ked see what they
have forfeited by their life of rebellion. The far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory was despised when offered them; but how desirable
it now appears. "All this," cries the lost soul, "I might have had; but I
chose to put these things far from me. Oh, strange infatuation! I have
exchanged peace, happiness, and honor, for wretchedness, infamy, and
despair." All see that their exclusion from heaven is just. By their lives
they have declared, "We will not have this Jesus to reign over us."

As if entranced, the wicked have looked upon the coronation of the Son of
God. They see in His hands the tables of the divine law, the statutes
which they have despised and transgressed. They witness the outburst of
wonder, rapture, and adoration from the saved; and as the wave of melody
sweeps over the multitudes without the city, all with one voice exclaim,
"Great and marvelous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are
Thy ways, Thou King of saints;"(1161) and falling prostrate, they worship
the Prince of life.

Satan seems paralyzed as he beholds the glory and majesty of Christ. He
who was once a covering cherub remembers whence he has fallen. A shining
seraph, "son of the morning;" how changed, how degraded! From the council
where once he was honored, he is forever excluded. He sees another now
standing near to the Father, veiling His glory. He has seen the crown
placed upon the head of Christ by an angel of lofty stature and majestic
presence, and he knows that the exalted position of this angel might have
been his.

Memory recalls the home of his innocence and purity, the peace and content
that were his until he indulged in murmuring against God, and envy of
Christ. His accusations, his rebellion, his deceptions to gain the
sympathy and support of the angels, his stubborn persistence in making no
effort for self-recovery when God would have granted him forgiveness,--all
come vividly before him. He reviews his work among men and its
results,--the enmity of man toward his fellow-man, the terrible destruction
of life, the rise and fall of kingdoms, the overturning of thrones, the
long succession of tumults, conflicts, and revolutions. He recalls his
constant efforts to oppose the work of Christ and to sink man lower and
lower. He sees that his hellish plots have been powerless to destroy those
who have put their trust in Jesus. As Satan looks upon his kingdom, the
fruit of his toil, he sees only