The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1921-01-15
THE PROMISE OF \ RESURREC
TION FROM THE DEHD. THE
ONLY LIGHT OF HOPE
FOR HUMANITY

When we look stern facts i'm the
face and note the billions Of hui
manity from creation to the present
time. then pass to death breaking
up the dearest family lies. and
leaving behind the most precious
treasures of earth. we wonder if il
is all life to live or all death to die:
and were it not for Gods promise
Of resurrection of the dead and
better life beyond This evil condit-
ion this worlds drama would be-
dark one.
From Bible Chronology man has
been upon the earth a little more
than 5000 years and of course the
any one be inclined TO question the
Bibles statement is true. Should
chronology the way is open to ques-
its claim of being the inspired
word of God; and any one who
doubts the Bible being the inspired
word of God q don't mean error
that has crept into the Biblc) is not
in condition of heart To- be taught
lis deep truths not TO receive the
comforts Of the blessed promises
therein for man.
The resurrection of The dead is
the most prominent feature of
Gods Great Plan of Salvation.
Some one fOoliShly said there
would not be room enough on His
earth for all the people, if all wede
reSurrccled who have lived upon
the earth and died since creation
to the present time; but such a
statemene is absolutely without
foundation for truth.
According to Bible chronology
5000 years would reach from the
Grafton of Adam down to 4. u.
1872. Now for The purpose of max
ing a mathematical calculation of
the human race and for the par
pose Of avoiding fractions we will
compute the number of all possible
persons that have ever lived on
earth from Creation down 90 \. u.
1872, period of 5000 years.
Get your pencil and paper and
It us assume that ii is 5000 years
since the creation of man and that
there were as many persons ere
aled at the beginning as there are
now Uaking our stand as the wear
1922 the Stimated population of
the earth, at that time. was four
teen hundred million G.4OO,000 000) |
As matter of fact The human race !
began with only one pair. Aud |
further. let us suppose That there |
never were fewer than l,100.O00, 600 |
at any time during the 5000 years |
(but as a matter of fact the flood. |
at one time reduced the pOpula-
ton of earth to only eight pcrsonS) |
Again lei us be liberal and estimate !
three generations to century or
33 years To- a generation though |
according To Genesis there were |
but II generations from Adam to !
the flood a period of 1856 vars or |
about $50 years to each genera |
tiOn.) Now let us see, 5000 are 60 |
centuries. generations to each |
century would give us $50 genera !
tons since Adam; and 1,lOO, 100000 |
to 4 generation would give 2j2 600, !
100000 as the total number Of our !
race from creation down to 1872, !
according to this very liberal esti- !
mate, which is certainly more than |
twice the actual number. The |
present population of earth, to date !
is estimated to be about ,600,0000O0 |
but our very liberal estimate anQ !
calculatios of the human race iron |
creation to 1872 should more than |
convince the reasonable minded |
that the estimated 200 millions more |
persons since 1872 to date can east !
ly be provided for in the reSurrec |
ton.
Where shall we find room enough |
for this great multitude? Let Us !
measure the land and sea. The !
State of Texas contains 277,00( |
square feet in a square mile, and |
therefore 6,607 100000 square fee !
in Texas. Allowing 10 square fee |
as the surface covered by each !
dead body, we find that Texas, a. |
cemetery, would as our eXagge |
rated estimate of the number OF
persons that have ever lived upon |
the earth. Persons standing oc-
cupy, on an average, about one and
two thirds feet Of space. AT this |
rate the population of earth, al |
present. could stand on an area of |
SO square miles, an area less than |
That of the city of London and Phila |
delphia. And the Island of Ireland |
(arca of $4,000 square miles |
would furnish standing room for |
more than twice the number wht |
have ever lived on earth, even at |
our exaggerated estimate.
There is not much difficulty, my
friend, in settling the question as |
to room for the reSurrccted dead |
And when we recall to mind the |
psOphecy of Isaiah (35:1-6) thal
The earth shall Weld her increase |
that The desert shall rejoice and |
blossom as the rose. and that in the !
wilderness shall waters break out |
and streams flow in the deserts, we
see that God indicates thal He has |
foreSeen all the necessities of His |
Plan. and will make ample provis- |
ion for the needs of all the rcSur-
rected dead in what will seem a |
very natural way. | beg TO remind |
You that all these modern conven-
fences, labor saving devices, plans |
for irrigating the deserts, are all A. |
b. C.. principles to be perfected dur
ing the day of restitution of man,
This day of restitution or iudg- |
ment day, which is 1000 years long, |