The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-05-01


S | righteous into life
eternal" Mat
As!23.RIlSsE[g thew 25:4e.
The speaker de-
clared that mankind recognize two
great facts: ~ that all are sinners.
imperfect: and ~ that Just penalty
for sins is proper. This can be admit
ted even by those who deny that the
Bible is inspired. He believes that our
forefathers added to Scriptures, with
out realizing it.
The Baptist "UndsrworId.'
Our Baptist friends. in their new
translation Of the Bible. use the term
underworld" instead of he'll, in trans
lating Sheol and Hades. This Is a step
In the right direction. All educated
people know that Sheol and Hades sig.
nifty the death condition. Why should
Christian ministers spend years in
seminarles to learn these things and
then fear to tell people the facts7 Do
they not realize that the misunder-
standing Of this subject is stumbling
thinking people into Higher Criticism
1nfdelity. etc.. and leading to atheism
and anarchy?
What the Bible Does Tsseh.
The Bible declares death to be the
extreme penalty Of the Divine Law-as
Of human law. Adams execution was
a tragedy-930 years Of dying. His de-
scendants share his condemnation. The
death sentence would have ended our
race, had not Divine Mercy provided
Jesus as our Redeemer. He is to de-
liver mankind from bondage to death.
during the Millennium.
Meantime. this Gospel Age has been
introduced for gathering His Church.
When it Is completed. the Kingdom
will be inaugurated for blessing all
mankind. Then whosoever will may
return to full harmony with God and
attain everlasting life.
The Parable of The Sheep and the
Goats belongs to the Millennial Age.
We recall the Scriptural promises that
when Jesus shall appear in glory. His
Church will appear, with Him; and
thus we know that the parable is not
yet fulfilled. After the completion of
the Church. Messiah will establish His
Kingdom.
Mankind will then be on trial to de-
termine who desire to be the Lords
sheep. and who will manifest the way
ward. goat-like disposition. A thou.
sand years have been apportioned to
separate sheep from goats. At it's
close. all having the sheep disposition
Of meekness will be at the Mediator's
right hand of favor. but all having the
goat disposition will be at His left
place of disfavor.
The sheep will receive the kingdom
originally given to Adam. The go,lts
will be sentenced to everlasting fire
destruction. Elsewhere they are said
to 20 into 1.-THE lake Of fire." the Sec
Ond Death Revelation 2O:14.
Gehenna Fire Unquenchable.
Gehenna is the Greek name for the
valley outside Jerusalem. where offal
was destroyed. Fires were burned
there to kill tile germs of putrefactiun.
Into that valley We're cast dead dogs.
cats. ETC.. upon which worms fed. This
picture Jesus used to illustrate Divine
Government In the end Of His reign.
WilfuI evil-doers will perish in the
antityptcal Eehenna-the Second Death.
Another suggestion by the Master
was that hands. feet and eyes had bet
ter lie destroyed than that the individ-
ual go into the Second Death. No one
thinks that the Lord meant us literally
to cut off our hands and feet: nor
should we think that He referred to lit.
eral fire. The lesson taught is that
Everlasting life is worth any sacrifice.
II sin seems us precious as hand or
an eye. we should separate from it at
any cost. to attain everlasting life.
"Into Everlasting Punishment"
Our text declares that the goat class
will go into everlasting punishment.
What il the nature of that punish.
ment? The Scriptures say that 1.-The
wages Of sin is death NOT eternal for.
ment So the Master really said that
the goat class will go into the Second
death. Nome will he rescued from it in
any manner.
The word punishment In our text
ZONES from the Greek kolasin. In class.
ical Greek. kUiasin means to pruue. az
to cut out dead branches from tree
SO Jesus really said that the goat class
will 80 away into everlasting cutting
of-from life--into everlasting death.
A pamphlet explaining the parable of
The Rich Man and Lazarus will be
sent free to any making Il postcard re-
quest. Address Brooklyn Tabernacle,
! Brooklyn. y. 7.