The Washington herald., 1915-01-25

in the hands of the people. and not con.
sidered necessary, because they had the
creeds. various errors spread Both
Catholics and Protestants helped to
spread them. and no doubt many were
deceived into believing all that they
said We are not charging them all
with hypocrisy, but with error Tho
Bible does not tell about any going to
heaven at death: but il does tell that
all good and bad. go to He'll at death:
mat King David went to He'll and u
still there. Note the Apostle Peters
words David is not ascended into the
Heavens" (Acts 2:34.) David was NOT
one or the elect Church. He was never
called to the Heavenly Calling. He
was not a follower OF Christ; for he
llVed centuries before. His resurrection
VIII be to human. earthly nature; and
his reward will be to share in that re-
stored Paradise, which will eventually
be worldwide.
We remind our hearers that the Bible
history of four thousand years and
more has no reference to any other
heil than Sheol We remind you that
although our Bible was translated by
people who believed in a hery Hell.
they were unable to translate quite
half OF the occurrences of the word
Sheol by our English word He'll. They
were Obliged to translate the majority
as grave or pit. They should have
made no exception: in every case the
word should have been rendered grave
or pit: that is it's meaning.
Jesus was raised up out Of SheoI
Hades. the tomb. And there was an
other person brought back, Jonah. who
the Lord declared was typical of Him
self-Jonah's three days in the belly Of
| the hsh corresponding to our Lords
three days in He'll. Hades. the grave.
The resurrection of Jesus was repre-
sented also in Jonah's experiences; for
on the third day the great fish vomited
| him forth on dry land. Jonah. descrfb-
ing his experiences, said. out Of the
! belly OF He'll cried !. and Thou heardest
my voice. He was rescued from the
belly OF the fish. which was his Hell,
or grave.
The Bible is very explicit in declar-
ing that all really die. not merely seem
to die. and that there would be no fIl-
| ture life whatever for mankind, with
out resurrection. God has provided
for resurrection, in Christ, who died
Tor our sins. st. Paul declares. If there
be no resurrection of the dead. all OF
| our ChristiaH faith and hope are
perished; we have nothing to live for.
But he assures us that Christ has died
and risen. Therefore. ultimately, an
will be delivered from the power OF
Hosea 1914; Revelation 20:I4.
few were awakened in olden times.
merely to relapse into death again "A
was not possible that any could be
fully recovered from death until Christ
first had provided the Redemption
price for man. God tells us that In
His Purpose He had provided Jesus as
the Lamb of God" before the founda-
tion of the world.
Gathered to Their Fathers-AsIeep,
| read that they were gathered to THAR
| fathers. Their fathers were not in
| Heaven: for that is not a sleeping
place. They were not in the fiery Hell
| OF orthodoxy and the creeds of the
Dark Ages; for they were not yet i'm
! agined. They did not sleep in a Catho-
lie Purgatory for the same reason But
they slept. and are sleeping still, and
Will continue to sleep until they are
| awakened.
This thought is given in the New
Testament as well as the Old Jesus
sIid that Lazarus slept; and He awak-
| ened the daughter of Jairus from the
sleep. st. Paul declared that all the
| Church would sleep, except those who
| would be alive at the time of Christ's
Second Coming. 1t is from this view
point that the great work of Christ and
His Millennial Kingdom is described as
specifically an awakening OF the sleep
ing dead Corinthians 15:2O-22.
| In the Old Testament Sheol Is de-
| scribed as a great prison-house into
which the people have gone, and out OF
which none could make his way to Ifb-
erty from death. Our Lord also told
that He will unlock Hades, Sheol, the
tomb. and deliver the prisoners, that
] hA
Hades." He got the key. or authority
or power. to open the grave, to give q
resurrection to the whole world, at the
cost of His life. which He freely sacrf-
| feed. dying the Just for the unjust"
tasting death for every man"
Coming Back from sheoI, from Hadas,
from Hell.
The Scriptures declare Of the Church
prevail against thee" Christ is stronger
than the power of death. and He has
met the death penalty that was against
us. He has redeemed His Church. he
/ will deliver us early in the Morning Of
the New Dispensation.
And that is only part of the wonder
full Story. The Apostle declares that
The Christ will be the First-fruits,
Jesus the Head. and the Church His
! bOQy. AIIeTWaTu VIII De InOSe VINO
\ become Christ's during His Presence.
His Presence will last for the thousand
years. as King over all the earth and
/ as the Priest to bless. He will be
/ Priest upon His Throne. to deliver
/ from the power OF sin and death al
who wish TO return to harmony with
/ God. Hallelujahl What a Savior!
The result of the thousand years WIN
be not merely the awakening OF the
sleepers: but subsequently their rails
ing up mentally. morally. physically. 70
full perfection OF human nature, from
which they fell in Father Adams dis
obedience. When all the wilfulty
wicked shall have been destroyed m
the Second Death. from which there
will be no recovery. no resurreetions
| Then shall be brought to pass the
saying that Is written. Death is swal-
lowed up In victory! o Death. where
Is thy stingi o Hades (grave). where
Is thy victory