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sistancc of the Heavenly One-the nj.
ternatAve being. not eternal torment,
but death-Second Death.
All Souls Go to sheoI.
Some one may say. Pastor Russell.
what about the soul? II the body goes
to sheol. hddes, The tomb where goes
the soul?" reply that Ii Is the
soul that goes to sheoi. TO hddes. the
grave. the tomb. the state of death
Although the words sheoi and hade'
are translated Drdpe more times than
translated hell. nevertheless they re-
fer, not TO the mound of earth. which
Is In the nature of II 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 sheoi 'the
tomb. the state of DEATH. nor suffer
Thine Holy One to see corruption
psalm xvi. 1W. st. Peter quoted
this on the day OF Pentecost and ex-
planned that 1t is a prophecy In re-
spect to Christ Jesus. David's soul
was not delivered from she0i, and he
d.j see corruption. and his sepuchre
the Apostle could refer TO. But he.
being q Prophet, spoke those words
respecting Jesus. that His soul would
not be left in she0l; that His soM
would not see corruption. st. Peter
says that this prophecy was fulfilled
in our Lord-ln that He was raised
from the dead on the third day. He
tells us that Jesus was put to Death
in 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-hddes (Acts II.
27-3D.
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 20
what is signified. The words sheoi and
hddes are well known to refer, not to a
place of suffering or torture or anima-
ton of any kind. but to the uncon-
sclousness OF the death state. Jesus
arose from the dead. from hades. 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 sheoI and hades has any relation
ship to fire or pain or suffering or con-
sciousness. and thus this phrase of the
Apostles Greed ia universally ex-
planned.
AS Jesus descended into hGdes, so dc
all mankind. AS the Father raised
Him from the dead on the third day
so 1t Is promised that He will raise MS
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 ma.
! learn the ways of righteousness. th'
reward OF which Is life everlasting
The glori6ed Jesus and His glorltiet
Church. the Bride. will be the Roya
Priesthood, whose special work for I
thousand years will be the uplifting o.
mankind, not only from the tomb, bu
also to perfection of life. "every maj
in his own order" or rank. The uplftt
in0 will bless rs many as nre willing
lifting them from the degradation ant
meanness and imperfectlon into whlcl
all have fallen by one mans disobedi
ence. under the laws of heredity.
Burst tho Bars of Death.
In the poetic language of the hymn
Christ Jesus burst the bars OF death
In His resurrection. 1t was not pos
sible for Him TO be holden OF death
writes the Apostle (Acts IL. 2D Tn
Divine verdict went forth that He hat
been faithful and that to Him shout
come the reward of life upon the high
|, 20, 81.
Our fancies may legltimutely pictur
that the holy angels marveled Mt tn
Redeemers experiences from the tim
that He LETT the heavenly glory an,
was nude llesh and dwet amongst u
until. by His resurrection change. II
returned again from the earthly M
ture to the heavenly plane. far abov
angels" As they sang ut Ills nativit
II rapturous song of glad tidings o
great Joy TO all people. so they wer
Glled with amnzement, surely. At hoy
the Father permitted Him to be tempt
ed and tried and poured for Him iii
cup of suffering. which He drained
the dregs They murveled when III
died. the lust for the unjust" The
looked and wondered as hour afte
hour He remained In the tomb deat
Their loyalty TO the Heavenly Fathe
was tested during thnt period, hut wa
rewarded when they heheld that d
{ vine power raised Him up even TO
more excellent glory than that whlc
He had before
With what alacrlty the angels mus
have acknowledged the risen one. |
harmony with the Fathers declaration
. LET all the angels of God worshi
Him" worthy N the Lamb 10 r,