The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-04

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The God of Heaven will not consign
His creatures 20 the flames OF an
ettrnal.y burning he'll satan is re-
sponsiblc for-sucn God-dlshonoring
doctrine, The doctrine OF eternal tor
ment IL The most horrible ever con-
cciycd in the mind OF man or DEM
I ons. To dchlcs that God III "A God uf
love by teaching the torture or the
inpenitcut. and ~ causes Uubellef
and sEQfnng Co call uur heavenly r n
| Their the author uf such plan.
Sucu a doctrine would spoil the
JOYS % heaven. Think Of what IL
/ would bt IN the sight and hearing OF
the righteous for the ptteOus walls
OF the wicked 10 come up from an
evcrburulng region. pleading for a
drop of water 20 cool their parched
ton6ues. Us there person with
spark or human kindness in his heart
who could endure the 8ight} The
wages az sin ~ death, not eternal lie
The wicked VIII be burned up. des-
trOycd. reduced % ashes and smoke
as tho they had been Nal 4;l-Si 2
ThCss. 4 80 They viii be burned with
unquenchablc IRE. which is unquench-
able because IL cannot be put out or
quenched as long as there ~ any =
thing 20 burn. The punishment or
the wicked will end in complete des-
truCt!Ou. which VIII Pee eNerlahtins'
The destruction 81 SudDm and Gomor-
lah Is set forth az am example or
eternal Are
THESE cities were completely com
sumed. tho nre could NOT pe exiting
uIshed. When every thiug had been
consumed lt naturally vent ont seek
Cut the site ~ those ancient ritcN ana
the saline waters ~ the Dead sea ron
over the spot where th't enc" stood.
Tho destruction was eternal or ever
LASTING BOO lts effect, ln like manner
viii the effect Doe upon the wicked
The punishment for mans sin is not
what he receives in death hut what
ne loses eternal life. The righteous
| have life Joy aud happiness thfHou
the cycles 81 eternity The wickeo
are without ~. being sensible or the
loss. but 81 IL nevertheless an ever
| lasting loss 90 them. which ~ the
greatest punishment -s.~
A man who is indicted Tor m ui ~ ~
VIII exhaust every resource AT n.E
command 20 escape The electric Chhlt-
IA fights not 10 escape th" sun erlng
which lis but momentarY. but 70 reIhln
his lie. which IS man Ereaiest "a
tursl possession 80 thc pu.' s,lI,lv,,S
T.. thu wicked 80 the loss ~ eternAi
life which the righteous receive. me
erroneous doctrine or eteFhhl
ment has ofton been used 10 tllSn t'n
ueopft into heaven, but ON inc oth"t
hand has Kept many out. me lnauc'
menfs for mans salvation ShouId De
emphasized rather than the tuFse l. es
latter can never get him into heaven
while the former VIII
Jesus. our divine Lord, said " hen
referring 90 death our trend Ia =
zarus sleepeth; bat ] 40. thsL ,l Mt"y
awake him out of sleep. ~"
said Jesus unto them plainly, lsaza
rns a. dead John ll:l1-lt. When
one Is asleep he rs IN state or total
unconsciousness. We lie down a!
rfpht. We awaken in the morning eho
the hours which have passed are bhl
a r,oncpt. Ever so many things nave
happened in the meantime, ana We De
not conscious OF them. 30 II ~ v lll
the dead From he time thtN CAobe
their ewes in death or sleep until the
morning ~ tho resurrection, whether
tbat neriod 81 time be one ddy OF a
tboNsand years, they are not con
scious Of any difference, IL ~ All but
Vote lHG',' the historical record made in
81 ,s-orld war Of the rayages or dealh
among fathers. husbands, FWett-
hearts. brothers and sons 20 t nm
yYacquaiutrd with God plunge lt"Hl
the worlds battlefield into the horrors
~ eternal He1I7 surely not F"u =
vav NJ best Those worn Aua WA
men who have fallen lu DalLle ht'
unconscious OF the suffering or CoHl
1aaes and bcreavcd loved ones u hey
leon rest wait" as said the patrl-
arr6 Ioh until the resurrection. u ne
phVsicinus. nurses and other hllt9u
rfr u.ll1 have bcou privileged % MIN -
80 ut+tn tho wounded soldiers who
etr,sfyed the wholesale slaHRhieF OF
tro armies ON the Geld OF battle nave
matched over thousands OF iudiNlduht
,tDt4 tho time when. as the bipIf
,croras mis- breath Eooth forth, he
ra+uructh to hls earth in ina ,IF
dav his thots pcrien. FshiHl 70 -.
The generals who have fallen rIan
,,l. moro eurngsfi. with THE enemy
fHFg their com fNUfN
Who have met simil Tag Iatt NAV
amy further enEiety Tor inr ut'
psts OF Tho home land tor theli
fhnts perlshed There cnuId hf no
obtcct in assigning at tho time Of
death. a man whose thot has perlshed,
10 either heaven or hell Better
walt sleep-tn the grave until The
change comes. ,,,.. ,,,,a,,
dfeth and wasteth away; yea. man
giveth up the ghost and where ~ ne {
e. man lieth down. and riseth not
tnI the heavens DE no more, lhey
~ thelr sleep . that thou wouldest
hfde mo in the grave that thou
wouldest keep me secret, until WY
wrath bc past that thou Wouldcst APP
point me set time. and rememoer
me Thou shalt call. and VIII an
sv-e~ thee, Thou wilt have desire
10 the work 81 thy hands Job
'1'bo scopa ~ comprehension has
hseu limited ~ tho kind % instruction
we have received Many people nave
a. me into religion about hs they nav
into politics. \ man ia often tnund u"
he n democrat or r Republican because
he was brought up that way and his
ideas in politics run along natural
groove. according Co his instruction
a. " - with religious thot heath.
en- worshlps his gods W wood ana
stone az the result ~ his teaching
Bear in mind that nm error practtRed
for q thousand years cnnnot MAKE ~
right for % single hour The Hible
iR commonly accepted as tho guide
and rule in Christian teaching 10 be-
the common ground upon which most
Of us can unite
Unfortunately. here and there IL an
Incorrect translation or certain terms.
which has the effect of adding ~ our
miEcomprehension This misurder-
standing Ia quite pronounced over the
term hell q" Tn tho Old. Testament
the word Is translated from tho oriEi-
nal Hebrew "Sheol' which is the
grave In the New Testament from
the Greek "Hados which BE- the
grave. ~ which thc foilowinE arc eY-
amples Matt 1873 Luke 1915.
Another term IN tho New Testament
from which the word hell IL trans
lated ~ the Greek word "C3ehcnnR F."
which signifies the valley ~ Hinnom,
near Jerusalem. IN which fires were
kept constantly burning 20 consume
tho bodies ~ maicfactors md rubbish
which vas brought from tho clfv and
cast therein II ia found ir ~ o. I've
places I'm fhe New Testament two ~
which are the following Matt. 5-22
| Mark qt47
The Gehcnna Ga the valley OF Hin
nom is "a very ft type 81 the final des-
truCtion Of man. when he shall be
burned Up root and branch The ma
tursl result 81 sin is death for the
wages OF sin Or death Man ~ icft
alone in hts extreme wiCkedncss
would IN rof~aa ~ time rhftferafa