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his Son. Those who receive his Son
are heirs of this gift. Those who re-
iect Christ reject the gift of eternal
life which is in Christ; and they will
perish.
When will those who believe the |
Gospel be made partakers of this gift |
and those be changed from mortality |
to Immortality
Behold | show you mystery. We
shall not all sleep. (some will be liv-
ing when Christ comes, but we shall
all be changed in a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye at the last trump,
for the trumpet shall sound, and the
dead shall be raised incorruptible, and
we shall be changed: for this corrup-
tible must put on interruption, and
mortal part must put on Immortality:
then shall drought to pass the say
ing that is written: Death is swallow
ed up in victory. o death where is
thy sting . grave where is thy vic
tory Cor. 16:51-j5. Death will. be
swallowed up in victory. When
Christ raises the dead to life at
this time the change from mortality
to immortality will be experienced
This will mark the beginning of man S
existence as an immortal being. This
gift comes as a reward for righteous
ness See Rom. 81.
How would it affect the dead If
there were no Resurrection
! If the dead rise not then is not
Christ raised; and if Christ be not
raised your faith is vain, ye are YET
| in your sins: then they also which are
7 fallen asleep in Christ are persisted. -
l /. Cor. 15:19-19.
This looks clear that the future ex
istence of those who had died Chris
{ tians is dependent upon a resurrec
tion. If they are never raised they
t are persisted. Without this their faitl
is vain. This could not be possible o
true if man were immortal and wen
to his reward or punishment at death
o When did Christ promise his discip
les to receive them to himself3
J. 81 60 to prepare place for you, an
if go and prepare place for you
: will come again and receive you unit
myself, that where I am there ye ma
d be also. John 1928.
N Does not Paul say that both the liv
u ing and the dead will meet him to b
with him forever2
d To this we say unto you by tn
word of the Lord that we which al
10 alive and remain unto the coming
I, the Lord shall not precede thel
which are asleep: for the Lord hin
Of self shall descend from heaven with
shout, with the voice of the archangt
as and with the trump of God, and tn
I'd dead in Christ shall rise first the
is we which are alive and remain, sha
E. be caught up together with them
IN the clouds to meet the Lord in tt
at air; and SO shall we ever be with tt
u Lord u Thess. 115-17.
n One will not meet Christ and
he with him before the other. Deaf
ee does not send one to heaven. Tho
ng who have died in past ages will me
he him at the same time with those w
so are living when he comes. They W!
IN all meet together when he comes to /
en- ceive them unto himself
he But says some one does not the |
to BILE say that when man dies the spil
returns to God who gave it?
Yes, but the spirit is not the soul
ow When man had been created frC
oo- the dirt what did he becomeH
of "And the Lord formed man of I
= dust of the ground and breathed il
My his nostrils the breath of life and m
ery became living soul. Cen. az.
;al. To what other order of beings is
emit term "souls'' applied'
ity "And levy tribute unto the L.
lift. of the men of war which went out
ade battle one soul of five hundred, b
fef of the persons and of the beeves and
hat the asses and of the sheep. "-Nu
hat bers 81 :2S.
uld Is the term Giving soul' appl
e" to anything besides man and beast
"And the second angel poured
fgh his vial upon the sea and it became
a dead man and every living soul d
the in the sea. Rev. 1853.