The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-02
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Says A. ID. S.: ave believe that
the judgment day is the daily and
continued dispcnsation of divine
justice" &c. BY judgment, ortho-
dox christians understand, that i'm
portant period which is to termin-
ate the present state of existence,
and in which there is to be gen.
eral trial of angels and men, holy,
and unholy. The justice of God
requires it, as his Judgment is not
clearly and fully displayed in this
life; 2 Thess., 1:6, Z; Eccl., S:l4.
The judgment is at future and
definite time. Acts, 1881; Because
he hath appointed day, in the
which he will judge the world in
righteousness, &C.; also, Feel, go,
12:14; ROM, 90, and others. Texts
which limit the judgment to II per-
iod after death and the resurrec-
ton. Heb, 9:27; And as it is APP
pointed unto men once to die, but
after this, tho judgment. Acts,
1912; And he commanded us to
preach unto the people; and to tes-
tify that it is he which was ordained
of God to be the judge Of the quick
and dead. There are sins which
cannot be punished in this life;
where criminals die in the very act
of sin, for which they will be judged
on the great Judgment day. Texts
which speak of former generations
being reserved unto judgment.
Jude &, tells of the sinful angels
who are reserved until the Judgment;
also inhabitants of Sodom and Co
morrah, and many others are spo-
ken of in the Scriptures as being at
the judgment, who were of former
generations. Rev., 2O:12; And l
saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God; and the books were
opened; and another book was
| opened, which is the book of life;
and the dead were judged out of
those things which were written in
the books, according to their works.
And whatsoever was not found writ
ten in the book of life was cast in
to the lake of fire. All can be
saved if they will, yet VIC arc told
that many arc lost. Matt, 7:24;
Strive to enter in ut the strait gate,
for many / say unto you, will seek
to enter in, and shall not be able;
also ID, II, verses, and Luke, 1928.
Luke, 1928; There shall be weep
ing and gnashing of teeth when ye
shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and
Jacob, in the kingdom of God, and
you yourselves thrust out. We be-
licve in an intermediate state be-
tween death and the resurrection.
That for good spirits, it is Il place
of enjoyment, called paradise" by
Jesus, talking to the repcntant
thief on the cross; Luke, 23:43
Called "Abraham's BOSOM in the
story of Lazarus and the rich man.
The intermediate state for wicked
spirits is called hell, and is state
of misery, shown abundantly in the
Scriptures, to be such. After thi
resurrection and judgment, the goot
ascend, soul and body to heaven
and the wicked soul and body are
cast into "thc lake of fire, which il
the second death" The clcmen
of the lake Of fire may be to the hui
man soul, what the fire Is to the Wis
IDLE human body. They that have
received the Gospel shall be judgct
according to it, and the heather &C
cording to the light ofnature. "a
God all vengeance would be a Go,
unkind, and II God all mercy woul,
be God unjust"
Aside from the Scripture quoted
in these letters. we are indebted
for the most convincing arguments
to some of the best writer's of tn,
times. i. G.. STRAwEs.