The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-04-01

oaS hope set before us In the Gospel
Opportunity to gain a part In this
First Resurrection is limited to this
Gospel Age Only faithful followers
of Jesus have any promise of share
In it--Revelation 20:4.
unbeIief stasgers Some.
All familiar with their Bible know
well that the doctrine of the Resurrec
ton of the Dead Is one Of its funda
mentals But their faith staggers at
the thought of the Resurrection of the
Dead, and this leads them to deny the
entire matter. They do not tell US
that they do not believe In the Resur
rection of the Dead: but they teach
that nobody is dead-that when people
appear to die they are really more
alive than they were before. Unwilling
brought back to life. they claim that
death Is transition from a lower form
of life to a higher one.
After one takes this position, the
whole Bible becomes twisted When
ever we deny the death penalty we
deny the Bible. whether we wish to do
SO or not. The Bible does not say that
the soul that sinneth shall experience
transition, but 1.-The soul that sinneth.
1t shall die" Ezekiel 1874. 20.) The
Bible does not say that the wages of
sin is transition, but 1.-The wages of sin
is death" (Romans 6:23.) God did not
say to Father Adam and Mother Eve.
Because of your disobedience you shall
experience transition, but Eye shall
surely DIE" Whoever would be loyal
to the Bible must face this question
II he repudiates the Bible position he
gets more and more into darkness.
Those who say that death is not
death, must logically ask themselves,
Where do those go who seem to die,
but really become more alive? Then
come In human speculations; for the
Bible declares that the dead are dead
Jesus said. mo man hath assembled into
Heaven" tJohn 3:13l St Peter said
that David the Prophet had not as
cended to Heaven.-Acts 2:34
The Scriptures declare that the dead
are asleep waiting for the morning of
the resurrection. The preaching Of the
Apostles In substance was that there is
no hope of future life except by res
direction of the dead; and that there
could be no resurrection had not
Christ's death made possible the resur
rection hope for mankind.-1 Corinth
ians 15:12-22
God Able to Raise the Dead.
Whoever realizes Gods Power as
manifested In the creation should have
no doubt whatever of His Power to
resurrect the dead being, or soul God
b so high aud has Power so much
greater than ours that we cannot com
prehend Him. or understand the meth
DDS Of His operations. They are so
much beyond us that we call them
miracles. though surely they are In no
sense difficult for the Almighty One
Each member of Adams race has his
own personality. and 80 great is our
God that He knows all these We NAV
be sure that He has promised no more
than He can perform the resurrection
of the dead. both OF the just and the
unjust. Acts 24:14, Is
Jesus is Gods great Representative
and Agent in the bestowment of all the
blessings He has for mankind The
Divine Power will operate through
Jesus, first for awakening the sleep
ers, and afterwards for bringing to per
lection all the willing and obedient
Only the Wilfullv disohedianf will snf
Ter extinction In the Second Death.