The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-29
interest Of the health Of the city.
The Lesson Jesus Tauaht.


We have before our minds now the
gehenna fire which no one ever at
tempted TO quench. but which was de-
signed 10 consume utterly everything
cast into II. We have In mind also the
worms OF which he spake worms
which were permitted TO feed on the
carcasses undisturbed until the car.
casses were consumed and the worms
themselves died. Another item here
should be noticed. namely, that say
Ing amongst the Jews was, Whosoever
commits such mlsdemeanor will be
IN danger Of going from bad to worse
until lie Will be brought before the
tribunal OF the Sanhedrin.' culprit.
Jesus took the same line Of proverbs
and declared that anyone violating the
Golden Rule to the extent of calling
his brother fool would be in danger
eventually OF such DEPRESSION from
Righteousness as to bring him under
sentence OF the greater tribunal OF
Messlah's Kingdom. and. "Whosoever
shall say unto his brother, Thou art
fool, shall bS In danger Of gebenna
fire" NlatthewV, 22l.
What the GreRt Teacher meant was
that the earthly Jerusalem was a pic.
ture or type Of the heavenly Jerusa-
lem, which represents the Divine Gov
| ernment or Kngdom--the New Jeru-
salem which, by and by, VIII come
| down to carth-when Gods will shall
be done on earth as II is done In
heaven.
| As gehenna lay outside of the wall
there would be an antitypical gehenna
outside the New Jerusalem. AS the
trash and offa of the typical city were
consumed in the Valley OF Hlnnom, so
the offal and trash OF humanity who
will refuse all Of Gods fayors. mcrcles,
blessings ana opportunities, will be
treated as disgraceful wretcbes aud be
consumed, destroyed, In the antltyp-
ical .gehenna-whlch Is the Second
Death. Concerning this antityplca ge-
henna, the Second Death, we are def
nitely Informed Of the characters which
will there be destroyed utterly, as Pc
ter says, las natural brute beasts"
We have description of this sym
boical New Jerusalem or Divine King
dom Revelation xxi, composed pri,
marlly OF the Church, and secondarily
or all from the world who, during
Messiah's reign, will enter In through
It's gates and enjoy the blessings OF
Divine favor aud life eternal. And
then we read verse 3. but the fear.
ful, and unbelieying. and the abomina-
bic, and murdcrcrs, and whoremong'
ers, and sOrcerers, and ldolaters, and
all liars. shall have their part In the
lake which burneth with fire and brim.
stone, which Is the Second Death
Note that this lake OF ire and brim
stone Into which all the. offscouring OF
humanity Will be east is q symbol. ant
the meaning Of the symbol is plainl,
stated In the words. (which Is the Sec
ond Death" The first death passed
ppon all mankind on account OF fathel
Adams disobedience. Our Lord Jesui
was appointed the Savior Of Adam ant
his race ana gave his life a ransom fo
all, % rescue all from death. to CIV,
TO each and every member OF adams
race one fun, fair opportunity for
test OF loyalty 10 God and righteous
ness ana 10 secure life eternal In thu
New Jerusalem, contrariwlse al wh'
VIII reject that full opportunity will dl,
the second Death from which ther'
VIII be no redemption. no resurrection
no recovery OF any kind.