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snEOL TO BE DESTROYED.
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| II will ransom them from the power of
| the grave: ! will redeem them from death:
| Death. viii be thy plaques. o Grave.
will be thy destruction
The word here rendered grave" Is
shoei-(Hell. oblivlon.)
The Apostle referring 20 the ful6llment OF
this unqualified declaration that SheoI
shall be destroyed. uses the Greek equi.
valent "Hades'. AS soon as the resurrec-
ton OF the Church is complete. the chief
| or hrst resurrection. then says the Apostle.
shall be brought to pass the saying that
Is written Death shall he swallowed up in
victory. o death. where is they sting. O
grave (Hadcs.) where Is thy victory'1
II any one still contends that the Scrip
lures teach that Sheoi. Hades or He'll is
place OF torture. let him at least admit
that IL will not endure to all eternity. The
Lord himself has decreed it's destruction.
The work OF swallowing up death In
victory will be a gradual one during the
Miilennial age. just as the swallowing up
OF mankind by death has been "A gradual
one. Eventually the death sentence which
now rests upon mankind. and sheol. the
oblivion which IL enforces shall completely
pass away. because all have been re-
deemed from It's power.
The argument is not that the divine Law
will be annulled. II must have free course
and justice knows not to pardon The
| declaration is; II will ransom them from
the power OF Sheol. will find full
equivalent price. will redeem them from
death" This was FINISHED at Calvary;
there was brought back all that was lost
In Eden.
Under the New Covenant with It's abun
dsnt provisions. and which will be estab.
| lished with all flesh. No one shall enter
| death again except such as will be intcn
| tionai Sinners on their own behalf 'All
that are in their graves shall hear his
voice and come forth" He who redeemed
them having become the second Adam aud
everlasting Father---Life.siv .sivcr--sI will
get back life from that source. and all that
obey shall live. The wilfully disobedient
shall be destroyed in the Second death
'He will have all men to be Saved from
the pen atty through the FIRST Father. and
come TO a knowledge Of the truth; for
there is one God and one Mediator be
tween God and man the man Christ Iesus,
who gave himself ransom for all. to be
testified, to all. In due time. . Tim. a:46.
The power Of death will be ye, more
terribly manifested In the great trouble
nigh at hand-rhis great enemy with all
hell. Hades. oblivion. are symboiically
represen ted as riding forth with power
over the fourth part Of the earth. Rev. 6:s.
Bot further along in the revealing visions
they deliver up the dead which they had
swallowed up. Rev. 2o;f3-and are them
selves cast into "the lake OF FIRE. vs.. "a.
which Is distinctly explained TO bc the
Second death--utter destruction.
How reasonable and harmonious the
Scriptures upon this subject. as well as
upon all questions when rightly under.
stood. The Second death will destroy all
evil things. the present state OF condem.
nation the result OF Adams irsnsgression.
the dying condition OF those now called
living. and the obIiyious Sleep OF the fully
dead. all shall be brought out OF these
conditions for Judgment. trial. Then will
be In operation that really holy and
righteous inquisIion OF which so terrible
blssphenious and cruel counterfeit was
made during the dark ages. That court OF
judicial inquiry will be In session for a
thousand years. Il Is the Purgatory OF
Scriptures. the worlds judgement day. or
period OF discipline and correction in
righteousness.
The righteous shall be recompensed IN
the earth; much more the wicked and the
sinner" Prov. ff:3I. ''The meek shall
inheri, the earth--The soul that sinneth Il
shall die Tor its own sins. not as now
becouse OF heredity Ezyk Is:7o. although
these latter will have weakness OF the
Adamic nature from which they will never
recover. yet IL will be because OF their
refusal to use the means and opportunities
placed within their reach. The ransom
was for their sins OF tie whole world and
on coming forth from the tomb the in.
hcrited weaknesses are not reconed be.
cause. The chasiisement was laid upon
Him who love II In his own body on the
tree. Death and Hades It's oblivion are
fully Offset by the Redeemer's sacrifice
and their failure TO make progress will be
the result oftheir own wiIfulness and their
death will not be part Of the hdamlc but
the Second death. The Second death is
like the hrsi else u would not be second
Death and Hsdes are extinction and
oblivion but because all are brought back
from the FIRST and all must return by a
resurrection. hence the present condition
Is termed Sleep Nv the Scriptures ever
| sHce thc OOspel was prcdchcd 70 Abfa.
ham. saying In thee shall the families OF
the earth be blessed. The elect OF this
axe having become dead IN Christ" Rom
6:3S fall asleep" 10 awake IN the FIRST
resurrection. The residue of mauk md.
will get their life back because Of the
ransoms and are rcconed asleep In
Jesus The Apostles words OF comfort
IN 1hcss. s;f3IS are not Consistent from
any other standpoint than the destruction
Of Hades. which Is IN fact the thing nc
states IN that all will be awakened and
come forth from its power. All people
weep and sorrow now over some loved
ones who died outside Of all hope accord
ing TO the fractions of men.
fsa. 800
Come ye disconsoiate where 'er Sc
ianguish.
Come TO the mercy seat ferven,iy kneei:
Here bring your wounded hears. here
tell your anguish.
Earth hath no sorrow that God will not
heal"