The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-18
VG VIEWS
FUTURE LIFE
PROPHETS To be PRINCES ON
EARTH, THE ELECT
REACH HEAVEN.
DAVID NOT IN HEAVEN
r. r. COOK EXPLAINS PASTOR Rus
SELLS THEORY OF DEATH
AND REsURREC-

That David is not In heaven and
never will be, he nor John the Bap-
list, and that those who die in in
fancy also win never reach heaven
were some OF the rather startling
statements made last night by F. r.
Cook. Of New York. speaking on Why
David LIS Not in Heaven" and I'm
tying the Tangle." the subjects of two
sermons preached in the Luptn yes
terday, and Interpretating the doc
frines of Pastor Russell, Of Brooklyn
tabernacle, and replying, in part, to
Rev. b. Lacy Hoge, OF Emmanuel
Rev. b. Lacy Hoge, OF Imam uemw
Baptist church, who has been preach
ing series of sermons on RusSeliism.
After answering several questions
propounded by those In the audience.
giving his views on foreign missions,
the coming of the kingdom and Ad-
ANS fall and mans redemption, Mr.
Cook took up the subject announced
for last nights meeting. Why David
Is Not in Heaven"
David Not I'm Heaven.
The speaker said 4hat the Scrip
lures teach us that David Is not In
heaven, and there must be reasons
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after Gods own heart" First, he
said. he ia not in heaven because he
In not alive. He IL stiii In his tomb,
awaiting the resurrection morn. Sec
ond. he never Will be In heaven.
Christ earn. en- aTarsfa to bring the
resurrection and the life. Those who
came before were not promised
heaven OF John the Baptist, the
last of the prophets before the com
ing of Christ. Ii III said. THE least TN
the kingdom of heaven is greater than
he. 49,, That beast Was .Ghgixt The Sen.
and there was no other in heaven.
For David. the prophet and all the
faithful. he said. there liz reward
To come when they awake from their
long sleep. They will be princes on
earth. the home prepared for them
since the foundation OF the world. =
To those who lived after Christ and
who are selected to be eo~heirs with
Christ, there liz the promise of heaven.
II 70 TO prepare place for you." said
Christ 10 these. To the others a home
has been prepared since the founda-
ton Of the world, and that home IL
the earth In the days Of the miiien.
iam
The speaker said that 1t was a mis-
taken conception OF the Bible 10 be-
Iieve that these who ti. In infancy
will see heaven. ITO them that over
cometh a crown OF life is given" Ba-
hses cannot overcome. and, accord
ingfy, cannot be given the crown or
life or an abiding place in heaven
They will return 10 this eadth ON 'sS-
direction morn to grow into perfect
men.
Jfutying the Tangles.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Cook spoke
on the subject. .Untying the Tangles-
The tangles presented We're biblical
problems, or rather problems con-
fronting every Bible reader. The
speaker said he was not unmindful
that there are many other kinds or
probiems--tangies everywhere, in the
home, in society, In church, in state
and among the nations: but his pur-
pose was to consider such perplexities
AZ involved the right understanding
of Gods word, which. ii untangied.
would serve. to solve all other prob
lens.
Among the religious tangies the
speaker took up and briefly described
the problem Of the Judgment day,
end Of the world. the heather, whe-
Their saved or lost: election and free
grace, heredity and environment as
facts entering into mans future des-
tiny, present state OF the Church. Sec
ond coming of Christ, and the future
OF those not good enough for heaven
or bad enough for hell"