Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-05-01
Mr., psmsn's Reply to Mr, Bsiiou,

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Enron AGR--As now have an oppOr
tuaity will consider Mr. Ballou's last
questions
Question No, |, We see no need O
taking any other view OF Rom, 8 10
than We have expressed IN our last article
No, 2, Did not Christ come to CONVEX
and save sinners ny making them right
eous, Auswer-most certainly no did
aud that state was aud II 10 be obtained
by faith IN him as the Scriptures say
John 7 81,
No, ., ifsome do not believe IN ant
receive Christ, does that prove that they
never will 7 Answer-no, nor does II
prove that they will, for there 10 no proc
for thugs that are not facts, Some have
believed and some have not, In past times
aud died the same and II IL quite likely
that such will be the case with many more
No, 1, We do not believe that the
kingdom Of Christ has come, but We be-
lleye that Christ did come At the close OF
he Jewish age ~ the great prophet IL
establish tho gospel OF the Kingdom, and
then went away 10 be merclful High
Priest, then at the close Of the gospel
aye 10 come again, TO DO king OF
kings aud Lord OF Lordsi then will
the Kingdoms Of this world become
his and he shall relgn forever, Rev. II no,
No, ., We have said In former articles
that komos gave tho locality Of the
event, aud dioH the time or duration
especially Of Matt, 49, 1910,
No, 0, do not remember that | have
claimed that this IL to be an end Of the
material world, but change, as In I'd
Peter $40, We believe Matt 2ii3 same
~ Matt, 10 40.
Not 1t may be all proper to call 1t
age as the original reads, but when we
quote from our English version we usual
~ quote as II reads; but whether II be
age or world 1t does not destroy the argu-
mcnt concerning the events which are to
occur.
No. 8, Matt. "a 40 says nothing on the
subject, but Matt. 90 ;iG Is meant sup
pose, The term worldly punishment Is
In keeping with Mr. Ballou's Idea Of pun
lshmcnt, hence he uses the term. But as
for myself ! believe Matt. 25;4G means
Just what 1t says. 1t speaks Of the dura-
ton of punishment and life, but not the
condition Of man In either Eternal life
Is the hope Of the christian, but everlast-
Ing punishment is the destiny Of the
wicked.
No. 0. That the generation then living
was the one referred to In Mat. "a "a,
cannot be, that is If generation Is ex-
clusiyely u people who are living at the
same time, for these are events which
did not occur until hundreds of years
after Christ spoke them ito that people
The great tribulation did not begin until
A. d, 53S-40, by Justenian, the Roman
Emperor, and under his code Of laws,
continued one thousand years, or there
abouts. The sun and moon was not dark.
cncd until 1880, the stars did not fall as
the Scriptures describes IN Rev. G Is,
until 1888. All the tribes of the earth
have not mouruou Ior the reason spccill-
ed. Yet If so, when and where since the
events mentioned took place Now
Christ speaks Il parable In this wise, verse
SO Now learn parable of the fig tree,
when its branches is yet tender, and put.
tctb forth leaves, ye know that summer
is nigh So likewise ye, when We shall
see all these things, know that it is near,
even at the doors. Now he says this
generation shall not pass until all these
things be fulfilled. This shows conclusive.
ly that the generation that saw these
events and learned the parable was not
the generation living when Christ was
speaking,
No. 10. We understand tLat the terms
last days and times as is frequently used
in the Scriptures, do not always mean the
last day as at oil Of the material or physi-
col world, but we believe that the last
day Of this Gospel Age which is the day
Of Judgment, as we have shown at length
in previous articles.
No. IL. No final judgment takes place
until the time appointed, which is ex-
pressed in John -: 48 and Acts II 81,
same as in John 6 :3s-4O and Jude IA :l5.
No. -. / don't know as it is any proof
against the fact that stars have fell as the
scriptures say. If astromers have not re-
corded the fact it may be that they are
troubled with the same unbelief that our
friend is concerning the scriptures. His
torians have recorded such fact, and
there are some sensible eye witnesses
now living who confess the truth of these
things If Mr.. Ballou can tell how the
Creatoy could have the earth and sun and
moon, and all the planetary system on
nothing, then perhaps he can tell how
stars can fall to the earth, and cannon
on peas. Very truly yours,
A. DAMAN.