Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-09

= that some would say, "lO, he IN Christ, {
u there Is Christ, but go not after them,
4 Whyi How can We tell but what yo
u Will come IN some dark room or clrcll
+ whore the folks have all got hold {
u handsS WIN thy coming be yislbleS
so how ylslblcY Matt, % ~ says, "Po
! as the lightning that comet out of III
) east, and shlneth even unto the west .
D shall also tho coming of the Son Of ma
| be-" That all those signs which were I
I be heralds Of Chglst's coming were give
Q to and fulfilled In that generation cannc
7 be true ~ seen from another stand
point, In Luke IL 20 We read, "An
when the people were gathered thick to
l gcther, he began 10 say, This Is ~ eyl
generations they seek slgnj aud ther
, shall no sign be given 1t, but the Sign o
Jonas the prophet" In Matt. l2 10 h
shows us In what particular sense he wa
sign TO them, "For as Jonas was tire,
days aud three nights ln the whales belly
so shall the Son of man be three days AM
three nights In the heart Of the earth,
Now this was all the sign there was givol
to that generation, hence II proves tha
Christ did not come the second time at sc
early period, In the 3lst verse of Luke
llth chapter Jusus says: "Thc Queen oI
the sout shall rise UP IN the judgment Will
the men Of this generation and condemn
thcm.' Now II may be Claimed. that this
Is u moral transaction, but howl SO when
the queen Of the south passed dway long
before the generation existed to which
reference Is made. The 32d verse rcads,
"rhc men Of Nincveh shall rise up In the
judgment with this generation and shall
condemn It," Thus Christ teaches Us
that men who have been dead for centuries,
shall rise up In the Judgment, notwith-
standing Mr.. Ballou to the contrary Ho-
ly Job tcstliles in chapter II: 30 and 80,
"llave yc not asked them that 90 by the
way? and do yc not know their tokcn,,
That the wicked Is reserved to the day OF
destruction? they shall be brought forth
to the day Of wrath" Christ said 10 that
generation in John s; II, 81 90 my way,
and yc shall seek me, and shall die in your
sins; whittier go, yc cannot come" 50
they had no moral nor any other resurrec-
tion, but await the time when lthc queen
of the south, and the men of Ninevch
shall rise to be judged according 10 their
works. "For we must all appear before
the Judgment seat of Christ, that every
one may receive the things done in his
body, according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad. I'D Cor. 8:
10. Luke II: 20 and 80 reads But the
same day that Lot went out of Sodom it
rained fire and birthstone from heaven
and destroyed them all. Even thus shall
it be in the day when the Son of man is
revealed Was this fulfilled within for
ty years from the crucillyion? Where is
the history that gives US the date: None
Of your spiritualizing this, unless you can
prove that Sodom was Il spiritual city,
and 1t suffered the vengeance Of spiritual
fire. For thus shall it be in the day when
the Son Of man Is revealed. Peter tells
Us that Sodom's destruction is set forth
as an example for them who shall after
ward live ungodly.
Mr.. Ballou says he does not believe in 4
literal resurrection. OF course then he
does not believe the Bible teaches il. |
Well let us see about it. Luke 20 35 and
SO says, "But they which shall be ac-
counted worthy to obtain that world, |
and the resurrection from the dead, neith- |
er marry, nor are given in marriage
Neither can they die any more; for they
are equal unto the angels; and are the |
children Of God. being the children OF the
'esurrection.' Now if this is Il spiritual |
hing how is it that good people get mar
led! Christ says that they which are
'aised from the dead do not marry, neith-
II can they die any more. Do not peo-
,le die that have been raised up into
tate Of spiritual life in Christ? Paul tells
is about the dead in Christ rising first in
st Thes. 1 l6, and this rising is after
hey become new creatures in Christ,
Use, how could they die in Christ? John
i: 80 and 40 says, "And this is the Faith
RS will which hath sent me, that of all
Which ne hath given Inc l should lose
othing, but should raise it up again at
- last day. And this is the will OF him
nat sent me, that every one which seeth
he Son, and believoth on him, may have .
verlasting life; and | will raise him up
t the last day" In the 39th verse Christ .
llks about raising his people up again at !
lie last day. Raised up first when? at ,
diversion? it is so claimed. Then what ,
bout this rising up again at the last day?
he next verse shows that it is the believ-
/ he is talking about. Reader will it do
} believe Jesus Christ's testimony on this I
Oint? we think so, and also Isaiah's, 26 a
lapter, and 10Th verse, "Thy dead men =
lall liye, together with my dead body :;
lall they arise. Awake and sing,
, that dwell in dust; for thy dew is as
le dew of herbs and the earth sllsll east II
1T the dead This scripture plainly h
lows us what it is that is going to pe "
Used, and from what they are raised, T
nd in view of such a resurrection, David
,uld say as recorded in Psalms Il: "As
r me, l will behold thy face in right i
usness. shall be satisfied when ] +,
wake with thy likeness"
So we can say. and would be glad t., :,