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Judge of all. (Acts 17:31.) Then these who love sin and will toserve it will be separated asR1155 : page 4goats from those "sheep" whose delight is in the law of the Lord(love). The one class shall receive the blessing and gift of God--everlasting life--while the other shall receive the penalty of sin--death-- this time "the second death," the result of the secondtrial, as the first death was the result of the first trial of our racerepresentatively in Adam. But, because an individualcondemnation, the result of a full, complete, individual trial,under full knowledge and with every advantage, it is a finalitywith them--an everlasting cessation of life, from which therewill be no awakening, from which none will ever be redeemed--for "Christ dieth no more." (Rom. 6:9.) His work is to be sothorough and complete as to need no patching. He will reignuntil all enemies are put under his feet--subdued, destroyed. (1Cor. 15:25.) Let us note, however, that the word enemies hereapplies not to the ignorant millions who have never known theLord, but only to those who, when brought to a full knowledgeand full ability, are willingly and knowingly the opponents ofrighteousness. So then, the great work, just at hand, is not thework of a twenty-four hour day, but the great, grand, God-likework of the Millennial day. It is this great "Day of Christ" that isat hand; announced by the great clock of the ages. Look further,look closer, Brother Talmage!But though not clearly discerning the particulars of the greatday, Mr. T. sees much, and much more clearly than manyothers. He continues:--"There are foretokenings in the air. Something great is going tohappen. I do not think that Jupiter is going to run us down orthat the axle of the world is going to break, but I meansomething great for the world's blessing, and not for the world'sdamage, is going to happen. I think the world has had it hardenough. Enough, the London plagues. Enough, the Asiaticcholeras. Enough, the wars. Enough, the shipwrecks. Enough,the conflagrations. I think our world could stand right well aprocession of prosperities and triumphs."Ah yes! Men should begin to see that the imperfections ofclimate, and disturbances and irregularities of air, sea and landare not the best that God has power to do for man, and wouldnot be good enough for the friends of God; but they are parts ofthe curse, parts of the penalty of sin, which are to be done awayunder the glorious reign of Immanuel, when, through him, Godshall wipe away all tears, and when there shall be no more curse.But Brother Talmage is in error, when he says, "Enough" ofthese has been already experienced. God's Word declares thatthere is yet a great and final shaking up of church and world totake place. (Heb. 12:26-28.) Daniel's prophecy speaks of it and