The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-03-09

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
1 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 a worldwide Empire
which will bless the entire world with
light, knowledge and fullest opportuni-
ty 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 Hell 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
fiery He'll, 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
resurrection-a raising up out of sin
and 'death-by judgment. See Revised
Version, John 5:2S, 20.
These billions who have not intel
ligentIy heard of Jesus and His sal
walton 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
Christ's Reign, that they will be called
forth from the tomb. AS all died
through one mans disobedience, all
are to be awakened and brought forth
to an opportunity of everlasting life
through the obedience of the other
man-Christ. The resurrection of the
dead, both just and unjust, is their
hope. (Acts 24:15) Aside from a res
direction, 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-
dox' are still further astray from the
Bible than is Mr.. Sunday. While the
latter proposes Millennial blessings for
the fortunates living at the Second
Advent, Orthodoxy declares to the
contrary-that there will be no Millen-
.nium-that there will be no hope for
anybody except the Elect few. They
hold that. instead of establishing His
Kingdom at His Second Advent, Jesus
will destroy the earth and its inhabit-
ants with fire They overlook the
teachings of the Lords Prayer-that
His people should pray 'eFhy King
dom come" and expect it; and that
they should believe that ultimately
Gods will shall be done on earth as
fully as it is now done in Heaven.
They neglect the Scriptures which tell
that Paradise, lost as the Garden of
Eden. Is to be restored world wide
that ''the earth is Gods footstool," and
that Gle will make the place Of His
feet glorious. Isaiah 66:1; 60:13.
They neglect the Bible declaration
that ''the earth abideth forever; and
that God created it not in vain, but
formed it to be Inhabited" Ecclesi-
astes IA; Isaiah 1919 They neglect
st. Peters declaration that the Resti-
tuition Times mentioned by all the holy
Prophets are to be realized at the
Second Coming of Jesus. (Acts $40.
21.) Instead. they hold, and express il
in all their creeds-Catholic and Pro
testant-that at Christ's Second Com.
ing the earth and its inhabitants are to
be consumed with literal fire. They
are led TO thus give literal interpre-
tation TO st. Peters symbolic state.
ments. which portray the fire OF
anarchy which will destroy present in.
stitutions and make way for the New
Heavens and the New Earth-the New
Dispensation of Messiah's Kingdom.
They fall into this error because OF
another formed during the Dark Ages,
namely, that the only kingdom of God
that this world will ever see will be,
such an one as it is now enjoying
while the various so called kingdoms
of God are butchering each other
Each is trying to justify its own sell
fish course, and all unite in saying that
the civilized nations of today are
Observation-Disclosures Kingdom.
This theory began in the year 800,
with Pope Leo ILL.,, since which time
Catholics claim that the Church is glor-
fled. reigning with Christ, and the
Pope serving as the worlds king-vice-
gerent, or instead of Messiah. English.
German and other reformers coming
out of Catholicism brought with them
the same theory, which has been false
ly added TO the Lords Prayer In the
words, 'Thine is the Kingdom and the
power and the glory forever" which
words do not appear in the oldest MSS.
nor in the Revised Version. Profess
tants generally. refusing the Pope as
the vicegerent of Christ, are much con-
fused when they attempt to explain
the Kingdom for which they pray,
THY Kingdom come" and the refer
ence in Revelation to its lasting a thou
sand years. Protestant preachers are
becoming Higher Critics, Evolutionists,
ETC., and take little account of the b.
Bile testimony. What a pity that such
do not instead resign their pulpits and
enter business life, where higher stand
ards of honesty prevail!
What Troubles Honest Preachers.
There are honest preachers who be-
heve the Bible, yet find it difficult to
believe respecting Messiahs Kingdom.
Properly enough these argue that If
Jesus has been glorified for eighteen
centuries as a Spirit Being, at the right
hand of the Father, and has been pre-
pairing the Church for the Heavenly
Courts. it would seem to be a retro
gression for Him to return to earth
and establish an earthly kingdom with
soldiers, servants, courtiers, etc. Prop
erly they reason that for the Lord Je-
sus TO leave the Throne of Heavenly
Glory, and return to sit upon a throne
of gold and ivory. would seemingly be
taking a backward step.
The difficulty is that these ministers
have slipped few cogs in the great
Divine Plan of the Ages. What they
need yet to note in the Bible is that