West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-05-02

/ Johu StiS. NO man hath aSCcndcd into
heaven g The latter clause OF this verse
is an interpolation)
From our Lords conversation with Nico.
demus Il is plain that literal ascending
up into the eSpansc is not the meaning, but
that no man had ever yet been born into
that plane OF being neither had any man
ever been spirit being except himself.
who had come down from that plane and
been born OF a woman; the only way to
enter the aesh and blood plane lie had
become the son OF man. t. G.. mans plane
FOR woman Is same aud one flesh h-Gen.I az.
Man cannot come and 20 as the wind.
as can spirit beings. whose range is limit.
less such conditions are wholly unnatural
TO flesh and blood. Our Lord had been
begoiteu again to the spirit plane at his
baptism. lie well remembered this glory
from whence he had descended aud would
| again be born into. at his resurrection
| Atter.which He eNempliHcd the powers OF
the spirit condition. lie appeared in vari.
Gus forms. did eat in the presence OF his
| disciples, as angels frequently did in the
| former ages and vanished from sight at
will He also modestly proclaimed his
victory. Previous to his death az Calvary
He did nothing OF himself-evcrything and
every word was from the Father. The
powers he manifested were delegated to
him and he did not use them in any case
Tor himself When tired he rested He
healed others; himself was sick (sa.
$3.50. But after His birth from the dead
He said
"All authority and powers in Heaven aud
earth is given unto me. 90 Go yc there
Tore and teach all nations" Not now to
the Jews only
The overcomers OF former ages never
thought OF being made spirit beings nor
wanted to be angels They were the
fathers OF the faithful-of this age, aud will
get back their lives through the class ex.
altcd to power with their Lord. and thus
will become their children. perfect human
sons. 0Ieb. ny. And He made princes
over all the earth. psalm 4s:I6)
Our Lord appeared In different bodily
forms to testify His resurrection. and after
the spirit was due at Pentecost they would
understand that the vai ious bodies were
not his real body, which no man could see
without hurt, Paul was chosen to be an
| Apostle instead Of JUDAS. and ii was nee.
essary that they should see Him after his
resurrection. for witnesses OF the fact
! The glimpse was nearly fatal AS one
born out OF due time -prematuroly-the
Apostle could not bear the sight A mir.
aclc restored HIM to partial sight. but the
/ former Roman Senator was ever after Of
no great commanding presence. But the
Lords favor more than compensated for
the weak sight and enfccbled limbs TO this
wonderful man. the mighticst logician Of
the past ages
Paul did not expect to be born into the
! Spirit plane until the time OF resurrection.
There is laid mp for me a crown OF right
| cousness, which the Lord will
| give me in tina, day: and not to me only.
but all them also that love His appearing. q"
| IA Tim. 4:s).
/ This first Tor first fruits of the resurrec.
ton is upon the spirit plane. and hence the
world viii know nothing of IL until the new
order OF things are under way The long
promised Kingdom OF Heaven will be an
/ invisible. but righteous and powerful nd.
ministratIon The law will 20 forth from
! Zion. aud the visible arrangement from
earth's capital AS the government OF a
nation is present everywhere within its
domains. so will this kingdom rule: and IL
will continue until all things out Of order
be subjected to the Amounted One (Onr
/ Lord and His body OF many members)
| Then this part of the Creators great king.
dom will also be clean and filed with Ills
glory.
The capital OF a government Is not the
/ government. Heavcn is not place. IL is
/ everywhere within the Great Creators
power. His messengers are in constant
communication and In charge Of their fea.
ture Of the grand plan Some have special
charge over those who shall be heirs
tWhat mind can grasp tho significance
Heirs Of God, and joint heirs with Jesus
ChristD
The general ideas with regard TO Heaven
partly come from misintcrprcting the SYN.
bols OF Revelations symbol IS not a
rescmbance-the resemblance is in the
idea. Angels Of God. when seen in visions.
sometimes have wings--thc symbol Of their
powers Of unlimited range. They usually
| appeared as men. and sometimes assumed
bright clothing to distinguish them as
Spirit beings a woman" in the symbols
| Of Revelations means system-Rev. ~:
iIs This symbol. seen IN the vision set
up her capital CITY and ruled over "pco-
pies and multtudes. and tongues and ma.
tons These arc symbolzed by waters.
And the woman which thou sawest is shat
great city (goyernmenD which rcigneth
over the kings Of the earth
And ], John saw the Holy City coming
down from God. out Of Heaven. Rev. ara.
| Then follows concise narration TO the
end Of millennial reign and final destruc
ton Of all evil. and all that prefer evils in
the Lake Of Fire shown in another part
Of the visions and explained to mean the
I second death either destruction.
/ Then The Symbolic city government is
called the Bride. the Lambs wife. a
I wife takes the name and shares the honors
/ OF her lord. The city symbol is next dos.
/ cribcd as seen in the visions all symbols
/ OF ideas. The Kingdom was FIRST preached
/ by Our Lord and the Apostles were the
/ sole authority for doctrine and teaching.
/ They were tho foundations Of the gospel
message Tor taking out The ruling class. to
| whom the kingdom shall bc given Their
I names were on the foundations boz The sym
\ boil Cold is a symbol of the divine nature
The CITY was Of pure gold FURNISHED
silver is symbol of angelic naturc-cop.
/ per, Of human nature. when pure and burn.
ishcd. likeness OF the highest order Of