The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-09

Editor TimesNews:
Mr.. Holtzclaw has been asking
questions 65 years. What a long
time! If he had spent part OF
that time studying the transflg-
uration he would know there was
not any part of Moses or Elijah
there on the mountain. Moses
died on Mt. Nebo and God buried
him. Moses is still asleep IN
death awaiting, as Job says the
time when God will have a de-
sire for the work of his hands
and will call and Moses will an
swer. 49,, .
Elijah went up in a chariot of
fire. Where did he go? Rather
| let's ask where he did not go. He
did not go 10 heaven. But, some
one will ask, does not the Bible
plainly say, Elijah went up by
a whirlwind into heaven? 1t GER
tainly does. 1t also says in Gen.
1:7-8 and God made the firma-
ment-and God called the firma-
ment heaven. This is the heaven
! Elijah went into. We see air.
planes going into this part of
heaven every day. But did not
Elijah 90 into the heaven where
God is and has he not ever since
been in Gods presence? Well |
have not been there to see. But
II have the words of Jesus who
came from there centuries after
Elijah went away and he said. No
man hath assembled up to heaven.
John 3:13. If no man had Eli
iah did not. Matt. 16:24-28,
''Then said Jesus unto his dis
ciples-verily, I say unto you,
there be some standing here which
shall not taste of death till they
see the Son of Man coming in
| the kingdom" We all know that
the disciples who heard Jesus
| speak these words died centuries
ago and as far as we can see he
has not yet come in his kingdom.
The first verses of the next chap
ter, "And after six days Jesus
taketh Peter, James and John his
brother and bringeth them UP in
to a high mountain apart and
was transfigurated before them"
As they came down from the
mountain. Jesus charged them
saying, "Tell the vision to no
man." This explains the whole
thing. Peter, James and John
saw a vision of Jesus coming in
his kingdom. They were the ones
he said should not die until they
had seen this. Actually they
were on a mountain top alone
with Jesus. When Jesus does
come in his kingdom, Moses and
Elijah will be a part of it. But
they were not actually on the
mountain for it was vision and
not a reality.
Now Mr.. Holtzclaw you say
you have asked questions for 81
wears suppose you answer some.
Where do YOU say Elijah went?
The second of Mr.. Holtzclaw's
questions, that concerning Lag
arus leads to another question. Is
this story parable or is it to be
be taken literally? Some will
speak of the parable of the Rich
Man and Lazarus and then pro-
coed to interpret it literally. In
a parable the thing said is not
the thing meant as is shown in
the parable of the sower. Matt
ID, Mark 4:13. If we take this
story of the Rich Man anc
azarus literally there are points
about it hard to explain. It does
not say the Rich Man was wicked
or that he did any wrong or that
ne refused to help Lazarus. Only
that he. had fine clothing and
food. Judging thus no one able
to live in plenty. including many
preachers, would be saved. This
is not in accord with the Sacred
Record. Many of the patriarchs
! Abraham for one. were rich
Jerus said it would be hard for 6
rich man to enter the kingdom