The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-12
EVERYBODY'S Bible BOX.

Q.-~Jesus said Verify 1 say unto
you That ye which have followed Me, in
the regeneration, when the the son Son OF man Nan
shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the
twelve tribes of Israel Explain the
twelve thrones mentioned. Of. G. Ed
Answer.-The twelve thrones are not
to be understood being literal thrones,
but the expression should be understood
as representing positions of ruling power
and authority. When it is stated that
king Edward ascended the throne OF
England upon the death of his Il, father her
prerogatives and authority, and not that he
actually sat down upon the royal bench.
full followers that they should occupy
kingly positions of power and exaltatoE
over the people of Israel in the times OF
assumed "the purple" and, therefore, are
not Judging the twelve tribes OF Israel,
and will not until the Lords return return IRON rom
then take place must be that OF 1sraei ana
the world of mankind. Evidently then'
the Judging is for the purpose of bless
ing and restoring the race: making it
perfect mentally, morally, and physically.
Not only will the twelve apostles nave
faithful members of the Church of Christ
arc to share with the Lord Jesus In that
future work.
OWN Moses be the future leader of
those ancient WORTHLESS who lived prior to
the time of Christ? mean by the expression
Apostle Paul in Hebrews the eleventh
chapter. These are not members OF the
Church Of Christ because In diHf,ncaiy the caSJ
stated that they will not receive the pet
ter things promised to the church class;
by the Lord Jesus and the church. Is the
thought a reasonable one that Moses Will
be the most prominent one OF those re-
ferred to by the Apostle? (E- G. FD
Answer-The real leader of those faith
fui ones of former times will be the
Christ Jesus and the church. out OF
! zion (the Christ class) shall go forth the
law. and the word of the Lord from
| Jerusalem (the Ancient Worthy class.
As the Bible does not lnodeate e IN ny any AND
distinction among these servants and pro
| phets, it would be impossible to determine
mise However, that as all of these are to
be princes in all the earth psalm 40:16o,
thev may occupy positions of equal proml-
nence.
OFF Jesus is Gods only begotton Son,
and IL God has been resting from MS
made or makes the New Creapon r
z. c. .,,
that ali things both visible and inVlslole
were created by the Lord Jesus Christ as
| the Fathers agent. All the works OF tne
universe were formed by the Logos, ene
! tualIv created or formed only the LORD
| Jesus. We read of Jesus that He was tine
beginning of the creation OF COO .t,or or1Gyv Nv
| I'm (Jesus) were all things created, tnat
| are in heaven. and that are in earth,
visible and invisible, whether they pc
| thrones. or dominions. or principalities. or
| powers: all things were created by hlnl'
and for him" (Colossians 1:16-) Again,
| 'But to us there is but one God, the
Father. of whom are all things. and we in
him: ard one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom
are all things, and We by him, q GogIn- tSgra
J fore is of the Father but by the Son
The Church of Christ, the New Creation,
! is Gods workmanship by and through the
| Lord Jesus Christ
o.-Please tell me where in the Bible it
says that Christ was in he'll three DAYS
and nights. and please explain what KIND
of hell it was. o. F. %
Answer-Reading in Acts 2:27. 81. we
find it stated that the Lord Jesus was In
hell during the time when His death on
| the cross to the time of His resurrection
The period of time was the three DAYS
where it is declared that the "'Son of Man
snail be three days and nights in the heart
of the earth Connecting these two
Scriptures, it becomes evident that the
hell into which Jesus entered. was the
tomb. Our Lord was dead for three Gays
and was raised the third TN day Gred aGeo[o1ng n11f
His soul unto death Qsaiah 5S:10. and
His soul was not left in hell (hadesl.
power of God. 1t was by His death that
our Lord redeemed the world of mankind
which had been plunged into death as the
result of Adams disobedience- Jesus
took the sinners place; substituting him
self for the condemned that the con-
| demned might go free The time VIII
come when all of the race will be deliv-
ereA from the great prison house of death
| to which all were sentenced through the
fffEt man This will be at the second
coming of Christ when He who has the
KEYS of death and hades shall open the
doors which have been closed for more
, than six thousand years.-Revelation lis.