The Washington herald., 1917-09-09

Scriptures the fact of numerous and
graded states provided for the souls
Of men. There is CELESTIAL
KINGDOM, into which shall enter all
who have won not alone SALIVA
TON. but EXALTATION. And who
are these blessed ones
They are they who received the
testimony Of Jesus. and believed on
his name and were baptized after the
manner OF his burial being buried IN
the water in His name. aud this sc-
cording 10 the comma Iment which
He has given, That b. keeping the
commandments they might be washed
and Cleansed from all their sins. ana
receive the Holy Spirit by the laying
on OF the hands Of him who is or
dained and scaled unto This power.
And who overcome by faith. and are
sealed by the Holy Spirit Of promise.
which the Father sheds forth upon
all those who are just and true. They
are they who are the church Of the
First Born. These are they
who shall have part in the first resur-
rection. These are they who shall come
forth in the resurrection Of the Just
,DoCtTine and Covenants, Section 80.
Next in order Is the TERRESTRIAL
KINGDOM. in which shall be saved
those who, though honorable, accord
ing 10 the codes Of men. have failed
in valiant and aggressive service IN
the cause of God, and also those who
have died in Ignorance Of the pre-
scribed laws and ordinances Of the
Gospel
Behold. these are they who died
without law. And also they who are
he nHHH -
whom the Son visited, and preached
the gospel unto them, that they
might be judged according to men IN
the flesh, Who received not the testi-
mony OF Jesus in the flesh. but after
wards received it, These are they
who are honorable men Of the earth.
who were blinded bv the crsftiness
Of men. These are they who receive
Of His glory. but not Of his fullness.
These are they who are not va
liant in the testimony Of Jesus; where
fore they obtain not the crown over
the kingdom or our God"
Yet lower is the TELESTRIAL
KINGDOM, and Of its Inhabitants We
read:
These are they who received not
the gospel OF Christ. neither the
testimony OF Jesus. These are they
who deny not the Holy Spirit.
These are they who are thrust down
to hell. These are they who shall
not be redeemed from the devil. un-
til the last resurrection. until the
Lord, even Christ the Lamb. shall
have finished his work.
These are they who say they are
some OF one and some OF another-
Some of Christ and some Of John.
and ~ hnGE0 -
Elias, and some OF Esaias. and some
OF Isaiah, and some OF Enoch: But
received not the gospel. neither the
testimony OF Jesus. neither the
prophets, neither the everlasting
covenant. These are they
who are liars, and sorcerers. and
adulterers. and whorenongers and
whosover loves and makes a lie.
These are they who are cast
down to hell and suffer the wrath
Of Almighty God, until the fullness
OF times when Christ shall have
subdued all enemies under his feet.
and shall have perfected his work.
But behold. and 10. we saw
the glory and the inhabitants OF the
telestrial world. that they were as
innumerable as the stars in the
armament Of heaven, or as the sand
upon the seashore"
Far below the lowest or these
Kingdoms OF glory is the fate or
place decreed for the souls who have
sinned in the fun light OF knowl-
edge and with conscious guilt. those
who having received the testimony
OF Christ have ruthlessly and
wantonly denied IL in the interest Of
temporary gain or qualification
who have fallen so Tar in trans
gression as TO be known by the
awful name sons OF perdition." for
whom no forgiveness is promised.
tion 76:32-3S).
Thus is il provided that every
soul shall inherit according TO his
deserts under the inviolshle laws
Of God. Salvation is relative. He
who sttains the TELESTlAL state
is saved from the fate OF utter PEit-
DITION; he who wins place IN
the TERRESTRIAL is raised above
the lesser glory; and those VINO
merit eNaltation in the CELESIlAL
kingdom are supremely blessed Tor
they shall dwell and serve with
God and His Christ eternally.
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