Miscellaneous Discourses in Vol II of the Works - Edwards - XIII - The Final Judgement concluded

Required reading

Miscellaneous Discourses in Vol 2 of the Works by Jonathan Edwards (Available from Amazon or free here) - Conclude 'The Final Judgement'.

My summary

Today we finish the sermon on: 'Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained.' (Acts 17:31)

Edwards doctrine has been: 'There is a day coming, in which there will be a general righteous judgment of the whole world, by Jesus Christ.'

Thus Edwards continues to teach us about this final judgement:

V. All will be done in righteousness;
VI. Those things which will immediately follow the day of judgment.

He concludes with uses of this doctrine of judgement.

What grabbed me

I liked the encouragement to rejoice in the day of the Lord's appearing: 

'This doctrine affords matter of great consolation to the godly. This day of judgment, which is so terrible to ungodly men, affords no ground of terror to you, but abundant ground of joy and satisfaction. For though you now meet with more affliction and trouble than most wicked men, yet on that day you shall be delivered from all afflictions, and from all trouble. If you be unjustly treated by wicked men, and abused by them, what a comfort is it to the injured, that they may appeal to God, who judgeth righteously, Thee psalmist used often to comfort himself with this.

Upon these accounts the saints have reason to love the appearing of Jesus Christ. 2 Tim. iv. 8. “Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but to all those that love his appearing.” This is to the saints a blessed hope. Tit. ii. 13. “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. This day may well be the object of their eager desire, and when they hear of Christ’s coming to judgment, they may well say, “ Even so come, Lord Jesus,” Rev. xxii. 20. It will be the most glorious day that ever the saints saw; it will be so both to those who shall die, and whose souls shall go to heaven, and to those who shall then be found alive on earth: it will be the wedding-day of the church. Surely then in the consideration of the approach of this day, there is ground of great consolation to the saints.'

Come Lord Jesus, come.

Next week's reading

Read 'Sinners in Zion Tenderly Warned'.

Now it's your turn

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