The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-30

2 THEY HEARD
@SA6IsaEsyssEII1 OF THE REsUR-
RECTION OF
THE DEAD, SOME MoCKED' ACTS
xvii, 32l.
Pastor Russell made some PREDATORY
remarks, explaining that although he
had accepted the passionate OF the
London Tabernacle congregation. this
should not be understood to imply |
that he had any thought of leaving |
America permanently. He greatly ap-
preciates the reverential spirit of the
British, but this does not signify |
greater love for the land of his IA
Tiers than for the land of his birth.
He accepted the London passionate
! with the clear understanding that he
must not be expected to serve there
more than four months in the year.
More and more he feels that his minis
try is a general one. He specially
thanks God for the privilege of adj
! dressing ten million readers through
the press of America and Great Britain.
Resurrection Doctrine Unpopular
Pastor Russell remarked that he
was not preaching for popularity, but
to re-esta blish "the faith once deliver
ed to the saints"
AS some who heard st. Paul preach
the resurrection of the dead Knocked.
so, quite likely. many have Knocked as
they read Pastor Russell's sermons
the last three Sundays on the resur-
rection. It was the great Teacher
Himself who said "All who are In
their graves shall hear the voice Of
the Son of man and shall come forth.
they that have done good unto the
resurrection of life-perfection-they
that have done evil unto the resurrec-
ton of Judgment" crisis, trial John
v, %. %; Acts xiv. 15,.
Where Do the Dead Sleep7
No one will dispute that the Bible
; declares that the dead are asleep. 1T
is. therefore proper and pertinent
question that every Bible student
should be prepared to answer-Where
do the dead sleep, waiting for an
a,cakcnin0f Surely not in heaven.
$ where all is life and happiness! Sure
d ~ not in the Purgatory which our
8 Catholic friends feel so confident is
|. some,oherc. And surely not in the
= fiery hell of which Protestants gen
+ orally tell US Surely the dead sleep
# in the Bible hell-sheol. hades. the
l. tomb, the state. of death Thus it is
v written. MANY that sleep in the dust
e of the earth shall awake" Daniel
t. xii. q.
n Hearken to the Master. Mary Mar
e tina and Lazarus of Bethany were his
h particular friends Lazarus took sick
and the sisters sent word to the Mas
ter, HE whom Thou lowest is sick
Jesus gave no outward heed to the
. matter until the third day after, and
: then said to his disciples. Our friend
! Lazarus. slecpcth." They replied. "Lorf
: II he sleep he will do WELL Their
= Jesus said plainly Coming down t.
their ordinary use of language "Laza
:, rus is dead"
- When Jesus finally reached Lazarus
= tomb. He did not call him from heav
en-, nor from Purgatoly, nor from
:, fiery hell, but from the tomb. saying
~ Lazarus, come FORTH" And the ded
70 one came forth.
u This wonderful exhibition of Hi
y power the Lord gave, to the inten
u that His disciples then and sine
u might realize that in Him is vested TIL
&c resurrection power. by Divine arrange
~ ment, and that there is to be res
direction of the just and of the unjust
IN that all who are in their graves are t
Ut hear His voice and come forth.
~ with What Body Do They Gomez"
y, st. Paul held an imaginary discus
III sion with doubters of the resurrectio
~ In his day He has them inquire. Wit
what body will the dead returni ID
an replies. that as each kind of seed tina
re is planted reproduces its own kind.
NC it will be in the resurrection of To
ISL dead Whatever kind of seed is plan
g. ed In death. of the same kind an
Oh nature will be the resurrection GRO
Sc, The APOSTLE elaborates showing tn;
a the whole world of mankind are {
one kind of seed-hRmdn stock-an
that therefore. in the resurrection tim
they will come forth the same-hnman
But If we shall suppose rye to repr
Y sent the human stock and can imagil
special treatment of some of TIL
an rye grain before sowing-changing
into wheat-then we would know TIL
those changed grains would sprout nj
develop. not as rye. but as whef
~. Thus the Apostle illustrates the re
~ direction of the dead-the Church. 4
!, ~" are of Adam'c stock. but some. fe
lie the spirit begotten Church-eSpe
ns ence change of nature from earth
ols to heavenly. Hence they in the re
io' direction will come forth heavenly
~ spirit beings The standard to viii
leu the world may expect to be awaken
,ne and. later. raised. will be the cart
ly STANDARD represented in the perfe
inc Adam Like the earthly one will
10 the earth.- ones (the word)." "A
the like the heavenly OGe will be the hea
yer emily ones" the sanity Church
MS Bride q Corinthians Ky. 45-tSl.
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