The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-04-02
vOx POPULI.
MAKES SOME REMARKS
REGARDING WORD nHELLv

Pastor Russell, in his lectures and
writings, makes a great play upon this
word, as found in the authorized YER
sion Of the Bible, and his sophistry
has misled some honest people who de-
sire to know the truth.
In this version, made under King
James in 1911, two wholly different
each translated hell" Hades is trans
lated hell" ten times: Acts 2:27,
2:31; Matt. 1913, 1918; Luke 1915,
1928; Rev 1:1S, SIS. 20:13, Il. Cie-
henna is translated hell" twelve times:
Matt 5:22, 30, 80; 1928, 1873, 1915, 80;
Mark 9:43, A, 40; Luke 1875: JAS. BIS.
Webster defines Hades thus: 'sThe
abode of the dead; the place or state
OF departed souls: the world of spirits;
Sheol." SheoI is Hebrew word, used
in the Old Testament. Gesenius. speak
ing of the meaning Of Sheol, says:
THE underworld, a vast subterranean
place. The dying are said to go down
into SheoI." Webster's first definition
of "hell'' is: The place of the dead,
or of souls after death; the lower re-
gions or the grave, called in Hebrew
Slleol, and by the Greeks Hades." That
this is the correct meaning of "hell, !"
when given as a translation of Hades,
is evident from the passages where
this word is found. For example, Matt.
1913: Jesus said: Upon this rock I
will build my church; and the gates
OF hell (Hades) shall not prevail
against it, Also Acts 2:22. 81: For
David speaketh concerning Him, fore
saw the Lord always before my face.
for He is on my right hand, that |
should not be moved, therefore did my
heart rejoice. and my tongue was glad;
A. 49, So
hope: because Thou wilt not leave my
soul in hell (Hades), neither wilt Thou
suffer thine Hoy One to see corrup-
ton Oversees %, 26. 27) Therefore
being a prophet, and knowing that God
had sworn with an oath to him, that
OF the fruit of his loins, according to
the flesh, He would raise up Christ to
sit on His throne; He seeing this be-
fore, spake of the resurrection Of
Christ, that His soul was not left in
hell (Hades), neither His flesh did see
corruption oversees so, 81.
Now, when Mr.. Russell discourses
on ITO He'll and Back it is proper
enough if he uses ''help as a transla-
ton of Hades. But it is all wrong IL
hell is used as a translation of Ge-
henna. Jesus says: "All that are in
the graves shall. hear His voice, and
SI1dl1 COIl6 IOIlH- NJOI1n o. ZOJs ALI
Paul declares: There shall be a res
direction of the dead, both of the just
and the unjust" (Acts 24:15). But
those who are sent away into Gehenna,
never come forth. A few passages
where this word is used will help us to
understand its meaning. Matt. 10: %:
Jesus says, And fear not them which
kill the body, but are not able to kill
the soul, but rather fear him which
is able to destroy both soul and body
in hell (Gehenna).'' In Matt. %: 49,
He says: "Ye serpents, We generation
of vipers. How can ye escape the
damnation of hell (Gehenna).' This
leads US to notice Webster's second
definition of "hell,' which is: THE
place or state of punishment for the
wicked after death; the abode Of
devils" This is the meaning OF Ge-
henna, which he gives as follows: "A
term used in the New Testament as
equivalent to hell, place of fire or tor
ment and punishment, and rendered
by the translators hell, hell-f1re, and
he'll of ire.'
Jesus says: when the Son Of man
shall come in His glory and all the
holy angels with Him, then shall He
sit upon the throne of His glory: and
before Him shall be gathered all ma
tions; and He shall separate them
one from another, as q shepherd d.
videth his sheep from the goats.
Then shall he say unto them on the
left hand. depart from Me. We cursed,
into everlasting fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels Matt. 25:31-4D.
And saw the dead, small and great,
stand before God and the
dead were judged out OF the things
which were written in the books, ac-
cording to their works. And
whatsoever was not found written in
the book of life was cast into the lake
of fire." (Rev. 20:12-15). THE Lord
Jesus shall be revealed from heaven
with His mighty angels. in flaming Gre
taking vengeance on them that know
not God and that obey not the gospel
of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall
be punished with everlasting destruc-
ton from the presence of the Lord, and
from the glory Of His power. when He
shall come to be glorif1ed in His
Saints" G. Thes. 7-9). But the fear
full and unbelieving. and the abomin-
able. and murderers, and whoremon-
gers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and
all liars. shall have their part in the
lake which burneth with FIRE and brim-
stone: which is the second death"
Grew. 21:S). And the devil that de-
oeived them was cast into the lake of
fire and birthstone, where the beast
and the false prophet are, and shall be
tormented day and night for ever and
ever CRev. 1910.
"A cymbolical fire." do you say i?
Well. whatever this fire" is, it is the
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil
and his angels Matt. 25:41). Peter
says: For this they willingly forget,
that there were heavens from Of old,
and an earth compacted out OF water
and amidst water, by the word of God:
by which means the world that then
was being overflowed with water, per-
islfed: but the heavens that are now,
and the earth. by the same word have
been stored up for fire, being reserved
assinst the day of Judgment and de-
strttction Of ungodly men, G. Pet.
3:5-D. Yes, the world that then was,
being overlooked with water, persisted,
making that an example unto those