The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-02-21

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((HASIQR RIlSSELIg thew 25:4e.
The speaker de-
clared that mankind recognize two
great facts "a that all are sinners,
imperfect; and ~ that just penalty
for sins is proper. This can be admit
ted even by those who deny that the
Bible il inspired. He believes that our
forefathers added to Scriptures, with
out realizing 1t.
The Baptist "undSrworld."
Our Baptist friends, In their new
| translation of the Bible, use the term
underworld" instead Of he'll, in trans
lating Sheol aud Hades This is Il step
In the right direction. All educated
neople know that Sheol aud Hades sig
nifty the death condition. Why should
Christian ministers spend years In
seninarles 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
Infdelity, etc, aud leading to atheism
and anarchy
What tho Bible Does Teach.
The Bible declares death to be the
extreme penalty of the Divine Law-as
OF human law. Adams execution was
tragedy 800 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 IL to de-
liver mankind from bondage to death.
during the Millennium
4 Meantime, this Gospel Age has been
introduced for gathering His Church
When it is completed, the Kingdom
will be inaugurated for blessing all
mankind Then whatsoever will may
return to fun harmony with God and
|. attain everlasting life.
The Parable OF The Sheep and the
Goats belongs to the AIillennial 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 prfable 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 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 meekness will be at the MediatOr's
, right hand Of favor but all having the
: goat disposition will be at His left
9 place Of disfavOr.
C The sheep will receive the kingdom
: originally given to Adam. The goats
4 will be sentenced to everlasting Are
: destruction Elsewhere they are said
q to go into "the lake Of 6re." the Sec
? ond Death. Revelation 20:l4.
a 0ehenna Fire Unquenehabls.
Gehenna Is the Greek name for the
valley outside Jerusalem, where offa
was destroyed. Fires were burned
! there to kill the germs capitalization
q Into that valley were cast dead dogs
a cats, etc.. upon which worms fed. This
/ picture Jesus used to Illustrate DIVINE
!. Government In the end OF His reign
d Wilful evil-doers will perish 10 the
! antitypical GehennN-the Second Death
. Another suggestion by the Maste
= :, was that hands. feet and eyes had bet
!. ter be destroyed than that the indiyid
! ual 60 into the Second Death. No on
IS thinks that the Lord meant us LITERAL.
l. to cut Off our hands and feet; no
y should we thiuk that He referred to lit
% eral fire. The lesson taught Is tina
u everlasting life is worth any sacrifice
n III sin seems rs precious as a hand o
an eye, we should separate from 1t q
,e any cost. to attain everlasting life.
y "Into Everlasting Punishment"
Our text declares that the goat elias
will go into everlasting punishment
What Is the nature OF that punish
Is meut? The Scriptures say that "th
wages OF sin is death"-not eternal tol
N ment. So the Master really said tina
% the goat class will go into the Secon
y death. None will be rescued from 1t
any manner
ct The word punishment in our tel
comes from the Greek kolGsiH. In clas
FIX zeal Greek. kOiasiH means to prune, q
t. TO cut out dead branches from a tire
SO Jesus really said that the goat ella:
will go away into everlasting cuttin
off-from life-into everlasting death.
!. A pamphlet explaining the parable
The Rich Man and Lazarus will
- sent free to any making postcard r
- quest. Address Brooklyn Tabernacl
n Bnooklyn. N. Y