The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-03-04

mented billy
Sunday by saying that although "Bil'
ly's" teachings do not come up to the
| Bible, nevertheless he is far ahead OF
so-called Orthodoxy on this subject.
Mr.. Sunday breaches considerably as
| do on this subject, said the Pastor,
yet still comes far short of my con
! ception of the Bible teaching. Mr..
Sundays presentation recognizes that
the Lord Jesus at His Second Coming
will establish world wide Empire
which will bless the entire world with
light. knowledge and fullest opportuni
IS to walk In the ways of righteous
ness. To this we agree.
But we disagree with Mr.. Sundays
theory that the thousands of millions
who died during the past six thousand
years in ignorance of Christ are to suf
fer tortures to all eternity because OF
that ignorance. Amongst these billions
he includes all who have never heard
of Jesus name in the true sense in
heather lands, and at home where, he
explains to us, some of them were led
straight down to He'll by the churches
These billions, according to Mr.. Sun
day, were very unfairly treated-very
unlucky
We disagree with this and present
the Bible thought, that the dead are
neither in fiery Purgatory nor in a
fiery Hell, but in the Bible Hell-the
tomb We insist that the Bible teach
eS that "all that are in their graves
shall hear the voice of the Son of God
and come forth. The sanity will
come forth to the rewards of the
Church in glory with Christ in His
Kingdom. Others will come forth to a
resurrection-a raising up out of sin
and death-by judgment. See Revised
Version, John 5;2S, %.
These billions who have not intel
ligently heard Of Jesis and His sal
yation are not on trial now Their
death is the penalty of Adams sin and
not Of their personal rejection Of Jesus, |
whom they never knew 1t Is to give |
these the opportunity of a judgment, |
or trial, during the thousand years Of
Christs Reign that they will be called /
one mans disobedience, all |
are to be awakened and brought forth
to an opportunity Of everlasting life
the obedience of the other
The resurrection of the
dead both just and unjust, is thei
hope. (Acts 24;15) Aside from res
there is no hope. 1t is in
view Of this that the whole world.
good and bad, are said to sleep with
their fathers.
"orthodox" View is Still Worse
Those who style themselves "Ortho
lox" are still further astray from The
Bible than is Mr. Sunday. While the
after proposes Millennial blessings fol
he fortunates living ut the Second
Orthodoxy" declares 10 the
,ontrary-tha there will be no Millen |
there will be no hope fol
anybody except the Elect few They
lold that instead Of establishing Hi
at Ills Second Advent, JeSu,
will destroy the earth and its inhabit
lnts with fire They overlook the
eachings Of the Lords Prayer that
lis people should pray THY King
lom come" and expect It; and thai
hey should believe that ultimately
iods will shall be done on earth rs
ully as it is now done III Heaven
they neglec. the Scriptures which tel
hat Paradise. lost as the Garden Of
eden. Is to be restored world wide
hat "the earth is Gods footstool, and
hat HE will make the place Of His !
Get glorious Isaiah GG:1; G0:13. {
They neglect the Bible declaration !
hat THE earth abideth forever; anc J
hat God created II not IN vain. bun
ormed IL to be Inhabited" (Ecclesi !
stes Ia: Isaiah 45:1s) They neglect
It. Peters declaration that the Rest :
ntion Times mentioned by all the holy !
'rophets are To be realized at The !
econd Coming Of Jesus lActs 3.l3
H. Instead. they hold, and express i !
D al their creeds- Catholic and Pro >
at ChrIst's Second Com >
~ the earth and its inhabitants are 4 I
e consumed with literal fire. They
re led to thus give literal inteipre
alton TO 81 Peters symbolic state r
rents. which portray the fire Of Y
narchy which will destroy present IN 7
titutions and make way for the New n
Ieavens and the New Earth-the New d
Iispensation Of Messiah's Kingdom. v
They fall into this error because Of 81
bother formed during the DARK Ages q