Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-08-05

soul. II was not Adams body merely
that was punished with death. but II
was his SOUL which involved the body
and every power Adam possessed All
Of his children have shared with him
in his fall. in his death.
Gods provision Tor the salvation OF
mankind Is that "As by man came
death mot eternal torment. by n man
fihe man Christ Jesus comes also the
resurrection of the dead. For as all
In Adam die. So all In Christ shall lie
made alive" Il Corinthians Sv. 22).
Tho Redemption Priee 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. 12l.
Int they also set forth that the re-.
dcmption price which Jesus gave was
dcath--"IIe poured out Ills soul unto
DEATH" He made Ills soul an offering
for sin isaiah iii. 10. l2).
As result. Gin due time there will
come resurrection of the dead. both
Of the just and OF the unjust. BY the
inst Is meant those justified and
brought into harmony with God
through faith In Christ. BY the unjust
Is meant all others. Thus the Church
VIII share IN the First Resurrection
with Christ; these are the Elect Of the
Scriptures. Their resurrection and
complete change Of nature has already
begun IN them through the begctting
of the Holy Spirit.
They will be like the angels and like
Christ who is the express image OF
thc Fathers person. Like God and the
angels they. as spirit beings, will DO
invisible TO mankind. These with
their Lord and Head will set up the
Kingdom OF God-the Mcsslanic King
dom. ''They will live and reign with
Christ thousand Yeas" These are
The snintly ones. class recognized by
Catholics and Protestants, by Luther.
Calvin and Wesley. All are agreed re-
Specting such n class. The entire point
of discrimination Is respecting the
misses of our race for whom Christ
died and for all Of whom the various
creeds provide torments unreliable, UNI
thinkable.
The Non Elect to Be Blessed.
BROTHERS Luther. Calvin and others,
when they smashed purgatory as un-
scriptural. should have i'd. Eve do
not know where those poor creatures
49,. ,,.I,nu, az, co touu cttnnncnd xvora
In purgatory." They should not have
felt II incumbent upon them TO enlarge
he'll and to put the thousands OF mil
lions out of purgatory into II. But. as
matter of fact. they all are In hell;
The difference Is that II Is the hell Of
the Bible-ihe grave. the unconscious
state of death. and not a place Of suf-
fcring aud torture.
DO not the Scriptures repeatedly tell
you that the dead taH asleep! ST.
Paul writes of those who fell asleep
In Christ: and again, of those who
sleep in Jesus" and again that all
would sleep except those saints who
would be changed In n moment, at the
second coming of Messiah. DO not we
read that st. Stephen. stoned to death,
fen asiccpg Did not Jesus say. "our
friend Lazarus sleepeih." and subse-
qucntly explain his meaning saying.
Lazarus Is deadw DO we not read
that abraham slept with his IA
TIERS" and so of the kings and proph-
cts and all. good and bad? Abra-
hams fathers. being heather. none
will claim that they sleep in heaven.
our Catholic friends will not claim
that they sleep in purgatory. and sure
~ nobody would claim that they could
sleep In eternal torture. Where. then.
do they sleep. and for how long? The
Bible answers. "They that sleep IN the
dust Of the cnrfh shall awake" Daniel
xii. -. The Bible tells us that the
weeping. signing and dying OF the
present time will give place TO n glori-
ous morning Of better things. the resur'
rcction morning.
Not universalism, but Universal OPP
portunity.
Pastor Russell disclaims Universal
ism: he cannot find 1t in the Bible, else
he would preach 1t. lie finds the Bible
10 teach universal opportunity for
salvation and everlasting life. but that
the gift of God. eternal life. will be
given only TO those who will avail
themselves OF the opportunity. Upon
all others will come the wages OF sin.
namely. death. Those who sin wilful.
~. prcfcrring wrong to right, after be-
Ing granted full opportunity for refor-
nation. will he destroyed In the Sec
ond Death. utterly. ms st. Peter de-
clares. "likc natural. brute beasts" Gil
Peter II. l2i.
Heaven on Earth BY and BY.
1t was not In vain that the Redeemer
taught us TO pray. "Thy Kingdom
come. Thy will be done on earth as II
Is done in heaven" That glorious time
will come when. as the Prophet de
clares. Every knee shall how and ey-
. I. a