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THE
WATCH
TOWER
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.
merely
carry
out
the
provisions
of
that
covenant,
which
prom
ises
that
they
shall
have
the
privileges
of
restitution.
If
they
avail
themselves
of
the
opportunity
they
shall
have
eter
nal
life.
At
that
time,
the
right
to
human
life
will
have
passed
out
of
the
hands
of
our
Lord
as
Redeemer,
and
will
all,
thence
forth,
be
represented
in
the
Covenant
itself,
which
guarantees
all
the
things
that
God
declared
man
should
have.
The
stony
heart
of
mankind
will
give
!Jlace
to
a
heart
of
flesh;
and
all
who
will
live
up
to
the
terms
of
this
covenant
shall
have
eternal
life.
During
the
Millennial
age
the
New
Covenant
will
represent
the
life·
rights
laid
down
by
our
Lord.
Who
ever
fails
to
observe
that
Law
will
receive
chastisements.
By
this
arrangement
Christ,
as
Mediator
of
the
New
Covenant,
will
for
a
thousand
years
dispense
the
blessings.
During
this
Gospel
age
our
Lord
keeps
the
right
to
life
under
his
own
control
in
order
to
give
it
to
justice
as
the
ransom·price
for
the
world's
sins,
for
the
redem!Jtion
of
the
world.
As
soon
as
he
gives
up
this
right
at
the
end
of
this
age,
justice
re
linquishes
it,
and
mankind
receives
it,
as
shown
foregoing.
VOL.
XXXII
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
NOVEMBER
1,
1911
No.
21
WAS
JUDAS
A
HYPOCRITE?
It
is
difiieult
for
any
noble
mindpd
person
to
read
the
ac-
SOme
of
the
money.
Perhaps
he
thought,
"Now
things
are
not
('ount
of
.Judas'
pourse
without
feeling
a
sense
of
righteous
coming
out
very
well.
I
will
keep
some
of
this
money
for
the
indignation-a
disgust
for
the
baseness
of
charaeter
which
disciples
and
.Tesus
for
a
rainy
day."
But
he
was
really
could
thus
lwtray,
for
thirty
pieces
of
silver,
the
one
whom
thinking
about
Judas.
he
recognize,l
as
the
noblest
of
men,
whether
or
not
he
was
THE
NECESSITY
OF
JUDGING
OURSELVES
sure
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah.
It
may
not
be
amiss
here
to
By
following
a
similar
course
of.
reasoning
many
people
reflect
that
Judas
did
not
reach
this
depth
of
iniquity
sud-
persuade
themselves
~hat
they
are
trpng
to
~elp
oth('rs,
when
denly,
but
rather
that
the
disposition
toward
unrighteollsness
really.
they
are
!ooklllg
.out
.for
thmr
own
mterests.
Hence
had
grown
upon
him
during
the
three
years
of
his
intimacy
there
IS
a
neceSSIty
for
Judg~ng
ourselves.
The
new
creat:lre
with
the
Master,
when
the
reverse
disposition
should
have
had
sl.lOuld
gpt
the
old
creature
mto
a
corner
and
cross-questIOn
('ontrol.
hIm:
"Why
llo
you
act
thus
and
so~
Are
you
sure
that
you
At
the
time
he
was
chosen
to
be
an
Apostle
he
was
evident-
did
not
have
~ome
s~lfish
~otive
in
this
matter~"
If
Ju:las
Iy
a
good
man,
so
far
as
outward
appearance,
at
least,
was
had
thus
eX3;mlllPd
hImself
It
,,:ould
have
been
better
for
hIm.
concerned;
ancl
his
name
which
signifies
"Praise"
would
But
not
haVIng
done
so,
he
dnfted
farther
and
farther
away
se('m
.
to
indicate
tha.t
his
par('nts
had
been
of
a
religious
cast
fr?m
,~
right
spirit.
Fin~lly
he.
went
to
the
:hief
priests
and
of
mllid
and
had
wlshcd
and,
so
to
speak,
had
prophesied
of
saId,
'Yhat
would
you
gn'e
me
If
I
were
to
gIve
Jesus
o~er
~:'
him
that
he
would
be
a
messenger
of
God
to
sound
forth
his
They
smd,
So
much.
Then
he
turned
the
matter
over
m
hIS
praise.
And
what
a
privilege
and
opportunity
he
enjoyed
in
minll
for
several
hours.
So
when
he
was
in
the"
upper
cham-
this
direction!
her"
his
mind
was
abstracted,
and
he
sat
quietly
watching
From
the
meager
mentionings
of
thc
Gospel
rrcords
we
what
the
others
were
doing.
.
may
reasonahly
infer
that
the
beginning
of
his
downfall
was
Wh.rn
our
Lord
washed
the
feet
~f
Jus
apostles,
before
the
harboring
of
a
love
of
money.
Instead
of
rebuking
this
partakmg
of.
the
Passover
s,upper,
he
I~tImate~
that
as
they
wrong
spirit
and
seeking,
on
the
contrary,
to
cultivate
gen-
had
.bathed
(m
accordance
WIth
the
Je:Wls~
reqmrement
of
the
erosity,
love
and
benevolence,
he
permitted
selfishness
to
have
puttmg
away
of
all
filth
at
the
beg.m~mg
of
th~
Passover
rontrol,
more
or
less,
in
his
heart
and
life.
We
may
surmise
season)
they
merely
needed
now
the
rmsm.g
of
then
f~et,
the
that
he
chose
the
office
of
treasurer
for
the
little
company,
cleansm¥,
of
the
~embers
that
had
come
m
contact
wI~h
the
wherras
had
he
heen
sufficiently
alive
to
his
own
weakness
earth.
He
that
IS
bathed
needeth
not
save
to
wash
hIS
fert
his
prol;er
rourse
would
have
been
to
refuse
it
realizing
that
to
be
clean
every
whit."
(R.
V.)
Our
Lord
added,
referring
already
he
had
too
mueh
love
of
money,
and
th~t
the
handling
to
Judas,
"Ye
are
clean,
but
~ot
a~l."
Th.is
expressio~
shows
of
the
funds
might
prove
a
temptation
to
him.
But
on
the
us
.
very
.clearly.
that
he
~ad
III
mmd
a.
hlghe~
c1eansmg,
of
('ontrary,
he
sought
and
ohtained
the
office,
and
carried
the
WhICh
thIS
washmg
of
then
feet
and
then
preVIOUS
bath
were
bag
with
the
money
put
therein;
and
the
Apostle
John
tells
but
the
figures.
.
.
.
us
that
he
was
a
thief.
(John
1~:6.)
This
passion
for
money,
The
Lord
knew
that
the
h~art~
o~
hIS
dISCIples
were
loyal.
like
all
other
abnormal
propensities
of
our
fallen
nature,
grew
~e
had
accepted
them
a~
hIS
~Isclple~
anll
had
reck.onedly
stronger
as
it
was
enrouraj;ed
and
rultivated,
until
finally
it
lml?uted
t~
them
the
ment
o.f
hIS
sacnfic:
as
a
covenn~
of
knew
no
hounds
and
he
was
ready
to
sell
his
loving
Master
then
blemIshes,
the
full
testImony
of
whlrh
would
be
gIven
Messiah,
for
thirty
pieces
of
silver!
'
them
by
and
by
at
Pentecost,
the
holy
Spirit
testifying
that
Probably
.Judas
had
made
the
same
profession
of
ron-
till'
Father
h~d
accepted
the
Lord's
atoning
sacrifice
on
their
secration
as
dirl
the
other
disciples:
"Lo,
we
have
left
an
behalf.
Thele
was
one,
how~ver,
of
the
n,umber
whose
heart
to
follow
thee'
what
therefore
shall
w('
have
~"
And
with
was
not
rlean.
Our
Lord
dId
not
pass
hIm
by,
but
washed
the
others,
he
113d
lrft
all,
anrl
perhaps,
in
a
certain
way,
was
the
feet
of
Judas
with
the
rest,
knowi~g
the
.while
of
~il!l
very
sincere
and
rerognized
that
this
was
the
Messiah.
But
pe!fidy,
and
that
he
had
a~r~ady
hargamed
WIth
the
chIef
Judas
had
a
business
turn
of
mind.
He
wished
to
be
asso-
pnests
a~d
was
mere!y
awaItIng
the
opportune
moment
for
dated
with
smh
a
great
kingdom
as
the
Messiah
would
set
the
earrymg
~ut
of
hIS
malevolent
scheme.
up.
So
there
was
a
measure
of
selfishness
connected
with
his
Our
Lord
swords,
.
although
not
understood
.by
the
rest,
consrrration.
Perhaps
this
is
true
with
all
of
us.
We
are
all
must
have
heen
appreCIated
by
Judas,
as
were
hIS
subsequent
!lure
that
th('
Lord
has.
a
kingdom
and
we
hope
to
have
a
share
wo:ds.
Our
Lord
went
so
~ar
.as
to
quot~
th?
ve~y
prophecy
in
it.
But
this
thought
should
he
seconrlary.
Our
merit
should
whlrh
marked
Ju?as.
and
hIS
dIsloyalty,
hIS
VIOlatIon
of
~ven
he
of
a
higher
o1'(ler
than
merely
a
desire
for
reward
for
the
common
hospItalIty.
(Psa.
41:
9.)
N
one
of
these
thlllgS
service.
moved
Judas;
none
of
these
things
appealed
to
his
heart
in
As
treasurer
of
the
disciples
Judas
looked
out
to
get
a
su?h
a
manner
as
.to
ch~nge
~is
cou:se.
We
hav~
thu~
strong
good
share
for
himself,
to
"feather
his
own
nest."
In
the
eVIdence
of
the
wllfu~
llltentlOn
WhIC~
marked
hIS
cnme
and
case
of
the
ointm('nt
used
for
our
Lord
by
Mary,
he
said,
~akes
c1;~r
the
meam.n~
o~,
our
Lord
swords
w:hen
he
called
That
ointm('nt
is
worth
a
great
deal
of
money,
and
it
should
hIm
the
son
of
per~ItIOn,
and
declared
that
It
would
have
have
b('en
put
into
the
treasury
instead
of
being
poured
on
?;en
better
for
hIm
If
he
had
never
been
born
.
•
Jesus'
hear}.
"This
he
said
because
he
was
a
thief
ann
car-
MINE
OWN
FAMILIAR
Itlf:Ji.
~'li~
LIFTED
UP
HIS
HEEL
ried
the
hag."
While
they
were
at
supper
Jesus,
appearing
very
sorrow-
So
it
seems
that
this
spirit
of
avari('e
grew
upon
him.
As
fnl,
gave
as
an
explanation
that
it
would
be
one
of
his
own
matters
progressed
he
began
to
see
that
things
were
not
reach-
chosen
twd"e
that
would
hetray
him
and
thus
become
ac-
ing
the
culmination
for
whi('h
he
had
hoped
and
looked.
Proh-
('('ssory
to
his
death-one
of
those
who
dipped
with
him
in
ably
he
was
one
of
those
who
said.
at
least
in
his
heart,
"If
the
dish,
partaking
of
the
same
supper,
the
same
bread
the
thou
do
these
things,
do
them
publicly,
so
that
others
may
see."
same
roasted
lamh.
Then
he
pointed
out
that
although'this
This
would
seem
to
have
been
the
spirit
of
Judas
and
of
many
was
all
written
(Psa.
41
:9),
and
thus
no
alteration
would
be
others.
They
want
en
Jesus
to
do
the
things
that
wouln
es-
mane
in
respect
to
the
divine
plan,
nevertheless
it
signified
tablish
him
with
the
people.
We
can
imagine
their
saying,
a
very
gross
breach
of
friendship-one
sad
to
contemplate.
,
I
Ask
some
thousands
to
come
and
see
the
raising
of
some
It
really
made
no
difference
to
the
Lord,
so
far
as
his
inten-
one
from
the
dead,
and
have
a
good
demonstration,"
etc.
tion
and
his
consecration
were
concerned,
whether
he
were
But
nothing
of
this
kind
was
done.
Each
miracle
was
per-
apprehended
by
the
rulers
without
any
betrayal
or
whether
formed
by
our
Lord
in
a
quiet.
way.
betrayed
by
a
comparative
stranger
or
by
a
disciple.
The
Probably
Judas
began
to
thlllk
that
Jesus
could
not
man-
fact
would
make
no
change
in
the
divine
arrangement·
but
age
affairs
nearly
so
w('ll
as
if
he
would
allow
Judas
to
it
was
a
cause
of
great
sorrow
to
the
Lorn
that
the
t;aitor
,
,
coach"
him
a
little.
As
time
passed,
he
began
to
keep
should
be
one
who
had
been
a
bosom
friend
and
disciple.
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(399-404) merely carry out the provisions of that covenant, which promises that they shall have the privileges of restitution. If they avail themselves of the opportunity they shall have eternal life. At that time, the right to human life will have passed out of the hands of our Lord as Redeemer, and will all, thenceforth, be represented in the Covenant itself, which guarantees all the things that God declared man should have. The stony heart of mankind will give place to a heart of flesh; and all who will live up to the terms of this covenant shall have THE WATCH TOWER Brooktyn, N. Y. eternal life. During the Millennial age the New Covenant will represent the life-rights laid down by our Lord. Whoever fails to observe that Law will receive chastisements. By this arrangement Christ, as Mediator of the New Covenant, will for a thousand years dispense the blessings. During this Gospel age our Lord keeps the right to life under his own contro] in order to give it to justice as the ransom-price for the world’s sins, for the redemption of the world, As soon as he gives up this right at the end of this age, justice relinquishes it, and mankind reccives it, as shown foregoing. Vou. XXXII BROOKLYN, N. Y., NOVEMBER 1, 1911 No. 21 WAS JUDAS A HYPOCRITE? It is difficult for any noble minded person to read the account of Judas’ course without feeling a sense of righteous indignation—a disgust for the baseness of character which could thus betray, for thirty pieces of silver, the one whom he recognized as the noblest of men, whether or not he was sure that Jesus was the Messiah. It may not be amiss here to reflect that Judas did not reach this depth of iniquity suddenly, but rather that the disposition toward unrighteousness had grown upon him during the three years of his intimacy with the Master, when the reverse disposition should have had control. At the time he was chosen to be an Apostle he was evidently a good man, so far as outward appearance, at least, was concerned; and his name, which signifies ‘‘Praise,’’? would seem to indicate that his parents had been of a religious cast of mind and had wished and, so to speak, had prophesied of him that he would be a messenger of God to sound forth his praise. And what a privilege and opportunity he enjoyed in this direction! From the meager mentionings of the Gospel reeords we may reasonably infer that the beginning of his downfall was the harboring of a love of money. Instead of rebuking this wrong spirit and seeking, on the contrary, to cultivate generosity, love and benevolence, he permitted selfishness to have control, more or less, in his heart and life. We may surmise that he chose the office of treasurer for the little company, whereas, had he been sufficiently alive to his own weakness, his proper course would have been to refuse it, realizing that already he had too much love of money, and that the handling of the funds might prove a temptation to him. But on the contrary, he sought and obtained the office, and carried the bag with the money put therein; and the Apostle John tells us that he was a thief. (John 12:6.) This passion for money, like all other abnormal propensities of our fallen nature, grew stronger as it was encouraged and cultivated, until finally it knew no hounds and he was ready to sell his loving Master, Messiah, for thirty pieces of silver! Probably Judas had made the same profession of consecration as did the other disciples: ‘‘Lo, we have left all to follow thee; what, therefore, shall we have?’’ And, with the others, he had left all, and perhaps, in a certain way, was very sincere and recognized that this was the Messiah. But Judas had a business turn of mind. He wished to be associated with such a great kingdom as the Messiah would set up. So there was a measure of selfishness connected with his consecration. Perhaps this is true with all of us. We are all sure that the Lord has.a kingdom and we hope to have a share in it. But this thought should be secondary. Our merit should be of a higher order than merely a desire for reward for service, As treasurer of the disciples Judas looked out to get a good share for himself, to ‘‘feather his own nest.’’ In the case of the ointment used for our Lord by Mary, he said, That ointment is worth a great deal of money, and it should have heen put into the treasury instead of being poured on Jesus’ head. ‘‘This he said because he was a thief and carried the hag.’’ So it seems that this spirit of avarice grew upon him. As matters progressed he began to see that things were not reaching the culmination for which he had hoped and looked. Probably he was one of those who said, at least in his heart, ‘‘If thou do these things, do them publicly, so that others may see.’’ This would seem to have been the spirit of Judas and of many others. They wanted Jesus to do the things that would establish him with the people. We can imagine their saying, ‘‘Ask some thousands to come and see the raising of some one from the dead, and have a good demonstration,’’ ete. But nothing of this kind was done. Each miracle was performed by our Lord in a quiet way. Probably Judas began to think that Jesus could not manage affairs nearly so well as if he would allow Judas to ‘‘eoach’’ him a little. As time passed, he began to keep some of the money. Perhaps he thought, ‘‘ Now things are not coming out very well. I will keep some of this money for the disciples and Jesus for a rainy day.’’ But he was really thinking about Judas. THE NECESSITY OF JUDGING OURSELVES By following a similar course of reasoning many people persuade themselves that they are trying to help others, when really they are looking out for their own interests. Hence there is a necessity for judging ourselves. The new creature should get the old creature into a corner and cross-question him: ‘‘Why do you act thus and so? Are you sure that you did not have some selfish motive in this matter?’’ If Judas had thus examined himself it would have been better for him. But not having done so, he drifted farther and farther away from a right spirit. Finally he went to the chief priests and said, ‘‘What would you give me if I were to give Jesus over?’? They said, So much. Then he turned the matter over in his mind for several hours. So when he was in the ‘‘upper chamber’’ his mind was abstracted, and he sat quietly watching what the others were doing. When our Lord washed the feet of his apostles, before partaking of the Passover supper, he intimated that as they had bathed (in accordance with the Jewish requirement of the putting away of all filth at the beginning of the Passover season) they merely needed now the rinsing of their feet, the cleansing of the members that had come in contact with the earth, ‘‘He that is bathed needeth not save to wash his fect to be clean every whit.’’ (R.V.) Our Lord added, referring to Judas, ‘‘ Ye are clean, but not all.’’ This expression shows us very clearly that he had in mind a higher cleansing, of which this washing of their feet and their previous bath were but the figures. The Lord knew that the hearts of his disciples were loyal. He had accepted them as his disciples and had reckonedly imputed to them the merit of his sacrifice as a covering of their blemishes, the full testimony of which would be given them by and by at Pentecost, the holy Spirit testifying that the Father had accepted the Lord’s atoning sacrifice on their behalf. There was one, however, of the number whose heart was not clean. Our Lord did not pass him by, but washed the feet of Judas with the rest, knowing the while of his perfidy, and that he had already bargained with the chief priests and was merely awaiting the opportune moment for the carrying out of his malevolent scheme. Our Lord’s words, although not understood hy the rest, must have been appreciated by Judas, as were his subsequent words. Our Lord went so far as to quote the very prophecy which marked Judas and his disloyalty, his violation of even the common hospitality. (Psa, 41:9.) None of these things moved Judas; none of these things appealed to his heart in such a manner as to change his course. We have thus strong evidence of the wilful intention which marked his crime and makes clear the meaning of our Lord’s words when he called him the ‘‘son of perdition,’’ and declared that it would have been better for him if he had never been born. ‘“‘MINE OWN FAMILIAR FRIEND HATH LIFTED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME”’ While they were at supper Jesus, appearing very sorrowful, gave as an explanation that it would be one of his own chosen twelve that would hetray him and thus become accessory to his death—one of those who dipped with him in the dish, partaking of the same supper, the same bread, the same roasted lamb. Then he pointed out that although this was all written (Psa. 41:9), and thus no alteration would be made in respect to the divine plan, nevertheless it signified a very gross breach of friendship—one sad to contemplate. It really made no difference to the Lord, so far as his intention and his consecration were concerned, whether he were apprehended by the rulers without any betrayal, or whether betrayed by a comparative stranger or by a disciple. The fact would make no change in the divine arrangement; but it was a cause of great sorrow to the Lord that the traitor should be one who had been a bosom friend and disciple. [4906}
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