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ly difference is resurrection has been
provided for the first, while there is
none for the second "Christ dieth no
more. - All who refuse to hear and
obey that Prophet after they have in
telligently learned of Him, either in
this age or the age to come "shall be
destroyed (Acts 3:23) This is the
second death, plainly so, because it is
mentioned in connection with the sec
ond advent, and THE times of restitu-
tion.' Surely none can die the second
time until they have been restored
from Adamic death, except those who
have been enlightened, and have tast-
ed the heavenly gift, and were made
partakers of the holy spirit, and have
tasted the good word of God, and the
powers of the (millennial) age to
come. If these shall fall away, it is
impossible to renew them again to re-
formation. Heb. 6:4-6) These have
returned to wallow in the mire.
There is sin unto death-second
death. " 4 Jno 5;t6. That the second
death is here referred to is evident
for obvious reasons. This class is re-
ferred to in several places, for in
stance, Heb. 1926, 81. Here the agent
of destruction is referred to as Fiery
indignation" which shall devour them.
1t is called a 'sorer punishment" be-
cause it is final. In Math. 1881, 80,
the causes for the second death, the
anti-typical gehenna,, destruction, is
referred to as a sin against the holy
spirit, (which hath not forgiveness in
this, nor in the coming age" Those
who commit this sin are referred to
by Jude (12) as "twice dead pluck
ed up by the roots"
We certainly agree that Gehenna is
not hades. Hades, the adversary, the
demons, the incorrigable wicked and
all the rest of it, the "'beastly" sys-
TENS of government, the ''false proph-
et' systems of religion, Adamic death,
ETC., will be cast into the anti-typical
"Gehenna. " Their overthrow is pic
tured as great milestone cast into
the sea of oblivion to be found no
more at all. (Rev. 1.8) They are not
to be cast into literal fire, but their
destruction will be complete as was
the garbage destroyed in the literal
gehenna.
Now, the epithet "no-hellites' does
not fit u.s. We believe that hell is an
awful fact and that it refers to the
state or condition of the dead, beyond
which all is covered, except to the eye
of faith in the promise of resurrec-
tion. The word hell was used in its
primitive meaning with reference to
covering things. As, for instance, an
old English farmer went to put up
vegetables for winter use, he said he
was going to hell his vegetables. If
he was going to cover his house with a
new roof, he said he was going to hell
his house. This, of course, will sound
strange to some, but we remind you
that Truth is stranger than fiction, "
and reference to old English litera.
ture will convince any. Even now we
hear Old-time carpenter speak of ''hel-
liers as a part of the house top. We
also remind the brother that this is nc
doctrine of devils. The doctrine Of
devils is an old affair and was men.
toned, but not specially defined in my
last letter 1t originated in the gar.
den of Eden when Satan contradicteG
the death penalty saying, "Ye shall
not surely die, thus deceiving Moth
er Ev- and all of her children. Nc
mistake here. There the doctrine Of
natural human Immortality and the
basis for eternal torment begnn.
Satan we'll knew he could not torment
a dead man, so he denied the penalty
for disobedience and poor man ha'
clung to the falsehood. In proof o.
this see Gen. 2:17;3:4. But those whC
are welded to their fathers belief anC
whose faith is based on feeling will
not believe this. Though the Scrip
lures affirm that the wages of sin il
death, and the soul that sins persis
tently shall die, that man is mortal
subject to death, the unbeliever will
scoff. For a strong citation that Goo
is able to kill and to destroy both roo
and branch we quote from Math. 10 80
Diaglot translation, simplified arrange
ment: BE not afraid of those whC
kill the body, but cannot destroy th,
tfuture) life: But rather fear Hin
who can utterly destroy both life anC
body in Gehenna.
This alone should forever silence al
who believe that man is proof agains
death. However we cite the follow
ing: "The King of Kings and Lore
of Lords who only hath immortality.
ii Tim. .6:16. "Shall mortal man b,
more Just than GodP-Job All. Ac
cording to Rom. 2:7, those who eve
attain to immortality are exhorted t,
"seek it. by patient continuance il
well doing" According to l Cor
1853, the sanity must put it on.
If man already had thing would h
be told to seek it and put it ON Thel
we read: He that hath the Son hatI
life; he that hath not the Son hath no
, life. He that believeth on the Sol
hnth everlasting life. he that heliev