The Washington herald., 1915-04-12

Testament. GOVERNS
the history of over
- four thousand years
lPAStOk RUSSEll]l tells US that al
mankind at death
go to Sheol-the
'omh. Tho New Testament written in
Greek. tells the same story. using the
word Hades a the equiv alent of the He
brew Sheol But in modern transla-
lions Of the Bible difficulty is encoun-
tered. particularly in the English. Near
IL all these translations have been made
within the last five centuries. For thir-
teen hundred years before that time the
Bible had been little known.
In tho Second Century the thcory pre-
vailed that the bishops We're AS much in
spired as Jesus and the Apostles: for
they were called Apostolic bishops. Bible
study was considered unnecessary be-
..ause these Apostolic bishops were pres
ont to give up-to-date information and
communiCa tiOns from God. Then fol-
lowed thirteen centuries Of no Bible
study. during which time, the Apos-
tics had forewarned, Grievous wolves
came into the flock. acts e0:26-%lD
Gradually the doctrines became so min
cled with errors that the false teachers
merely onslaved the PEOPLE with fear
then CNtOrted money for the relief of the
fears.
When Bible study revived in the Fiji
rnenth Century the errors We're 50 en-
;renChed IN mems minds that those who
translated the Bible UnConsCiouSlN gave
little twists in their cndeacor to have the
Bible saw what they thought IL meant.
- an mus d'i""' "'1+ ''' IN - ,.'
sion Resurrection Of damnation." when
nothing in the Greek iustifies the word
damnation. The Revised Version rem
dcrs il properly. Resurrection of judg-
ment"-trial
;yben tho Hebrew word Sheol Was be-
ing translated Hell was the nearest
word ~ fit ,beir ideas Hence ONLY
,,,,,, ,bi. ,r,rsI.tior U.s fnnossi,Ie did
t1cy give the proper rneanins-the grave
Tb.re i another word for grave-oeber.
scnulrbre But do their best to make
rIc,I ,u- or cbeoI they rouId So translate
Il loss than one-halr the whole number
.,- ,.rcurrrrres The Revised Version re-
ans the Hebrew SheoI and tn. Greek
fIadas saving, Let the reader find out
- meaning
Good mon. who know better. permit
,b,,,. ,,Drrc-atinns 70 mink they believe
IN , burning Hon Of torture. when pri-
,atcIv 1hey confess to the contrary But
they say Let rs not do good. lest evil
,olIoU-Ie, rs NOT tell the peopl.. lest
Tower would come to church. and the
,.,v-ar Of sipersrition. holding so many.
t,a hr,keu Poor men, They seem blind
T. the tact that these dcvilish doctrines
.~r driving intelligent people away from
tod from the Bible and from the
,.urrhes
~ s ,,
Til" Bible tells Of several who were re-
."t>rd from Sheoi. but Of tw" the very !
N"Td = used. The Fr"phet Jonah swat
""'I ny IN" great hsh' Mas IN us otIH
'fiS 81 three DAYS re Calls IL MS
,.-,o, ,,r,, ,ba ! orJ and tho Lord deIiy-
led MIN. Jesus tells US that Jonah's
experiences typihed His own-that as
Jonah Was hurried in the rish. Jesus would
h'. "nr."d IN the earth, Matthew l2:'S,
go As Jonah came forth on the third
day. :" did Jesus. st Peter points out
lat this WAS ProphesIed of Jesus. say J.
-. Thou wilt not leave MY soul IN |
'>n'0l. orr liadcS'-the tumh. Tie says !
i''1 God fulfilled this by raising Jesus |
from The dcad.-ACts 80.
" h""Nor gets the proper4ocus will see
that AL good and bad. Z" down to the
tomb" Sh""I. Hah'S. called In our
hIhIcs Hell. The Scriptures very distinct
Iy tell us that the dead know not any
Thing that there Is neither wisdom.
nor knowledge. nor device. in Sheol.
whithc" thou Gocst'-whlther all go.
rEcClcsiastcS 9.5. - This. exactly &C
lords with the Divine statements. The
NaseS of sin is DEATH The soul that
srnneth. it shall die 'ROmans S.23:
Ezekiel 1874 .OD There is no Scripture
:or the commonly accepted thought that
nose who die go to Heaven Or Purga-
r.ry or eternal torment. All those teach
nCs arc found in the various creeds: the
,IIhl, alone tells the simple story. ,ea-
SOM. bic and harmonious from START tol
rn.sa
,, ~, ~
II ~ true that Jesus used the term
'"h"nna hr". and that our translators
confused III" English reader by trans
|ItinS this word Hell. the same as
Hades. But as all scholars will admit.
Jesus used the word fire here symhoical-
~. just as We use K. Thus our ncwspa
l'ers tell about tn" great corfagration in
hHroPe-n"t literal fire, but war. caus-