Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-28


..,.nD.;,Ior thai unbeiiessrs are In I'm
minent peril. remain The same or arc
a strengthened. John $40 "a ono OF uhese
and reads thus; "God SO Ioved the
world that He gave His only begotten
son that yhosoeyer believeth in X. v.
onl Him shall not perish. but have
everlasting (R. v. eternaD life."
With regard to the duration OF future
mishment no change is made except to
render the question more unequivocsl.
The great gulf mentioned by Christ IN
the parable OF the Rich Man and Laza'
rus is the same impossible gulf in BOTH
versions. =,
Matt. 25:4l, A ", reads, "Then shall
He saw also unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, We cursed, into ever,
lasting fire, prepared for the devil anu
his angels" The X. V. Is the same,
except the words ''into the eternal hre
which il prepared" etc. And IN the
margin il reads, depart from me under
a curse" a marginal rendering not
found in the A. v.
In the forty sixth verse oil the samS
chapter. the A. V. has "And these shali
yo awoy intoeyerlasting Greek aionlon
Constituent; but the righteous into me
eternal Greek aionion). The H. V
translates "aionion" alike in both caseS'
and reads: "And these shall 90 away
into eternal punishment; but the right'
cons into eternal life." This transia'
ton is much less ambiguous TO an Eng
lish reader.
The words elimination anu
CLAIMED" do not occur IN any place IN
tbe r. v. where they occur in the a;
v, but in their stead condemnation
ndestructiop," Judgment and
oindqed." But these words have never
been depended upon as substantlating
the doctrine OF future punishment; MOI
have they been intelligentIy used as
Scriptural, but as theological, descrlp
tions of that punishment-ln whltl
sense they may continue 10 De use1i
Proof texts from the writings OF rau'
remain substantially the same. In 10
mans 200, We still read, After my
hardness and Impenitent heart treasur'
est ND unto (R. V. lor) thysell wratii
and revelation OF the righteous Judg
ment Of God; who will render to every
man according to his deeds (R. v
works." Verses 3 and 9, Unto them
that are contentious (R. V. factlous) and
do not obey Or. V. and obey mott the
truth, but obey unrlghteOusnes;
IP. V. her inserts shall be- IN
dignation and wrath, (R V. wrath
and indignstion), tribulatlon AM
anguish. upon every soul oil man ina
60 ,th Or. V. worketh) evil, OF the De"
first" etc. III. Thess. l;9, A. " Is
"Who shall be punished with everlast
ing destruction from the presence oi tht
Lord" The X. V. reads, "Who shall
suffer punishment, even eternal de
struction from the Lord"
Hebrews 1927, A. V, has "a certain
fearful looking for OF judgment and fiery
indignation which shall devour the al
versaries." The II. V. has, "a certain
fearful expo ctatiou OF Judgment and
fierceness OF fire which shall devour tn
adversaries."
Verse 90, OF the same chapter,app2ear'
thus in the two versions: "Oi nov
much sorer punishment suppose K. V
think We, shall he be thought IL. '
iudgedj worthy, who hath, etc. Verse
80, representing God as saying: Ven
geance belongeth unto me, | vii! re
compense," is the same in both versions
as also is verse 81 as follows: ut is
fearful thing to fall into the hands o
the living God"
Whether these passages have beer
rightly interpreted as teaching eterna
future punishment We do not pretenl
10 say. But it is evident that they have
lost none OF their force by the present
revision, and some OF them are not only
clearer, they are also stronger than be
lore.