in that day The day of judgment. This is a forecast far into the distant future, when it would be worth while to assume Christianity, when hypocrisy would take the form of pretending to be a follower of the now despised Jesus. (See Canon Mozley's sermon On the reversal of human judgment.)

For the pathetic repetition, Lord, Lord, cp. ch. Matthew 23:37; Luke 22:31.

prophesied i. e. preached. The greatest of preachers dreads such a sentence. 1 Corinthians 9:27, "Lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway."

devils See note, ch. Matthew 4:24.

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