Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-06

TO Ills laws. lie mas, therefore. naue
provision through Jesus for every
member Of the race. great and small,
rich and poor Worldwide redemp-
ton will be provided and worldwide
opportunity for the coming to knowl-
edge of the Truth and for being up.
lifted or resurrected will be afforded.
Tho right or power 10 release mankind
from the power of death and from the
prison-house of the tomb. shcol. hddes.
the grave. is represented by the KEY In
the hands of Messiah. He gained that
key. that rIghtful authority to set ms
free from the grave. by the redemption
which He accomplished for MS mt Cal
vary.
This figure OF the pris0n-house was
used MISC by the Lord through Isaiah
the Prophet Is 1t not written that the
Lord was anointed TO preach mes
sage of good tidings to the meek. to
bind M the broken-hearted. to pro-
claim liberty 10 the coptiCcs of Sin and
Death and the opening Of the prison
house of death to those that are bound7
And did not Jesus apply this very
prophecy 20 Himself? isaiah lxi, 1;
Luke ". 49,. Surely our Lord opened
no earthly prison-doors at His hrst
advent But Just as surely He fore
told that He would open the prison
doors and set all the captives free. His
death. "thc Just for the unjust" was
I'm order that He might have the right
full authority TO release the prisoners
by His death He secured the key.
Eventually this glorious work will BIO
consummated. and In the consumma-
ton OF 1t the elect Church of this Cos
pcl Age Is invited TO have share
Hence the Church Is called out from
the world first under n special Cove
nnnt of sacrifice that she may with her
ard. the Redeemer. become part OF
the Seed OF Abraham on the spirit
plane Galatians Ill. 29).
hades Cast Into Gehenna.
And death and hell (hades) were
cast into the lake OF fire. This is the
Second Death" Revelation Xxx, 1A.
In the symbolic language Of Reve-
lation, Messiah's reign is described as
glorious opportunity for all man
kind 10 come back into harmony with
the Almighty and TO attain everlast-
ing life through the great Mediatorial
Kingdom. The symbolic picture OF
which this text is a part describes
the establishment of Messiah's King
DOM the saints Of this Gospel Age be-
Ing with Him in His throne. in His
Kingdom. reigning with Him-a Royal
Priesthood Revelation TX, 4-6).
The context further describes that
period In which all mankind shall
be brought to knowledge OF the
Truth. when all will "stand before the
great White Throne" Messiahs Judg-
ment Throne. TO be tried. to be tested,
to%be proven whether they will nc.
cept or refuse the perfection and eter.
nal life which Divine mercy will then
make possible for them. During that
thousand years OF Messiah's reign. as
we have seen. death will be gradually
swallowed up In victory. And as the
prisoners Of the tomb are gradually re-
leased. the grave will be destroyed.
will be no more.
The statement. death and hddes were
cast into the lake of fire. which is the
Second Death, Is merely another way
OF explaining to us that Adamic death.
AMI the grave connected Herewith.
will be superseded by the Second
Death. Any Of the race who. by the
close of the Mediatorial reign, Will not
have come up to perfection and will
not have gotten entirely free from the
power of sin and the tomb. will them
selves be responsible for their wrong
condition. their imperfection. The
great Mediator will have done every
thing right. proper and necessary for
all. Whoever then will come short Of
eternal life will himself only be to
not fully delivered. any still held by
sin and death. will be willingly held.
and all such will be turned over to
the Second Death. destruction. symbol
ized by fire. from which there will be
no recovery.
Let IL Ue reiHeiliDeIeu thHl tut NHi'
ley OF Hinnom. outside of Jerusalem
the earthly. where only the vile refuse
was destroyed. will find its antltype
in the Second Death. symboically rep
resented as lake of fire outside the
New Jerusalem. In Il will be con-
sumed utterly. completely. everything
out of harmony with the Divine will
The Wicked Returned to Sheoi.
In the New Testament. as we have
seen. hades stands for the grave or
state Of death. which results from
Adams transgression while GchennG
represents the Second Death. which
will come only upon those who shall
first have been delivered from the
Adamic sentence. or shall have had
at least n full opportunity for deliv-
erance and who will manifest their
love for sin more than for righteous
ness and who. therefore. will be SEN