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NO-Eterna|- Torment

ter occurs but once and is found In
Pet. ga. 1t refers to the condition of
the angels who sinned before the flood,
but unlike man, were not sentenced to
death. They were degraded and re-
strained, but they have liberty to OBJ
sess and torment the human race to
certain extent and from what we know
of their history in the Bible, this is
the correct thought, We read on many
occasions where our Lord least cut
many devils (demons) 1t is related
that He cast seven devils out of one
woman, and enough out of one man to
distract 9, 900 hogs and drive them VIC
lently into the sea where they ''perish-
ed. Matt. 8:30-34; Mark 9:39; Luke
4:41, etc.
We come now to consider the Greek
word, 'gehenna" rendered hell in the
New Testament. 'Gehenna' occurs
twelve times and is used to denote the
Hebrew words for "The valley of Hin
NOM" This valley is deep gorge
which lies near the ancient city OF Je-
rusalem, and served as garbage burner
to that city. Here all the refuse OF the
city was dumped and cremated. Great
fires were kept up and birthstone was
added to hasten and complete the pro-
cess of destruction. Our Lord in warn
ing of the terrible consequence OF per-
sistent sin, used this gehenna to illus
trate or typify the everlasting destruc-
ton mot torment) of those who die
the second death. When we consider
that the people and arrangements OF
Israel were used to illustrate Gods
plans and dealings for the entire
world, it seems most fitting that we
find our Lord using this great furnace
and crematory to portray the final end
of the incorrigible wicked. 'Ye have
heard" etc., but / say unto you* = =
1t is better for thee to lose one of thy
members than that thy whole body
should be cast into shell (gehenna)-
symbol of second death, utter and
hopeless Destruction. Fear not
them which kill the body lend the
present existence), but are not able to
kill the soul (prevent your restora-
tion), but rather fear him which is
able to destroy both soul and body in
hell (gehenna)." The admonition is
to fear and obey God rather than men.
Men may destroy the present life but
thew cannot prevent the future one.
The figure of ''gehenna" certainly rep
resents we'll the second death. destruct-
ion. Notice it does not say preserve
soul or body in gehenna, but that In
ii he is able and will destroy both.
Please notice also that there is a
vast difference between the signifi-
canoe of "hades "and "gehenna. "
s'Hades', the word used in the Greek
as being synonymous with the Hebrew
'sheol"-both of which are the equl-
valents of "helr', grave and pit
represents the place of the dead,
where all of Adam race, "the wise
and the british" have gone. 1t is
the place where our Lord was during
his decease, and of which He declares
He has the keys, above quoted. This
fully agrees with our Lords words,
80 grave (hades), where is thy victo-
ryS'' 80 'sheoP (hades) hell, 1
will be thy destruction. "All that
are in the tombs shall hear his voice
and come forth john 5:2S.
"Gehenna'' as we have just seen,
is figure of utter destruction. What
ever was cast into the literal "gehen-
ma was utterly consumed. So it will
be with all who die the Second Death.
From this there will be no resurrect-
ion. Here every enemy of God, wheth-
or it be devil, man or system, will be
destroyed "The last enemy that shall
be destroyed is death. " "And death
| (Adamic death) and hell delivered up
the dead which were in them. And
death and hell were cast into the lake
of fire, destruction symbolized by ge-
benna-this is the second death. =
Rev. 21:4 90: 10, IA; Heb. 2:14; Acts
3:23; Q Thess. 10. Therefore only
consignment to second DEATH gehen-
ma destruction, is humiliation. How
ever, we notice that it is annihilation
of soul, sentient, sensible being, not
necessarily of body. The ashes, dust,
or atoms of the old body may and &C
continue to exist, but the spirit hav,
ing returned to God who gave it,
the old elements certainly have nc
conscious existence.
The foregoing is very evident if oui
senses have been properly exercised tc
discern between good toctrine and evi
doctrine. If we have seen that man Ii
mortal, subject to dissolution, and that
soul signifies sensible being, and thai
the body is an indispensable part of
soul, then we are on the right course
and if we go on rightly dividing, ant
rightly applying the word of truth W.
will be at last approved, and have nj
reason to be ashamed.
''And the Lord God formed man o
the dust of the ground, and breathet
% Hebrew, "blew'') into his nostril
the breath Heb. wind J of lif
Heb. lives, plural, i. e., such a
was common to all animals). and maj
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