The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15

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picte destruction. Their experience pic
| lures forth the utter destruction OF al
whom God will finally reject AZ unworthy
| stone would be rained upon all, but that
utter destruction will come upon all dis
approyed by, the Almighty. Who thinks
| destroyed the Sodomites was an eternal
one? Whoever thinks that 1t is siill
| burning as a literal blaze should take
a. look at the picture of the Dead sea and
note that there are no fires there. The
| thought is that the fire, which is q sym
Dol OF destruction. did It's work thorough
| those condemned to destruction.
The Sodomites all went to hel-to the
Bible hell-to the state OF death. But
manufactured by our forefethers during
the dark ages--a hell OF eternal torture
| We have Bible testimony on the sub
ject. which We will produce. They are
unconscious now like the remainder Of
the dead, waiting for the resurrection,
And the resurrection opportunity Will
come TO them. as well as to all the re-
as well as all others, are redeemed by the
precious blood OF Christ-by the sacrifice
| which lie finished at Calvary. This is
not speculative. We have the words of
the Master himself on the subject. Let
US take our information, our wisdom from
| the proper quarter. Then our doubts
and fears vii! speedily flee away.
Not Second Chance.
! We will produce the Bible testimony
| showing that the Sodomites Will be re-
| leased and come forth during the me-
diatorial reign OF Messiah to enjoy a
share of the blessings then TO be poured
out upon Israel and the world; and TO
have an opportunity OF coming into har-
mony with God and gaining eternal life.
| But we know that straightway some
body VIII say. NO, Pastor Russell, that
would be second chance. and God has
nowhere promised a second chance to
| n
| ing 10 the divine government TO sup
| pose that God after giving ono fair trial
| 10 man and reaching decision would
| conclude TO give him another trial, as
! though divine Justice were unable to
| determine the worthiness or unworthi-
ness Of the individual for eternal life in
one trial or testing
we FULLY agree with this sentiment
| bur call attention TO the fact that the
Sodomites did not enjoy one trial for
| life. They and all mankind were born
| i'm sin. shapen In inlqulty; in sin did their
mothers conceive them They we're born
| under the sentence, Dying thou shalt
die" Neither they nor anyone else, there
| fore, could be placed upon trial for a
| future life everlasting or death everlast-
| ing, until released from tho original SEN
tence OF death under which all were
born And no release from that death
sentence was granted TO anybody until
| Tor the unjust" that. "as by a ns n
came death, by n man also come the
| resurrection or the dead
| Only those. therefore, who have been
| born since Jesus's day could he released
| from the original penalty: on could be
| placed on trial for life or death eternal
| Only the church. therefore, accepts this
proposition. To this agrees the words Of
! the apostle III we sin wlfully after
| that we have cemc to knowledge Of
| the truth. there romaineth no more sac
| rifice for sin (such having enjoyed end
misused their share OF the original sac
| rifIce)--Dothing but n fearful looking for
ward 10 OF Judgment (sentencc) and
| fiery Indignation which will devour the
| adverSaries OF Ciod-u the second death
| 0Icbrcws X. 26). The Sodomtes. there
I fore, did not enjoy any chance or eternal
| life. They knew not "the only name
given under heaven or amongst mon
so. but the majority OF mankind since
Jesuss day have never heard the gospel
in the, true sense of tho word hearing
| prcciated. II fully, rightfuliy
More Tolerable for Sodomites.
| jesus. speaking of the judgment or trial
Of the world during the coming age
during his Medlatorial Kingdom. de-
| ella red that that trial would be less Sc
we're upon the Sodomites than upon some
Of those people to whom he preached
who would also have a share in tho op-
With G '1Se 5e oSs1 Of
| ciliation to God and the attainment of
eternal Ifc. His words were. Woo unto
YOU Chorazzin and Bethsaida. for II the
mighty works which have been done In
YOU had been done III Sodom and Gomor-
rah they would have repcuted long ago
| in ssckcloth and ashes. Therefore I say
| unto you. II shall be moro tolerablp for
| Tyre and Sidon in the day Of Judgment
| uhe worlds trial time, the Millennium
than for you 'Matlhew II. %; 29. What
| What higher authority could he invoked d
thsn The Great Judge himself?
II viii not DO TO say that Jesus did
not refer 10 the same licentious Sod
omites mentioned by 81. Jude in our text
II viii not do 10 say that Jesus meant
some Sodomi,es living in his day. n
tinctly tells us that the same day that
Lot went out Of Sodom it rsincd down
fire and birthstone from heaven and dc
tolerablc for Sodor in the day Of iudg-
ment than for Capernaum and the other
cities in which he preached he implies
people who heard him aud who rejected
his message.
"Tlus 1t Is Written
This Gospel Age which BEGAN with
orr Lords sunerinsS and trying expo
rlonces. and which has continued those
Experiences with his followers has fcS
il$ object the preparation, tho pu:II-
fcslion. of those who viii be tho Judges
CT the world in the coming age. They
graces Of the Holy Spirit-mcekness
patience. brotherly Kindness, love else
that viii not be Al 10 be the Judges
of mankind by and by. u is required
that all become copies Of the Rodeemer
Gods dear Son. ST, Paul tells MS this
saying. Know we moi that the saints
shall judge the world" and that God
has foreordalned that all Of thes" Judges
must ne copies Of his Son? tRomans viii,
| %. I Corinthians VI. -.
| Come back with me 10 the Old TeEta-
nent Scriptures and note how the p-
vine Spirit dictated this matter OF the
| future nf the Sodomites TO ono Of the
prophets and caused IL 10 he written for
our instruction. Alas, as Jesus said. we
/ have been SLOW nj heart To believe Ill
that The prophets have spokeu', duke
HXjv 3j). Through Ezekiel the Prophet.
the Lord explains that when the resti
tuition time shall come at the Second Sd-
vent of our Lord i'm the glory OF his
| Kingdom. then the Divine blessing viii
come upon Israel now cast of, Nor will
| the blessing Of Messiahs & Kingdom come
upon Israel only, II will extend TO all
The families of the earth. Through the
Prophet the Lord specially emphasized
| 10 Israel her two sister nations. Sodom