By whom will the world be judged?

In what manner will Christ come to judgment?
When will Christ come suddenly?

In what manner shall Christ come, besides coming suddenly?

What shall be sounded at the last day?

What shall be done with the trumpet?

Who shall sound the trumpet at the last day?
What will the arch-angel do at the last day?
What shall happen to the living at the last day?
Who shall be changed?

When shall the living be changed?

What shall happen to the dead at the last day?
Who shall be raised?

When will the dead be raised?

What shall the saints do at the last day?

Who shall ascend?

For what purpose will the saints ascend?

Whom will the saints ascend to meet ?

Where will the saints meet Christ at the last day?
Who will meet Christ in the air?

Who shall come from heaven?

Who has appointed Christ to be the Judge?

What has God appointed?

Whom has God appointed Judge?

From whence shall Christ come at the last day?

In what manner will Christ come at the last day?
In great what?

Who shall come in great glory?

With whom shall Christ come at the last day?
With what kind of angels will Christ come.
With whose angels will Christ come?
Who shall come with his holy angels ?
What will Christ at the last day, come to do?
Whom will Christ judge at the last day?
Who will judge all mankind?

How many of mankind will Christ judge?
When will Christ judge all mankind?

Revised.

2. NUMERICAL EXERCISE.

How many things are here enumerated, which shall happen at the last day? (Five.-1. The trumpet shall be sounded. 2. The living shall be changed. 3. The dead shall be raised. 4. The saints shall ascend to meet Christ. 5. Christ shall come with his holy angels.) What is the first, &c.

How many particulars are here mentioned with respect to Christ's coming? (Six.-1. He will come suddenly. 2. He will come unexpectedly. 3. He will come from heaven. 4. He will come in great glory. 5. He will come with his holy angels. 6. He will come to judge the world.) What is the first? &c.

3. DOCTRINES SEPARATED.

How many doctrines are contained in this answer? (Seven. 1. Christ, at the last day, shall come suddenly. 2. Christ, at the last day, shall come unexpectedly. 3. The living shall be changed at the last day. 4. The dead shall be raised at the last day. 5. The saints, at the last day, shall ascend to meet Christ in the air. 6. Christ shall, at the last day, come from heaven in great glory. 7. Christ, at the last day, shall come from heaven with his holy angels.) What is the first? &c.

4. EXPLANATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. Last day, day of judgment.

Suddenly, instantaneously, and at once, without previous notice.

Unexpectedly, without being thought of, or looked for, by the wicked.

Come, descend from heaven.

Judge, try and decide upon the conduct of, and to pronounce sentence upon.

World, whole inhabitants of this earth, who have lived in every generation.

Trumpet, angelic instrument, called in Scripture the last trump.

Sounded, blown and made to sound aloud.

The arch angel, an angel of the highest order, appointed by God for that purpose.

Living, men and women, who shall happen to be alive upon the earth at that time.

Be changed, undergo an immediate change, and shall in an instant of time become immortal and incorruptible. Dead, dust of the dead bodies of all mankind who shall have ever lived upon earth.

Raised, made to rise up, after their particles have been collected, and put into their respective forms.

Saints, people of God, who have in this world been sanctified and saved by faith in their Saviour.

Ascend, rise up from the earth.

Christ, the Lord Jesus, the sele Judge.

Air, higher regions of the clouds.

Appointment, direction and determination.

Come, descend.

Heaven, the place of eternal happiness and peace.
Glory, splendour and brightness, and honour and dignity.

Holy, pure and sinless.

Angels, heavenly messengers and attendants.

All, the whole race of.

Mankind, men from the commencement of time.

5. DOCTRINES PROVED.

218. (1, 2.) Christ shall come suddenly and unexpectedly to judge the world.-1 Thess. v. 2, 3. The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them.

219. (3, 4.) The dead shall be raised, and the living shall be changed at the last day.-1 Cor. xv. 52. The dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

220. (5.) The saints shall, at the last day, ascend to meet Christ in the air.--1 Thess. iv. 17. Then we which

[Q. 27. are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air.

221. (6, 7.) Christ shall come with his angels, in great glory, to judge all men.-Mat. xvi. 27. The Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he shall reward every man, according to their works.

[For Doctrines in Rhyme, &c. see Appendix.]

6. LESSONS FROM THE DOCTRINES. From these doctrines we learn,

(1, 2.) That we should always be ready and waiting for death and judgment.

(3, 4.) That we should glorify God, both in our bodies and in our spirits which are his.

(5.) That we should never repine at our sufferings or trials in this world.

(6, 7.) That we should make Christ our friend, who is now our witness, and will soon be our judge.

[For collateral Lessons and Inferences, see Appendix.]

7. APPLICATION OF THE LESSONS. For what should we be always ready and waiting? (1,2.) In what should we glorify God? (3, 4.)

At what should we never repine? (5.)
Whom should we make our friend? (6, 7.)

8. DEVOTIONAL EXERCISE FROM THE ANSWER. Adoration. Thou hast appointed a day in the which thou wilt, by Jesus Christ, thy Son and our Saviour, judge both the living and the dead. At the last day he shall suddenly and unexpectedly come to judge the world. The trumpet shall be sounded by the arch-angel, the living shall be changed, the dead shall be raised, the saints shall ascend to meet Christ in the air; who, by thy appointment, shall come from heaven in great glory, with his holy angels, to judge all mankind.

9. DEVOTIONAL EXERCISE FROM THE LESSONS. O Lord, convince us of our mortality, and enable us to be. (1, 2.) always ready, waiting for death and for judgment. May we be enabled to (3, 4.) glorify thee in our bodies and in our spirits, which are thine; never (5.) repining at our sufferings or trials in this world; but, (6, 7.) having made Christ Jesus our friend, may we, by the constant exercise of a living faith, submit ourselves to his care and keeping, who is now our witness, and will soon be our judge.

10. PARAPHRASE FORMED.

At the [day of judgment] Jesus Christ shall [instantaneously, and at once, without previous notice,] and [without being thought of, or looked for, by the wicked,] [descend from heaven] to [try, and decide upon the conduct of, and to pronounce sentence upon] the [whole inhabitants of this earth, who have lived in every generation.] The [angelic instrument, called in Scripture the last trump,] shall be [blown, and made to sound aloud,] by [an angel of the highest order, appointed by God for that purpose;] the [men and women who shall happen to be alive upon the earth at that time] shall [undergo an immediate change, and shall, in an instant of time, become immortal and incorruptible;] the [dust of the dead bodies of all mankind who shall have ever lived upon earth] shall be [made to rise up, after their particles have been collected and put into their respective forms;] the [people of God, who have in this world been sanctified and saved by faith in their Saviour,] shall [rise up from the earth] to meet [the Lord Jesus, the sole Judge,] in the [higher regions of the clouds ;] who, by the [di rection and determination] of God, shall [descend] from [the place of eternal happiness and peace,] in great [splendour and brightness, and honour and dignity,] with his [pure and sinless] [heavenly messengers and attendants,] to judge [the whole race of] [men from the commencement of time.]