Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-08-11

Jesus words. -. IS easier for a camel
to 90 through the eye Of 4 needle, than
for a rich man to enter into the King
dom Of God7" Does not this practical
ty mean that no rich man can ever get
into Hsavsn7
Answers.-There are several Scrip.
lures which seem to intimate that no
rich men will lie able to enter into the
Kingdom--such as James v. Is; Luke
xvi. 1881; and Matthew xix, 1924
But happily (for all rich men are not
bad, in the Scripture text under con
sideration. the Master suggests way
whereby even rich man can get
into the Kingdom In the walls Of the
ancient city OF Jerusalem We're large,
massive gates which were kept open
during the day to permit of. the easy
dow. in and out. Of traffic of all kinds
These gates at certain hour Of the
evenings were closed to preclude the
possibility of sudden attack and de-
struction of the city by robber bands
or other enemies during the night.
However, IL some belated traveller on
camel back should arrive after these
public gates had been closed. there
was very small gate at one side call
ed THE Needles Eye" through which
camel could pass. after 1t had been
unloaded by kneeling down and creep
Ing along. The lesson Is obvious: II
any who are wealthy are willing to un
load their riches in assisting the poor
and in the Lords service. and will bow
low in submission TO the Divine will.
these may gain an entrance into the
Kingdom of Heaven,
o.-Ptease explain and harmonic
Jesus words to the Thief on the cross
"Vsriiy | say unto thee. today shalt
thou be with Me in Paradise" Luke
XIII, 43), and His words to Mary
"Toueh Me not; for I have not yet as
osnded to Ny Father" (John Xxx, 1)7
Answer Our Lord and the dying
Of crucifxion. but both went into the
tomb. the grave. from which our Lord
was raised the third day according to
the Scriptures" Il Corinthians XIV Il,
and from which the Thief will be rails
ed at the last day John xi, 24) See
also John v, %, % The testimony Of
the Scriptures ia exceedingly plain and
simple to the effect that Jesus did not
ascend into Heaven until at least forty
days after His crucifixion (Acts l. III
Paradise signifies cultivated gar
den" or park. Adam was placed in the
Garden of Eden or Paradise, and be
cause of disobedience was sent out Of
this delightful place. The Scriptures
teach that at our Lords return from
Heaven, the whole earth Is to be grad
ually transformed until 1t will all be
like the Garden of Eden. and thus
Paradise will be restored. Isaiah
thirty-fifth chapter, Ezekiel xxxvi. "a.
IS, Psalm xvii, G. Then the Thief.
coming forth from the grave. will Ell
ter in on the blessed and happy condi
tons which then will be In existence.
and. by complying with the conditions
of Divine grace. will live forever more
The seeming discrepancy in our Lord
words as given in the question is easily
accounted for when we consider that
the comma following the word thee"
In the first quotation Ia wrongly placed
It should be placed after the word
to-day" Now note our Lords state
ment, "yerily | say unto thee to-day
this dark day.. thou shalt be with Me
In Paradise cat My second coming
when Paradise is restored. Jesus
words to Mary. the morning OF His res
direction. corroborate this conclusion
0.-Does all hope Of salvation end
with this present life?
Answer.-No All hope Of salvation
IL beyond this present life. Surely
the world has no salvation now: and
as for the Church she has in this
, life. merely the hope OF salvation; the
salvation itself will be attained in the
future life by share In the First
Resurrection OF the blessed and holy
Revelation Xxx. 6, Thus the Apostle
says, We the church, are saved by
hope" tRomans viii -, Again. 'Ev-
cry man that hath This hope In him
puritieth himself. even as He is pure"
q John iii. 3, And again. Hope to
the end for the grace that is to be
brought unto you at the revelation OF
Jesus Christ" q Peter L. l3, The
hope and resurrection of the dead
(Acts xiii. 6, SO. then. there is no
salvation in the present fife. but mere
~ the hope OF salvation. even for the
Church. God has Il provision in the
future for the world The Church gets
her trial in this Age. and her reward
early in the morning of the Messianit.
Age The world will get its trial dur
ing The Messiah's reign and its reward.
or sals alton. If faithful. AT the close
OF that reign