The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04

port the former. Each address lasted |
for nearly two hours. but SO deeply in.
terested were the audiences that they
seemed not to note the fight of time
He said:
No other question could be of deeper
interest to thinking people than the
one now before us-"Where are the
dead?' Our ancestors. our neighbors,
our friends. are dead or dying. and
ourselves with them. What will be
our condition when the spark of life
flickers out7
The Bible confirms the ablest find
ings Of science when it tells us that the
dead are dead and not alive at all, any
where. The Scriptures declare. THE
dead know not anything" their sons
come to honor and they know it not
they come to dishonor but they perceive
1t not of them" Again the Bible says:
"There Is neither wisdom nor device
nor knowledge in the grave [sheol. the
Bible hell whittier thou goestn (Eccle
siastes tx. 10i
Where. my dear friends. is the key to
the problem? The Bible hell Is the
grave, shcol, hades. the death state. The
salvation which God has provided Is
the salvation from sin and from death
The hope set before us in the Gospel
is-the resurrection of the dead. II
nobody is dead there can be no resur
rection of the dead. 1t is not the body
which dies that God has promised
shall be resurrected. but the soul. II
was not Adams body merely that was
punished with death. but it was his
soul, which included the body.
Gods provision for the salvation of
mankind is that las by man caae
death mot eternal torment1. By man
| 1.-THE man Christ Iesusl comes also the
resurrection of the dead
Tho Redemption Price Given.
| Not only do the Scriptures clearly set
forth that the wages of sin Is death
and that thus death passed upon the
entire human race Romans v, 12] but
they also set forth TINT the redemption
price which Jesus gave was death.
HE poured out His soul unto DEATH"
He made His soul an offering for sin
isaiah iii. 10. 12,.
! As result. 'ln due time" there will
come resurrection of the dead. both
of the just and of the unjust. BY the
Just is meant those justified aud
| brought into harmony with God
through faith in Christ. BY the unjust
Is meant all others. Thus the Church
will share in the First Resurrection
with Christ: these are the Elect of the
Scriptures. Their resurrection and
complete change of nature have already
/ begun in them through the begetting
Of the Holy Spirit
| They will be like Christ, who Is tine
express image Of the Father person
Like God and the angels they. as spirit
| beings. will be Invisible to mankind,
These with their Lord and Head will
set up the Kingdom Of God-the Mes
Elanfc Kingdom, They will reign
1 with Christ thousand years" These
are the sanity ones. Il class recognized
by Catholics md Professionals. by LII,
Their, Calvin and Wesley, All are
agreed respecting such n class The
entire point of discrimination is re-
speeding the masses of our race for
whom Christ died and for all of whom
the various creeds provide torments
UNRELIABLE, unthinkahe
Do not the Scriptures repeatedly tell
You that the dead fan daieep9 st. Pau
writes OF those who fall asleep in
Christ: and again, of those who "sleer
in Jesus" ard again that all would
sleep except those saints who would
be changed IN moment. at the second
coming of Messiah. Did not Jesus
say. Our friend Lazarus sleepeth?'
Where do they sleep and for how long
The Bible answers, They TINT sleep /,
the dust OF the earth shall awake" dan
lei xiii. 81. The Bible tells lis that tbs
weeping. signing and dying of this
present dark night will give place to /;
glorious morning of better things. tht
resurrection morning-the morning o.
the Messianic reign OF glory for the
blessing of all mankind
Not univerealsm but Universal op
portunity.
1 Pastor Russell disclaims Universal
ism He finds the Billie to teach uni
versal opportunity for salvation ant
everlasting life. but that the gift Of
. God. eternal life. VIII be given only II
those who will avail themselves of the
I opportunity. Upon all others will conn
the wages of sin. eternal death.
The Retleemer taught us TO pray
. "Thy Kingdom come: TGy viii be done
, ON earth as It is done In heaven Thu
Prophet declares. every knee shall bow
and every tongue confess Messiah: and
, the knowledge of the Lord shall al
! the whole Garth.
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