The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04
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of life and they that have done evil
unto the Resurrection of life" Sup
pose some one was accused of com
mitting a crime and Immediately sent
to the penitentiary without due pro
cess of law, and then on the day
designated for his trial allowed to
come forth and appear before the bar
of justice. Would we not consider
that absurd?, How much more absurd
than would it be If the same can be
attributed to our Heavenly Fathers
dealing with man who is all-wise and
infallible? Was not our blessed
| Saviour in "H-LL" (Hades) until
the third day and resurrected from
Hell" (Hades)? Was he not deliv-
cred for our offences, went to Hell,
the grave, the condition of death, de-
struction and second, that according
to promise he had been delivered
from HE'LL, the grave, the condition
of death, destruction by a resurrec-
ton, araising up to life: being Gre
ated again, the same identical being
yet more glorious and exalted even
to "the express image Of the Fathers
person." Note the familiar but mis-
leading words of the hymn book. |
have a sister over yonder ON that
other bright shore; l have a mother
over yonder on that other bright
shore beckoning to me to come and
meet her; or, have friend who is
lost; suffering eternal woe and ever
lasting pain, etc. Graces! Graces!
Graces! Deliver me from the bad
influences of these sacred songs"
and from the ignorance of this world!
|, too had sanity brother who de-
parted this life some years ago; but
he is in hell (shoel the grave) and
there to remain until the day when
Gabriel shall sound the trumpet.
And in conclusion my dear readers,
I remind you that the Apostle speaks
of those who "Sleep in Jesus" and
of those who have fallen asleep in
Christ" who, he declares are perish
ed, if there be no resurrection OF
the dead. Could they perish in
Heaven or in Purgatory or in a hell
of torment? Assuredly no one SO
teaches. They are already in a per-
ished condition in the tomb; and the
perlshing would be absolute complete
unless a resurrection be provided for
their deliverance from the power OF
death, hence we read, God so loved
the world that he gave his only begot-
ten Son, that whosoever believeth on
him should not perish, but have eter-
nal life. Again, we note in the Gene
sis, an account of mans fall and the
Sc tence imposed, but found no sug-
gestion of a future punishment, but
merely of death penalty. Repeat
ing the second time the Lord said
Dust thou art, and unto dust thou
shalt return" But he said not a
word respecting devils, fire and tor
ment. How, then did the Adversary
deceive our fathers during the dark
ages with his errors which the Apos-
tie styles doctrines of devils?"
Not the fact that none of the pro-
pnSCleS mention any OLH6T JIldn d
death penaly for Sin. Note that the
New Testament likewise declares
the same. st. Paul, who wrote more
than half of the New Testament, and
who assures us that he did mot shun
to declare the whole counsel of God"
says not word about torment. The
fact is, we have drifted so far away
from the proper observance and COM
prehension of the word of God, and
his clear, plain, reasonable, just, low
ing and wise program that today,
truth is stranger than fiction" Long
has the truth been overlooked and
for centuries buried under the rubbish
of human tradition of the dark ages, ="
that should the truth be revealed, it
would astonish the most thoughtful
and intelligent minds and be listened
to with breathless interest. But the
Lord through the Prophet Isaiah has
well declared: 'As the heavens are
higher than the earth, so are my ways
higher than your ways and my plans
higher than your plans.