NOTE.—God made man to bless him. Gen. 1:28. When His blessings are abused, He withholds them, to teach men their source and their proper use. Haggai 1:7-11. Judgments are sent that men may “learn righteousness.” Isa. 25:9; 1 Kings 17:1. That men do not repent under the plagues is no evidence that God has ceased to be merciful and forgiving. They simply demonstrate that all have determined their destiny, and that even the severest judgments of God will not move the ungodly and impenitent to repentance. 22. Just preceding Christ’s second coming, what solemn decree will go forth showing that the cases of all have been decided? “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” Rev. 22:11, 12. 23. What psalms seem to have been written especially for the comfort and encouragement of God’s people during the time of the seven last plagues? Psalms 91 and 46. See also Isa. 33:13-17. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ The great decisive day is at hand! The day when Christ will come, To call His children home And to seal the sinner’s doom, Is at hand. Where will the sinner hide in that day? It will be in vain to call, “Ye mountains on us fall,” For His hand will find out all In that day. The Mystery Of God Finished [Illustration.] Watchman, What Of The Night? "The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ." Rev. 11:15. 1. Following his description of the sixth trumpet, what did John see? “And I saw _another mighty angel come down from heaven_, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun.” Rev. 10:1. 2. What did he have in his hand? “And he had in his hand _a little book open_.” Verse 2. NOTE.—The book of Daniel, which was to be “sealed,” or closed, till the time of the end, is doubtless referred to here. See Dan. 12:4, 9. 3. What solemn announcement did this angel make? “And the angel which I saw ... lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by Him that liveth forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, ... _that there should be time no longer_.” Rev. 10:5, 6. NOTE.—Not literal nor probationary time, but prophetic time. The 2300-day period, which ended in 1844, must be alluded to here. See page 230. No prophetic period in the Bible reaches beyond this. 4. What did the angel say was to be finished when the seventh trumpet was about to sound?