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The Hour of Judgment!

By

Rev. Wilfred G. Hurley, C.S.P.

*

The Paulist Press
New York 19, N. Y.



Nihil Obstat:

Imprimatur:

John M. A. Fearns, S.T.D.,
Censor Librorum.

© Francis Cardinal Spellman,
Archbishop of New York.

New York, March 11, 1949.

Copyright, 1949
,
by

The Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle
in the State of New York.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN THE U. S. A. BY
THE PAULIST PRESS, NEW YORK 19

,
N. Y.



The Hour of Judgment!

You are not going to like this!

It is not going to be very pleasant.

You will probably think it is rather severe.
And you are definitely right. It is severe!
Even as death is severe. Even as the justice

of God is severe.

But you pride yourself that you like to

face things just as they actually are. You
boast that you can take it. You want to
know the truth, and to know it fully,
completely, without fear or favor. It does

not matter if the truth is unpleasant. You
want it given to you regardless. You want
a clear-cut, definite statement of What is
What.

And you shall have it!

However, remember, you are not going

to like it.

For this is concerning the infinite justice,

holiness, and righteousness of Almighty God;

and how it concerns you.

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Not so long ago a rather noted writer
in a magazine article pointed out that in the

last four hundred years there has been

given to the world an entirely one-sided

view of God. That His infinite love, mercy

and goodness have been extolled and empha-

sized, while His infinite justice, holiness and

righteousness have been overlooked and ig-

nored.

The truth of such a statement is only

too obvious.

It is shown only too clearly in the de-

velopment of religious teachings. For out-

side of the Catholic Church certainly not

much is ever said today, concerning the
malice of sin and the justice of God. The

existence of Hell is sometimes admitted.

But by many others it is flatly denied. How-
ever, in either case, it is seldom mentioned.

While God’s Mercy, Love and Kindness

are preached in season and out of season.

And much of such preaching approaches
very closely to that infamous wise-crack

of the atheistic Heine, who said: "Of course
God will forgive me, that is His job.” In
other words, sinners and sinning is the order

of the day, and God will have to accept
it whether He likes it or not. The over-
emphasis on God’s Mercy has led to con-

tempt of His Justice. And contempt has
led to rejection.

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But it may well be argued, that if the
teaching of the Catholic Church is the full

and complete revelation of God to man-
kind, then Catholics should be free from

such error. And such would be the case,
were it not for the psychological fact,

pretty well recognized, that whether we

wish it or not, we are constantly being
influenced by the environment in which

we live. And living in a non-Catholic
country, dominated on all sides by non-

Catholic principles and teachings, and

especially by this over-emphasis' on God’s

love and mercy, we are perhaps far more
than we realize, influenced by these false
teachings.

Surely God’s love and goodness is an

exquisite, glorious and beautiful truth. But

only is it so, when considered with God’s
other attributes of infinite justice and holi-

ness. For always in God is His love and
mercy blended in an infinite union with

His justice. Never the one without the

other. No over-emphasis upon either. For
God is all-perfect.

And the realization of this was never
more necessary than today, when on all
sides the forces of vicious atheism and

insidious neo-paganism are dinning into our

ears their diabolical lies and falsehoods. False

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teachings which can lead only to pre-

sumption, carelessness, despair and sin.

Never was it more imperative than today

that using your God-given common-sense,

reason and intelligence, you calmly and

quietly face the whole truth concerning

God, yourself, and eternal life.

Thus, for instance, consider the words

of Holy Writ. Remembering that these

words' were inspired by God Himself. And
they vitally concern you!

But to the sinner God hath said: "Thou
hast cast My words behind thee. Thou
didst run with the thief and with adulterers

thou hast been a partaker. Thy mouth hath
abounded with evil and thy lips framed de-

ceits. These things thou hast done and I

was silent, and thou thought that I should

be like unto thee. But now I am with thee
alone. And I will set thy sins before thy
face.” (Ps. 49)

It is not too difficult to convince a man
of his evil-doing.

At times it is quite easy to show a man
or woman that in sinning they are hurting
themselves. That it is just a question of

time when their sins will catch up with
them. "Thy sin will always betray thee.”
And when in the passing of time, they must

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face these sins, they will realize it was

never worth the price. It was the folly

of a fool. A foolish soul which thought
it could mock God and get away with it.

Even the sane-thinking world knows it.

Witness the worldly-wise sayings: "Crime

doesn’t pay.” "Your sin will always find

you out.” Or again, "You can’t get away
with it.”

Thus you fully realize that if you are

drinking steadily, your career has begun

to come to its close. That you have gone

as far as you ever will go. You can see that.
Down in your heart you know it is so.

If you are living a life of debauchery, your

health is beginning to give way. You under-
stand that. You know it.

If you are stealing, eventually some day

you will let some little thing slip by you,

and you will be found out. It will mark
the end. You know that too.

In adultery, some day certainly your sin,

persisted in, will bring upon you disgrace

and ridicule. It always does. Something

always goes wrong. Some one always hap-
pens to be around to see, to talk, to gossip.

You understand these things perfectly.

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But to convince you that God is con-
cerned with your sin is another matter.

It is almost impossible. ‘'There are none so

blind as those who will not see.”

To tell you that God is concerned, and
deeply concerned with your sin, is like

talking to a stone wall. You can not see
it! You do not want to see it.

And yet you will have to see it! You
must see it!

Why?

Because only when you realize that God
is very much concerned, only then, will you
put your sins away from you forever.

That’s the way it is! That’s the way it
has to be!

So, how about passing over a little time
in your life? A few short years perhaps?
It may be only a year. Maybe only a few
weeks, or days, or hours. No one knows
except God, when the moment is going
to be. But anyway, pass on to the one

supreme moment in the life of your soul.
That moment when it shall stand before
the Judgment Seat of God.

First of all, however, remember that this

teaching concerning the Judgment of God

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and the individual soul, your soul, is not

a figment of the imagination. It is not

something some one dreamed up to scare

you into being good. It is a definite, clear-

cut teaching of Christ and the Sacred

Scriptures. Nothing could be more definitely

stated.

Thus, 'Tor we shall all stand before the

Judgment Seat of God.” Or, "It is ap-

pointed unto men once to die, and after
this the Judgment.”

And no one can avoid the issue!

"Therefore every one of us shall render

an account to God of himself.”

But why go on? No one questions this.
Everyone admits it.

Even our idle words will be judged. It

is rather an awesome, not too pleasant a

thing to contemplate. To you much has
been given, and from you there must be

an accounting of every farthing.

No man should ever fear to die. Dying is
only the physical dissolution of the body.

But the judgment of the soul is something

else. God’s judgment of a sinner is a fear-

some thing. It is a terrifying thing. A
loathsome sinner falling into the hands of

the Living God.

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Only too well did the Psalmist say: "The
fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.”
And again: "If in all thy works thou re-
member thy last end, thou wilt never sin.”

For the fact remains, it is appointed to

every man, to die.

And this death, and this Judgment, is
coming closer and closer with every ticking

of the clock, with the passing of every

minute.

Surely it does not take too great a stretch

of the imagination to picture your home

as it will be that day. Your family gazing

at your remains and wondering when their
turn will come. They are not too interested.
For they realize this corpse is not the real

"you.” This is only the shell. The outer

covering of the soul. "You” are gone. Then

too they have the care of your funeral. The

inevitable expenses. The acknowledgment

of regrets. And all the paraphernalia which
modern times and modern convention have

made necessary. The quietly efficient
mortician glides solemnly around, cautiously

sizing things up. He has done his work
well.

The funeral will follow later. And then
that little space in the earth which will

be your final resting place until the end of

time itself.

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Today, the opened grave is really a

work of art. All is camouflaged. The

upturned earth is covered with artificial

grass mats. Flowers, heavy with musty

odors’, are carefully and painstakingly placed

to seem more than there really are. Today

the world must have sham and pretense;

glitter and make-believe, right up to the

end. The idea is that they are simply laying

you to sleep in a bower of flowers. And all
is beautiful. They even speak of you as

"at rest” or as "sleeping.” And so they
leave you.

But as they depart, do not try to fool

yourself, they are beginning to forget you.

Even now you are but a memory. A memory
fast fading. They are talking and smiling

about a million other things. For they are

in the land of the living. YOU ARE A
PART OF THE DEAD. And so your body
begins to return to the dust whence it came.

But never mind your body!

What really matters is the condition of
your soul.

And where is your soul?

Your soul is before the Judgment Throne

of God!

To receive its ETERNAL reward or
punishment!

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If you have lived up to your eternal

heritage, lived a life worthy of your price-

less birthright as the living child of the

Living God, then all is well. For Heaven

is' your eternal destiny!

That Heaven of which St. Paul declared:

"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor

hath it entered into the heart of man, what

things God hath prepared for those who
love Him.”

And you will gaze up to Him Whom
you will see face to face for all the eternal

years, and into your heart will come that

love unutterable, as you hear Him say those
words: "Well done, thou good and faith-

ful child.” "Come ye blessed.” For you
henceforth is the infinite love, glory, joy,

happiness, peace and contentment of Heaven,

for ever and ever more.

But what if you are not worthy?

What if you have spent your life, not
as a child of God, but as a servant of Satan?

"Amen, amen,” said Christ, "if any man
love Me, he will keep My commandments.”
There are no ifs nor ands, no pros or cons;

with God it is either one or the other. You
were either with Him, or you were not.

There is no compromise between God and
evil.

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Thus the ultimatum of Christ, “Who-
soever committeth sin is the servant of

Satan.”

And perhaps, for a few pieces of ill-
gotten gain, for the satisfaction of lust

and passion, for the cheap and shallow

enticements of the world and evil, you

deliberately betrayed Christ. Rejected Him
again and again, in matters grave as well as

small. Wilfully, deliberately, knowingly,

you broke God’s Commandments. Spurned
His proffered graces time after time. Until

finally you were persisting in sin through

mere force of habit. Turning aside His

pleas with frivolous excuses and con-

temptuous indifference.

And so the hour came when thus you
died, cut off in your sins.

You would not fear God in life.

But now a deadly fear grasps your soul
as you realize what a despicable, con-

temptible thing you must be in the presence

of the all-holy, all-good, all-perfect God.

He Who is now your Judge!

And His words in thundering wrath
shrivel your soul to its depths.

"Thou has cast My words behind thee.
Thou didst run with the thief and with

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adulterers thou hast been a partaker. Thy
mouth hath abounded with evil and thy
lips framed deceits. These things thou hast

done and I was silent, and thou thought that

I should be like unto thee. Now I am with
thee alone. And I will set thy sins before
thy face.”

Can this be your soul?

It cannot be!

But it is\

You are the one to whom God is speak-
ing?

But this is not the first time that God
has spoken to you. He has spoken to you
many times before.

When?

God spoke to you through the lips of
His priests! On the altar and in the pulpit.
In the Confessional. In chance meetings.

But the priest was only "'professionally

interested” in you? You know better than
that! Men do not give up home, family,
and the gay amusements of life because

they are "professionally interested” in souls.

The priest has spent year after year in

studying, just so he could advise, direct

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and help you reach your heavenly destiny.

But you have your free will. You insisted
on doing evil, living only for self-gratifica-

tion and satisfaction of your evil tendencies,

and so you refused to listen.

God spoke to you through the lips of
your beloved father and mother! But you

cynically pretended that they were out-

moded. "Times have changed” was your

stock phrase. They were old-fashioned and
the old-fashioned morality was past and

gone. Morality is never past and gone, and

well you knew it. The idea of any self-
control, or self-restraint irked and angered

you. And hence you affected contempt for
your parents and their words and example.

Again, you would not listen!

God spoke to you in the changing of the
seasons. In the order and law of nature.

Spoke to you of death in Autumn, of the
resurrection in the Spring. Of Eternity, in
the unveiling of the Heavens at night. All

nature crying out to you that God exists,
and that you were God’s. That you were

a living child of the Living God. That you

must live up to your glorious birthright.

God spoke to you by your conscience!
You knew what was right and what was
wrong. Your conscience pleading with you
constantly to do the good, to avoid the

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evil. It was the voice of God against your
own will, your evil lusts and desires, your
pride, your cupidity, your ideas of excite-

ment, your desire for luxuries, your lack

of decency. Until the day came when your
hardened heart no longer cared, nor bothered.

That "still, small voice” of conscience was

despised, ridiculed, ignored completely.

What scathing truth in God’s words to
you.

"Thou hast cast My words behind thee.”

Why is it that every evil-doer is eventually
a smart-aleck type? For instance, you knew
life was passing by. You knew that some
day there would come a reckoning. That

death was certain. Surely you never

questioned these truths'.

But you were too clever to be judged as

other people. Some of your acquaintances

were good-living, upright, honest. They

kept God’s laws in every way. Did you not

look down on them as rather stupid? Per-
haps you mocked them behind their backs.

You were even contemptuous, or at best,
condescendingly tolerant, of their decency.

For God would have to make allowances
for you. Somehow you were going to "get
by” into Heaven. You would put it over

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in some way. Because you could have been

so much worse, God should be glad to
strike a balance. You never killed anybody.
You never robbed a bank. You never com-
mitted any "horrible” crime. So God
would simply have to forgive and forget

everything. After all God’s mercy was

supreme. Anyway God would have to
"understand.”

God understood you, only too well.

"Hast thou known God?”, asks God
Himself.

For what does God care for your asinine
conceit. Your glorified touchiness. Your

notorious pride in regard to criticism of any

of your doings. Your thin-skinned re-

sentment in regard to any questioning of

your way of living.

"But now I will set thy sins before thy
face,” says Almighty God. "Out of thy
own mouth will I condemn thee.”

And so the tragedy begins.

For instance, there are the Commandments
of God. They are native to every informed

soul. They are an integral part of your
very being. And you have known them
only too well. They were constantly held
up to you by your conscience. They were

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a definite part of your Christian inheritance.

They were faithfully taught to you in
Church and home. They were an essential
knowledge of your education and even of

your reading.

You knew what they were all right.
There is no possible evasion there.

The question is, did you keep them? Or
did you but re-echo the satanic words of

Hell: "I will not serve!”

Thus the first Commandment: “I am the
Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange
gods before Me.”

Did you even acknowledge God? Did

He ever have your loyalty? Or did you
worship gods of money, human respect,
and luxurious living? Was: it worship of

Him, or worship of your own self? Your
own desires? Your own passions? Your
own greed? Your own wishes? Your own
will? You realize it has been a pretty
sordid life. Just how sordid, shallow, con-
temptible and cheap you were, perhaps you

never stopped to realize before. Although

you did know it was rather beastly. But
nothing could stop you. It was what you

wanted. And that is how you lived. And as
a man lives, so shall he die. And “it is
appointed unto men once to die, and after
this the Judgment.”

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Or for instance, take the second Com-
mandment. "Thou shalt not take the name

of the Lord thy God in vain” That sacred,
hallowed name at the mention of which

every knee should bend. The name of Jesus
which means "Saviour.” The name of Christ,

which means "Anointed.” The name by

which men are saved. That name which
all men should love, and cherish, and wor-
ship.

This is the name which you have de-
liberately cheapened, mocked and ridiculed.

That sacred name which you have tossed
about in reckless abandon. Which you have
ripped out to give zest to a filthy story. Or
to call attention to your disgusting little

personality. Or to show your contempt for
the decent-thinking and decent-speaking

people around you at the time. And so it
became a habit, filthy and vile. Debasing

your very being. For, "Out of the mouth
the heart speaketh.” Day after day, hour
after hour, blaspheming, insulting, and re-

viling the Infinite God before men. Pro-
claiming the gospel of Hell.

"Thy mouth hath abounded with evil!”

Or consider the third Commandment.
This Commandment which Almighty God
has doubly emphasized with the word, "Re-

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member.” "Remember thou keep holy the
Sabbath.”

But you have made it the most unholy

day of the week!

On the other days you had to work, to
save, to devote your time to your business

and work. And thus the pent-up evil, on
this day, was given full sway. Your plans

for sin, and your schemes for the indulging

of all your vile sinfulness, were carefully set

for "the Lord’s Day.”

A day of worship? Morning attendance
at church? But you had to sleep late that

morning. At least too late for going to
church. The debauchery, drinking, danc-

ing, staying out until the early hours of

the morning, with the coming of Sunday,

found you in no condition to think of God,

to pray, or to worship.

It was your favorite answer, supposed to

be horrifying to good people, and convuls-

ing with laughter your boon companions,

when you would scornfully remark: "If
God interferes with my pleasure, it is just
too bad for God.”

And speaking of "good people,” there is
a Commandment of God which says:
"Honor thy Father and Mother.” This

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father that worked for you from morning

until night. Worked hard and long that

you, his child, might fare better in this

world than he did. How have you repaid
him? Does he thank God for such a child

as you have been? Or were his eyes filled
with doubt and sadness as he saw you come

and go? And this mother of yours? She
who went down in the valley of the shadow
of death to bring you into the world? You
knew only too well how she denied herself
constantly for you, slaved for you, watched

over you, worried over you. Worked from
morning until night for you. You know
how she cried over you, not once, but times
without number.

There is the record. Did you honor or

dishonor them? Bring them happiness or

sorrow? Joy or sadness? Peaceful content-

ment or bitter sufferings?

In the deep recesses of their hearts, these

parents of yours, did they perhaps, silently

regret that you were ever born of them?

"Thou shalt not kill.” There has been
no murder, perhaps, in the sad, sordid story

that is unfolding. Or has there been? For
the taking of the life of the unborn child is

killing. It is destroying life. It is murder

of the most debased and cruel type. It is

the murder of the innocents!

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"Darkness may cover, and darkness may
conceal. But I am the witness and I am
the Judge,” says God Himself. And now
the Witness and the Judge confronts you!

And what about the breaking of this
Commandment by the sins of anger, re-
venge, vengeance. That anger which made

the lives of those around you a life of dread

and anxiety. For anger is always a sign

of the bully. You prided yourself on your
raging and sarcastic tongue. Driving hap-

piness and joy out, and bringing in the dark-

ness and gloom of Hell. It was even with

a secret satisfaction that you could flare up

in a second. Lashing forth in bitter in-

vective, ugly and hating words. And all
this over what you knew were little, harm-
less, silly things that your pride and egotism

magnified into things of great importance.

And so you trampled down any peace
around you. Blasted any contentment.

Stirring up constantly resentment and dis-

content. A perfect servant of Satan acting
as a "fifth column” among the children of
God. A perfect work of Satanic sabotage.
A prized agent of Satan’s diabolic dominion.

"Thou shalt not commit adultery.”

You knew well that the virtue of pur-
ity is most pleasing to Almighty God. So
much so that thousands of men and women

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have consecrated their lives to the follow-

ing of it.

But you with your manners, your talk,

your clothing, your lewd tales and the re-

tailing of filthy expressions and dirty stories

have done your best to bring it into dis-

repute. Done your utmost to destroy in-

nocence wherever you found it. Delighted

in ridiculing goodness and chastity. Sarcasti-

cally mocking decency in others.

At times, it would seem your one object
in life was to ruin in every way possible,
this angelic virtue among your companions
and friends. You were always an influence
to destruction. Always ready to give com-

pliance. Always eager to add your little

bit in favor of impurity and sin. Always

giving your little word, your little urging,

to a wavering soul, to aid in its downfall.

Reading rotten books and recommending

them to others. Handing them on in their

work of defiling and besmirching minds and

souls.

Perhaps because of your evil influence

there are already souls which have been lost

for all eternity. And do not say you did
not know, or did not realize what you were

doing. You knew well what you were
doing. But you did not care. Remember

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you cannot lie to God! For God reads your
heart! Knows your most secret thoughts!

Your soul was created pure, holy, shining

as the sun. It was created to be a "temple

of the Holy Spirit.” While you have made

it a dwelling place for evil. A home for
the demons of impurity. Filled it to over-

flowing with the demons of hellish thoughts,

words, and actions. In your soul Satan

found a stronghold, from which to go forth

to ruin and destroy.

"Thou shalt not steal.

”

But you told yourself you deserved it.

Told yourself you had it coming to you.

When a person is right, there is no necessity
to try to tell his conscience that it is right.

When you talked like that you were simply
trying to stifle your conscience. Trying to

silence it. Trying to bully it into being

quiet. It is the age-old story of the thirty

pieces of silver. "Give it to me, and I will

betray Him.”

"Thou shalt not bear false witness.” God
is a God of infinite and absolute truth. Any
falsehood, any lie, any untruth is striking

God at His very heart. Did that make any
difference to you? Not at all! Truth or
falsehood meant one and the same thing to

you. Whatever served your purposes best,

that was all that mattered.

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Reputations ruined. Heartaches and suf-

ferings. Hatreds engendered. All along

your path through life lay wrecked hopes,

shattered dreams, sorrow and sufferings. All

resulting from your lying tongue, and your

lips full of deceit. Falsity, to you, was an

art. Skillful lying was a valued accom-

plishment. Love of Truth was only a fetish

of fools and children.

But why go on?

Thus you lived. Thus you went your

way through the years. Thus you died.

And now you stand before God’s Judg-
ment Seat.

You still cannot believe it is happening
to you!

You always got away with everything
before.

Your quick anger. Your bullying atti-

tude. Your sarcastic, cutting tongue. Your
lies and deceits. They seemed invincible in

life.

But this is . . . death!

The sham, the pretense, the self-deception

of life has gone. You are seeing your life
as it actually was.

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The way you knew it actually was . . .
in your heart!

"These things thou hast done,” says God,

"and I was silent. And thou thought that
I should be like unto thee.”

You thought you were fooling God?
Mocking Him? Deceiving Him? True it
was, things on earth did not seem to be

going too badly for you. God was good
to you. Others seemed to be going through

certain sufferings and sorrows. Others were

honest, but they did not get rich. Others

were decent and good, but they missed much
in excitement, good times, loose living.

While you were breaking all of God’s Com-
mandments, spurning all His graces: yet

you seemed to have about everything that

you wished. So you thought that God was
deceived, or complacent and agreeable.

Hence God’s blasting words of scorn

and contempt to you, "Thou thought that
I should be like unto thee.”

For God is a Changeless God.

An Infinite God of holiness, purity, truth,
love, mercy, and justice!

Why, then, this tolerance of you?

Because even the worst of men have some
good qualities! At least, they do at first.

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In your life there were some good deeds.

Kind words. Actions from motives, which

if not too good, were not too bad, either.

And for these good thoughts, words and
actions, the infinitely good and just God

has given you your reward. Right here on

earth! Rewarded you for each and every

good thing in your life! And rewarded you
a hundred times and more. And so now,
as you stand before Him, His debt to you

has been completely, and more than com-

pletely, paid. Paid in full!

Hence it is that, as far as you are con-

cerned, nothing remains but the punishment

you have merited and laid up for your-

self.

Your prosperity in life. Your freedom
from grave and serious sufferings. Protection

from accidents which in your stupidity and

carelessness you would have brought upon

yourself. Even the prolonging of your life
here on this world has been part of this

payment.

You have already received, in abundance
and superabundance, your reward for any

and all good which you may have done.
The justice of God in His rewarding you has
been fulfilled. Fulfilled so clearly and ob-

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viously, that even you must acknowledge

it. God has been only too good and kind!

And so the Judgment ends!

Life and death and Judgment are now
past.

Your Eternity begins!

"Depart ye accursed into the everlasting

fire created for Satan and those who have
served him!”

You were told you would not like this.

And perhaps to your mind comes that
old worn-out objection of all obstinate sin-

ners, who want to hang on to their sins:

"How can a good God send me to Hell
for all eternity?”

Of course, the answer is too simple. God
does not send any soul to Hell. It is the

sinner who sends himself!

In the very essence of your being are

these so-called "Ten Commandments.” You
either keep them or you do not.

"If any man love Me,” says Christ, "He
will keep My Commandments.”

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"And whosoever committeth sin, is a
servant of Satan.”

There is no compromise with God. You
keep His Commandments or you do not.
If you do, then your destiny is the eternal

Kingdom of God. In indescribable bliss,

happiness, joy, contentment, peace and love.

If you do not, then notice if you will,

God’s words concerning this "Everlasting

Fire.’ Mark them well! "Created for

Satan and those who have served him.”

You have been a servant of Satan and
this is your reward.

You have your free will. You know what
is right and what is wrong. You have
chosen your own eternity. So be it.

You were told these truths would not
be very pleasant.

Oftentimes the truth does hurt. And
hurts deeply.

And so these truths!

But there are other truths. Glorious

truths. Truths' of happiness and hope.

Truths of God’s love and forgiveness.

Truths of God’s mercy and aid..

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You live! And as long as you live you
can turn back to God and win His forgive-
ness of all sin. Hence in sincere repentance,

confess your sins. With a true purpose of
amendment, through God’s sacrament of the

Confessional, regain your lost heritage as

God’s child. Restore your soul to God’s

love.

But do remember, as St. Augustine re-

minds us, that while God promises forgive-
ness for your repentance, He does not prom-
ise you “tomorrow” for any foolish pre-

sumption or contemptuous delay.

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