The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-21
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not only Abraham and his seed, but
the entire human race (elicept those
then living), appeared before Him.
and were rewarded according to
the deeds done in the body;si j. e..
they were judged; i. e., the SHEEN
we're separated from the goats
i. e., the righteous went to heaven
and the wicked TO eternal punish
ment.
During these two thousand wears.
not only Abraham and his seed. but
the entire human race ii. e., the
dead part ofit) were in hades, await
ing their resurrection and judo-
ment, which took place when Christ
appeared at the destruction OF
Jerusalem.
Hades Is the resting place OF the
dead. 1t is neither heaven nor he'll.
1t is the place where the de9d bo.h
righteous aud wicked) await their
final dispositIon-the righteous be-
ing detained for heaven and the
wicked for eternal punishment.
The paradise OF hades is not the
final abode of The righteous. They
are to be brought up for Judgment,
and then pass into the kingdom of
the Father. Hades is not The inal
abode of the wicked. They, too,
appear before the iudgmen seat oil
Christ, and then pass into the lake
of fire which burns forever.
AS the Jewish nation and Primitive
church were detained il hades until
Christ came and judged them, A. d.
20, so the inhabitants of this great
earth since A. d. 20 have been de-
tanned in hades, awaiting their
resurrection and Judgment.
No person who has lived in this
world since A. d. 20 can go 10
heaven or hell until the final iudg-
ment takes place, and, therefore, IL
a person loves Christ lie will be
anxious to have the judgment come
at once.
Paul (he was executed A. d. 6Sl
only waited two years after his
death to see Christ; that is, till
Christ came, A. D., 20. Abraham,
however, was compelled to wait two
thousand years. 1t is fortunate for
US who love Christ that we live SO
near the judgment, as we are sure
to see Him soon.
Judgment. says Paul, comes first
to the Jews, then to the Gentiles.
For nearly two thousand years
that is, since Christ judged the
Jews at the destruction of Jerusa-
lem-the Gentiles have been under
Gods care, and the Gentle judg-
ment must be near at hand.
The judgment of the Gentiles and
the destruction of the physical uni
verse will be Simultaneous events.
Once God said, "Let the earth be
created" and it was created. Some
day, in His own good time, He will
say, Let the earth be destroyed"
and it will be destroyed.
Our idea is that the earth is
rapidly ripening for the final judg-
ment. The war in Europe, now as.
suming large proportions, the extra.
ordinary financial depression, al
home and abroad, of the last five
years, and the wonderful interest
in the preaching of Moody and
Sankey, all indicate that the Lord
is moving in the affairs Of men.
Just prior TO the destruction OF
Jerusalem, antichrist was exceed.
ing active. Men were preaching
all over Judea that Jesus of Naza-
reth was not the true Christ and
professed christians we're falling
away on all sides.
"They vent out from u.s. says
the Apostle John, .'but they were
not all OF u.s."
At no time since the destruction
of Jerusalem has the spirit Of anti.
christ been so rampant as at this
very hour. ave are coming to a
period Of great mental questioning.
touching our religious doctrines
says an eminent BOstoa divine.
"This controversy respecting future
punishment" says a New York
minister, "is an effort Of satan 10
unsettle the beliefs of mankind"
When will this earth end2
We answer, when the gospel has
been preached to all men.
The exploits OF Livingstone and
Stanley show that the light of this
century Is beginning to shine even
in benighted Africa, and the time
must be near, with the electric fash
encircling the globe, when it can be
said that the gospel has been
preached TO all men. Then, aceord.
ing to Christ, the end will come.
This earth had beginning, aad
1t will have an ending. To indisld-
uals, it ends at death. To you aud
to me, my friends, IL matters little
when 1t ends, IL we have Christ;
without him we must perish.
Now that God is drawing near TO
earth once more, we need the faith
and simplicity, and Holy Ghost
power Of apostolic times.
We believe these views are des.
tined TO unite all who really love
the Savior, in tabernacle form Of
worship. doing away with gorgeous
and half paid for churches. TO the
end, that the glory OF God in tksso
latter days may cover the earth as
the waters cover the sea. Let as
labor and pray for this grand con-