The Washington times., 1915-04-12

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Those who wrote
| the Bible did their
| &% | duty we'll. The
As509 9VssIIl SS ssSsr"g s .ss s''S; ~: j.;
| years, tells us that
all mankind at death go to SheoE-tne
tomGf The New Testament, written IN
Greek. tells the same story, using the
| word Hades as the equivalent OF the
Hebrew Sheol. But in modern transla-
tions of the Bible difficulty is cncoun-
| tered. particularly in the English. Near
" al! these translations have been
been made within the last fve centur-
les. For 100 years before that time the
Bible had been little known.
prevailed that the bishops were as
much inspired as Jesus end the Apos-
ties; for they were called Apostolic
bishops. Bible study was considered
| Unnecessary because these Apostolic
bishops were present to give up-to- date
| information and communications from
God. Then followed thirteen centuries
OF no Bible study. during which time
Gus wolves came into the flock. Acts
3:26-31D Gradually the doctrines be-
came so mingled with errors that the
| false teachers merely enslaved the
Ieoplc with fear. then eXtorted money
for the relief of the fears
| When Bible study revived in the Flt-
teenth Century the errors were so en-
lucnChed in mems minds that those VINO
translated tn" Bible unconsctously gave
| little twists in their endeavor to have
tho Bible say what they thought II
meant. AS an illustration, note John
5:l9. There the translators have given
us the. EXPRESSION, "Resmrection OF
d;Imnation." when nothing in the
Greek justifies the word dannation.
The Revised Version renders it propcrly
Resurrection Of judgmont,-trial
When the Hebrew word Sheol was
being translated. He'll was the nearest
word to fit their ideas. Hence only
when this translation vas impossible
did they give the proper meaning-the
grave. There is another word for grave
-qeber. snpulchre. But do their best to
make He'll out of Sheol. they could so
translate It less than onehalf the whole
number of occurrences. Tho Revised
| Version retains the Hebrew Sheo and
the Greek Hades. saying. Let the read
er find out its meaning.
Good men. who know better. permit
their congregations to think they DO
lieve in a burning He'll Of torture when
privately they confess to the contrary.
But they say. Lat us not do good. lest
evil f"llow-lct us not tell the ncopl":
lest fewer would come TO church, and
the power Of superstition. holdinE, s"
many. he broken. Poor men The
Seem hind to the fact that these devil
ish doctrines are driving intelligent
people Iwav from God, from the Bible
and from the churches.
Two Escape From He'll.
Tho Bible tolls of several who worc
released from Sheol but OF two the
very word is used The Prophet Jonah
swallowed by tho great fish, was in il:
belly parts Of three days. He calls u
his tomb, sheol While there entombeC
he cried unto the Lord and the 1or'
, delivered him. Jesus tells us tina
Jcnah'S experiences tNpiied His own
that as Jonah was buried in the tist
Jesus would be buried in the earth
tMutthew l2:?9, iQD AS Jonah came furtl
on the third day, so did Jesus. st
. Peter points out that this was prophe
sled OF Jesus. saying, Thou wilt no
leave My soul in ,Shcol, orr Iiades'-
. the tomb. lie says that God fulfilled
this 10y raising Jesus from the dead
Acts 90.
Whoever gets the proper focus will
see that all, good and bad, go down t
the tomb-to Shcol, ades called In on
Bibles Hell. The Scriptures very dis
anything" that there is neither wis
dom, nor kno nledge. nor device. j!
Sheol, whittier thou Soest'-whither al
20. ,E,cclesiastes 9:5, 81 This cxaCtl
accords with the Divine statements
The wages of sin is DEATH The sou
that sinneth. il shall die" ,Roman
G:GG: Ezekiel 1874, eO) There is no SCrip
| ture for the commonly accepted though
| Gatory or eternal torment. All thoS
I teachings are found in the varou
l Creeds. the Bible alone tells the simpl
4 story, reasonable ana harmonious frOr
/ start Il finish.
Cehenna Fire-Second Death.
1t is true that Jesus used the terr
1 Gehenna fire, and that our translator
i confused the English reader by trans
atlng this word He'll. the same a
l Hadcs. But as all scholars will adm
i Jesus used the word fire here symbol
ically, just as We use it. Thus ou
l newspapers tell about the great cor
i migration in Europe-not literal fir,
but war, causing great destruction. 5
/ Jesus pointed out that, although II
L had come to save men from death. an
h eventually by resurrection to Int Il
1 all who had gone down to HadcS neN
Z erthelesS the relief would only be ten
porary. except to those who would cor
form to Divine Law. All Condemne
under that Second Trial would d
again. This Second Death would b
II everlasting because Christ would nC
II again die for those who would sin viii
fully after being released from the tirs
II sentence.
Pointing to the valley outside Of Jcrl
called in the Greek Gehcnna. and
Hebrew the Valley of lInnom all
Tophet. Jesus declared that it Illus
trated the fate OF all willful sinner
4 Dead CarcasseS, etc. were thrown inI
4 tho Valley OF IIinnom. Gehenna, WhcI
rrcs were kept lighted. and brmstor
was burned 10 XIII tho germs.
1 1t is said that criminals OF tho wor
4 type, after execution. were thrown int
I that valley, as intmating that the
1 would not share in the resurrection
l jesus emphasized the utter destruCtio
1 In the Second Death of any found IL
/ corrigible after having fun opportunit
of return to God through the merit
1 Christ's sacrifice. The RibIn ever,
l where holds out the thought that ii
/ Church now. and the world in its tr
1 Day future, will be in danger OF ~
1 henna destructiOn-the Second Death.
| Released fr9m SheOl, Hades, tn
Tomb.
u Bible students know that ShcOl az
/ IIades could not hc places nf ctern
4 torture. for tho Scriptures say that tn,
shall be destroyed. II Shcol and Had