“The Pleasing Bar”
The bar of judgment indeed pleasing to the faithful. It is the occasion for standing before the Master, receiving his loving approval, and being consigned thereafter to exaltation and glory. For the wicked it will be a less-than-pleasing occasion. Jacob began to close his book in similar fashion: “Finally, I bid you farewell, until I shall meet you before the pleasing bar of God, which bar striketh the wicked with awful dread and fear” (Jacob 6:13).
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