The Topeka state journal., 1913-05-31

ting forth a mass of meaningless glib
berish. Why any one should so far
neglect the use OF reason and common
sense as to suppose that a poor man at
death would Immediately be gathered to
Abraham's bosom, and that a rich man
would Immediately go to a literal place
OF fire and birthstone, is inexplfcable One
could just as reasonably understand Rev
elation 17:9, literally.
Q.-In Leviticus we read that fire came
out from before the Lord, when the sacri-
fices were being offered on the Atonement
Day in connection with the Tabernacle
burnt offering. Did the fire come out
from the Most Holy or did it come down
from Heaven? And did the people out in
the camp see the fire consume the offer
ing? (Smoker)
Answer.-The presence of the Lord God
was indicated to the people of Irael by
the cloudy pillar during the day and the
pillar of fire at night. This pillar was
supposed to rest directly over the Most
Holy of the Tabernacle structure. In
all probability, the fire came from this
pillar of the Presence when the burnt offer
ing was consumed in the close of the
atonement day after the sacrifices of the
sin offerings had been made. The fire
would not come from the Most Holy. but
would come direct from the pillar resting
upon the Tabernacle. This consuming of
the burnt offering in this remarkable
manner was intended to show the divine
acceptance of the sacrifices which had
been presented by the high priest to make
atonement for the sins of the people.
This manifestation of the Lords accept
ance of the sacrifices was for all the
people as we read-"And there came a
fire out from before the Lord, and con-
sumed upon the altar the burnt offering
and the fat: which when all the people
saw, they shouted and fell upon their
faces
OFF those who were once enlightened,
and made partakers of the holy spirit, and
tasted of the good word of God, (Hebrews
6;4-0 go into the second sec nd death when eir
graves hear the voice of the Son of Man
and come forth?"-John 5:2s-2S- (F. G. ED
Answer.-The word grave in the last
text cited is from the Greek mnemeion,
and signifies memory or remembrance.
Thus we would understand that all of the
dead race of mankind who are held in the
Fathers remembrance, will
come forth in the morning of the resur-
rection at the voice of the Son of Man.
There are some. however who will not be
held in remembrance by the Father, and
these will not be awakened from the sleep
of death. During this present Christian
Cmade partakers of the holy spirit } i; |
having passed from death unto life. they
become new creatures in Christ Jesus
These having been delivered by faith from
the Adamic sentence of death, and begin |
ming the new life, if they do despite to the |
spirit of grace and deny the Lord that |
bought them, will go into the second |
death,'' from which there is no resurrec- |
ton.
Q.-Five priests were appointed to typi-
cal sacrifices-(ExoduS 2S:1.)-Later two |
were destroyed. Are we to understand this |
as illustrating the proportion of the anti
priests that go into the second |
1eath''? (Minn.)
Answer.-It would be impossible to de-
tide this matter from the Scriptures, as
here are not sufficient data furnished |
with which to reach a definite conclusion.
The Bible sta teS that there will be great
multitude before the divine throne of God,
md that a selected company, the Church
If Christ will the throne. Many have
1een anointed of the holy spirit to be
Kings priests unto God and to reign over
he world of mankind during the thousand
ears of Messiah's dominion on the earth,
)ut only the little flock the con
luerors and more than conquerors" will
make their calling and election sure"
The typical arrangement was designed to
Illustrate the general conditions existing
n the present dispensation, and not to in
icate the numbers or proportions of the
ifferent classes. Just as the great multi
ude, which will be privileged to stand be-
ore the throne, is formed of number
whose quantity no man knoweth, (Revela-
ion 7:9) thus it will be as to the number
# those who go into the second death.