Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02
Correspondence.
Letters to Rev. Allen Damon.
(No, 80


0 (No, 8,)
9 DEAR SIR-You refer me to Dan
l. iel 70; 2, IN order to prove that al
= who die here before becoming be-
levers in Christ, will perish or be dc
I stroyed after they are "made alive IN
Christ'-alter call things are subdued
unto him" and "God becomes oil 10
all !" As usual, you make no attempt
whatever to prove the application OF
this text to the immortal state For
this, you rely entirely on the prejudice
and preposscssed opinions Of your
readers. In short, YOU undertake to
beg and assume the application OF all
your proof texts to the future world |!
Thus, your argument is based on
your own opinion lie, us see your
proof that Daniel l2: 2, John 8: 2S,
~, and Ezek. Is; 26, were designed
by the Saviour to apply to the resur-
rectlon state in the future world, Pri
ma facia there is some plausibility in
applying Daniel l2: 2 and John s |
2S, TO the future world, hence | have
taken the laborIng oar to show why
they should not be thus applied, but
there is not the least shadow OF rea
son fvr making such an application OF
Ezekiel lS: 20. Do YOU really think
that there is danger Of any backslid-
ing IN the future state after they ore
"made alive in CbristY' Then, for
aught that | know, you may be the
very man to backslide out OF heaven!
Let US examine Daniel l2: g
|. This can not be regarded as
universal resurrection, because i. says,
"Many Of them that sleep IN the dust"
"Many Of them" does not mean all.
9 Alexander Cruden in his large =,
Concordance says, "Dust signifies a
most low and miserable condition" - !
1st Samrel 2: 3 says, "God raiseth up
the poor out of the dust" Nah. 8 (
l9, "Thy mobiles shall dwell in the I
dust" 10 Isa. 2G: 10, it is said {
awake and sing ye that dwell in the I
dust Eph. 5: IA, Awake thou |
that sleepest and arise from the dead j
and Christ shall give thee light i
Hence, infer that those mentioned
n Daniel were not the literally dead. t
8. This passage was to be fulfilled t
when "lhere shall be time OF trou- G
Die, such as there never was since {
here was Il nation even to that same s
ime " Compare this with Matt. "a |
II, and it fixes the time at the close t
If the Jewish age, and the commence. r
ncnt OF the gospel age. t
4. 1t was TO be fulfilled "when He a
hall have accomplished to scatter the o
'ower OF the holy people, then "all o
hese things shall be finished, verse s.
:. The Jews were commonly called g
'the holy people" +
S. 1t was to be when "lhe Jewish l.
ally sacrifice should be taken away
nd the abomination that maketh des- l
late shall be SET up,"-verse II. See y
Iatt. "a g: Is. d
6. "The end" mentioned in Daniel "
2 4, 8, 8, 9, 13, is undoubtedly the u
anne end that is spoken of in Matt, ~
4th chapter, verses 3, 6, l3, and IA, "
nd the Saviour fixes that time by III
aging, "This generation shall not +
ass till all these things be fulfilled s1
Matt. "a: "a. Thus, interpreting III
cripture by Scripture, we find that co
'anlel 70: 2, applies to the begin III
ing Of Cnrist's reign. and not to its u
in the immortal state. pe
l have studied the Bible some dur ca
z the last As years, and now l will 20
* you to point me to the precise text 81
hich says, God has promised i'm INT
ortalty to them that seek it" and to nj
me others. In Luke 20 3S, Jesus I'M
Us, "For all live unto God" Paul pa
YES as much evidence in the 18th of IN
t Cor, that all men are to put on
mortality as that any will. GAS in
lam all die, even SO in Christ shall
made alive" There is no account
the Bible of any sin, death or de-
'uction after that. hot
There is not the shadow of evidence ten
4; "dyiug IN iniquity' in Ezekiel los
26, pertains to the future state. no
to the words OF Paul, "Thc wages ma
sin is death, but the gift of God is ma
.rnal lite" You pervert it by max stal
, it mean, "the wages OF sin will be hoy
ith in the future void. if the sinner onl
es not believe in Christ before he hea
IS T. The text neither says nor wit
ans any such thing. Paul says, be
d be- carDally minded Cuickedly will