The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-04-17
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oI Capcrnaum. Jesus sad, And thou
Capernaum, which are exalted unto
Heaven, shall be thrust down 10
hell Luke 10: 1j). hope no one
Is so foolish as TO think of Caper-
haum, the proud city with its lands,
hpuSeS, and population in a place of
eternal roasting. The people of Gu
pcrnaum had been greatly favored
and liguratively speaking, had been
exalted highly in the standards of
the peoples and nations, but be-
cause OF their misuse of Gods bless
/ ilgs they were told by the Lord
Jesus that they as people should
I've thrust down TO hades that is to
say, overthrown, destroyed, go in
to oblivion, or in other words, that
proud city was to be brought to "a
| condition the same as though il had
never existed. II is historic fact
that Capernaum is so thoroughly
buried in oblivion that not even the
Sight where it stood is definitely
| known.
Jesus addressed the people of that
| time in parallels or dark sayings,
hence, He used the symbolic langu-
age as above stated. "All these
things spake Jesus unto the multi
iudeS in parallels, and without a
parable, spake He not unto them"
(Math. 13: 34). Again he said, Thou
art Peter Greek, peiros") rock or
None one of the living stones
strong minded, of strong character }
and upon this rock Greek petra" "
mass of rock, fundamental rock
truth; the great truth that Jesus Is
the Christ. | will build my church
Composed of faithful followers like
ST. Peter) and the gates of hell
Greek "hadeS'') shall not prevail
against it," (Math. 16: 18).
Paraphrased we would understand
these words to mean that Jesus es-
tab)ished the church, which is his
body, composed of many members
(Col 1: IS; Cor. ~: 12), and all
the bitter and relentless persecution
which has been experienced of His
true followers throughout the Gospel
Age and which has taken them
down into hell, the grave, the same
place where He went, should not
prevail to her utter determination,
because in Gods due time the
church would be brought forth in
the first resurrection. (Rev. 20: g..
Again Jesus said, Il am he that
Evcth and was dead. Behold | am
allve forevermore, Amen; and have
the keys of death and hell (hades,
the grave)" ((Rev. 1: 1S). The keys
means the power to unlock. Jesus
statement here is that once He was
dead, but now He has been raised
and is alive forevermore and has
the power to unlock the tomb, the
grave, the condition of death, and
bring forth the dead in the time of
the resurrection.
The lake of fire and birthstone"
is several times mentioned in the
book of Revelation, which all Chris
tianS admit to be book of symbols.
However, most of them, under the
influence of the teachings of selfish
tiilu lSilol ant anu
speak of this particular symbol as a
literal statement, and that it gives
support to the eternal torment doc
time, Notwithstanding the fact that
the symbol is clearly defined as
meaning the second death. "And
death and hell was cast into the lake
of fire. This is the second death,
etc. (Rev, 20: AZ, 1t Is some time
spoken of as "a lake Of fire burning
with birthstone" (Rev. 10; 2O), the
element birthstone being mentioned
to intensity the symbol of destruc-
tion, the second death, Burning
birthstone is one Of the most dead
lv elements known. 1t is destruc
tive to all forms of life. The SYM
bolsim of this lake of fire and brim- |
stone is further shown by the fact
that the symbolic beast and the SYM '
bolic false prophet and death and
hell (hadeS) as we'll as the devil /
and all his followers are destroyed
in it. (Rev. 10: 20; 20: 10, IA, is;
2l: 81.
Dear friends, would be more
than glad il some of these false
teachers or their followers who be-
lievc in the Lake Of fire and brim-
stone doctrine" to tell me who Is
going to keep the fires burning when
the Devil and all his followers are
destroyed in the above mentioned
lake? You know the above cited
SCI iptures plainly state that the de-
vii will be destroyed In that lake.
All the preachers worthy of the
name know that this doctrine of
Torment In lake Of fire
aud birthstone Is absolutely false,
BAT. because Of their selfish interest
dove of money and unceservcd hon
ors) they will not come out with the
II nth.
Brother Parsons, take MY advice.
A. one who loves YOU II you will tell