The Judgment Hour by O. P. Freeborn

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Oct 18, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 41.

The Judgment Hour

By O. P. Freeborn

JEHOVAH, who spoke the word, and the heavens and the earth were created, declares, "My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images."

The papal church tramples under foot the holy law of God spoken at Sinai, which affirms that the "seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God," and exalts the first day of the week, "the venerable day of the sun," commonly called Sunday, a great living relic of Baal worship. And the multitude of professing Christians consciously and unconsciously accept this work of the Papacy.

Jesus Christ spoke, saying, "I am the Light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." The doctrine of the Light of the world is, I do the pleasure of My Father by keeping His commandments, and thus abide in His love. See John 6:38; 15:10. John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, wrote, saying, "Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God." "This is a deceiver and an antichrist." 2 John 9, 7.

The confederacy of the Protestant churches in America is antichristian in that it sets itself in array against the witness of Jesus Christ, who testifies that the way of eternal life is through the keeping of the commandments of God. Matt. 19:17. Not by this means does God set up His kingdom. It is not His purpose that man shall be glorified.

"Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters," is God's message for this time. When Satan, the usurping prince of this world, who is the power of darkness that has spread the veil of the mystery of idolatry over all nations, shall be dethroned by the glorious coming again of Jesus Christ, Christ, who is the true Light of the world, will glorify His saints by calling from their graves His sleeping ones, and translating the living. He is the rightful King of the throne of David (Eze. 21:26, 27; Luke 1:32, 33), and the Prince of the kings of the earth (Rev. 1:5; Dan. 7:13, 14).

In anticipation of that time we may sing: "Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, and His praise in the assembly of the saints. Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King." "Let everything that hath breath praise Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah." Ps. 149:1, 2; 150:6.