.
Those who depart.
The Lord takes home. There's really very little said in regard to.
What should we say? What they, what they are, feel?
In other words, we have expressions like this, he said to the to the thief on the cross. Today thou shalt be with me in paradise.
And we have in Philippians to depart me with Christ, which is far better, and to hear answers for the body and present with the Lord. But he doesn't tell anything about doesn't. We don't have anything brought out as to you might say what they are enjoying or anything of the sort. It's it's just being with Christ, isn't it? And with the Lord and with him. That seems to be the emphasis. And I think that if we.
Speculate beyond that, that we lose the mind of God. We God would not have us to speculate beyond that. We know that they are with Christ.
United man, and here it's present with the Lord, and he is the Lord of glory, and as he says to the thief with me.
That's him personally, isn't he with him, and as Lord and as Christ, the anointed man.
I think that's right. What extent, if any, does this include the Old Testament faith?
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There are some presents that cannot hear during this talk. So raise the voice or raise the Father. The question, the question. The question was asked to what extent does this include the Old Testament? St. I was just going to remark on, let's look at it, Hebrews 11, the last two verses, because I think that answers in a way.
Although we're not going to get very much said on this because we cannot get it yet what the glory is, it's called unspeakable or the one who saw it. So it's the person that we're left with. And that's enough. Christ the Lord. And as Jesus said to the believing thief, with me, it's the person that we're left with.
To view and to consider not the glory itself, because we cannot get it. But he'll hear those in the faith chapter who died in faith, the last two verses of Hebrews 11. And these, all having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise. God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
Now made perfect is the full resurrection state those.
Our faith in the Old Testament and of this dispensation are not as yet made perfect in that they have their new bodies as we had this morning, so that they're going to get that at the same time that we do. In connection with that, let's look at First Thessalonians.
Chapter 2, where Paul addresses.
The Thessalonians, those he loved so much and.
Find out what's going to happen.
When the Lord comes.
1St Thessalonians 2 verse 19 What is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, all three names given here Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy. The wonderful thing, I think, for us to enjoy is that.
We're all going to arrive there at the same time.
Whether it be Abel or Paul or any of our loved ones that we have known in the flesh that are called away.
They wait for that perfect state and we will all get it when the Lord comes, and we will be there when.
Paul enjoys seeing those Thessalonians Saints that he loves so much labored for.
But it does say the Lord says through the bleeding thief paradise. Well, that's the word we can get just a little bit of, but the fullness of the glory, we cannot get it yet.
We have in Luke chapter 16.
Some inside that it might help in connection with our brother's question we have there poor Lazarus.
In Abraham's Bosom.
Now that's the place of supreme bliss and happiness for a Jew. And we have there for the first time that the Lord himself pulled back the whale and let us take a look into the beyond that is, after death. In the Old Testament we do not have any.
Explanation and do not have any revelation that there is a difference.
Those who have died in faith and those who have died in unbelief, like for instance with the Saul when he consulted the witch of Endor, and Samuel was permitted to come up, and he told Saul that tomorrow at this time he would be with Samuel.
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We know that Saul was not a child of God and there was no revelation in the Old Testament.
That there was a division between.
The condition of those who have died in faith and those who have died.
In unbelief. But the Lord Jesus in Luke 16 does give us an insight into this so we can be based on that scripture. Rest assured that every St. who has died isn't a place of happiness and bliss and this adds to the agony of the unbelievers who can see the portion of bliss and happiness of those who have died in faith yet.
That is impossible for them to have part in it or in any way be comforted in their agony.
And Hades.
You mentioned about the the Lazarus king and Abraham Bosom.
Well, I think that that's in contrast with what the Lord says to the to the thief and what we have here. Because at that time you might say, well, we know the Lord had not come and into the scene had not gone back into the glory of men. Once he goes back into the glory as man, he could speak of being with me. That's why he was saying to the thief he was going back into the glorious man.
And with the Lord and with Christ, I believe refers to that. It's not, it's not. Being with him, you might say, as as in the Godhead. They we know of course, that God exists 3 persons, the Godhead. But the Lord Jesus as man has gone back into the glory as a man, and those who depart there with him with Christ.
It's not just being in a place, is it?
In just where they are, it's being with Christ, and that's what I believe in our chapter, which brings out the absence of the body is present with the Lord. It's not just being in heaven. In the case of Lazarus, it was where he was in Abraham's bosom of places of bliss and joy. But here it's now that the Lord has gone back into the glory of the glorified man, is being with him.
Well, nor is our hope any different than that from those that have already gone, because our hope is to be with him. That is heaven. That is paradise, isn't it? And that's what he says in John 17, the verse 24. His will. We had the will of God expressed so nicely and brought up for us in the last meeting, but here we have the Lord's will itself.
And he says, Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me without, loveth me before the foundation of the world. Well as it was in John 14 and here.
Heaven, to a believer is to be with Christ forever and to see Him as He is. All the rest will fall in place because he's perfection. He's joy, the source of it and everything. He was the good wine of John chapter 2. He's the source of joy, will have fullness of joy when we're there. So it's himself for us too. It's all the same, isn't it?
But isn't there different brethren between?
What the departed Saints now enjoy who are with Christ, and what they and us will enjoy when we will be glorified. Brother Johnson, could you give us some difference there? Well, I believe the prayer of the Lord, of course, is not entered in one departing to be with Christ, is it?
That they might be with me and behold his glory. I think that is really when the Lord comes for his own and we're all with him and he is the first born among many brethren. But that's why I met a few moments ago when I said about.
There's very little said as to the condition, you might say, of those who are departed and be with Christ, That is, they are with him, with the Lord, and with Christ, and at rest.
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And that's really about as much as Scripture has to say, because they are awaiting with us the fulfillment of all that God has purposed for us in the glory. They're not entering into that now. They're waiting with us to enter into that glory.
I would like to ask another question.
About the blessed hope of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, which we often refer to as the rapture or the snatching away.
Of believers.
I would like to ask my brethren to.
Give us the doctrine that will encourage parents of young children.
Now in the Des Moines meeting, we have lots of small children and we're so happy to have them come to the meetings. We're so happy to see the parents bring their kids to the prayer meeting.
And the Bible readings and the Gospel meeting. We look upon these kids as the life.
Of the gathering in the future if the Lord carries.
Now, brethren, I'd just like to ask that we have a little word on the doctrine.
But what happens at the Rapture to the babies?
The little kid, the little children.
I personally believe that when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven to take the church away, that the little unresponsible ones will go with their parents. And that has been a comfort to me as a Father. And I thought that this question might be profitable as an encouragement to the parents of small children, so that they would have no reason to dread the Rapture.
Or have any fear about it that when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven.
And gives the shout. The little kids are going to go to. The babies are going also with the parents.
I believe that with all my heart.
But I would like to ask my brethren to give us the doctrine from the scriptures, that it might be a comfort to the parents of young children. I think that would be helpful that we might get the doctrine from the precious word on this subject.
Would you read Ronald Matthew 18 verses 10 and 11, please?
Matthew 18, verses 10 and 11.
Take heed that you despise not.
One of these little ones.
For I say unto you, that in heaven.
There are angels who always behold the face of my Father, which is in heaven.
For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
These two verses answer at least for me.
Better than any that I know of. And I would add to it those dear little ones who have been called away by death, put to sleep by Jesus. Our brothers use the word the the words age of responsibility or accountability, for lack of better. I think that's what we use, and we have to leave that with God, the judge of all.
Who does right and perfect but the Lord Jesus here Speaking of those little ones, and they were little ones that he had there then.
But it includes all little ones. They are precious to him. And he says in heaven. Now this is literal truth in heaven.
Their angels do always behold the face of my Father, which is in heaven. And then he says, the Son of Man has come to say that which was lost. Those little ones are born with a nature like their parents.
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That's really the only trouble with the next generation. They're like their parents, they have the fallen nature, but the Blessed Lord came to take care of that for them. And he says to say they have that nature, but they're not accountable for themselves personally because of the age they're they are. Well, I think it'll be the very same thing when the Lord comes.
All those little ones.
Will certainly be called away and caught up to heaven, along with the intelligent ones of faith who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
I just round that off with two more verses in the same place.
Their angels do always behold the face of my Father, which is in heaven. Well, that's so. They'll be doing his will, of course, after these little ones. And the verse 14 tells us what that will is.
Even though it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should, Perry isn't that blessed. And so they got their eyes on the face of the Father, who isn't willing that one of these little ones perish. They're not only watching over them, but they're doing His will toward them. And then there's one other in the next chapter, also, verse 14, I believe. Chapter 19, verse 14.
What Jesus said, Suffer, little children, forbid them not to come unto me.
Who have thought is the Kingdom of heaven? Oh, it's lovely. Just sort of rounds that portion off. I believe that the Lord has a special place in His heart for these little ones before they reach that age of responsibility. That love doesn't cease, but it doesn't His love as a seeking savior then, which is a little different. He wants them to come to repentance, but how wonderful it is. They're secure and safe.
We'll see them, They'll be with us and next with those who are older.
And Luke's Gospel, the Lord Jesus there in chapter 19, speaking to Zacchaeus, tells them in verse 10. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. And so those here in this company who have reached the age of responsibility, they are responsible to accept Christ. And if they reject them, they're lost.
But the Lord Jesus still seeking them.
And he wants them to be saved. And how lovely it is to know that.
It's not God's will to anything perish that all my country fence, so the Lord is still seeking.
I want to stage up before that. We do not fight with the little ones, the seeking.
A child that dies in the age of inaccursability.
Is not responsible for the position of being born as a Sinner and comes into the good of the work of the Lord Jesus.
Beautiful to see, but we have to realize too that the word of God clearly shows that the position of the parents.
Towards God. There's an effect on the family, and we see that several times in scripture when God executes judgment. I mentioned this because some people have advocated that all the little ones, whether they are children or Hussein's or children of unbelievers, will have part in the rapture. I don't believe we have any scripture.
To support that lordship. But the children of the Saints, because their parents have faith, go with their parents when the Lord Jesus comes because they're in the age of inaccountability and the Lord Jesus doesn't have to seek them first as he does those who are responsible. The gospel goes out to them and they have a responsibility to personally accept.
It and come to the Lord Jesus.
As their savior, First Corinthians 7 and verse 14 fair set out, doesn't it?
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I'd like to share some other scriptures on to help answer this question in Genesis 7.
Verse one.
Genesis 7 One and the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house, into the ark. For thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
It was all that, all of Noah's house, that came into the Arbor, the ark of safety, to be saved from the judgment that was coming on the earth.
And so when the Lord comes, he'll take the head of the house and all his house with him if he has faith again. You get the same principle in Exodus 10.
When the question is asked by Pharaoh Exodus 10 verse 8.
And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh. And he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God. But who are they that shall go? And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks, and with our herds, where we go.
For we must hold a feast unto the Lord. I'm just citing these passages to give the principle that we have found in Acts 16, which I'd like to read next. It's all throughout the Bible.
The Principle of Val and thy House so Acts, 1631.
Verse 30 He brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved and thy house. So when we're saved as to our bodies at the coming of the Lord, and we're raptured into his presence, our house will go with us. That is our our children.
Who have not reached the age of accountability. And then that verse our brother just gave us, but we didn't read it. First Corinthians 714 I think is a very good one, it says.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband. Elsewhere your children unclean, but now are they holy? Now that's a verse which is in contrast with what you get in Ezra chapters 9 and 10. Where if a Jew had married a a heathen wife.
The child was unclean.
And the wife was to be put away, and the children from that union were to be put away. In Christianity, it's the other way around. If there's faith in either the husband or the wife, the child is sanctified. That is, in a position of holiness.
Positionally doesn't mean that the child is saved, Doesn't mean there's been a work of God in his soul, but he's positionally.
In that position of blessing and what even if the parents are not both saved, I believe the scripture would teach us that if one is saved that the rapture, the child with children of that union will go with the same one to to the glory.
What reign does this be seen? One versus 4.
5 errors without security.
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Citizens work first corner according to Jesus through lesson Him and wore the foundation of the world that we need the old again with that flame before him in the world.
According to the adoption of juror by Jesus collapsed in yourself according to the good plagiarism of goodwill.
Why do we agree that we need to or?
We need to take up the scriptures as they are presented and apply them to those to whom they are applicable, for instance in Ephesians.
Here it's not a question of persons being in in heaven, it's a question of persons occupying a certain position, and would apply only, I'm sure, to those who are Christians, those who are believers in Christ.
But we know that there are going to be.
A number. There's going to be a great.
Vast number of souls who will be blessed for eternity.
But not all in the same.
In the same position, so to speak, we read into the prayer in Ephesians 3.
When he bowed his knee unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom every family in heaven and earth is named, indicating, I believe, that there are various categories. And the the assembly of the church is an esteemed family, a distinct group, and we can't we can't speak of other groups in the same light in which we speak of the assembly.
And God has not necessarily given us all of the details as to the the blessing and the position of each one of the families.
I remember one of the remarks Brother Mary Hale used to used to make is that God does not answer our curious questions.
But he gives us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, and I take that too in this life, that that God revealed in His Word what he wants us to enter into and to know, and what he has not.
Detailed in the word. I really believe it's safer to leave that alone with the Lord. We do not know the exact position, I would say, of infants.
Who have the Lord has taken in infancy? And others knew as we were saying it, we believe, and I think the scriptures we've had before us does show that the little ones of the believers, the Saints, will go with them the whole house, those who have not reached the age of accountability and have not rejected Christ.
Of course we know it does not apply to 1, even though He is reared in a Christian family, if he has rejected the Gospel having come to an accountable age. But under that age, no doubt they will go. And to my mind God has not been pleased to tell us exactly the position of these Infants. But we do know that that they're all blessed, of whom every family is named. He He bowed his knee under the Father.
Well, that speaks of grace and of blessing, He doesn't say. I bow my knees under God, but under the Father of whom every family. So we can be sure that every family is going to be supremely blessed, even though all are not going to be a part of the Church. So I would say that we we don't want to take up scriptures that that apply to the Saints.
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Simply and.
Try to workout something in regard to those who are not a part of the assembly.
Through all words of physical.
And we take care of our product. We feel for us. We'll have our company, good travel.
For the comfort of parents, I like you to speak just the word on the age of accountability.
As God has spoken just a little about it in Numbers, Chapter 14.
I don't want to put this out as a.
Definite number.
But it does come out here that way. But rather to read these verses, who shall?
God is.
Compassionate.
And.
The judge of all years will do right, of course, and leave the age of accountability fully with him. As to Grace and the Gospel of Yearbook 14 Terror Numbers the.
Lord is speaking.
In verse 27, Hello Philadelphia with this evil congregation that murmur against me knows that says Murmur against me. I have heard the memories of the children of Israel, which they murmured girls means.
Sitting under them, as true as I live with the Lord, as ye have spoken in my ears, so will I do to you Your practices shuffle in the wilderness, and all that were numbered of you according to the whole number. From 20 years old and upward. I noticed that number. It's under the wall.
It's a graphing of feeling which her, her, her grass made. The age of accountability was 20 years old enough for.
That lest ye shall run into the water, concerning which I swear to make you well, we're insane. Can you look the son of Jefuna and Joshua, the son of Nun? I don't know what's what he said about your little ones.
The little ones are from 20 years old.
But your little ones, which he said should be a Prairie them will I bring in, and they shall know the Lord in which he described. I think there's a principle here to comfort us and to encourage us.
We do reach an age of credibility, and it is likely in my own thought, when we begin to murmur against God and despise the gospel which we have heard, then we are fully accountable. But these little ones that have heard those things, and they're running in person in the world, and Christians who have not heard the whole gospel.
Let's leave it with God. These things aren't revealed, and we're not under law. We're not under definite years as to anything today. But all the grace of God and His compassionate heart, these dear little ones, they're going to be brought in.
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India. Well, I think, Robert, you say you're still out there. In the end, there'll be more people in heaven. They're in hell, and I would believe it. That brings it into.
I fully believe it includes all.
So.
We have to take one more. You know what you don't want? You don't live in the rainbow. It's already possible.
I I.
Believe in the new life.
Well, we were not talking about rules with their chronicles. When we're talking about children, we're talking about God, who is gracious and merciful, or who has provided the way.
For sin.
To breathe eliminated from a soul. That's the law of Jesus Christ. And I was thinking him blow up the answer to what? You're sorry?
In verse 2.
Or poor elders, they fall on the Tarshish, warring new.
Of gracious Lords, merciful so, that render or Greek kindle and repentacy of the evil.
There were 120,000 babies left.
Other than 20,000 graveyards in the middle of the world, we're talking about the brains these years. Or like wolves from the question of slavery in God's mind, He's gracious towards our dreams and thank God for the Lord. Don't think the question convinced her of the sins of those brains they got wrong. Yes Sir. And the just afterwards were saying, fully agreed.
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What restaurant? Between the soon of Adam, which Paul and Steve entirely race of Adam into a state of condemnation. And we all deserve judgment and death because of that is the work of Christ. And the work of Christ has sought infinitely glorified God as to the whole question of sin, that every human being on the face of the earth will go to heaven.
Least upon that work, and the only reason they won't end up Lauren is because they've set their willows against God and refused to bow to God's authority and to the atoning efficacy of the world.
Rights certainly haven't done that. Slow them down you with the purchase. Blood of grace is their title to the glory. They have not said or will not have them. But Rozzle brothers. And yet who might be in this room that have will steal against God. I won't have them. You go to Hell's Provision hasn't been made for you. Provision hasn't been made.
In the Precious Blood of Grace, and that Working from such infinite Ground.
And color.
Take the water white you saw available. Appreciation for it is for the.
The whole world.
Will be spirit we all hope you may accept.
He doesn't believe you, right?
Close.
What would that look?
Are absent, are present in the body and absent whichever, whichever it was.
Why his exercise was to be agreeable, I believe is the way Mr. Darby translates the word here. It says to be accepted of him. Actually, that's not an exercise on our part, to be accepted. We are accepted in the beloved, taken into God's favor. Our acceptance is in another and.
It's a measure of it is Christ. But here it is that he might be agreeable, that is, that his life, his walk, and his ways might be that which is pleasing to the Lord. Because I believe there is a sense in which we can bring delight to the Lord, just as a Father. He might love all of his sons equally, but he takes special delight.
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In those who?
Would be walking in a way that is, that is in keeping with their training and everything their position. And there is the bringing of delight and pleasure to the heart of God. And what he wanted to do, whether absolute or present, He wanted to be pleasurable to God, agreeable to God, and because.
In verse 10, we see that it's all going to be brought out of the judgment seat. Everything.
And he would desire that that it would be that which is gives God delight and pleasure.
As I say too in regard to the judgment seat of Christ.
The expression we must all.
Is an expression that is very broad and includes every human being.
The all everyone will appear before Christ, not at the same time.
Not at the same time.
We know that the Saints, the believers, will appear before Christ before the Millennium, before he comes out in in power and glory, and those who are destined for the lake of fire will appear before Christ at the great White throne judgment after the Millennium. But the expression here includes all everyone. No one is exempt.
Everyone is going to appear before Christ.
But as I say, not at the same time. And the Leavers will appear there not to have their sins judged, not to be judged as their persons, or judged for their sins like those at the great White Throne. But everyone will appear to be more Christ. And that's why he says in verse 11. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, because the fault of appearing before Christ.
Do not strike terror in his heart. He did. He knew he had perfect peace in regard to that for himself and for believers, but he knew what a terrible thing it was for the unbelievers, the price projector to appear before Christ.
Would you explain the expression at the end of verse 10 where it says everyone may receive the things done in his body according to that he has done, whether it be good or bad?
Is that in what sense do we understand the? Well, I need the. We need the explanation for that, good or bad?
I believe that even with believers as well as young believers, everyone that appears before Christ, they're going to get a perfect assessment of everything done in the body. That is, they're going to have.
They're going to see his permanent judgment in the thing. I mean judgment in the sense of his assessment of it, not condemnation. And I think it is receiving the things done in the body.
Means that you're going to, we're going to.
See everything.
In in the right light, he's going to bring everything out. If it's if it's been bad, then it's going to be seen as that. If it was good, it's going to be seen as good.
But we want to remember rather that when we appear before Christ, that the judgment seat that we will be in our.
Glorified bodies and we will be like Christ. We will not have the flesh within, and we will, we will know even as we are known. We will see ourselves then.
As we really are in Christ.
I think as we think of ourselves now, we might say, well, I know I'm in Christ, and in Christ I am acceptable to God. In Christ I am one in whom God can delight. But yet there's always within us the feeling that we know what's in our hearts and we know the things that we have done and all of that. So it detracts when we're there at the judgment. See, all of that is forever gone.
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There is no Flex, there is no. There is no sense of having a being or being a Wanderers will be there as to like Christ, conform to his image. So I believe even though we will see the things that were bad and they will be seen as Barrett the good and the bad, that we will see it in the light, a different light than what we might look at it now.
Now I know there are some that have taken this good and bad as being but believers receiving the good and the unbelievers receiving the bread. But I don't think it refers to reward and punishment myself. I think it refers to seeing the things. We will then see what was good and what was bad. We'll have our we'll have the right judgment assessment of everything. Well, how will the unbelievers see what was good? He didn't. He didn't do anything that was good, did he?
Well, I believe that.
In a sense, I think that possible. In other words, like the the rich young ruler that came to the Lord when he looked on him, he loved him. I think that there are things that even an unbeliever does that in themselves are good.
I would say that I think that even the Lord recognizes there that there are things that are humanly good, not necessarily evil in themselves.
But of course, it's not done for the glory of God and it doesn't receive any any reward.
But I I don't think we could say that an unbeliever never does anything good.
I can say that I see a 52. Eight would have some bearing upon this. I was only 52. Seven speaks of the time when the Lord will have returned and established his Kingdom. And the eighth verse is by the worksman shall lift up the voice with the voice together shall they sing.
For they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again the limit, A voice thought of that as a principal after the judgment seat, of course, when everything has been evaluated in the life of the.
Well, the Lord's assessment of it is we've had before. Then we will see I die before. We'll see everything as the Lord sees it. That'll serve in a controversy.
That's right in the in the 19th of Revelation they say true and righteous are thy judgments.
They we will see everything in its proper life. I don't think it's so much here as to who will receive the good or bad, but the fact that everything done in the body is going to have a true assessment and we will, we will see what is good and what is bad, which we may not always have that that righteous discernment now.
Of Jesus Christ. Now if every man's bill wants this authority. Gold stroke, precious gold, food and double everyone's worst salvage. He made manufacturing for the day of Larry the.
Revealed by heart on the fire every man's worth of one story. It is if any man's work, that's why she has built their fault, he shall receive a reward. If any time shall be burdened, he shall suffer law while he himself.
Violence.
Well, under the first Pentium there the 4th chapter two, we have a verse that fits in with this. In verse five therefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then till every man have praise of God. In the third chapter it's the it's the judgment of the works. But here we see even the motives are going to be judged.
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Even the modis hidden things of the heart. Everything is going to be brought out, and I suppose that that there is a in a sense of moral necessity for the judgment seat.
We read in Revelation 19 that the wife had made herself ready.
We wouldn't want to. We couldn't really, you might say, enter into that scene of glory with the Lord Jesus until every question has been settled. There's so many things that we we might have a wrong thought about down here.
And do not understand. But there everything will be brought out, everything done in the body. And I take it it means from the moment that one is born into this world, everything done in the body, they will not be looked at as sins, they will not be dealt with as sins. But we will see whether it was good or bad. That's where I take it.
Reconciled across by the 7th son, once more being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
For we must all appear before the charge, and see the price, and through the never man.
I I'm not taking issue with you, but I must say that I'm having a little trouble with that because the context I think of the chapter is every time the word we is used is used in reference to.
Fall the dressing the Corinthians and I believe addressing them as believers referring things we had this morning in the reading meeting. So to suddenly say in this verse that the weed applies to all men, I think troubles me and connects with an occupation that was made that how could it unserved person have anything that is the glory of God in the sense of good of all our righteousnesses are in filthy rags.
We renewed for our scripture, so I have to confess it. At this point I'm a little confused with the thought that we must all appear would speak of all mankind rather than just the believers.
I hesitate to reply because I don't like to refer to the Greek, but I believe, if you'll check with Mr. Darby's translations and others, the expression the all here is a little different in the Greek than the other that is used in this chapter, and it's a more inclusive word. We the all. You might, you might, it might be written like that. The all of us, not just believers.
But we the all of men, all of us.
I don't know whether Mr. Darby, I can't recall how he translates that especially, but I do know that in the original, the word the, the Greek, it's it's a little different from.
The others there when it says we the all is anyway the all.
You know, like I said, all the cars and the car lines are winning every car in the whole world. I've been using every car in the car ride and they all hear is modified blue. So we're always in the spirit shortness of grocery instance here to get a point across.
That all within the sphere of greed, whenever we decide that is, it has to be.
Literally referred to when Revelation 20.
And verse 11.
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When I saw a great white throne and him that sat on us from a roof police the earth and the heaven flutter world, there's found no place for them.
And I saw the blood, small and great, stand before God, and the books were open. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were just out of those things which were written in the books according to their work. And I see the worth of dead Witcher in it, and dug on hell delivered up the temperature. And there were just every brand according to their work.
Through even those who.
They're relaxed.
They're worthless, will be judged.
And their judgment will be according to their work.
The Lord, the judge was.
They're in chapter 4.
There will be the day of the Lord and He will be the judge of all men, but clearly there are two different aspects and timings for that director.
Which ought to comfort and really bring enjoyment to the heart of the believer.
And the revelation was referred to whose wife hath made herself lovely. And that chapter we believe the order is for us that when we're called in.
Thinking of the glory in.
Remember the way that we can bring it now. We will be there with Christ in the glory and the glorified body.
And prepared for the marriage. We will go, We'll say goodbye. The judgment seat of groove will Everything will be made for the believer. We are the only ones who will be there in that sense to have.
What has been done in the body made manifest from there in First Corinthians 4. Whenever Canada says and every man shall have praise of God, there's not a single one that appears there at that time who does not get a reward. Every man shall have praise of God. All to enjoy. This is most wonderful. He's going to reward us for everything that he can.
That will be the wife made ready, and it speaks for me, I mean linen, which is the ruthless NASA's world of Saints. What we have done in the world that can shine over to the glory of the bride will be manifested and brought out and displayed in glory. There there will be the loss of many things that we thought were good.
Doubtless. But what a comfort and joy it is to swing that he is going to take out breath and manifest even the motives of the heart, things that we don't even know now. Often we can't even recognize the molding for some of the things that we do. And sometimes our motives are very what we set out to do just turns into a complete flop. But.
I believe then we're going to get a wonderful reward for the Modi.
All the largeness of heart of Christ to do that.
Then there is this scene in Revelation, probably.
Bringing to light of everything.
The wicked dead have gone on, a tremendous difference. It is going on in the work chapter I noticed.
That the.
In that's first year, 11 knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men.
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It seems to me that we have a thing we've seen bring here in this verse between the word we and men.
Always writing to those Corinthians as believers. The next chapter in the first verse, he says we have workers together.
He is writing to those.
That is a very different thing in a very different time for believers to appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
So Paul and Spark drawn in the 11Th verse here.
To the judgment seat of Christ in a second aspect of Revelation, when the wicked live, oh what a thing that will be when they stand before running, the same Lord the judge ends.
Oh, make it true. There they are, probably believing second aspect from him here in the beloved first, the terror of the Lord. Whereas it's drastically elastic. It's an old enough it's going to be more like a birthday party where he's going to be rewarded and give us every pleasure of us joy that he can be on display for his glory too.
Might be nice just doing the judgment.
A little first gone, Chapter 4, where all of those who are his, because we should look to the judgment seat of boys with fond anticipation. Really. And the thought here is inverse on 18.
There is No Fear in love. Perfect love cast fear.
And the certainly it should. Read this way. Here is love with us. Perfect. It's the love of God with us that we may have bolded us with judge, because else we lose. So are we, the squirrel.
It's more for tropical flowers as the holy rood things we've done leave no body including and everything and how wonderful it is. It's all praise.
The things that have been done in the Spirit that are for Christ, through the appeal, we're going to have a reward. We don't deserve it, but that's the graciousness of our God and the Lord Himself. And we will, we will be anxious.
Not hesitant, very anxious with old truth to cast anything at his feet. Because it's all of him.
Well, thank God all that they will lose, daughter. All that was of the flight was going to be burned up. Go on forever. And would you dare to think of one sad or foolish thought not being eliminated forever? When you go in with glory, why don't you be drunk for women? So there should be No Fear at all, as he is. So are we right now.
In this world, one with the joy.
Were one with the joy, so fear.
Whatever that's good that is refers to threaten. When was his judgement passed? First fear. That's where my judgment was. As he is. As to gentlemen, so are we. In this world. We'll never come into judgment for these. Thank you bore it.
Primarily, I'm sure that the the moment here is not the powerful is not bringing out the judgment seat in order to bring out the judgment of the law in connection with his own exercise. Business that weren't war with the 1St 10 shows that it's in it's in connection with his own exercise to be agreeable to the Lord, for we must all appear but when they thought of appearing before Christ.
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Comes before him.
And he thinks of the lawless appearing before Christ as we held in Revelation. They're going to be there for judgment.
We're not going to appear before Christ for judgment.
It's going to be a manifestation and an assessment of everything, but when the unbeliever appears before Christ, it's for judgment.
Random the believer. It is a manifestation. We will never appear before Christ for judgment, but only to have everything properly assessed so that we have every question settled. But when he, when he thinks it appeared before Christ and I think it's not addicted, Verse 11 would indicate that it all here would be including all men because.
As a predictor, all appearing before Christ.
What's going to happen to him? Because the persuading of men he would never speak of that in that that matter, is to believers not persuading Saints, but through some persuading men, those who are not the Lord.
And the corresponding passage enrollments 14 I'll read it in verse 10 with with verify what you just said. It says in the end of verse 2 But we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, or is written as I live. Stand for more. Every beast shall bounce me and become to confess to God.
When everyone of us should give accounting himself and go on, clearly that's everyone in the world goes to the city.
I know the translation reads that the judge will see to God, but it's basically the same truth, isn't it? And so the terror of the Lord to the lost caused him to persuade men of the brain's manifestation of a believer. To think of the manifestation of what I was a person is terrible.
And so it means their internal room. In fact, that's what he talks about in verse three of our church 5. If so be that being clothed by shall not be followed. Thank you those in Revelation 20. The dead that stand before God will be close to 1 resurrection bodies, and they will be naked before glory, even though they have a new body. We don't know what you're wrong with that body.
But there's no.
And there will be.
The manifestation will find the baby before God without the righteousness to close them and you.
That would be there.
But the classical reputation of the dress and speed of.
Is so important that we should be actually.
Live a lorry.
Lord would approach the feet of Christ, be my forever long discussion as to the law before which is truly not tumultuous for all things before the Saints year.
Dusty fell out.
Or stand for the inner suit. But how do we benefit ourselves personally on the track? All will appear before the jacket fleet that we would be exercising to live a life in the life of the church and sleep of Christ.
You pull it, the size will far grow.
Blind and.
And we will find their own.
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It wasn't for me and we were so happy to change our mind and relative to Europe or to believe that is what you should be exercised the ball with a bright bullet in the world.
Alarms.
Close I'd like to tell the story that our Brother Pottery.
You certainly have a dream.
You're planning before you. George wants to do railing.
More immediately.
Yes, what will be strong with morality?
It is.
Like a boring.
One floor of the road.
Belinda.
Flung.
Three or four years.
How did you get along at school?
There are winds on glow.
Well, I didn't recall.