Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-07-22

been willing TO destroy the earthly life
of the Samaritans. the Heavenly Fa-
thcr, Of still more dcmoniacal dispo-
sitlon. would treat practically all man
kind ten million times worse than that
and use Divine Power TO all eternity
to perpetuate the suffcrings of His
earthly creatures. which His own Word
declares were born In SIM shapen in
iniquity. in sin did their mothers con-
ceive them earthly creatures. too.
whose environment was unfavorable
and whose Adversary. the Devil. God
neither destroyed nor bound?
"Ge'hinnorn'--"cehenna"--tieli.
As we have heretofore seen. the only
Hebrew word translated hell. from
Genesis to Malachi. Is shc0l. which is
unfortunately translated grdrc. pit
and hell I'm our Common Version OF
the English Bible-ihe greater number
Of times grare-its proper translation.
Its Greek equivalent In the New Tesla
ment, we have seen. Is hGdes. which
likewise is indiscrimnately translated
grqrc and hell. but should always be
rendered grdrc. We repeat again that
no scholar in the world will claim that
there Is the slightest thought of life
or suffering or joy connected with these
words.
The Scriptures distinctly declare that
there is neither wisdom. nor device.
lor knowledge in shc0F'-to which all,
both good and bad. go at death, and
where they remain until the resurrec-
ton. In the New Testament the word
iqrtdrns occurs once only and is mis-
translated he'll. whereas II should be
rendered our cdrfhs atmosphere. 1t has
no reference 10 humanity in any way,
but 10 the fallen angels. The Apostle
says that ms punishment good cast
them down to fdrtdrns" and they are
reserved in chains of darkness until
the Judgment of the great Day"
But today we will examine the fourth
and last word translated hell in our
common English Bible. This word in
f, the Greek is gchcRna. II occurs bwt
twelve times. as follows: Matthew V,
- - OU. NJ 90 ANiils ~ AAAn ips Oof
Mark tx. ~. 10. A; Lake xii. 3; James
| III, o. One Of the occurrences Is In con-
ncction with our text today. The lues-
| iion is. To what does this word gehcnnG
refer? Is il name for Purgatory
Or name for still worse place OF
uncnding torture. rs our Protestant
creeds declare: We answer. No. II
Is n figure of speech used 10 symbolic
the Second Death--thc death from
which there will be no resurrection.
no resuscitation--the everlasting de
s.ruction mentioned by St Paul, and
Of which St Peter says that they
which experience IL perish like the
brute beast I'll 'rhessalonans /. q: ii Pc
ter H. ~. This is very plainly stated in
Revelation Xxx. II. where of this lake
Of fire. II Is declared "this Is the Sec
ond Death
The Valley Of Hinnom-Tophet.
The Greek word gehcnnd is the syn
onym for the Hebrew word Gc-hinnOnl,
which means The valley of Hin
nom' This valley is repeatedly men
toned in the Bible. 1t was owned by
4 family named llinnom. The first
reference to II Is in Joshua XIV, ).
looking at any Bible map of the city
of Jerusalem. the valley will be seen
to the southwest of the city wall. At
a time when the Israeites became
sadly involved In idolatry. this valley
was used as q sacred place. An image
Of the heather god. Mooch. made OF
brass, and hollow, was erected. IL
was so constructed that the chair,
which was part of the image, CON
stituted a furnace fired frop, tho repr,
and the head of the image was the
top of II fiue.
The image held out its arms as
though TO receive something and
heated red hot by the fire. was a re-
ccl,tacle In which deluded Israelites
placed VlIeir children rs sacrifices,
while trumpets were blown, drums
beaten and the people shouted. sitting
the cries of the tortured infants III
Kings xiii. lOl. When the good King
Josiah came TO the throne all this idol
airy was abolished and the proper
worship of God In the temple was re-
sumed. Then, lest the people should
ever again resort TO such atrocious
customs, the valley was desecrated.
1t became valley of abomination
1t was used rs a dumping place for
the filth of Jerusalem. Dead dogs and
dead eats We're thrown there. and 1t
is claimed that some Of the vile Grim
lnals. after execution. were thrown
therein instead OF being given burial
To typically illustrate that there Is no
future life for such obnoxious beings
| that they will he refuse.
The valley Of liinnom is now filed
up and an orchard grows there; but
originally II. was quite deep. The car
casses OF animals We're thrown there
intended for destruction. the worms
feeding upon them. No one sought to
hinder the worms from making n COM
plete destruction. Ia the bottom of
the valley fires We're kindled for the
consumption of the waste debris, and