"We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord,
every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God."
Rom. 14:10, 11.
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"As if entranced, the wicked have looked upon the coronation of the Son of God. They see in His
hands the tables of the divine law, the statutes which they have despised and transgressed. They
witness the outburst of wonder, rapture, and adoration from the saved; and as the wave of
melody sweeps over the multitudes without the city, all with one voice exclaim, "Great and
marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints"
(Revelation 15:3); and, falling prostrate, they worship the Prince of life.
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Satan seems paralyzed as he beholds the glory and majesty of Christ. He who was once a
covering cherub remembers whence he has fallen. A shining seraph, "son of the morning;" how
changed, how degraded! From the council where once he was honoured, he is forever excluded.
He sees another now standing near to the Father, veiling His glory. He has seen the crown placed
upon the head of Christ by an angel of lofty stature and majestic presence, and he knows that the
exalted position of this angel might have been his.
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Memory recalls the home of his innocence and purity. . . . As Satan looks upon his kingdom, the
fruit of his toil, he sees only failure and ruin. . . .
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The time has now come when the rebellion is to be finally defeated and the history and character
of Satan disclosed. In his last great effort to dethrone Christ, destroy His people, and take
possession of the City of God, the archdeceiver has been fully unmasked. Those who have united
with him see the total failure of his cause. . . . He is the object of universal abhorrence.
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Satan sees that his voluntary rebellion has unfitted him for heaven. He has trained his powers to
war against God; the purity, peace, and harmony of heaven would be to him supreme torture. His
accusations against the mercy and justice of God are now silenced. The reproach which he has
endeavoured to cast upon Jehovah rests wholly upon himself. And now Satan bows down and
confesses the justice of his sentence."
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