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forth for an example, suffering the ;
vengeance Of eternal FIRE" dude y. |
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no release from that death sentence
was granted to anybody until the Re-
deemer came and died. the Just for
the unjust" that las by a man came
death, by man also might come the
resurrection of the dead"
Only those. therefore, who have been
born since Jesus day could be relea sed
from the original penalty. or could be
placed on trial for life or death eter-
nal Only the Church. therefore. ac-
cepts this proposition. 10 this agrees
the words of the Apostle. IF zee sin
wilfully after thar zee have come to a
eth no more sacrifice for sin tsnch hav-
ing enjoyed and misused their share
of the original acrificel-nothing but
a fearful looking forward TO of iudg-
ment sentence, and fiery indignation.
which will devour the adversaries Of
God-in the Second Death hebrews X.
oG'. The Sodomites. therefore. did not
enjoy any chance of eternal life They
knew not "the only name given under
heaven or amongst men whereby we
must be saved" Not only so. but the
majority Of mankind since Jesus day
have never heard the Gospel in the
true sense of the word hearing They
have never understood. never appre-
ciated. it fully. rightly.
More ToIerabIe For Sodomites.
1t may astonisb some to know that
Jesus. speaking of the Judgment or
trial of the world during the coming
age. during his Mediatorial Kingdom.
declared that that trial would be less
severe upon the Sodomites than upon
some Of those people to whom he
preached. who would also have a
share in the opportunities of that
great epoch-an opportunity. with the
Sodomites. of reconciliation to Col
and the attainment of eternal life
His words were. Woe unto you ChO-
raZzin and Bethsaida. for if the mighty
works which have been done in you
had been done in Sodom and Gomor-
rah. they would have repented long
ago in sackcloth and ashes. Therefore
say unto you. 1t shall be more toll
cradle for Tyre and Sidon in the day
of judgment 1.-THE worlds trial time.
the Millennium than for you (Mat-
thew ii. %. 23). What more could we
ask upon this subject? What higher
authority could be invoked than the
Great Judge himself?
1t will not do to say that Jesus did
not refer to the same licentious Sod
omites mentioned by ST. Jude i'm our
text. 1T will not do to say that Jesus
meant some Sodomites living in his
day. because there were none The
Master distinctly tells us that 1.-The
same day that Lot went out of Sodom
it rained down fire and birthstone from
heaven and destroyed them all" duke
xvii. 29l. When our Lord declares
that lit shall be more toIerable for
Sodom in the day Of Judgment thu
for Capernaum" and the other cities
in which he preached. he implies that
it will still be tolerable for those peo-
pie who heard him and who rejected
his message.
"Thus It Is Written"
This Gospel Age which began with
our Lords sufferings and trying expe-
riences. and which has continued those
experiences with his followers. has for
its object the preparation. the Qualifi-
cation. of those who will be the Judges
Of the world in the coming Age They
must all be developed in the fruits and
graces of the Holy Spirit-"meekness
patience. brotherly kindness. love-"
else that will not be fit to be the
Judges Of mankind by and by. 1t is
required that all become copies of the
Rcdeemer Gods dear Son. ST Paul
tells us this. saying. Know We not
that the saints shall judge the world?'
and that God has foreordained that all
of these judges must be copies Of his
Son? (Romans viii. %: | Corinthians
vi. y
Come back with me to the Old Tesla
ment Scriptures and note how the Di-
vine Spirit dictated this matter Of the
future trial of the Sodomites to one of
the prophets and caused it to be writ
ten for our instruction. Alas. as Jesus
said. we have been slow of heart to
believe all that the prophets have
spoken" duke xiv. 25, Through
Ezekiel the Prophet. the Lord explains
that when the restitution time shall
come Mt the Second Advent Of our
Lord in the glory of his Kingdom. then
the Divine blessing will 'ome upon
Israel now cast off Nor will the bless
ing of Messiah's Kingdom come upon
Israel only. 1t will extend to all the
families Of the earth. Through the
Prophet the Lord specially emphasized
to Israel her two sister nations. Sodom
and Samaria. The Lord pointed out
that in the day Of their pride and pros.
perity they disdained these sister ma
tons as being far beneath them and
unworthy of their notice in every way.
But in the restitution times facts iii.
10, they will be glad to have a share
Of the Divine favor in conjunction with
those nations formerly despised.
The Lord declares that 1t is not he
cattsp of tho xvorthirpSs of anv Of these