April 6

Behold, the Lord cometh. — JUDL. 14.

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. — MATT. xiii. 41-43.

THE same Son of man who was made "lower than the angels" that he might taste death for us appears here as the Lord of angels, and sends them forth to execute his decree, finally and irrevocably separating the wicked from among the just.

The same workers of iniquity who so often in this world increased in riches and glory and fared sumptuously every day, when the once despised and rejected Son of man comes to judgment are cast into the furnace of fire; and instead of pomp and self-indulgence, there is wailing and gnashing of teeth.

And the same humble followers of the Lamb (by divine grace accounted and made righteous) who here shared his tribulation and his reproach shall then "shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father."

Well might our Lord, after these wonderful declarations, exclaim, "Who hath ears to hear, let him hear!" Now is the time to make our choice with which of these great throngs our portion shall be.

Elias Riggs.

Among thy saints let me be found, Whenever the archangel's trump shall sound, To see thy smiling face: Then loudest of the throng I'll sing, While heaven's resounding mansions ring With shouts of sovereign grace.

SELINA, COUNTESS OF HUNTINGTON (probably)