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The End Of the world.

10 the bullOr OF me fost.
Houston. Texas. June 1s,---As II Is very
generally believed that tho world is
going to be burned up" dust as the ne
groes In Butes warehouse expeoted), but
that Il will come as thief In the night,
It might be interesting to Inquire into
really teaches such a discreditable doc
trine. For the definitions that follow. the
reader is referred to Young's Analytical
Concordance (Which ranks in Biblical
matters about as webster's Dictionary
does in secular matters or to any reputa-
BILE Greek or Hebrew dictionary
Be 1t TO the credit Of the Biblo that IT
nowhere says the earth will be burned up,
II does say that the evil institutions OF
this age Will be consumed IN "a Time OF
trouble (revouUon) such as there never
was since there was A nation ana THIS
is what Christ called the "end OF the age
which he said would take place at his Sec
ond coming In Matthew xii, XIV aud
xvii chapters, our Lord used the express
sion lend OF the age FIVE times. Christ
used the Greek word "aion" meaning
age, dispensatlon, but it has been trans"
lated world" which is misleading, The
WORD ulnu IL AIdHSlhltu WNAlN
throughout the New Testament So with
the word "kosmos,' which, however has
broader use than "aion.' The Bible
teaching throughout Is that the lend OF
the age and Chrlst's second coming are
for the purpose OF ushering in better age
for which all people are praying Thy
kingdom come thy Will be done on earth
as 1t is in Heaven" II Christ knew that
the literal earth was going to be burned
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| Christ spoke In The present sense and
said neither Himself nor angels nor men
| (at that tme) knew tho day nor the
hour" but afterward (l'lrst Thessalonlans,
/ va Paul said "Ye brethren are not in
darkness that that day (timel should over
take YOU as a thief" indicating a class
/ who would be forewarned OF the END OF
the age" but by a better understanding
Of the Bible and not by so-called latter
day prophets
Likewise the term eternal torment
does not appear in the Bible. The Greek
word "aionlos'' has been translated "etern-
al, everlasting" whereas its definition IL
given as age lasting" age lasting fire
would indicate an end when fire had ac'
ccmplished Its usual work OF utter de-
struction. age lasting life (brieilY-aN-
plained) does not necessarily end because
after Gods day Of (triaD judgment, tbs
last enemy which viii be destroyed viii
be death" and thenceforth there will b!
nothing 10 prevent life from being per
petual.
The writer's OF the Old Testament usec
the Hebrew word "sheol'--meanin "un
seen state, place OF the dead, grave, pit.
Il has sometimes been translated ''hell,
sometimes grave and sometimes pit Tho
writer's OF the New Testament and oul
Lord used the Greek word "hades." mean
Ing the same as "sheal" "Hndes" ha.
been translated hell and one time grave
Neither "sheol" nor ''hades" (Which thu
writer's used) meant FIRE ar torment In an,
sense. Our Lord also used the wort
'gehenna' which has been translated
hell. "Gshenna" signiflod the "Naley o
Hinnom," which was gully outside %
Jerusalem where the garbage was de
eroyed AS such 1t Indicated utter de
struotlon" and not eternal IRE"
Most people believe the English wor'
hell" means eternal FIRE, but not so. TIL
old Anglo-Saxon word hell" meant -
cover. TO hide, a concealed place" tverl
"hele'). Early English writers would sa!
"hele the house" "hele the potatoes" no
meaning to burn them. but to put roo
, on the house, or to cover up or make
hill OF potatoes as was the custom In tn
fields. (Scc Websters Dictionary for In
original and recent usage OF HE'LL
Let Bible students paste this in thel
Bibles 1t will stand investigation. Th
article must Of course. be brief The Bibl
Is broad. liberal. scientific and when IL
friends stop slanderng God and the BIbl
more people viii believe and be Chris
tians. Student.