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| (4ASTQRRUSSELL thew 25:4G.
The speaker de-
clared that mankind recognize two
great facts: a. that all are sinners.
imperfect; and ~ that u 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
forcfathers added to Scriptures. with.
out realizing It
| The Baptist underworld"
Our Baptist friends. in their new
Translation Of the Bible, use the term
underworld" instead. of hell, in trans
lut:Sg SheoI and HAdes. This is step
in the right direction. All educated
peopIe know that Sheol and Hades sig.
nifty the death condition. Why should
Christian ministers spend years In
Summaries 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-Criticsm-
IntideIity, ETC., and leading TO atheism
and anarchy?
What the Bible Does Teach.
The Bible declares death to he the
extreme penalty Of the Divine Law-as
Of human law. Adams execution was
tragedy-930 years Of dying. His de-
] scendunts 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 1t Is completed. the Kingdom
will be iuNugurated for blessing all
mankind. Then whatsoever will may
return to full harmony with God aud
attain everlasting life.
The Parable Of The Sheep and the
| GOats belongs TO the AEillcnnfaI Age
We recall the ScripturaI promises that
when Jesus shall appear in glory, His
Church will appear with Him: and
thus we know that the parable is not
vet fulfilled. After the completion OF
the Church, Messiah will establish Hls
Kingdom.
Mankind will then be on trial to de-
termine who desire to he 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 mcckness will be at the Medlator'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 goats
will be sentenced to everlasting fire
destruction. Elsewhere they are said
to 20 into 1.-THE lake Of fire." the Sec
ond Death Revelation 20:t4.
Gehenna Fire Unquenchable.
Gehenua is the Greek name for the
valley outside Jerusalem, where ofal
was destroyed. Fires were burned
there to kill the germs Of putrefactlon.
Into TINT valley were cast dead dogs.
cats, ETC., upon which worms fed. This
picture Jesus used to illustrate Divine
| Government in tho end Of His reign.
Wilful eviI.doers will perish III the
antityplcal Gehenna-the Second Death
Another suggestion by the Master
was that hands. feet and eyes had bet
ter be destroyed than that the indlvid.
uni 20 into the Second Death. No one
thinks that the Lord meant us literally
10 cut Off our hands and feet; nor
should we think that He referred to lit.
prl fire. The lesson taught is that
everlasting life Is worth any sacrifice.
If n sin seems as precious as hand or
IN eye. we should separate from 1t Mt
INV cost. to attain everlasting life
"lnto Everlasting Punishment"
Our text declares that the goat class
will goa into everlasting punishment.
What is the nature of that punish
ment? The Scriptures say that the
wages Of sin is death"-not eternal tor
! ment. So the Master really said that
| the goat class will so into the Second
death: None will be rescued from 1t in
any manner.
The word punishment in our text
comes from the Greek Eolasin. In class
4 ical Greek. kolasiM means to pruue, as
to cut out dead branches from a tree.
So Jesus really said that the goat class
will go away into everlasting cutting
ofr-from Ilfe-into everlasting death.
! A pumphIet explaining the parable OF
The Rich Man and Lazarus will be
sent free to any making postcard re-
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Brooklyn. N. Y.