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HEAVEN.


That the Creator has a grand capital.
from whence he governs the starry systems.
seems necessary according to our under
standing OF the laws OF motion: but the
scriptures give no other locali1ation for
heaven than that OF our tcxt---thc expanse
in which are the fowls of heaven" or the
aerial; and tho illimtable space. led
with the material hosts or the ETHEREAL
heavens The presence of God is every
where" Qully represen,edl The punish.
ment OF the finally disobedlcnt Is: Ever.
lasting destruction. from the presence OF
the Lord and the glory OF His power
extinc,ion--outside OF any further thought
"a Thess. r;o)
IL ascend into heaven thou art there: if
make my bed in hell. behold. thou art
there" (Psa. r3o:I-Is. Here is shown how
completely Gods creature is in His pur.
pose that even in the tomb is not out OF
his plan; and nothing but wiful dis.
obedience after full knowledge and ability
can deprive him OF Gods presence. God
us there" that is. He hath determined a
coming forth. IL is His own plan. for sis
own Glory In this Psalm the prophet is
representing the "EIect OF this age.
privileged TO become sharers In the glory
OF fulfilling Gods thoughts toward all His
children-we are apt to think OF Gods
personality from mans standard OF a man;
out the scriptural rule given u.s. to compare
spiritual things with spiritual We may
illustrate from known standard in the
material. but we can learn nothing from
comparison with mans plane of being.
Mans nature (pane of being Is little
lower than the angelic plane psalm $40.
prophetic or as IL already finished because
it's failure is impossible Il is, Gods
Thoughts, intention. purpoSe) Man was
created perfect and placed in conditions
that must renew every atom OF the flesh
and blood organisms proportionate to the
wastes; continual formation of new
tissue everlasting life, upon the conditions
OF obedience aud consequent continuance
to him Of the trees OF life" IL was a
covenant OF life, its consequences forseen
and permitted in wisdom that cannot err.
The texture OF the bodies Of the spirit
nature we cannot know. but we are assured
that the uncreated iple-Life--
cannot be manifested at all without the
organism which it viiallzes Life is one
principle. and the most distinguished bIolo.
gists to day, though generally evoiutionists
declare that Life is incomprehensible'
and spontaneous life impossible" II is
the organism that makes the differences
in the natures of being. not that which
vitalizes it-inteIligenee must have organs
OF perception. Cor Is:44
tOur translators believed In disembodied
intelligence. and do not quite give the
force of the Greek which emphasizes the
word Body IN the text
The world before the aood was under the
ministry Of angels, who were permitted to
try to restore man to favor Qife). But the
disease was contagious and many OF the
hosts OF heaven" found themselves in
volved along with the prime murderer. and
were cast into prison TO await lie time for
| trying their cases q Peter 3:Io) Their
disobediencc was in like manner" to that
Of Sodom going after strange flesh (forni
cation. Jude ~
After this failur, of the 'Elohim" spirit
beings, or Sons Of God" in our author
lied version Gen On. Those Of them
that remained loyal were made minister
ing agencies-under Gods directions. to
special individuals. and an last To one
nation whose whole economy was under
their ministry. While the fallen ones were
permitted TO work IL The heats Of dis
obcdient and fallen man. II Is from what
we can learn from the scriptures. and froR
the history OF the nations Of the character
powers. and plane Of being. Of these spirit
beings we are to learn by comparing spirit
plane Of doctrine and character with the
spirit plane.
The Jewish polity under typical law
covenant. having a human flesh aud blood
mediator proved fatal because Of the
fallen condition Of the race a Cor. an
and II is thus proven that more than
angel ministry is required 70 fulfill Gods
thoughts towards his children (Heb. "a 81.
Justice must FIRST be established super
human role must be set up. aud mankind
must be raised up through Judgment
discipline. training to the plane Of human
perfection from which he has fallen. Such
a government was announced as due. and
began TO be preached By our Lord. But as
was fofeknown; the chosen people had
not reached that which they sought. They
were only typlcaiy set apart and not even
justified to life hence the Toll number
determined In God plan must be 6llcd up
from among The nations The kingdom
began only in its incipiency. lis members
chosen oui from the world and tested by
conditions 90 which they must be subjected.
As men they could know nothing Of the
spirit plane on which the government must
exist acsh and blood is not adopted to
that plane-"They must be born again
Oohn 33l. That which is born Of the
acsh Is flesh not a spirit being at an.
Neither can ihc spirit plane be explained.
% can only be illustrated. Every one that
is uoRn OF the spirit is born into that
plane and is not restricted 20 man's limi.
tations he can then go and como as The
wind. Bo can be present unseen. can ap-
pear IN any form ard vanish from sight at
will. How can these things 6c A
teacher in Israel should know these things
BY comparing spirit powers with what IS
revealed Of them re should know a great
deal about them. vet not bc able Co "sco"
comprehend them Oohn 3IIB
These things belong 20 the heavens.
The invisible 20 human eye in ITS present
power higher than the animal organism.
and representing the ruling powers over &C..
The dominion features meant IN The word
heaven will require another article
There are mgny orders Of animal
acsh and blood life up 70 mao thc ultimate
Of al The angelic Or spirl, plane is also
] IN orders up to the divine family. the