These were the abrogation of the Mosaic rituals and the introduction of a new order of things by Jesus Christ of whom Moses and the prophets wrote.  This was a period when every christian was to be delivered from the persecution of the Jews, and the spread of the gospel was to be retarded no longer by their opposition.  The Jews as a nation were to be punished for their deeds of blood, and that spiritual reign or judgment commence which should pass upon all subsequent generations of men, rewarding every man according to his works.

The gospel reign is called “the judgment of the world” by Jesus Christ, in the same sense that Moses judged the world two thousand years by the law.  Jesus says, “Think not that I will accuse you to the Father, for there is one that judgeth you even Moses in whom ye trust.”  From this it is evident that Moses was then judging the Jews.  But this covenant was abolished at the destruction of Jerusalem.  Paul says, “he taketh away the first that he may establish the second.”  The word of God, in this covenant, is spiritual and sharper than any two-edged sword—­it is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, while that of Moses was outward, and took cognizance of the conduct only.  The objections of our opposers are therefore unsound.  And though we apply those passages, which speak of a judgment, to the destruction of the Jews, yet that judgment or reign of Christ which then commenced, is yet going on, and will continue till all are subdued to himself.  He then came in his kingdom, and will continue to reward every man according to his deeds till his kingdom ends.  So we this day experience the effects of his coming, and of his judgment or reign, and are justified or condemned according as we embrace or reject the words of everlasting life.  We see therefore the propriety of the apostles dwelling so much upon that great event, which should witness the passing away of the types and shadows and the establishment of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

SERMON XXI

“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” 1 Cor. xv:20.

The death and resurrection of all mankind are a theme of no ordinary moment, and have given birth to many theories and speculations among the advocates of Christianity.  The common opinion is that one portion of our race will be raised to immortal life and glory in the future world, and the other to immortal damnation and dishonor—­that at the same instant the living will be changed and that the whole human family will, in this condition, be arraigned before the “Judge of quick and dead,” and receive their irrevocable sentence for endless joy or endless wo.  Others believe, in opposition to these limited views of the divine character, that the resurrection is the closing scene of the great plan of salvation, and that no judgment is to succeed it.  This resurrection, they believe,