The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02

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 thai
| our Creator foreknew and intended q
hell of torture for his creatures is be-
/ yond conception, beyond belief, and
! manifestly untrue, as no holy beins
1t is time that all such should see that
| the fault lies with the creeds and moi
| with the Bible-that the Bible teaches
| a hell, Sheol, hades into which all go
both good and bad, ana from which ali
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 null
titude of caDtives.'' These words are
a pen picture representing a great
King as conqueror returning from a
victory over an opponent. The vic
tor rode in a chariot at the head of the
procession, surrounded by trumpets
and acclaimers, and behind him fol-
lowed the evidences, the proofs of his
victory - either those whom he had
captured and enslaved or, as in this
case, those VINO had been captured and
enslaved and whom the Conquerer had
set free.
The picture is graphic and wonder
ful, Notwithstanding the fact that a
considerable space has interviewed be-
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, "the just for the unjust that
he might set mankind free from sin
and death, he was highly exalted and
given a 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,
SOD. True, he still has as one of his
identifies him with our race and the
work which he is in the process of ac-
complishing for it and which he will
finish during his Millennial reign. We
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 natural body, raised a 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 "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
Bdsroo Serg Ynd Rr Of the d heavenly
her companions" Psalms xiv, 40, will
follow after the Bride into the pres
ence of the great King Jehovah. Next
IN professional order will come the
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, $3.50;
Matthew XII, I'D. In their human per-
lection similar to that of Adam before |
his transgression, plus their develop
ment In faith and obedience, these Will |
constitute first fruits of Israel and of
the world of mankind. Under their |
supervised by the glori- |
he'd ones beyond the veil, the work of |
restitution and uplifting the captives |
Of sin and death will progress until. |
at the close # that thousand wears 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,
in the grand procession in the pres
ence of Jehovah God.
J.. Thus the great Redeemer and De- |
lVerer Will not only present the saint |
y Church blameless and irreproach-
able before the Father in love hit /
likewise will liberate all who viii of |
Adams race, now asleep and degrad- |
I'd. No wonder the scriptures declare
IF the end of his triumphal procession,
He shall see of the travail of his
soul and be sanctified' Isaiah lii, ID. |
"And Gave Gifts Unto Men,"
All the blessings which, in Gods
providence, are not coming to the
Church during this Gospel Age, and
Ill the blessings that in the Millennial
Age will flow to natural Israel, "the |
'ebell1ous Also" and all the blessings
hat will flow through Israel and its
New Covenant to ali the families of
he earth, proceed directly or Indirect
y from the great victory which our
Lord Jesus gained over sin and death.
Dur text and context as well as the
Psalm from which the quotation is
made, bears out this thought. 1t is
because our Lord descended, because
lie left the heavenly glory, and be-
,ause in harmony with the Fathers
will, our Reaeemer left the courts of
glory and humbled himself to
become a man, and then "humbled
himself to death, and even to the death |
If the cross" that his exaltation came
hers will.
And in the Divine Plan it is because
lis resurrection body and glory were
. reward. blessing-his earthly body
md nature and rights had not been
through disobedience-that
lie had the latter with all it's privileges
0 bestow upon Adams dead and dying
ace. He gave the merit of that sac
ifice, first imputedly, on behalf of all
lesirous of walking in his steps of
elf sacrifice even unto death, that
hese might be, in the Fathers good
'leasure, counted as his members and
On the heavenly plane. To
his end the first gifts were bestowed
t Pentecost: and all of similar class
this age have had oppor-
unity for participation therein. Ad-
gifts of helpfulness and in
and assistance were provided
through the apostles, orators, pastors