Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-20
PEOPLES PULPIT.
The Vengeance
of Eternal Fire
Even as Sodom and Gomorah
and the cities about them D.. are set
forth for an example, suffering the
vengeance Of eternal fire" GUIDE y.

lOiut lOl al fAuiLpACS SuuClhlB ulG !
vengeance Of eternal fire" GUIDE y.
They were born under the sentence.
Dying thou shalt die" Neither they
nor anyone else. therefore. could be
placed upon trial for a future life ever
lasting or death everlasting, until re-
leased from the original sentence of
death under which all were born. And
no release from that death sentence
was granted to anybody until the Re
deemer came and died, the Just for
the unjust" that, "as 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 released
! from the original penalty, or could be
| placed on trial for life or death eter-
nal. Only the Church, therefore, ac-
oepts this proposition. 10 this agrees
the words of the Apostle, IF zoe sin
wilfully after that zoe have come to a
knowledge of the Truth, there remain
Cln llO lliDlt adtIlnGt lOI blD ASuCIl udN-
ing enjoyed and misused their share
of the original sacrifce)-nothing but
fearful looking forward to of judg-
ment (sentence) and fiery indignation,
which will devour Sthe adversaries of
God--ip the Second Death (Iebrews X,
26). 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 ToerabIe For sodomtes.
1t may astonish some to know that
Jesus, speaking of the judgment or
trial of the world during the coming
age, during his Mediatorlal 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
share in the opportunities of that
great epoch-an opportunity. with the
Sodomites. of reconciliation to God
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
l say unto you, 1t shall be more toll
erable for Tyre and Sidon in the day
of Judgment 1.-THE worlds trial time,
the Millennium than for you MAT
thew ii, %, 49, 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
omltes mentioned by st. Jude in 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 "the
same day that Lot went out of Sodom
1t rained down fire and birthstone from
heaven and destroyed them all" duke
xvii, 20). When our Lord declares
that 'it shall be more tolerable for
Sodom in the day of judgment than |
for Capernaum" and the other cities |
in which he preached, he implies that |
1t viii still be tolerable for those peo-
pie who heard him and who rejected |
his message.
"Thus Il ls Written"
This Gospel Age which began with |
our Lords sufferlngs and trying expe-
riences. and which has continued those |
with his followers has for
Its object the preparation, the quallf-
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. brothorly kindness, love"
else that Will not be nc to be the |
Judges of mankind by and by 1t is
required that all become copies Of the
Redeemer. Gods dear Son. ST. Paul
tells us this, saying, "Know ye not
that the saints shall judge the world?'
and that God has foreOrdained that all |
Dt these judges must be copies Of his
Son? Romans viii, 20; ! Corinthians
Vi, ~,
Come back with me to the Old Testa-
nent Scriptures and note how the Di-
vine Spirit dictated this matter OF the
future trial OF the Sodomltes TO one OF
he prophets and caused II to be writ
.en for our instruction. Alas! as Jesus
said. we have been "slow OF heart to
believe all that the prophets have
spoken" luke xiv, 25l. Through
Ezekiel the Prophet. the Lord explains
hat when the restitution time shall
'ome nt the Second Advent OF our
-ord in the glory OF his Kingdom, then
he Divine blessing VIII come upon
srae now cast off. Nor will the bless
ng OF Messiahs Kingdom come upon
srae only! II will extend to all the
antilles OF the earth Through the
Prophet the Lord specially emphasized
o Israel her two sister nations, SodOm
md Samaria, The Lord pointed out
hat in the day OF their pride and pros
'erity they dlsdained these sister ma
ions as being far beneath them aud
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