And this is in correspondence with the fate of those who have "done evil", for they

shall be raised to a "resurrection of condemnation" not merely a resurrection for the

judgment of their service. It surely calls forth praise, to learn that all judgment is

committed into the hands of Christ because He is the Son of Man! The judgment of the

Invisible God, must and would be just; had the Father reserved all judgment to Himself,

or had it been committed to the Holy Spirit who is he that dare protest? Yet the great

God condescends to man and his estate.  For the seeking sinner, there is the One

Mediator, "The Man Christ Jesus"; for the praying believer, there sits at the right hand

on high, One Who is not untouched with the feeling of our infirmities; for the very

condemned, is provided a Judge Who has walked this vale of tears, Who knows what

temptation means, who suffered at the hands of men, and whose judgment is just. How

inadequate are our words to explain or even point the way of truth. We have sought to

deal with the first half of this great section in this series, yet how much awaits the patient

study of the believer? Though only too conscious of our limitations, we must press on.

In our next series we hope to deal with the second part of this section, which brings to the

fore the threefold evidence of the Lord's claims.