The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-17

what n rcllel tnlS gives W. US re-
spects parents. children. neighbors,
friends and the heather, who have
died out of Christ. insanity! What
comfort it brings TO know that they
are sleeping in the great prison-house
of death. unconscious Of the lapse of
time, waiting for the Redeemer. who
will as King set up His Kingdom In
glory. associating His Bride with Him
self for the blessing of all the families
of the earth. The bringing forth Of
the prisoners out OF the prison-house
Of death will be to set before them
under the glorious provisions of the
New Dispcnsation an opportunity for
life everlasting. by obedience to the
laws of the Kingdom under the as
sistance Of the Heavenly One-the al
Tentative being, not eternal torment.
but death-Second Death.
All Souls Go to sheoI.
Some one may say. Pastor Russell,
what about the soul? If the body goes
to shooi. hadcs, the tomb, where goes
the soulT' reply that it is the
soul that goes to shcol, to hudcs the
grdre. the tomb. the state of death.
Although the words shooi and hddcS
pre translated 0rdre more times than
translated he'll. nevertheless they re-
fer. not to the mound of earth. which
Is in the nature of monument. but
TO the secret. hidden condition. prefer
ably styled the tomb. the abyss
The Prophet David wrote Thou
wilt not leave my soul In ShcOi tthe
tomb. the state of DEATH, nor suffer
Thine Holy One to see corruption
psalm xvi, 10). st. Peter quoted
this on the day Of Pentecost and ex-
planned that 1t is n prophecy in re
| spcct TO Christ Jesus. David's soul
was not delivered from hcoL and he
did see corruption. and his scpulchrc
the Apostle could refer to. But he.
being a Prophet, spoke those words
respecting Jesus. that His soul would
not he left in shcol; that His soul
would not see corruption. st. Peter
says that this prophecy was fulfilled
In our Lord-in that He was raised
from the dead on the third day. He
tells us that Jesus was put TO death
I'm the flesh, but quickened In spirit-a
spirit Being far above angels and prin.
| cipalities and powers and every name
that is named. Our Common Version
Bible declares that our Lords soul
was saved from hell--hddcs (Acts II,
273D.
David. in the Old Testament. used
the word sheol. ST. Peter, in the New
Testament. used the word hddes. There
is no dispute amongst scholars as to
what Is signifed. The words SheoI and
hades are well known to refer, not to II
place of suffering or torture or anima.
tlon of any kind, but to the uncon.
seriousness OF the death state Jesus
arose from the dead. from hddcS, the
grave, and not from n place OF torment.
The so-called Apostles Greed declares
that Jesus descended into hell. but
arose from the dead on the third day
| All scholars know that nothing in the
words sheol and hddCs has any relation.
ship to fire or pain or suffering or con.
sciousness, and thus this phrase Of the
Apostles Greed is universally ex.
|
AS Jesus descended into h0dcs, so do
all mankind. AS the Father raised
Him from the dead on the third day.
so it is promised that He will raise us.
the Church. from the dead. More than
this, the unjust also, those who have
not been approved of God in the pres
ent life. shall all be awakened from
the sleep Of death. They will come
forth Informed respecting sin. having
lived under the reign OF Sin and Death.
They will come forth that they may
learn the ways of righteousness, the
reward of which Is life everlasting.
| The glor1led Jesus and His glorlded
Church. tha Bride, will be the Royal
Priesthood, whose special work for a
thousand years will be the uplifting of
mankind not only from the tomb but
also to perfection Of life, every man
in his own order" or rank. The HpliU-
ing will bless MS many as are willing.
lifting them from the degradation and
meanness and imperfectlon into which
all have fallen by one mans dlsobedl-
ence, under the laws of heredity.
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| Burst the Bars Of Death.
In the poetic language of the hymn,
Christ Jesus "burst the bars of death"
in His resurrection. II was not pos
slbe for Him TO be holden of DEATH
writes the Apostle (Acts ii, 24). The
Divine verdict went forth that lie had
been faithful and that to Him should
come the reward of life upon the high
est plane-the divine nature (Epheslans
1, 90. 2D
Our fancles may legltimately picture
that the holy angels marvelcd Mt the
Redeemer's experiences from the time
that He left the heavenly glory and
was made flesh and dwelt amongst us
until, by His resurrection change. He
returned again from the earthly ma
ture to the heavenly plane. far above
angels" As they sang at His nativity
n rapturous song of glad tidlngs Of
great joy TO all people, so they were
filled with amazement, surely. at how
the Father permitted Him to be tempt
ed and tried and poured for Him His
cup of suffering, which He drained to
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