3584—"Chaff," and When?
By Editor
Is it not possible that the nations and kingdoms of earth may become as "the chaff of the summer thrashing-floors," and still the subjects of those nations and kingdoms enter on probation during the millennial age? The Babylonian kingdom passed away, but the subjects of that kingdom were merged into the Medo-Persian kingdom, etc. But the prophecy clearly provides for this. It tells us that their lives were prolonged for a season and a time, but when Christ comes all shall be destroyed. We do not need to depend upon what is stated in Daniel 2 alone. That declares that the kingdoms shall become as the chaff of the summer thrashing-floor, and the wind shall carry them away until no place is found for them. But there are other passages which tell us clearly that all men are destroyed. Take, for instance, Revelation 19, studied four weeks ago, which shows that those who are not destroyed in the battles of the last days will be slain by "the sword of Him that sat upon the horse"—that is, by Christ's presence when He comes. There are other passages which teach the same thing. The articles on the Revelation have clearly shown that when Christ comes the earth will be desolated by the glory of His presence.