The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-11

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and did not even know was in the Bi
BILE (Acts Ii. 34, For David is not
assembled into the heavens"
The Old Testament Scriptures we
accept as of equal authority with the
New Testament. said Pastor Russell.
because Jesus and the Apostles so &C.
cepted them. and indeed based all of
their teachings upon them.
In all the Old Testament from Gen
esis to Malachi. not single sugges
ton is offered of n change of nature
from human 10 spiritual, nor of any
other heaven than that which God
had originally provided for mantle
Garden of Eden. The hopes inspired
in Israel by the Divine promises
pointed them forward to the time
when Gods blessin. would obliterate
the curse of sin and death and uplift
mankind from present degradation,
back to the original perfection. The
Seed of the woman, ii was promised,
should ultimately crush the Serpent's
head" destroying the evil that is In
the world; and establishing reign of
righteousness instead of the reign of
sin and death.
David's Soul In He'll.
AS the Old Testament tells nothing
about Heavenly condition. likewise
it tells nothing about Il hell of fire or
torment Such devilish theories were
invented by the heather. from whom
many Christians have since absorbed
more or less of the false doctrines.
The Law and the Prophets do refer to
he'll some sixty-six times. but the he'll
which they teach is the grave. the
tomb the state of death. From first
TO last all mankind both good and
bad. go TO hen. shcoI the tomb.
The writer's of the New Testament
also were Jews. and 1t might here be
noted that nowhere did they describe
the He'll and l'urgatory which we
Protestants and Catholics conjured up
during the Dark Ages. The New les
| lament written in Greek. is in full
accord with the Old Testament, writ
/ ten in Hebrew the shcoi of the latter
is the hades of the former
] Pastor Russell quoted the Scripture.
/ abraham slept with his fathers" and
declared that Abraham's fathers were
heather. He called attention to the
| fact that good and bad kings and
| princes and others. are. In the Scrip
| lures. declared 10 have fallen asleep
So it was with David These all sleep
| in the Bible helm the tomb. They
are all unconscious. as the Scriptures
declare, The dead know not any
| thing: their sons come to honor and
they know 1t not; they come to dis
honor and they perceive it not OF
/ Them There is neither wisdom nor
knowledge nor device in she0i, hell, the
grave. whittier thou goest"-whither
all go dob xiv. 81: Ecclesiastes tx. 1O).
"Thor Wilt Not Leave My Soul In
Sheol."
The Prophet David declared his faith
in a resurrection Of the dead when he
hell (sheol. the gravel. nor suffer Thine
Holy One to see corruption psalm
xvi lO St Peter (Acts ii. 25-3D calls
our attention to the fact that the
Prophet David did see corruption. and
hence that this statement was not in
f \, k,,t hot
soul of Jesus was not left In sheol
Greek, hGdeSl: and. additionally. that
the flesh of Jesus was not allowed to
corrupt
st. Peter was pointing out the fulfil
ment of this prophecy of the resurrec-
ton of Jesus from the dead on the
third day. when he made use of our
text, David is not assembled into the
heavens; +" his sepulchre is with us
unto this day" ST. Peters argument
Is that David was in his sepulchre and
was still dead but that his words We're
a prophetic reference to Jesus resur-
rection.
David Will Not Go to Heaven.
King David VIII not go 10 heaven
said Pastor Russell. and he will not
desire to go to heaven. for the same
reason that fish has no desire to
perch upon the limb of tree nor
bird to make its home under the water.
AS these animals have natures distinct
and are adapted TO the conditions which
God has provided. so the nature of
man, even when brought TO human
perfection. will enjoy and appreciate
more the earthly blessings which God
has provided for him than he would
enjoy the heavenly blessings which
God has provided for The Elect MT
tie fIock'-"the Church of the First
Borns," whose names are written in
heaven Hebrews XII 90