A Divine Appointment.

GOD has a controversy with this world. He has a question to settle with it, an awful question, the mere mention of which should make men’s ears to tingle and their hearts to quake. A righteous God has to avenge the death of His Son. It is not merely that the world accepted a vile robber, and murdered an innocent Man; this, in itself, would have been a dreadful act. But no; that innocent Man, was none other than the Son of God, the beloved of the Father’s heart. The world will have to account to God for the death of His Son, for having nailed Him to a cross between two thieves! What a reckoning it will be! How red will be the day of vengeance! How awfully crushing the moment in the which God will draw the sword of judgment to avenge the death of His Son! How utterly vain the notion that the world is improving! Improving! though stained with the blood of Jesus. Improving! though under the judgment of God for that act. Improving! though having to account to a righteous God for its treatment of the Beloved of His soul, sent in love to bless and save. What blind fatuity! What wild folly! Ah! no; reader, improvement there can be none till the besom of destruction and the sword of judgment have done their terrible work in avenging the murder, the deliberately planned and determinedly executed murder, of the blessed Son of God (Psa. 110:11<<A Psalm of David.>> The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Psalm 110:1); Matt. 22:4444The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? (Matthew 22:44); Mark 12:3636For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Mark 12:36); Luke 20:4343Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. (Luke 20:43); Acts 2:3535Until I make thy foes thy footstool. (Acts 2:35); Heb. 1:13, 10:13).