The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-04-12
PEOPLES PULPIT.
CHRIST'S
ASCENSION FROM
HADES
He led forth a multitude Of
eapdves and gave gifts unto men
Ephesians iv. 81.

OCdtu VI jesus anu tue time 1OI Uo-
ginning the great work Of restitution
Of all things merely waits until the
completion of the election Of the saint
ly Church (Acts iii, 1920.
Christ Arose From Hades.
Preaching on the Day Of Pentecost,
st. Peter declares that God raised
Christ from the dead. Then in proof
that this was the Divine intention
from the beginning. he quotes from
the prophetic Psalm of David, "Thou
shalt not leave my soul in hell" The
Apostles quotation facts Ii, 81 is in
the Greek, in which the word hell is
hGdes. His quotation is from the He
brew, in which the word hell is sheol-
the only word rendered hell through
out the entire Old Testament.
l am not stating this as something
new, although | am confident that it
Is new to many of my hearers and to
many of the eighteen millions who will
read my discourse in tomorrow morn
ing's papers. For the sake Of such,
note the fact that in the morning Of
our Lords resurrection. he said to
Mary, Touch me not; for | am not
yet assembled to my Father and your
Father; to my God, and your God"
John Xxx, 10. l remind them further
Of the language Of the so-called Apos-
ties Greed, which is coming more and
more into vogue with all denomina-
tons and which declares, HE de-
scended into hell and rose again the
third day." In a version of this creed
published by the Presbyterian Board
of Publication of Philadelphia, a foot
note very properly explains that the
word hell here used is, In the Greek,
hGdes, which signifies the state or CON
dition of death.
consider this a very important mat
ter which should be made widely
known, because of the false conception
Of hell handed down to us through our
creeds formulated in the dark ages -
and since neutrality-suspicious. of skeol
and hGdes has been given to the pub
lie mind-the impression that these
words signify place of torture. All
and Hebrew scholar knows. and, if
cross-questioned, will admit 1t is an
important question to the public be
cause this misconception of the mean
ing of the word hell is driving hun
dreds, yea, thousands, away from God
and away from the Bible They cor
rectly reason that the teaching that
our Creator foreknew and intended
hell of torture for his creatures is be-
yond conception, beyond belief, and
manifestly untrue, as no holy being
could be so unjust, unkind, unloving
1t is time that all such should see that
the fault Les with the creeds and not
with the Bible-that the Bible teaches
hell, sheol. hddes, into which all go,
both good and bad, and from which all
will be called forth in the resurrection
morning by the great Redeemer.
Leading Captivity Captive"
A better translation reads, 'Our Lord
assembled on high leading multitude of
captives." These words are pen pic
ture representing great King as a
OOh4ACAOA lCthAA lAlE llOAA NlNIOll
over an opponent The victor rode in
a chariot at the head of the process
sion, surrounded by trumpets and ac-
Chalmers, and behind him followed the
evidences, the proofs of his victory
either thos, whom he had captured
and enslaved or, as in this case those
who had been captured and enslaved
and whom the Conquerer had set free
The picture is graphic and wonder
full, notwithstanding the fact that
considerable space has interviewed be-
tween our Lords triumphant resur-
rectlon and ascension and the evil
dences of his victory, which are fol-
lowing after him. OF the great King
of Glory himself, let us remember that
after he had suffered by the will of
God, 1.-The Just for the unjust" that
he might set mankind free from sin
and death, he was highly exalted and
given name above every name" He
was made 'partaker of the divine ma
ture." He was no longer a man, for
"Flesh and blood cannot inherit the
Kingdom of God" Il Corinthians XIV,
50). True, he still has as one of his
many titles, The Son of man, which
Identifies him with our race and the
complishing for it and which he will
finish during his Millennial reign. We
are reminded by the Apostle that he
was put to death In the flesh and
made alive In spirit-a spirit being. He
died as a man this side the veil. He
arose a New Creature the other side
the veil-a spirit being. He was ''sown
in corruption, raised in interruption;
sown in dishonor, raised in glory;
sown a natural body, raised spiritual
body" AS the Church's Head and
Fore-runner he passed beyond the
veil; and now shortly, as participants
with him and as the second battalion
of the glorious triumphal procession,
will follow 1.-The Church which is his
Body" sharers with him in the First
Resurrection. his Bride
Next in professional order following
the Bride class, the very elect" will
come the great company" from every
nation, people. kindred and tongue. the
honored servants Of the heavenly
Bridegroom and Bride 1.-THE virgins
her companions" psalm xiv, 14, will
follow after the Bride into the pres
ence Of the great King Jehovah. Next
In professional order will come the
Ancient Worthless from faithful Abel
down to John the Baptist. the greatest
| of the prophets. But these will come
| forth from the tomb in human perfec-
| ton and not in the spirit perfection Of
! those preceding Hebrews XII, 3S-40;
Matthew XII, III. In their human per-
| lection similar to that of Adam before
| his transgression, plus their develop
ment in faith and obedience, these will
constitute a firstfruits of Israel and OF
| the world of mankind. Under their
| ministration, supervised by the glori-
| fed ones beyond the veil, the work OF
restitution and uplifting the captives
of sin and death will progress until
| at the close of that thousand years OF
the reign of righteousness. every hui
| man being of loyal character will be
| completely freed from the bondage OF
sin and death and imperfection and
with the Ancient Worthless, will march
! in the grand procession into the pres
ence Of Jehovah God.
Thus the great Redeemer and De
liverer will not only present the saint
ly Church blameless and irreproach
able before the Father in love, but
| likewise will liberate all who will OF
Adams race. now asleep and degrad
ed No wonder the Scriptures declare
| Of the end Of his triumphal procession
HE shall see Of the travail of his
soul and be satisfied isaiah lii, III.
"And Gave Gifts Unto Men,"
All the blessings which, in God'i
| ruo.-idnrno nro NOT coming To tn,