Malachi 3:18 Then shall you return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serves God and him that serves him not. I. THERE ARE TWO GREAT CLASSES INTO WHICH THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE MAY BE DIVIDED. 1. They are distinguished by their state. 2. They are distinguished by their character. II. THESE TWO CLASSES ARE NOW SO INTERMIXED AS TO OBSCURE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THEM. 1. They are intermingled in the family circle. 2. They are intermingled in the arrangements of civil society. 3. They are intermingled in the house of God. 4. They are intermingled in the membership of the Church. III. THERE IS A PERIOD WHEN THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THESE TWO CLASSES SHALL BE RENDERED VISIBLE. 1. The season of temporal calamity. 2. The day of judgment. 3. Eternity. (G. Brooks.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. |
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