The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-31

(1ASI0& RUssELg) 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 "UnderworId."
Our Baptist friends, in their new
translation Of the Bible, use the term
underworld" instead of hell, in trans
lating Sheol and Hades. This is 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
seminaries to learn these things, and
then fear to tell people the facts? Do
they not realize that the misunder-
standing of this subject is stumbling
thinking people into Higher-Criticism-
Infdelity, ETC.. and leading to atheism
and anarchy?
What the Bible Does Teach.
The Bible declares death to be the
extreme penalty of the Divine Law-as
of human law. Adams execution was
a tragedy-93O 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 whatsoever 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 its
close. all having the sheep disposition
of meekness will be at the Mediators
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 goats
will be sentenced to everlasting fire
destruction. Elsewhere they are said
to go into ''the lake Of fire." the Sec
ond Decentralization 2O:14.
Gehenna Fire UnquenchabIe.
Gehenna is the Greek name for the
valley outside Jerusalem, where offal
was destroyed. Fires were burned
there to kill the germs Of putrefaction.
Into that valley were cast dead dogs.
cats, ETC.. upon which worms fed. This
picture Jesus used to illustrate Divine
Government in the end Of His reign.
Wilful evil-doers will perish In the
antitypical Gehenna-the Second Death.
Another suggestion by the Master
was that hands. feet and eyes had bet
ter be destroyed than that the individ-
ual 60 into the Second Death. No one
thinks that the Lord meant us literally
to cut OF 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 as precious as a hand or
an eye, We should separate from it at
any cost. to attain everlasting life.
Unto Everlasting Punishment"
Our text declares that the goat class
will 90 into everlasting punishment
What is the nature Of that punish
ment? The Scriptures say that "the
wages Of sin II death"-not eternal tor
ment.v So the Master really said that
the goat class will go into the Second
death. None will be rescued from It In
any manner.
The word pHntshment In our text
comes from the Greek kolasin. In class
ical Greek. kolasin means to prune, as
to cut out dead branches from q tree.
So Jesus really said that the goat class
will go away into everlasting cutting
oh-from life-in everlasting death.
A pamphlet explaining the parable Of
The Rich Man and Lazarus will be
sent free TO any making postcard re-
quest. Address Brooklyn Tabernacle,
Brooklyn, n. Y.