Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-01-30

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tGAslQR- RUSSELD thew 25:4e.
The speaker de-
ciared that mankind recognize two
great facts: a. that all are sinners.
imperfect; and ,2l 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 Underworld"
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 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
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
Intidelity, ETC.. and leading to atheism
and anarchy?
What the BibIe 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 1t 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 Mlliennial 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 Lord 8
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 Mediator
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
win be sentenced to everlasting fire
destruction. Elsewhere they are said
10 go into ''the lake of fire." the Sec.
ond Death.-Revelation 20:I4.
oshsnna Fire unquenehabie.
GehennR 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
antitypicai Gehenna-the Second Death
Another suggestion by the MasteT
was that hands, feet and eyes had bet
ter be destroyed than that the indiVid
nal go into the Second Death. No oat
| thinks that the Lord meant US literally
to cut or our hands and feet; mol
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