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WORLD DISTRESS-WHY?

THE REMEDY

Why

is

Evil Permitted?

I'o,{< nf .

Who Made the Devil

Why

Docs

not God Kill the

t \ [ r

P s ........

Prophecy

Dnd its

Fullilment

FI>« _

End

of

the World

~

T:'...,.u.-

lI

nmoruility

~ ' ~ '

Where are the Iftad?

Ransom fot

All

1 4« '; ,,10

World Distress- Why?

p M ~

lNTERNATIONAl

f ~ sruOe.... s

ASSOCIA

TI

ON

l1

......

kl) D,

N.

r.



NINE

T l I I A T I S ~

O 81at.6 SU8JECTS

J

F

klJTHERFORD

AUlho, g

Th. l 1 ~ t P

of God

" ( I ~ " ~ , r . i l ' i ~ , Tal .. " , i ~

~ ,

V.od'

ilIill 'M Nu", J.i 'ng ll'iII 'tror D ~ I "

~ ~ ~ d c .

I'RIN'fl':O IN

l , s A

•

C ~ P 1 ' W 1 l t o l

1m

by

l . t ~ r n a U " " " 1 IIlt1. StudeD

.I.$ood.l1lQa

Why is

Evil Permitted?

T

l l earth

II.

fWl

of

IOnoY; d

eft.. .

ODe

hu

I lOI't or

lea human

ailm<'IItr, po.i..wI

alId •

.u

. rime i I pn-qIeot in efi11"J land; h a l ~

i l l

will

and mal;""

an

maniloslod .ritboul

limlt;

awl

Ihe

'1ul ltJOIl

ff\'(juentl,. OIMI I to

the

m.lnd of tho 0 ,

..ho

i t uketl 10

1)Q II ;da" the diyillO & r ~ \ ' . I I ~ n t :

Wb,.

.bould ..

just

and

.ioe . d

Wring God

pennit

coil

to

boo iu

100

rld

and

IIIllicl

the

pooph

all

long'

Evil i I

that

...

blob

p r o d u ~

unhe.ppi.neM:

lind

l In]-

thing

..hkh

dUu:r dinrlIy or iuiliNdly

ca\Uell lufrcriDg

may ~ dUltd lUI

ijoil. 'l'he 'lU

. . iOD i t

. .ked: Wby did

God

permit Satau

to

(emit

our

lint paIl.'2lt.l and (:IIUfII

thfm to ,"iolate his law? 'Could M J>Ot han, P'eI""IIt...l

all

thlt

trouble, tho

fall a

rna.n. d

the

thollA.Ddi of

,0'&1'$ of

lIlII:ering that hne

beou upon I , " m " ~ k j n d ?

'nil'

riatemeot

tmt

Johovah

ia

all-JIO"erfui

01

once

lNda to the concltuion

that

he c:ould

ha<e pmeoW

i t bad

his

,..;,dcm dictated

tha.t he tbould

do 10.

n

fad. that

be

did

mY.

do

. . i I rullJc:ieDt

proof that

be

~ t t J

i\ for

1OWe...t.. ODd

gwd purpcooe. Whal

_e. , .

and undorrtand

tbo

oul,..orkil J of hlI grn,\

plan,

bll ..udom ilmanifut in all

that be

hu p<'rlllltied,

LIId hIf

lOff

II 'r.-er

manile< . :iD thee ~ o d

provided

for

the

~ a W l

..

io"

Bud

b l ~

of

mukind.

Can Man be Made Good through

EyJll

(Jod

cmted the tml

man

perlecl,

mentally,

morolly.

DDd phylicall,.. AI

in

a di.icualOIl of IhlI

IUbjtrl in

Volume 1, SroDII:II

:<

TlLIl

so.,lJ'T1.InII,

1 gellD'

•

"'IOd ~ bI..e . . . < ...,, '<1 tlH..td or o.blUl1 10 dIJ..

t<ru

ttot _

rich'

_ r . ' "

aIolot

""I.T

to

Cls:tnl

and.

to do

rIP.:

....

l .O

hATe

mo.de blm . . . . .

_ 10

•

_ . . . . . ." .. 1I'1nII

_ o b l ~ ,

""d <'frulnl, nol a ",mID

I.o1ol:I' or

hit

C ' ~ I O

O.

I> t

Illl"'"

h ~ '

"",II\ IDIW ",, 'fort

<ilId •

1rW ultlll, ...

t t

dl ... u"d

111.,.

(\lUll""

~ I

. .

fNm

Ilolll.'_ I","Vlull""'"

J"

""

olhe. "-ay could ma" ullinlately be b r o u ~ h l i o

~ , r l u t i n g

hlPI,lnca Uo

"'\I&t

be lro to

e:.=ire

hil

O..n

"'il l; aud II\<

""lit learn 10 uerclie that in harruony

"'ilh

u •• dh'ine "Will, and 10 0<) c>;e,cioe i t

volllDtarily

j order lo,

"""'pletc happu. .

to oontinue.

UOO

emtted .'"ry"lbiug ror

hi.o O ~ I l l ' ~ e .

(lli."'e 4.

lion 4, 11) God hM no pi_UN W .. cked" ...

(1'...m.

~ :

4)

'l 'h.",

'"

DO

o"ny,

therntor'C,

\lui

ho

oould

<0

lI;clI

teKh

hi.o .uhjedll

tho

lI.&ndul docll

<If If:rong-daillg

and lho> go>od effecU of 'ight-daUlg u by p"nnitting

them to cxpe,ienoo

these

err

tlti.rIv.

Jehovah

"l\lI.ted

man la be abo'a all

other <'4rlhIJ

""",turn., IWd o"daw""

hint will. moral _ of wiCoeming good and

evil

fud

hi.o ""'P'lrirnoe boon

lim.iled

to good

a10l $ by hi.o being

prolecl«l

""d

Wield«l from

",il

influeoceo, then

man

"o>uld De,",,1 hne gained by ""'p<'rienoe ..

knowledge

of

th

e b&neiul eflecio of

ui) ;

but

i t

..-ould

mile ""Iuire<

oon..lIm\ guarding of maD at all time> ,

which

would bay,

hll

i r t

more.

lIgen.y. 'l'he moral 5eIl.'lI' IWd

the

po

..er 10 ~ n r4;ht aDd wr<mg, IIld the liborly

10 l ie lhilI 5e1\ll poo. . . .ed by Adaru, ........

impod4nt

in tnalcitJg him

the

\ikenl$& of

he Lord.

God's Object

in

Permitting Evil

It ia lIlIWifeat

rom

th.

revealed

plan

of

Goo lb.1 he

ISII" I.D actual

e>:p< ri< llOO

"ilb em ..ould be th. '11n'M

""d beet ""d

mort

lail.lag y 10 . . ve man eternallr;

~ lor that

l"\l8.S(ln

h" did not Prel"wt e.il, but permittod

man

to

come

in

"""tact

with

it.

While

God """,led

the

l lnt ID4II Fec t in hi<

orgllDiml,.yet the m n with·

out I ' . ~ n e r u : e ; ""d up<'rienoe can IK

obtahIt<

ouly by

puling through oertnin conditioM- The ScriplW'tll,

,

ho

.

e,

.. Wf<>rm U i

UUlI

wbe" t h ~

ICIiYil)' of

~ , U

hIS

001>11

permitted long tllougb to

;:iYl

IIWI a

full t.wl

_ p r i ~

' ' of i l l baudul drodl, Ihm i t

.. l l

to be ..:tive; for all o

God'.

Jllbj«ll 'rill be

wiUi.uglr

,ubmia"l1

to

him and

. i l l

follow

I ~ Y e

I.Ild

jUItJce.

-

1 Corinlhiaul Iii: 2(;,:tO; n.b ' ...

.8:

14.

Why Man

Suffers F

or

Adam's Sin

nut it mar be . .

ked:

l l l l ie Lonl ...ould permit

eril

10 come t..

one

l1ao, Adam,

why

ohQuld

hi'

pennit

Adam'

olLlpring

fo<

lhoW&llw

of yW""i

to

feel

the

aect of it ,

When n diJOlltn

God', plan

' l

C&II _

\he

eoollOmr

of

it

and that wifdou, I.1:d Itml prolllpted hit ao:tic>n.

Adam ..... pul 011

trw

ill Eden ...

hUe

he wu pedod;

lind

while

in thol rondiUon

h. i>«;ot

no

chillil'lln.

Alter

hi bad TioI.&ted

the Ia

..

IUld Iuid beui

IJent.noed

to

duth

and

drirw mm Edell, then

he \>(Pt

clilldm , who

..

ere

born

and l ed

011 the.

nnh.

God

thtt

thll judgment of oondCDlllauou Ihould ol ect all oJ

Adam's

..u.prillg.

O I

thit

one

redCIUJ>U"

prioo ...

ould

ben.5t

men. .lm.perfOJd

h«au.oe of

liD,

Adam rould

~

OlIIy

impml.'d. clilldren.

'l"he

Palmirl ktll

Ui :

~ B e h o l d , I

...

obIpen

ill Iulqwtr; and

in l in did my

'l?ihu eollt"ehl Irui'."

(l'oahn

~ l : G) \Vherclore,

bl OlIO w&1I in ""teffil iuU. l

lu.

world, an<.l

death

by

l.W;

and

10 death

pa-.I

llpon

all

wen, for

that

aU , . ~

linued." ( m'no ~ : lJ )

God

I'rorided r-edempUOII

t f

mankIud

by

the

..

Uk

.

of

&noI.ber

ped«:t

-

i l id ilia judgW<'llI

rcoul.ling:

mm

Adoln·. dolation

4l ccted him &to,"" the" if

(Yo'er

Adam got Ufo

at

auy

( me

th ruttu

he

mut

be

node(>Jntd

by the IkIIth 01

..,other

ped"1.'d.

be.inf,

IlIId nuy oue of hio

offIp'lIi&

...110

..ould grlW. would I lU.-iw have t.. be ted.."",ed.

U

each

0 , '

""l1lill d to haTe

•

.tplrate and

diotlurl

h W,

tben

the",

_ould

ba'e

to

be • ..:po.rate

and

diollnct

redeemer for

- .h Ollf.

'l'be,elore

God

i D c l ~ d e d thow

o >rld Dlil IVA Th

Rlm ay

all in one judgment, in uNt< thai 00>1' Red. .

",r

IIIight

1

lIrclJo.se

Ibm

olI.

It " U JclIo.Ih'.

jlurpose

bolure \lIe I ~ u n d ; . l i o n

u1

t h ~ world 10 l'1'li...", ' ' ' ' ' ' ' [rom

\ l

, ~ l.'Oudltion 01

dtath

411d

ghe him ~ r.ir .nd imfNI,tl..t Irial for

I i f ~

after

I"

had

"-'<."",,.d hi ' full

expe';""""

...ith tiw >

"""elul

elIect<

ot

.In. Alld

.. ieu

the world " vul on

trial.

"<lOb on.

will knuwl in

IUId

U

... mult.

01

rid";",

In

it; ' ~ P , .

Adaw,

...

hou

Ilr.

t

iIi"I,

had

I I ~ I

~ - p e r

Q e d

~

th

ing

.

We

~

properly $)1

thai

wb"" Adam violated Go"r.

1.1.'"

tl > elltire

human

...<Ie"'1ll in his loiw, uuptoduoli'd.

' fh. I"'nl, theil, could '1lIIb> prl)l"j.iou (or the M I W ~ [ n ,

01

u.,.

j u d ~ e n t

a ~ ' a i ' t

,\dam

nnd

aU 01

bit offipring

by 4 n o t h ~ r t'quW 10 Adam going ,'oluutaril.v ioto l1.oath.

'l'ho 1.(",1 made fui j prowlse

t h l Q ~ h

the Prop,,",l:

"I

...m raJl50m them from

tILe pO"'"

of the grare; 1 . . ll

redeem them fro'" death: 0 death, I will he Ihy

plo.,"tle.:

o

grall', 1

will he thy

d.struction:

r q > 0 1 I l ~

.

h8Jl be

bid IMII mine tre ." l l - . lao 14) The oniy

.....

y

lru.. rWemption ..,lIld

be

sl'OOml'\u.hed s by Ihe

deI.

h

gt

B pe rf

e<1

=

Bnd

in .n t h ~ earth

there was

not

011•.

''None

of them ('en by

any

moem redeem hi brothor,

DOr

give to God B for

him '- l ' .

m 49 : 7.

'l'hen i t ",as thol Jeiu.o ...... lranRf",rW fro", the

spiril

plan.

to the humaIj.

""lng

born •• I mID, bul

DOt

""gotten bJ anr of AdOl l'. offspring. When

he

grew

to m a n h o o d ~ eIItot.. he Will pertect, m""tolly, lllIlJ'lIlJ

""d

phJ"ically,

hid

n"".

of

the

oontruniu

.

ion.o

of

the

Adamie

noel<

in him,

and

WI. Ih. exact

OOIInterpari of

the perfect

man Adun,

who

otood

in Ed"", \Ul ClI thl'll

or unm.orktd

b ~ .in. .J1'l U had oome nO'" lor Ibe ' ' ' '1

PUlJ'O'I'

of

red.ieming PlIlIkind he

olal." ''11>e So"

of I I IU I ram. nol to be m..inht....d unto, bul to mlni ter,

and

\0 gh .

hi.

lifo .. 11I.1Ioom (or "",ny '

"I

um <.' ,ue

th.t

the

y mlght

h a , ' ~

life.

and

th.1

they rui ,lI hovr it

",<>If ahunohnUy."-M.dthew 20 : 28; .lolm

10:

10

•

WAy

" £ril

P t r m i l l ~ d '

End ofEvu after

Eanh is

Populo

'The penni""111

of

the roij;n

of

~ W &lid deB

thtM mlDy ) 'Un. P<. lu.llkil'nt

lime

lor wotlj;h

to

be

born

illto

the

Moth

ultimalelr

10

fill

Ibe

lI lw::a

tbey

&Ie

redortd

to perfect hum.:m

conditio

IUId

alro.dtd ample time

&.lid

opportunity ludh£. gro

up

OlIN

10 acquire

an

uJ'Cfimcc with the

budul

eIre"

of liD.

AU

\h _

who

loa,'.

wed in

infancr

,ill

r l l h ~ i r

p e r i ~ dllriDg the thou

....

od·)wr reign of

ehri"

,

luting

whith

ihl'r will be ol'liftl'<l.

Tm,

will

""Ittira

l m . o l l ' l ~ bl ..

ha

t

III:ppeued. 10 ou..,n; ,.,J

bJ

-wg

the

dfed

opo . others

in

addition

to

their

..

." Hp<':I'ien.

' he d('llh of for

th. ~ . f i t

of

aU. We rt d:

"We

100

J ~ w o ITllde ~ little

o ~ r than tho ango >Lo for the rulfcring ot dO ath, ero..-ucl

with

jI; ory

and bOMr; th,t

he

by tbe grace of God

.houhl wte

d a ~ lor e ' ~ r y

man," (Htboo ....

2:9

)

lbu u

oboJon

• •

n

the p ~ 01 God thai lb.,

<loath

of

_

and ru.

~ n

shmild

r r o t i ~

"

I"ice

.ullicimt

to

redftm

the

~ o t i r e

hu.m.ID.

family-

Adam and

dl

of

hiI

olbl,,;"g.

Thl i ; in

wlllon "'it >

St. Paul'• • u.I.went: ' ~ 1 ' h l 1

. .

goOO ..,01 I I a . ' o ' p l a h l ~ ill

the light

of

God our

$••

10.;

...

ho

will

h ~ \ ' 8 all h,"n

t o be A,-ed, and to ootnt unto the

lwo . ~ of tOO

truth. For \b('re

i I

0116 (lod, and one m N i a t o r ~

God and

1IIftI, the

mIJI Chrirt J - . . ; ..OO ; 1 1 ' ~ himd(

~

ran,oQm

for all, to be t a ~ in due tim. ' (1 Timothy

.2:

3-(;)

TIK>

ordor

hue

1l&mod

; .

Ihli

iii'll

mankind

ohaJl lit .<Croui;bt t o .

D o . , t ~ of the

troth

and

,i'<ll

~

f....

aud impariiall:i&l fOJ: 1iIe.

8 World Dioj,.. l I '

h ~

f TMB mtdy

A \'ery Fell'

to

Go

to

Heaven

Auolhl'/'-reaoon

"by

Jeho,-ah permitted ",'il "'as that

II afforded

I h ~

opportunity of

denlapi,,

f

rom anll,ng.

mankind a

s

...

e ~ T l ( } .

which

"ilL

bo

\he hlghl>n and

Ill"" "-,,,lied nmo"l;:,l .u of hll crl\llion. Jemo u 100

Hrad ~ { hI IlI'W

Cl'IlIIlion;

IDe 'IlImh ooruti\ute. hh

bod)' D ~ m b e . . ;

IUld

theM:', lI-"'OCiattd togelhu

In

glory.

",ill be the intinul t nt through which JehoTah .,il l

minultr ..... toration blejllwg:o to

all

the humlll {""itT.

I t

hili

pl..wd

the

b . a ~ < ' J l : r hiller 10 rlevelop

I

bt.

n<:;"

=atfo" through .nflering. (lleb . ... 3: 10, 11) J eou .

1.11

the

oouth of

glory, wI,,,,,,

""

""joyed

happu-·

I U p ~

iu IlL ...."lailon with

Iln g1\'ll1 J.ho,".h

God.

H-

,..eo

mad. He.h and dwelt I U U Q D ~ t tnen, Ha gre...-

up ... a t.nder pll"t. l ' ~ r l e c t hi organum,

h. w..

a

bf1iuillul . ~ I u r e . For Ulirty.th<'f'<' aud on .

hal ~ . & 1 '

be

~ t d

_lIlI . i n n ~ " ' .

lie

did not

n>ftIoe

to n l

bread ..

jth

pLlblioa ... aDd oionrnl. Be cam. in CQnlatt

with

the..,

bi.uu

""

liter

......

membell of

tho

Adami<

1'8 , and one of the pu,JlO_ r his

uperi.u<'CI

00 .,.rth

to acqulro a knowt..]h'" or t b ~ . u J ( o r ' n g ~ ... bich oin

lu..J

brought upon mlllkiod.. in ordor tb.:>t be might b;o

fully

, y r n p . l l h e t i ~

in d""Hng with IIllIIlIdnd in the t, IlI'

of

trial.

or him u, . l'roph.t

y

"Ho ...... \founded

fcr cllr 1","'"grl$Oioll>,

be w ...

brua.-d for

our

.iniqui/iea:

thl'

chastiwm""\ of our ~

O O

...115 upon hilll,

and

,..jlh

hil>

,\.ripe,

we a..,

heale.l.

~

l78.J

oppreooed,

aDd

h.

" . . Q l I l j d ~ > d u (I",lah ~ 3 : ~

7 - - - - < i l l

tor tho u k ~

or

I, iug Prol

. . ed

to

de&

properly wllb hll.tIlankiud during

hill glorioU

""gn.

I t has 1,1es.ed the h,a,'e.ulr Fath••

10 de<e/op the

H I ~ m b o l ' I

of

the

bodr of

Chris .

throu:h uperien_

of

luU.rins'

,lUlu

IMt

is ...hr

81.

Paul ...

. :

" I f

we

.nU".,

,,'

•

.;lLall

Ifuo"'lgu

"';th

him."

(2

Timothy

2,

I i )

,\nd "&'lin h. l\.tle. t \.I;tlre are joinl.hein with

C h T ; ~ t

J ~ I

uil ..,

be that w

.wr

.. with him ' {Homan.

•

8: 16, 11 / This "" .

cr

eation, wh"" compldl.'d IIIId :f"rl.

fi,d ~ Mr, .hall be t h ~

'p""w

" , i " ~ aud

j ~ 1

of Ihn

~ r d .

'fh<I S c r i ~ u m l l p r a k 01

IhI.

n ... Cn:stiOlL "" Z;., .

""'''''mlllg .-hlob

the

I'MlmUl nolo':

"l 'gt tJx.

l",rd

~ t h ch_n ZIon; ho hath (koimJ it lor 1m hlbi &tion."

(1'...:111113::13)

In

~ r

1I'<>rd_,

In.,

new

~ l f t t h n '

~ the

mN'tiug pt

ftOO bet"·",",, (0,"1 . n ~

mall,

i t

...

ill

tvnd.itute 1M great Mcdillor, Prlerl and I{

,u<;.

(If "hich

~

ill the l l ~ and CAi.{ 0 It will be lllI' «,pTe

*ntatl\e

t

Johonh ... the n

, ,rt><

nla\t,e uf nw>,

mcdialiog

be\nen

Ood IUId man, bring;",g mall

b o:Ic

Inlo harmony with J ehovah. '1'11; i.

the cIuo tlmt will

be .......ud< d w; h • htu.,

..

nly homo and

glOl')' lom-er

with

Lord.-Re.'elation

2:

10.

Teaching All Who Ever Uvro

Ri

ghteousness

"Ou t

of

Zl<.m,

l it

rlllClion of OOIu11, God

hath

.hil1ed."

(1'w.m

OO: - 'I'hen

lhia Zion cla.o,

or

cno.1ioD, of

which

Jetiii' III the cbid

0Dt,

will

teach all

lhe pt<IpJe the \ni\h; II.n.t 100....11.'''' on ranh

a1

u",

lim&

of

the . . abllihment

ot

the

kinj;dolll.

'l'bey "rill

be

tau.ght ......

to

.al &lid

...

hat

10

nu .

how

10

act

and

bow to think, ""d abo..., & I, tho priDcipl. . &1J.d La ....

ol i ~ t . . o l l i l l " , , ;

u

ha.int

hld

,1Idt.

long

~ J : p e r i e n e I

<rilh

eril, \bo;;e who hale

<:riI

and \0'"

ri,llhlmUlClU

<rill gradu.ally

be

brollllbt back by m ii llIUon I'''''''''""

10

~ r I @ i c l

ot

bod}

and

mind

and hem. AIId lhi. m ilu-

tiOI p

will

wnlillu.

for a

p<.<iod of

a

l ~ d

uano, m the ~ , i o d of the n'i;tI

of

Y _ ah, duriDg

;.meb

liIlI

e.,...'Y

olle

01 M .......

rtocr..,

I l l C ] u d ~

A,w"

hJw.df,

wjJJ h41'l G toir aod

i1np&l"\l:I.I

trial

tor

Hr.

Wlw:r r.,.ol'llblp C(mditioru. It ~ · l l

then

be ,111«0".",,\

u...t

death

h.u 110m 11t . . .1

~ m y j

but

u...1

..

l 1 ~

lbq

propl.

baot

been

dftd.

1>0

one of the

(\<-

.. \

I"", 1>.""

fU8mng.

ThI' ."perinIee hu beeu lIIaino<1 &1,,\ "". u..

ble iJl{:lof Uh b...-o

W lll ;

II.Ild the

reoto ...",

I"-'PWt.-

r

or

,

_

T I i

~

m y

n

Oll, ~ i u &

lhi<,

..ru

g i " ~ pmi

.

10

God II.Ild

Il ia

Chriol

tor .ver

ud

tl-cr.

T b ~

WI'""" tbeman lh ... primary

~ '

wby God

permib evil :

(I)

'1'" J;il.

Il1IInkinu

a full Bud eomplm

1 •

.,11

in the baneful ~ I . ' d of e , ~ l doing;

(2)

[<>.

II

rul'li.eia.t

1(1)j;th

of

time

to

aililr.

opportunit "

to

fill the """Ih with

poopw

who get

Iheit

expe,ienee

Wore

their Jlnal

hial

(0' ill,,; and (3) to alIord

opportunity for Ihe d e ~ c l o p l n E n t

of

II 1lClJ" cruo.tion.

lu ~ ' O n m l " l . tb.

imt:ruJncn

t through "'hich t

he

'JOn

J .ll<,1'loh

wi l

lore: bleumg. 10 mankind, ""d .. 1 1

tlwrttJto,

"'Ill b(

tho prido and glory of Jehovah.

lle<:4u of Ihe \rut i t i, ~ i d , "In the tt;e. to .:om. he

l wmj

,how the

~ ~ c o o d i ] ) g

ricb

. .

of his

;f1Ire

in

his

kind". . . t

01l'lU<l1U

through Chru\

J",,,

, . -Epll. 2: 7.

In ric'r of the ~ a t plan of redemption I\IId the

o o ~ u e l

,..,.ti U WD or aU tbing. through Christ, we

can .... that blO >'.rn.."" teOlull through tho """";,,,ion of

.,i which Nuld not ha,,, been 10 fully noali1l)d in any

olb.

. . . .y.

No only

an

men

benefited

10 aU d,,",ity

by

u

exper;""""

"",in".j,

IUId

ugel .

b

their

ob

....

" -

..

Iion

of

man'. e:r;p<r'","""" b ~ t

.U

. '

furlbor advanlaf :ed

by bocoming fully ~ c q u . a i P t l : d with God'. clw1icIcr,

.I..

m a ~ i C O I W in his plan. They ",ill thws behold hta pede<:t

po;'"

IUld

holl c.,........hio v iodcm, judiw, lare and power,

....,rking in uact humany.

World's Judgment Now

Bnt vhy all tlte

war.

faminl'.

r l r i ~

and &IBbevi=.

other un.peakable crim••

thai

the poopl

.

of earth

an>

no

...

w i t n ~ w g ?

Ilriclty ans..-ered, hit

is

the reMOn

:

Satan t h ~ ~ . i 1 OM

. .

dr-Bignated in \he Bibl. a.s the

"

god of

thta wo rld." (2 Corinthians 4:

4) He

has oo.n

in oonlnol

of t h ~

"..lionJ lor

nan,.

<:faturi ... Ood fate

told

\ h ~

d

..

y of judgtnent "",d

\

.""

g< IIJl""

upon Sa

tan'.

""'pire and the IIlIHons

of ...

rlb. W . ha .... nO'- como to

,

Why

ill Edl P",",If,d t

"

th<o t ; m ~ of

J ~ h u n h ' _

ju.Igm. l d a ~ ' 01 ' ~ " ; " 1 I D ~ UJ":'O

~

.,,\ IP'll\IlIi af Clrth. Thil '",ubi. in . . . h i f

apJ'roaching

II gmt (Ii ,. , ..

hieh rnurl

t lk. rl

j ~ < t

bo>(OI'll th. brginning

of

lb...... oratlon

b ,

... Il;:•• .\lIn.

ki"d II nulf

ill tut penGol of

hi.torr fureld l by tho:>

i.nrd

JelU<,

.cililll:

t ' r t . ~ h e

condition. thai .'ou\,I

••

.\

it, the

]. . tlaY" jw;t b .to, , he bl.., ill;:

~ f

tnUIkind.

' he Grot .. orld ' in II " ....1 1100<1. Xo,.- thor

pM5ent

.,iI ...,.ld

if

r-i,'j: ...... in . ....t Buy time

01

troubl<'. God'. indllrllliioa upon the IYIl IYltlWIL'. to

be [ullo\O'( { thin :, ~ ' h t f l l i n dmlloltb

,

isht<'Ou'IlUl.-' l'etu ~ ; 13.

The

Fut\l.te

Eanh

Of tbia limB Volume 1. "'nIe Dirint PlaD or the

A g < f , ~

SreD''' '

IN TUB IiC.BlrTIIlr;s,

H I

~ n d

192,lpeah:

-.:_ )'0' . . . . '0' • momtII, to t/If< ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' of

,1 7

I . d

.......

<tto;....,., . ........ 11•••

"

. .

"

1

on _"""u.t

of . . .. ' ' ' ~ ,,, ,, .......

0 ..

J1>IIr _ t . 1

,.,......

t ~ clen 01

,I><

, ,<1

...

' So t . 0:0 of

....

. an , , -1

U l ~

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of

•

1><'rf<e<

_ T'

.....

blllrr

I I o l l l b ~

1>01

. . .

...

Itlnd IWI< ~ r .-onJ; " ' ~ ~ . u l l l o ; , .

fnnto

. rn· ........

m.,...

• Ill, .......

_

D

t,..,.

DthH Ioeotn.

0'\ .......

01.....,.,

. . . . . ' ' ' ' ~ ' '

a ,.

n..

...Mm ... l ' i ,.l l \)( ,,,, 111< '''; u01 . . .

orIw n '

a lII.

oo

r

'''1 •• ,'''''''''

uL

~ " " - ' ' ' ' ' . . . . . Ih.

I

...

of _b ~ I O p .

b l ~

~ r all I .... p lo tu_ . ' _ . . u..

boLIlib

. . . " " - ~ I J "

~ f

j,....,.u 10

. 'lI (

••

1 l Pot rOll

ha,

. e' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

ODd ion,", .ha. 1"'''''''' b_ 'n l t r

.. il

... ,,'

OInt

..

, . " " , , ~

_In-. '"'" In. . nl 1 1

~

.......

,

on<

. . . . poof_ .m ''''''P ckoo1" .......

,dIan' ...,.

......

.eft

will

. . . .

h·.

~ ~ ' ) -

100>:

. .,

~ . " "

" .

...

. .

.. \11

loa'

Ibol.

, ,

. .

n

wlllhl . . . . .... .,."

th,. tII01

_11., I b ~ ,,,.",,,,,1011 wk ',oo'rl ....

•

Who Made the Devil?

Thou IUI

..orlAy.

0

1-<1'4. 1 r e u i ~

glory

",,4 """or

a ~

pwtr; or Ih ,

ko>Il ",,,,I,d al/lhins., '.1

{QT lAy

pi_oro

Ihy

art and ",,,",

CMlltd."

-Be.,/ li<m

~ :

11.

S

I

NCE

l i t in

the Diblo thai

III

thWgo were

c;noated by the Lord

and. that

olJ.

of hiI . . .

n.

art:

perfect

(1Jeuteronomy

311:

4.);

lUId.linoe

bow

that the deril iI lbe m OM

,

e f0cl rnre

that

Ood

....

ould

lIot c..... e

neb

a

wicked

O I I ~

There o", we uk:

Who tmllOO tho deTU?

AU

i n t e l l i ~ l t

emtu.reto

m m

be

tne

/DOra ~ I I U ,

'rilh pririlepo

of chOOOling good

or em;

olbn-wiot

he

t rf that would

be mud,. ...

machi t, ( QIDpelltd 10 W

that [or ..hich h4

....

.,.....W ....,d DOthing tilt. Sino:e

ff'IIG ",on "6......:r leu it to th4 """'tun. 10 cltoote the

right or

tile

wroug(ul

C<lUIW,

it i I

U5Y

10 be oeom how

• erralure 111 ,.

be pm<ci at

the btgiD.rrlng and b,.

chooeing

an

t'ril

COlIne

become

•

nry

'r idtd

emf..

Lucif

er Not AlW

l .)'II

the Devil

Among

the

1I'QDderlull,. be&utJ1ul creeturte

atated

..,. Jtbo <.b LuclfN.

The

....rd

.Lucilu IIIUII.I •

bright and IhiniDg

one, tho

/IIOmiog mr. J ob record..

tile faet that Luciler 'O'U

p t

when God laid

he

fOWIf al:ian

of

u..

arIh,

BIId

jointd

in

praiR.

Wlio

tilt

SJftIO_tor.

(Job

88: 1)

I'NII tbe

a....::riplian

,ioeo

of

b.lm by

God'.

prophet

he mlllt

hoi

... """" •

WUlldrnul &lid

bNutiful

g \ o r i o U J

in

hU

appatd.

The l'rophd ,ar-: "Tboll hut boo in Ed"" the gorden

I

God; """l '

prl'ciouo

",ace "oI'U th,.

oo=in ,

the

_diu. , tapa,.

&lId

thn d ~ n d the beryl, thn OIl,.,.,.

&lid

the

i

lfP"',

he

APphize. thl tlllmald, &lid the cu-

"

Wh Jl

dc

tAt

V«ll'

,

bund.., and gold: the

"o,koUU1>hil'

of t h ~ iabrrill ano\.

of I h ~

pipca

"III p ~ p a r r o in 111<'<1 ill the <la,.1.hal t h o ~

vu ·created. T h9n

an

the

lUIvinWd

chorub tlld

....., . , .

elh ; and 1 hII,e. . . Ih. . . . thou wa>t npon U,,: h o ~

mou.n14in of God; Ihou hast ,,'alked up and do,", III t,,,,

mid, of the

.tonei

of

fire . Thou "aot pcrll'Ot ill thy

10 8,.. {rom the da.y tbat th9n

,,

0.01.

created, l i l l

i;-o'quity

wu (ound in ih",, ,-E.dcid 28, 13·11>.

When lu cife r BecalJle the Devil

ThU5 we ..., lbat Lucile, 1<113 c"",Wd perf

l'Ol.

Jh> is

oalled

the

4Iloinled.

ell.rult, ... ),ich m"",," one b a < i ~

aulhorily

owr

oth ...

'fht..

.eril"ure

ruw..

UUlI

ho

"M

in Eden, and logether with olh., . . iplu"," indi·

calef lhat

he

WII3 made ,'ol loeCl of

A d ~ I I 1 l U 1 d Ere

whel

tho] Ifere created. and put into Edell. When (l oci "",aiM

man

he

gll.e

Adom

dominlou o<or I h ~

Ihmg.

of tho

earth. While Ludle. wu ,cry gn.'Olt nnd beautiful 4e

did o t ~ a domiulon.

lI

n

load

ambitinu

in

hilll e.:In

to

ha,e II

dominion, and

he ...-L

a ~ u t to 3O'jul", ucll.

To

=mpi;,b.

th.li

he

dOO'.i,·fd

mother

E

by

dclibMv.tt-.

I,. ly ing to her. In .uh.t.. lCot

he

t ~ 1 < l Enl that Jcilolllh

" . . trying to keep

her

and her htn.loand

in i;o,wlln<'<l,

'1'0 IICCOmplim l in pnrpo&<l

he

oporMed thnlugh the

o;erpont, one of the bcaot. in k d<'n;

II./)d. ,peaking

through

\b.i. boa>t

he .eaid.

to Eve: "Yea, balh (loci lllid, Y otwl

nQt cat of

e-.'ery

Ilt'e of the

gar<. ""?"

And En:: roplitd.:

"Of the

fruit ef

the

trw

which i in the midit

of

the

gBl

dom,

Qod

hIItb said, 'i.e

ElJaJ I

not

rot of

ii, ncithoer

1ull

yo

tol1Cit it, lest ye

io

u

And to Ibll the

"'ply,,·

..

1114de:

" Ye

ilial.l not

lurely di<l; lor

G<>d

doth

know

thd

in tho day )'e ret tb lWf, th ... your

"1"

ohalIl., opouod,

,Ii rc

,ball be

u go.u, boring

~ o o d

and cvil."_

G

eu.Ni.i

s: 1-':;.

' 'he

eoi< wt purpooe

hen) v u to C&Il'" EYe to bo:'.u...

loyal to (lod IWd through her to gel

co

ntrol

of

her hus--

14 WorI ofDif ""I-lrhy' Th rm y

band;.."d Ad.,,, ""d J:>'r b.,·i"ll the power to prod",",

~ h i t d r e n nnd popublle f b ~ carlb, Lucikr ; ' l t e d ~ in

thia ....y to g\'t "o,,\ro\ 01 the

ItUln4ll

nl;('

Dnd ",Iabliooh

.. <\gntinion

01 W. 0"11.

Thi . fU an evil co,,<re. t

nS di,lotslty

On

h. .

part

10 .Teh\lrah; and for this

l'\'8..'Ou

he

Ml

froln

God'.

fa,,,

•.

Satan, the Ruler of the Earth

The l'

",phd

deocribca bim IIIld hil tall lblU: "How art

thou

full.n

m"m hee,·eu, 0

Ludler,

60U

u the morning

ho . . art thou cut

do

..... to the ground, which didrt I<1'llk.

en

ilia n"Horn l i'or thou

hut

Mid inlh,,,,, beo.rl, r,..jJ1

BlC('ud

into h ...., 1

",ill

"".U

my

throne "bort the

titan

t God

: 1

...ill

l it ili.o

upon

the mQUllt of the

congregation in the ~ i d of the IlOrtb: I will lL5CCud

11.110 , the height.. of the c\nud.; l ...illlll' like the most

Illg . yet thou

.hoIt be broll{;ht

do,", to bcll, 10 be

aide. at:

lhe pit."_m.iah

H :

f . . l ~ . •

.Toms

laid of Lucifer:

"1

beheld Salan a< Ughtning

fall

from

hean"ll."

(Luke J

O:

IS)

He clI

from GOlrs

(,u'Or. He wu degrad 'd

nnd

hi, lWIIe..."" chUlged; and

Ibcn'Gfter he is

DOWD in

the Setiptureo

a,

the dragon,

the old eerpent, t be d.,a and Satan.

Why Evil Prospers

Every crn.turo nam.d by Jebovoh

;

named for a

purpotiO,

and

the name "llnifito

mueb..

' 'he

'><Ord

Satan

1U<'aIIA opposer.

In

Eden he ..ao tbe opposer of God and

bu

been.,.

Iin<e, and the opJ'OE"r of ",'erythiug

that

a rlgbtco\ll'. Ue opposed J w wben our

lord

,..as 00

l:'lrih, o ",l'1Iting t r o ~ .arioUi . g e n c i ~ , and blJl 01

pooM.

the

foUolr\ U

of J .w of"r

. i ,.. "W ing

them

to

be

J>P-'....,., ed. \\'bon God uJ>P-Iled Ad"", aDd E,·o

from

t::den

he

. IIed:

"I

\I.it

put eomity be""''''o

tb<.>

and the womaD, and betncn thy Re<l. and her

~

I dd

it

.1uJ.I bruioe thy he4d and thou ,holt hruUe hio

hed." ' 'he 6I Cd.

III<'4%a

tha cffopriog; and therna1 ...

Satan and hi emi. . . ics or

ou..p

rin;; ha,-o

p c ~ u

a l l lh_

",lin

haT" 10110"00 rishlt'Oum...s.

'l'he

otcl of

t

he

",'oman

~ l I , l

piclured tho

,;.,.,.}

CUlM,tiOg

f

the

Abralwnic

covenant, which se. <l u. Iho Chri. t. (Gaa.

l l a n . ~ :

l

G,

21,

f9)

Satan

b.u

dwa,. opf"*"llhill "",d,

u d

\his ':IplaitI

"hy

hut Christia.n.o are

p ~ u l e d .

The ...me oerpecl ' , , . I l l d_her ; and ODe of Satan',

f.,-oriie methods at all limes

hu

bee.n d"",il, l'I'I"'i."d

.. pon tbe

""'I'll>.

By meant

of

£rand and dec.U

he

hu

goll... fdre doctrioell i.nlo the mind5 oHbe peaple. blind·

iDglliem

to

God'. lru .

Word.-2

CorinlhlLDO

4:

3,

4.

The ,.ord dragtw tJlC.llU demurer. Salan h"" ""ugh

10 de,OIU

.mrythiog th8t

is

ri :hteoUi.

lIo l ~ .he

I""phdl 10 be pet5OCule< and killo:d.

li

e i n . I U ~ l \ t e d the

peroecutioD

of

J('5IlS at the hando III the J'

h a r u - ;

and

1m ailCIIlpt is

to

derour

eTU thlng

that is

righteou .

'J'be

nnIlIl '

M\"i1 means tlanderer. Salan ~ a n d p r e d Goo

ill lhe boardw of Eden; and Blilhe ",alicia",",

.bode",,,,,

'

CffiOBtions

again.ot

the

Lord

and

hill

Mlo

...

.. from

\heJ>

uotil

nOW ha,-o

. , o IW Irom Ihi.i..,.U

QIl •

J ...ua

,pe&k

ing of

him

... 1' Ibat

be ; ' .

liar and the f.the,

of

lies .

J obn 8, 4.4 .

False Religions Stain

God'

5 Character

God

c.dabfuhcl

wi th the nation of l sr.ei Uoe .rue

,dig' ' ' ' '

'

<X>lIlllWlding

that

tbey Ihould

wonhip

bltn

u

th

e true God.. &Ian the oppoo< r

. .

abliahed wi th

t.bo

b

...

hen naliol1l

",uod

about the

{oJ..e rdigion,

caw;io);

Ih

e pE lpw

10 ""nhip him,

inag. ' 8.IId demO l.ll;

and

rom Ihi . 0(1 ''''' .prillg

allllw

w...

rdigiolll.

~ Lon

u t . b l i ~ h e d

the t rue Chti,tian religiun, and Sah'" t.b1'l1

afu,r tllabli.hed the mr.tery of i n i ~ u i t 1 the f a l t h l ~

.cllgion, d . imioJ;

10

lI"onhip God IUld . t tbe O&IM Um"

m

•

ep

re6entiDg

him.

and miortpre.-enUng

t h ~

Lord

J rous

a rld

m.drtu-WA t

TAt d

11,ri .(. '11m. til Srripturel proTO lhIt God did

not

att.le

Nilan.

H,· trftto:.i Luoifu, • porl/ cl boiDg, .. to

alter-

..-ud S.w. be<:a_

of

hlI 0'lI'l1 'rIebd

t III lDI .

Angel,

That

Joined Satan

Impersonators of the Dead

' J 'b_

e.uau.sm

nr

t.ihpirilllbat

had

be< n

ITiirai".

f <\

~ d

..,,' DO

I<>ngtt

pcrmilkd

to

ma .erialia>

. m o . . ~ t

men

Wider

EataD. . d.ir9ttioll titabLlahOO oo::wlluli.,.tion

"

with willing Ollt& of I h ~ htllll.l.D rao. on t&rth tltr..",b

I"" i...tlumenW,t,.

ot medionu.

The

LoJd

1'''''',J.,d

ill hlIla .. that I h ~ Ju Ibowd

keep

oloof lrum u.

",ho attempted

to OQIrmuw.;.1e ,,-ilb

the nU one.; and

provided in hlI law

that a1llpiritm ttit'dil.l.UlJ

Jbouhl

be

put 10 dQlh. nullhe

ution

of ura<i fcl.l into

Io'ml"

I.Uon t ime and thne ogo.iu;

....

d fuw.Uy

831111

,"'tI.O Ih'

Qllot: 01 IlIcir OTe.tluO"' .

li8

cauied ilia

p r o p h ~ t . I

01

1I.rso1J 10

be

put 10 death. lie hal caUiell tho ..-a

. .

and

t llIline.o and trouble and

Itrlte

thnt lIs<

fiUed

the earth

from thtn o.niill101l'.

.

Why

Does

not

God

Kill me

Devil

~ i D g that Satan is the IQthor

of

tl ' i l .."d h ~ i n o t i ~ . .

tor of . . cl<edne<t in thtoeuth, by

doN God rmit

him

to I i

..

? Why do.. uot God Icill tho de,it?

Horn

'-0

gi,

. . . brief

1I.llIIre'.

God

pl1tpo-l thor

0lU] Me of his i n ~ ~ c u t

~ r t u r

.bo\Ild VI'

....

peril'DC<' Tith the

u1

tlItd.o of evil, IUld tbllt

they migM

cl>oose

betwo=

good

8Jld

..,.il.

He

dl'Cfl.'< d

10",

centuriei qo ihlt Satan

ohould

be put to

d ~ t b

hul be

baa

.. Ulhdd the .... culion of ihi.o 1P'01"''''''

1lD.ti1 • rufficimi I ~ r of

tho

htlUWl

1'I.CI

hu been

broagbt lortb to

fil1

the earlh; acd theie _ gi.eo

' p e ~

with .... to I« the

.-.l.ti

ihe ....

, ill

onl. .

that ...hen bolDg brou:bt to • full

kt\Q 1tdie

of tho

truth and with. full opportunity

to

do righi, thoy ...m

righteoumea

and lire, God

ill

hif,

_4doln

h.r.o

pro,idOl

lhio ~ l . I I i

of k4d>ing

the

human l

. wy

that

tunhition,

oellillhneu,

lad

_ r o ~ i n g 10111

10 d ~ g C ' l . d . l -

lion; and

thot

humble obed\t>l1ee

to

the

o n l 4 1 l 1 l I o l l u ~ '

wg after

r i g h t l ' O ~ lad to u a l l . : i t l o ~ ,

In 110 other n y

roWd

God ha ... 10

tho 'OUfhly d

.d,

Wltnkd this

J e . c > ~

thaD by

p m ~ Satan

10

Cf.rry

0lI

biJ

nefarioII.I

worlt. The

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Prophecy

and

its ,Fulfilment

T

iE

. B i b l ~

300UUd<

""ith

l 1 I J > h e t i ~

n. cmrntl

.

'l'hcoe = called d ~ r k ...

yi.llJl:i,

I.><uu>(: not und<> r

. t 4 n d . o . b I ~ bv

ru.e.n

at Ihn fun

pOll writLc.l

.

Prophocy m""lU

"lho

fo,delling of c,-cot.. \hal an:

""peete< to happen

in

the future.

r h ~

1I" 11e ~ \ n t o

do <>«:Ill

lind ~ '

...oonled, .. e

mil

it {uUilled

prophl'q

or Jmlory.

No humau ' lind rould clco.rly ~ r o what

the

luiun

will

britt ; forth. lion"'::...-e

11m,, """elude

that

p"'ph.."

1"0<'>-'<'<10 t rOll'

God

and

i

""illen fur llUIJI'. inl;trncli"" .

to

be

und.n;tood by him

in

o

ller.

due lim<'

.

The Al""tln

oIa

<>8:

"For prtlj,l ecy .... me not in old liIoo

by

th . ,..ill

or luau;

but

holy men of God .pake

••

theYl\WC

_red.

by the holy 6pirit '

(2 \'.to, 1:

l ) Th ..... men really

notod .... the mouihpkceo

0 .

amnn"."..,. of the I..<lrd

10 _peak or 1 CQrd plVpbetic . . ing .

'rh.

iae :

that

propheoy

~

from

J. tOVM

i o

proof

"""clUJ;'-" thai

a time m

urt .,.,IIW ...

hm t1a.t

propheey ,,'Quid

hal'"

fulfilmeut, for the I> lllOn

\hot

the

~ I all.";,., God ",ould do Mlhillg fo r an idle p tu"po>iI<'.

That lI might be Ill'" of uu., JehOyah c ~

hi.

1""Pi>rl t" write:

~ & . r u . J l

m)· word be that gwth

forU ,

out

ill

mr "",uth :

U

,IllIU

DOt mum

\Illto m ~ 'aid, but

It

.hall ,.cu,,,npiioh hal ..hiol 1

,,1""-'11', and

it tlW1

p'OIIper in

the

Ibillg whr",to

I

.eot

i

t.

- l

...

ioh

56:

11.

\Vorld

Ev

ents

Th

at ""ere Prophesied

'fo illu.trate

thiI point

we ji,·e

lOme e:uun.

p

lto.

of

Prol'hNy Bod U«>ir r u U l L m r ~ t . T rough hi. hoh·

pI"<Il'h,·t

God

fo,,·told tho r<'llclnl,'iion of In .

(liose.i.

13:

H)

I t ~ fooctol< tho tbi. moght; o , , ~ ho

,,"oul.t

c < > m ~ 10

oo.rlh \iOuld

t...'

bor

.

a

J",,".

( ~ u t ~ r o u o m l

11:1:

IG)

l l

~

,

:xl

lrorldDi</,,

_IVAy l TIL Rtmtdy

.ptdned

1M ,olac.t> ...hue ~ ",,'ould

be born.

(llicab G 2

H ~ luI\'told

th:t

be nuld ('\In:.

to

bl.o

<nrn

p ' p ] ~ ; that

tbty

'IOOIlId

not

~ h e

him, but ",oaJd despioeand nj.ct

him;

anli

that

he

OIOuld

be

II

mall

ot

10''' ' ' ',

o.nd

ac

q

..

ul>.od

"'ilh Ilrid. (mill> 53: 1-$)

lie

fo",told hiI

lriUlllphn.llt

wtry into JetII.iakm, Glftrill8

himW.{

...

K i ~ 1 I ' I ~ lh<' Je_L

(ZKhuWl

9: 9) lie foretold lUi

bot.."al (ZKhlltioh 11:

I ~ ) ,

and ihlt he >rOUid die,

but 110\ lor

hillbocll (D

wld

9:

26);

that thet\l would

be 110

Jurt ""uoe [or

lou d..th,

bill t l o t . i U l I t a : ' ~

be ,uMlld be ll1lJ:llbtml

" ~ I b

u... tratucr-rs.

( .

63:

8,

9) He fouwld

that

be

.wld

di

• •

v;oitllt d'-Ib,

wd d not a booe of hi. body ,,"ould be broken.

E>'orr

ttudell of the Bible Iwo

...

that JMLI ful.fllled

I>ll qf the .. I ' r o ~ h c l i c l b . ~ 1 l 1 $

call<'<'<l

10 be nitta>

by·lht L<m Jcltoroh; that AI. . . . . . . . . . a typo of him;

thtt c , ~

IrU

born

'" J u

' ; that

b

....... oorn at

&th.l

..

b'llD,

u foretold; that he ,,"me 10

lb.

JCW8

I1ld

oUel'l.'ll

hl.m. o.olf

liS

Ki.ng,

..

hith

Il ltUtnwt

i

opecilieally

rworoed

in

llatthoow

f-l: 1-9; that he rejected

I.Ild

~

and lhat h ~ be<:amt man'. 1tc\ ('mlC,

Jews' National O\'crthrow Foretold

ThnlUJ;h

11

_ God fOl'\'lOld the o<erthro_ of t h ~

nation of brael.

( ~ . i t l e \ l l 11):

18. 31. at) AgI1n M

(o.rlold l ra('1',

O\'ert lmI

..

U""lUgb

the l'roPMU

l-:

liCkicl

and

JtmWub.

l'he&e propoo.i .

wen

fnlJillNl uarl/y

Oil 1 1 m and

Ih -

Jew. updlfd from

l'&Itrline.

God

(oretold l h r o ~ b t h ~ p r o p b ~ t l the "lime of the

end." (luUcuJarly tJUogugh OlDi"

be

Aid:

" .lui IOOu.

o Dllli.1, .hut up t .... WOld>,...,d -.1 the book, ~ \ f 1 l to

the tlIl'P QI the t'Ild; m ny ~ I'll. Io...,d fro, and

knowlcdf;e ,hall

bo

i n ~ (Duid lZ:4)

ThiI

we

1I0W

lite

w

CO\IM

of

f1UfilJl>.Mt

.

P,.,p/lfCY GIld iU FlIlfo]lIIm' :u

Railroad Trains Fo retold

by

Nahum

11 is

wt.rettioi;

to know that many

otlIluries

8j;O

the

Lord

Ihtough

h4

pIOphet

Nabwn loft'lold and

gIn

II

de.criplloo

of .. rail .

ay Ualn

in full

open.t.ion, .bo...wg

that . hat wouW W<e glaee at .. oerlain time. Thi.o

n > ~ ~ w """" boon lul.lUled.-See

Nohum

s.6.

\oIume',

"" 'be FiniolLed

Myllory:'

Srt:llus

1 :< TILl<

ScnnullllS, page 93, dC6Cril'tirely u,lt,p :\' tim mil_

boll. 'piu,od by Nahnm, Hea to the josUw.;:

af tho iD the

aIaIa

and to the

OIQlldlu:\ar

o o ~

lid:PtL

The IInhip, IlOl'I" gmu.illy izt U' O &rIIOIIj;1I the IlI.tialll

8lId pooplel; of earth, Goer. prophn. foretold

lin,.

oeu

t u r i ~ . ,,0.

'l'he

vim"",

tclognlPb, ..

Web 110.. i o UiOld

tbNu,bout thIl earth izt FlOC'lljmj"g ' ~ , Go,n.

propbet

l lbriu foretold

= . ,,\urlIlI

IgO.-Uaiah

~ O :

8;

Job 38: 35.

1914.

Date

Foretold for World

War

'l1K>re are JnWl otber prophetic IItteraooe. in u..,

B i

~ l c ,

IllIIlIy

of ,,-hith am no . . in <:OW'ICl

o ful£.Ime:o. l

I mportant

....

, g tbt8c II t

he World

War, which

...

..,

Vredicled in Volwne 2,

r b e Time is.t

lI4nd, SrtJD.

US II<

TUl

SCIlPTVUS (written in 1889). to begin in

1914.. We quate from ~ ' 3 end 79:

TlwI

on -

or u..

co . .d . 1O'U

appUed.

bl

oa.r

u,rd 10

thai

Inwnal ot

KIth' .

bll'Q,..,

be t - - ,

tile

mno

..

o[

tba

t l l l ' ' ' ' [ klord= 01

God,

tho IWI¢om

or

1 I . . . . , ~ ou;d the

1<o'''

•.II .IlOl>

ODd

..u.bIWun,'Q' of

11.0

BOUm ', the l ' ~

1 i l i I 1 ~ . 1 l l 0 ( Ood.

"TIle mbIi> cl ldftlC)J 10 _

. . . .

4 "troDc that 111<1 - :n

of

,ho

Ge lW

J.o

..

perto.. 01 =--- ll )' .... trom ' 1 . . . .

U. (). GOO 11>

ou;d II>tII>IIlI>$

A.. D. mu,

Otbln which may noW be dUcen>ed by

the .ludent

of

the Bible a , ' The tZld of tbe world, tho:

iOOOlI<}

of

Chriit,

th

e

diilrw

of tbe

~ . t ; o

....

the

batthl

of

ArWAg\'dd01l,

the IIeli'

world bcginuloll'. etc. 'l'h\ll ,"'0

Wlltld

Olllrtu _ ll'

..I.yV TA nn dy

may .." thai Goo ["",f0l4 11., hI.to.)· <It

11",

I d 10Dl

19Y; lu4

tho· ""n·ful .tud.

,

l

f PNphI.'('y

nU .... in

t h ~

light ~ l hli:",y

."J

~ \ c U U that .... daill 1 ~ , , , p r i D ; .

ClD

hiM.

h \ 1 I T

vi.own

of

t h ~

~ l , , i n ;

of

1

t h l n ~

•

'1'11<' Hibl,'

I.

~ mOo

~ u n d . r f n l

book

'lfrillen. 11

iI

the 1,"&It

,,".s...moa.J.

'tb.ote;. nO" =III "0 exCUR for

not u"dentalLd;,, : tho Seril,tur...

£ \l l . home .bonld

be

JUP1,Hed .'(Ih Dihlc.o

and

Dible hell"- All IIII'

thil·

d n : ~ ,

from

the lime they bq'ill to

mlIl

ohonld

~ 10 ~ t u d r the Bible; 10' i t holw •

plllio

r i a t ~ m n of Cod'.

plan oj oahallon lhal .-ill briog

lilt.

hcallh

wd

happinM

10 \be humaa

ncr

,

IDd

then.

1.

no

oth.r moan

h

W1bl they ClW get i\'

' l h ~ prophet.

I"n told thl" U m ~ ..ben tho Klble vould be better uocler

rioad. hate

11011" """,e to

that

time. All parmb

would

therdoro

inforttl

t l u : n u ~ h ,

concel1ling the Bible

and ,hould perfa"" their obl\g1.\lo 1 WYlrd their

~ h i l .

dren

10 propt".lr ~

tMm

ill l ,,"-l bulhL ~ t e i l

IlOthWg

thal lXlooltute.

luth

•

W.-guard

lllaillJl.

the

IIiI1lI

.,u.

of

the

Jlf8 '

t

dt,

u •

b o w l d g ~

of Goo',

Word of lruth

IDd

hit tneanl

of

Ne"ing mankind.

' fM

cry pu,

pooc

of

the

SnrDIES IS TII Z ScaS rTglIQ, 'l 'Hz

H t

or

COl>,

&li

d otil:niII

. l i l e I W 1 I

l'uNt.hed

by

1M

i uwrtllllic".J Bibl. Student. AaoclItiog. it

W

eDahl.

th

e poIOpil: to W

iN

d thewKh .,. cou""mwa: God'. Word.

End of the Wo

rl

d

P

O

ll

almoit

ni.oetreu

hundred

.-eB. .

Chru.liaIIJ

Ia,e

~ D . looking for lhe comiug e . J ; ~ , o f the world. Long

before

tho lime the

J

en had c.n>ecled

Un,

"wid

IQ end; for

Un,ir

prophet.

had

taught the",

thn..

lhlOy

hAy" boen emlll«lu.Iy aught

lhat

...hen the ...orld ...,tIl

to IU1 wd the ih

it.ao:l

wd all that u in i t will lH:

blllDro. up. Thk

Mief i due

Ie

a

iIIck

,,(

kDow rull"

of

God'& Word.

I t

..-ould

"leU' unrra.>onabie that

J ~ h o .

vah

wwld

Cl"('lI\e

a

great

ca

rih

lilm

thu,

und

< UUlie

i t

to

be iInpro' cd,

werciy

to

d

••

roy il.

li tho",

...,uld be

allv

doubl

in

one'" mind the

Lord

Iuu oeWed that

thiou,sh his prophet "hen ha .aid

: " Y

<>r

thus ",,;U,

h ~

Lo

rd

lhal

created the hell.",,",; God b.inu;.eIf

Ih"t

formed

Ih.

earlh

and lOode i t ;

ie. hath . .

ahlisn.d i i,

~

"""In

i t

uot in YlLin, he formed it

to

be inhabited." (UaiJili

45: 18)

~ ' . I ' h e oarlh

Itbid.th fo

....

, ...

"

-t:ccl•• . . . I ~ . 1 : -l

Wond, not Earth, to End

By Ill. ord foTld

a ~

u.oo in Ibe

Sc:riptun'. ;. rueaut

the "rde. of oociety, ...hich is IlOrnethneo;

called ciyi\u...·

lion. 1l

=u

he or< "" of hizog. ";>ible,

, I r . t ~

10

1IIll1l, IW

"",thod of

gOTenuneul,

_k The

Bibl.

,p<'4b

of thn-e

,"Qlldi: 1) 'l"he IWrld tlat .......,

whiclL bewl;

o,·erll"

..

cd

with ..-ale. peri,hetl (2 Peler

3:

6)

i

( ~ )

the

pment

evil world, which

al ioo ill \ be

d •

.troy,,.j (GIlin·

l

iawll: 4; .II I'ete.

3 :

'1) ;

and

(3)

lbe

""arid

10 '

"<1m. '

(HebreWll Z

S) 'l 'be l int Terld

or

order \KogaJl ...

ith

t he

erealion of

man

and

endro. with

he d o J . l 1 g ~ or

Rood.

I t "'II.'

administered

byan;;e1., . .

the

&:riphm.l .fat.:.

W

ith

the

ending

of tf.. Rood began he

oeooud

wo

rld.

I

:hill

hu

indeed boen, and

ill,

en evil

""rid. 11

U Ibe

~ d

of

the

"prooent evil ...orid"

wi

th

, h i ~

h

t

he

J II'I"lI

•

t

World

Ditfrtu--lI'Ay'

Til.

Rlmtdll

wen' {'Qul.'finl'd

and

",hkb

l'htiJtiaJu; hive

been

anUe;

p ~ t r maul ()f nlQrin:. TbI' ~

..

orld to 00IDe,"

" ...

htorI'l" d , . - d ~ t h

. 4 ; h U o u 1 r . . l ~ , " ;,. the Q ~ r

of

thinp

in

",hi.b llh>iah

tlK·

Chri4t

"'4,'11'

In

'ighl«JwHH"

I,aiah

n :

17: .t · ~ t , · r 3:

13.

thrut

I.·ft no

doubt iII 0,.,

mind of au 0lI l '

IhI hi.

k i n ~ o m ,1<>(" upl MIl l during the pretl'Dt 'IrIl.h1;

to •b."

he

.Ioool

bclol('

]'

iLale hi'

.aId:

~ l l kWgdom

II

lot of

thilll'olld:'

Aj,,&ll> ho

op<lb

01 Satin

U I""

"pm..;., .r lhi>; ""rid": and

the

BpiI.tle Paul nfetl 10

t;.tan

the

"gOO t thU;

. .

arid:'

Durllig

the ulou,1K'I'

of

tbI.

p ~ t

edl

...-orld

ho""o

111<" h I ~ t

fi","lrd

tu

.. ablilb " righUout ..

,.mullen

ou tlU"lh

and

to briuj; aboul DlIJI'.long

del;",;

uam<'ly,

l i te

I i , , "b

. "d happln"' .

'Ibf.re .....

beoen

much

good

in

tbu. "arid; for lIW>y t neQ

hi l t

. .rhea for r i g h l e o l l - ~

....<6

and

1l1Ith.

~ : ~ i 1 hu

pn>..ntd,

how

...... During

t h

..

time

the

proud

h,re been ret

up, and might

hu

bee >

madoo

.ight

by

rnan..-llWclrl3:

~ .

Thy

wru be Done on Eanh" -

"Lard', l',.,.),r

' l ' h ~ J ..... ....n

i ..

l l " r t ~ in the md of tht 1'""""\

1 "'i1 ...-urW.

to.:au thtT c:q>l'Cted llfSi iah'.

krngd=

then

10

be

ut.bli1hed ....

J

tho p t ' O p ~ to reeth'f • blwiag,

h ~ Chrhlill."", h . ~ e looked (Of i t ~ ~ JUIU taught

t

helll

to

I''''Y:

~ ' I ' h y

l:ingdolll

C O " ' ~ ,

thy

,..ilI

be

done

on eo.rth

ll_' it

U

in hH..-en."

plallhe'<r

6:

Ill)

XatunIlr, 1M", t h ~ true Iludwia of

1M

Scriplu ....

...

euld

be

...al,htn . and ..... ittng for

tb. o o ~

.... d of

u... 1'V l ~ o r l d

u,,3

the

i ~ u g u " ' t i o n

of t h ~ n .... J ~ " . . .

indio:JW ",hat

...:ollld

oa:ur at that t\ml>.

lie IJ'Okr

In

I ' " , p b r i j ~ 1uI,,"11lIgIl

in

oumrt'r to a '1umion p"'pGuhd""

to hilll.

Our

L<:>nl

'.

diocipleo

app."..,hIod

him

and

uid:

"lIos

.(or, t.lI

I n . . ha

t Ihall

be

t h ~ procf of tby

r _ ~ ""d

of the

I Qd

of

voddl'"

(

1 I ~ t h t w -

21:3) JKUJ

1 l D i W ~ m 1

thi,

qu...

~ n iJI

propholiu LulS\1I&. . . . hat t.

w' ,y, hill.\U_-et fo",told what

\Coijld

ooeu' l I h i ~ Ibo

wo

.ld .howd

~ d

and lor this l'O'tI (In hiA

all5wU

i f

panicularly

intemtm; in

the

Ii:;:ht

Qf p,""o\·day

~ v t o .

Before noUring II

. . . . . . .

.w lei. \Ill ""lUld"?

briclly

00))Ie

c m>lIo1D.\:ire

fcatum

of God'. pmph..tJo

d-.km"llte

to

"",ow about ,,' >en It might b..

1IX

]> lciod

thaJ the rid . mld end..

CluC5

to Propherlt

DatC$.

Times,

Years, etc.

The J....,. ...ere God'. typw.I peopw; t 'at i . to I&y,

h.

el>"",,

that

people and Orgatl4e<l

1hf.JIl Ullo

•

uti .

~ a ' e

tbMll

hi.

11""

mud

uood

Illrol

to l"I'I'.m.dow

<""UIU

\0 iranopil<'. (ncb ,, , 10: I ; I Corinthian. 10: l l

Jl«au""

the

Jew. vlolaW hio I .... (Jed limo

and

,aln

warn< d thorn that he

",,'wld _t

thelll oJ and pc l\

the O ~ n t i l e o 10 taU

them

capt >".

and

OOIlabfub

B

lOD,ld

empire; &Ild

funt 100.

p"niwn>e"1 lru...."uu.. mOllld

ror a perioo

of iC oU

.ymbolic tlrne6.

'1'h1.'Oll iC'rc" oyru.

bolic

timH

and the period of l i m ~ inJ<JMf It IIp 4UIfl 10

thf

...,J;e of ~

na.,

, , '

CQllWI.=U1 • • • '

, ' «11 .......

1

: : t i ~ ( )

••• n

...

~ ~

l l l ~ Scrlj tLU'el I,lalnh .he ... that thla deer«

ot

J ~ h O o

yth was eriforo:d

lIj;ainit ~

In th" Jt U COlI R.

C.,

"",d tht.t tMre K c b u c l > a ~ bec4me uuivernd IIcntue

ruler. Countlnj;

2,6 O

Teart the:u.ft..r "o\lld

b.wl; US

\0

l ~ H A.P.; "",II csI.""laHog

a>lcily, =d l nS to

~ i b i e

chrQnoiogr,

the

sentile

i ~

"OIIId end AUSIL.t I,

1914..

'l 't

""le, we,

ould

mark the .nd of tb. world,

when eYWI.

""ould

~ i n

to

OOCIU',

thus Indi . 1nj;

II.

.nd.

J oaUI to",told what would hap ",n thrn

bY'4,ing

that t h ~ l)lI Oflll ...

auld b«:ome alll;'1 /\l,d God'. wrotb

would t'OIIIc.-Iw.elalice 11: Hi-lB.

til

W '

Q I ' I c D . , u ~ -

W l l y

ThlBtOltdy

A

ugus

t 1, 191

4 ·

Events Since

No . .

muk

the fulfilment of the Inner of J 'IUJ to

lhiI

querliou' ' I I ~

.... rnav

we

Imo.. wh,,,

we h I I . ~ QOInO

to

the

md. ~ the wodd?' S.tJo

hall

rife a,;ahat

I l . I . t i o ~ .

II Ild

ltinI;dom

agai .. kiD$dom ' Tile World

Wir bfgw cucil,.

all 4 . ~ 1, 19B, the mil. or the

I(tutile ~ which marks

the od <If tho old

oroer.

J ...n' aid in thla ccnnediou:

"And

IMrn .hall lie

famluN, and pHtil"" ...... ..,d tarlhquaket, in

dim"

I'laceo. All t h _ an I ~ beginning of IfJrtOYI, Ur

this "" underrlatld lhat the I/'I'<'.IIU jlLOt d K.ribod woul d

muk

the

b 'giD.J:>i.og 01

the

IoOrroWI

upon the

peopiel

oJ

earth, whicll nOlI\ cultni.nl-te

in

g ....

1< r

trouble law.

OtMnllie otatOO, Augurt 1, 1914, IDIU'Rd the brgiD-

~ , , ~ the oumr l ~ g . ; -.nd the Lon it

pr >

. ill

hiI (I, , majerlic wa1 in dCttroyWg Ihe

tva

thin,. of thiI

Y(lrid

10 mako ....y for til\ e.lefoU . hmcn\

01

h.lo krngdom of rlghlWlllIlHi.

E

venn

Happening,Because Prophesied

1'00 Wo,ld

IVa

. . . . . foUowcd

by

10m; ill maD7

part.

ol

£uro»i'.

Am,

and Africa. t

.....

foUond h1

tho gteIIt pnllltllCC of the iunuc/WI, which tilled IDOrc

people

in

one

feu than

Ihe ' did

in

low:. The",

have bfen more ... ural ..mhquaktlln the a.rlb

in

lluo

bot

four

than

in any

pre.iou

pe:kId

of

earth'.

hietory.

And

&iDee

<'&ribquUN IJDlboIicalIy

. ~ , P . . . . , t

fIl"I"OIuticm,

the"" k t w i o e h . l T ~ m u k t d

u u . ~

mao,

lLIliOlU

h.\viol;" bIlPo C,·e.rlhrowA by reroluboA.

'Ib l

Lon forelold through W. Won tho God',

r. 'o

r

,roul<l return to tho . r ~ " . at lhII cnd or the "·orld, u d

that

tMj" would bo nplbeled to l'liNtine;

...,01.

Ihif

proJ>hecr

we

now _ in ooano

o .ln1lilmeot.

~

the Lo,d ilI

ttl

Ui&t

u..re

..

onld

be

•

~ t lalliJlg . . . .

from the

faith in

CIui.<f.

Jew, u d

ndof k ~

orld

that

oo-uu..t

t."hti>tilnl 1<IIuld be turning to lhiD,t1

oth., than tho

Won

01

0001.

ADd thul "e ..., 1m. In

f u l J i b n o l l . ' ~ ....n

/Ill

1IlI1IJ oth.r

h i D ~ ' ihlilhe

y h·r

lII'Dliunm in thill "Dow-du prophcey, .b.ich

>pace.m

no\

ptl lllit

\15

hHe

to

dJ.c;

. . . .

I t

Jmgth

' be

.on fore

told ~ n f r a 1 tronbler, labor trouble.<, rititee, loekout.,

rro5tet.iIlf:, Bol Ju,yWn, u d

.narmJ,

q lurtber

. .1.

d.n.u

of

the

f ' V " i ~ g

. y

of tho old onitr, p",parinl;

l ~ r

the

nr• .

'l 'hffil

gt1l • .,.1 .1b'tU

. h l ~ l L

lro p p a ~ t

On ol1 rr hand ...., ubtlant4tod by t h ~ l r OOOUfflll<tO

In

W ytf.. prrllided.

Volume

t,

STOol. :$

Ilf ...

rur 6<;JIlP

l 1 J ~

"'bs

Time t. . t Hud."

d..J.o

In Bible

chMnoI·

~ y

,"d

lIUIkto

tOllay'1

om:llb doubly

~

-_

of tb.;. ~ ill tho yrv prrllicled. Jt illurth<.

ouMWti.ted in thl' lII....u""""'1a

of

the Gift' l'y",.

mid 01 Oi",h in § ypl. This

i.

dte11

. i th fullY'

in

\'oIume 3, "Thy Kinsdom Come," Stl/DIM TJlIl

Seunl.'lD .

Immortality

W

liAT It

tnrani

by i m m o r t a l i t y ~

DaN

r<wJ

1"',•

.on pooM M

.

immortal

.au ?

The

W i

" ~ i c o p a p " ' ' ' d.fino immortality th .. :

The qu&lltr 9'

at.le

01 t...ing immortal

"r

\':tempt from

dt-.th

&.I d

unlhl1aUon:

au W l e I l d ~ uUteut .

'1'0

be

imm<>rW

mttn.

thai "ne QI1flOt d i ~ but mud. li'e

f O ~ ' C T . t

II lI 'I I lJ

that ouch

lID

"ne hu . ntfor.rnding

uiiience. 8 U.

hu&ll imIrIcrW fOul,

i t

would

m...."

lhen.

that

th.i

iOUI

is

oeutIceo,

perpot

...

.

t'ODlinual

,

impuilhable, in<lO,rupiiblo, dtathlou. and

1lO

\ .".bjrct

to lkath. The

Scripture. iglOO

,.lIh thil

Mfinilioo of

;mlPOrtaiit,.._IkI'eJ.ation to:6 ; 1 C<: rinth;.". 16 :1>1. 65.

From

oar

,,"ulh

...., haTe ~ n

taugbt

by cur

f1'ligiou,

lrach' .. u..t crVT 11\41>

JIOI'<"'iel immortal

lOW.

I. thU

true

or DOl? The Biblt II

the only I ru

IOUm 01

k,," ~

"pcn

this

quution.

The t\l«>riH oJ

IIl<'n are

of no

,·dw.

urtl&.

thty

Ire

bucd

upon roml'l'ieni

,ridm.. romln& In)ttl • truthful 1IO'IIfU.

'l'be

Bible

i

God'i Word o(

truth.

(101m

I?:

17) Any quHlion

that

;. 8 . I I ~ r t d ccmlro.ry to the Bible c.nnot be • true

~ r i t malt.n u()i who g i_ II. Tbe

S<.Tiptllff$

.1400:

"To

the ltw Ind

to tho ttdimonr:

i t

they

I ~ k

IIOt __ cling to this ,"oni i t

bI co.llMIlht:re

It no Ij:hI

\trulh)

in them." (lMiah 8: to

~ u

n ~ : "Let

God

be

t r u ~ ,

bu

t

.,'uy

mil"

m

liar. (Romani 3:4)

.1..:,... honm pl'n<>n d....ua

tho

trut

h. Th_ qu

...

Jono.

then, we

ohouJd .." ....

t r

""""rdiD&: 10 u..

truth,

.coordin&:

to 1>00"

Word.

What

is the

Soul

More

___

. . . .

dml"Ul.iDe

..

bcth<:o.

or

not

man

P"'W' ...

an

ilnnwrid

oou1

,wi l int

dtU rmiDII

..bat

iI the

•

1 ' ' ' '0

a

1 ty

lOut The ele",,. My

Ihal the IOu of mao

II

t h ~

d;Y; II

part 1 him

which

amuat

die. 'Thor cite uo

; ~ r i p t u r : t l

proof of

tlili, h o ~ - ,

The Scriptllle d J i n ~ ~ a lOut u

I I being, II hreatblug creature. ' ~ l ' h e

Lunl

God lo.mro

mall of tho durl of the Grouud, and b«eihed iuw

hi.

nostrilil the b_ t h of l i . f ~ ; and man

bco.:amn

a Ih'ing

lOuL"- G",","iJ 2:7.

I t muot

be

cooceded

tim the dtL-t t the

ground

Ollt of

which God formed man ' . . . . thout

Ille

or cou";<IU "

n = .

'l'ho breath

which

he breatbed

into

his

_mLo

vas no t

<lOJl$ iO\l .

But ...hM Johom mad. th. bady

ou t of the ~ l e m ~ z

of

lho ""rib and theu

write. with

It

the bmlth

which .iring erM\\lre hre iite, tlili Uarl<d

anim.tioo.

That ,put

to \Tork the

machinery,

and th8

",<lilt "'B

sli'-;lIg,

oen icn , maTing

being,

I I ""til. Tho

words '0',.0/

and h i , are

'ynoo)' llOllS torm. .

Have you a Soul? Ate you a Soul?

E'-ery erealur.. thet b = l b n is II

lOuL

No CIl'IIturo

poi _ II

lOW.

J:;,.,.,. o,nim.sl L.

B ""til. But

no oue

"ll'ould

coolwd

t utt

an

l l I l i m o l ~ .

a lOut.

' 1 " h ~

",,,,d

....ul God applied 10'10 ....

aninlab

10"<:

briofe tli< ~ ....

tion of man. (See Goo

. .

" 1: 0 , ~ O , mug-in) AgBin .....

read

in Ood',

Word:

"Lt ...

II

tribute

unw

tho

LQtd of

the

meo of WIll" which ..-eiit out to bettle: o ~ ooul of

Ihe

h u n d ~ ,

both of

the

peneuo, and

of

the bee,-.,.

.

and of the 1IMe , and of

tho ilieep." (Numoo '\\

31:

28)

The reason the Scripturea de.ig"",\e animol.o "" "",I.

i 5

l

ha

t ther are

mil

breathing

."",ture..

iliu

is

Iho

high...t order of

aniOl4l.

The prol"'r dffinition of ..out

i ~

ilion. lIll,.

cfuiuro

that brealh". and

the

....,...

of .;ght,

o m ~ U ,

cle., 4lld tL

...

bem.

lIan

..

~

soul .

Man d

IIOt

a

soul For ; n s t a n ~ , ' ' ' .n

l ut a

IIUIU hal "

CO"'; but nol

that m.o

i I t

CO\O

.

M.o.n;" $ ~ . ~ I m u

doN no

t p o ~ II wuL

•

11

WMld Didrf_ WA

T

BllMly

\\'bm aeabml die, tbe;t dI CO

\ <>

< III

plaoo. The

di.f(r"""",

betwtfll

man

""d

1M lower

.njmal.

Sa that

ror tbe lower aniroW thenlU no ~ t e r

"hit. God

::: f

m..d b,r red.emptiall aIld resurrwtion that man

liHI

again. 'l'hc 5eripturu r\tM:

That

whic

h

beIalIrth

the

tIOUJ

of

men

bdaLIeth

beub;

eVllD

l ~

IhiDg

beWl tbim: II

u..

OM du,th, .., diclh the other;

IN

thoy hue a l l _ blUth;.., t,,-t. man

hath

no p ~ .

DtDOe abm"e.

bn.rl:

fot all b TIIlIiIJ. All go Wlto ODe

J1w",

; all aro of the du>t, and all ium. to dun 19IiD.

( HcclfSiulei

:I:

1

9,

20) God

1iII1d to

In4n when ill Eden:

Of the tree of

lcaowledge of

gQO \ and evil, tbou

lh&lt

not.

. .

of it :

to. in

the dar t b a ~ thou ederllhmof

lhoa

ohall.urdy die ' (0....,.

..

' 17)

U

.....

l

beman,

Ih

..w,

the bciDg, to ..hom God ad . u - i theM

wom

U ID.lZI hu

an

inwIorlll toW, Ihm God'• ...,nIi do not

mtan

. . at they _y. lIut n knOll' that G

od

doet mu.n

wbat he II),"

The Soul dmt Dies

'l'M

clem

.tIo han 1.a..p.1 thai the

.oul

is

the

rpint-

oaI thing

,hieb

. . . . not

w.1eootd to deoIth, end

. .

bleb

omoot d i ~ , aro flatly

t O D ~

by the 5eriptlUft. We

mid

: ''The IOU\ that

.iJwrlh,

i t ihall die. (E.ekitl 18:

4)

\\'luIt

mao iI no thai Ii.,. " and

ohaJl

not too

okath? ohtJl

be

dcli...r his IOU\ fl'lllll the hand

of

the

gran'¥"

l P

NII.1I 8:): is) 'fhIote

.mptun.

pro<e that the

ooul

d.its.

U

it

die ,

lhmo1

c;ouHo

i t

"""",,\

k

immor_

bl. l Ian a ,Ill.

u ....

KIlkDced

to

de&tb. u

diet. l ~ lOul dil'e. ' l ' h e r e ~ r e mao does not an

immortal soul.

Tile , is

a

dirliDdi911 btb'Oli'll

1i-"1"1:

f

orner

and

iUUllon.Jity. A o;:roatnre thai wguld

bo.

al"'4YJ obrdltot

to

God and i.. 1wmooy lI'iIh hi , mlf:ht

be

p l r m i l ~

to

U'1l

fOn'\"er.

U

4

<

...

Iure

i I

iDlmorlai,

DOt

~ e

God

.'OUld

pot him to

death.

The Stripturel UN that God

I ,.rtality

~

lh o

to

dNIzo

tho IOIIL Jeou

-.ld,

~

}

' t r

hinl

..

h.,

i.

a b l ~ IQ <1 ,,11<1' bolh

E<)ul

,ud bOO .....

(.' l.r.IU..

10,28); Ihlt

i .

I" MY, l.iod 1'0"",,"

the

pour

I ~ drotror ..... "•• body ud hit

~ ~ . . , .

ui.\I""«,,

""hat

ho

m a ~

".. ..

1I,'c

"'S"iD.

T h i ~

di'I ' ' ' ' ' ' '

lhe

'mD,orlalilylhrory.

Tbf

. I t not

on"

Ktiplu",

in

M Jibl.

U",I

d"d.",.

man

It

inheftnUy imIn<,JHaJ. I t Ill """

,,,I, )"0'.1 l,1t

Ihe

m b l ~

k&chro that

u

mel

ban,

iJrunuJ1al ......

>

. . .k

hinl to citf ollf; "",iplu. . that 8G ~ t . . t . . . \'"hlt"e u,

SITDltJI L . ~ TUB Scalrrrua, pq;e 331. gr. '

"1:,"",lnlt>:

~ . . . ,

.,alltLl ..I

~ r k •• , ,

1

"1 ~ ~ . ft,.ll

no ,

."... ,1>0> u.w.'w ....

nI

... - ~ < ' '

.

-hIob

to """ . . iT ..,."I.roIl

_I •..

I .

,.....u.,,,,,

III

, b l r ~ dllr

..... ....

TIl<"

"" '" 'k .'un . .he 1

...

1«>1 bolI.ql. o( tlw N _

-r

.....

.. ."

..•

i> lru",I.,.oI ,.,ul" nhr .

~

II

.....

, to 01..., , . ._

LI." , 'mlIld'

I ~ ,

U",.. .t.:. . on",,: ond 'ur.·

orJ)'.on&

--

S ~ t a n ' 8

lie Foundation of Doctrine

II / h ~ Dible, Ib"", t , ~ M s thai

011"

It _rial and IK>t

inlmorhiJ. frou,

...

1.."

. .

dirl

lhil

,1"",,;,,_

<>r

; ~ I

Immo,;a ih'

orif:w..td Tht

Ill

••

er

ii,

Sala" lhe do,,1

ori,i, . etI i i

, ami

it il M Ii",t lie

e,...,.

lold,

Ind

f r o ~ ,

t

lti,

:: ...

1 Ue

.11 olltt.

tll t do..ttin""

h . , ~

'I'ruug.

tho

d o c l r i n ~

{ l r i ~ i . . . iD,t;

in

t h ~ foUG.' n:: mannor:

Adarn

and

f:«'

...

in

EMn,

ha"int:: be<>u ( " i ' ~ n

d<> n1Q

ion

(I•• lJu.

thingo

t B</"".

Thoy b.,1

tbe

, i ~ b t In

liTo

if th.y «HaitI« o t . . . . l t ~ n l tG

Ilod.

(;<)</ ",h

i IQ ,\01... ,

"In

the

dar

lhat

thou

ol

[Gf

I),..

t i f t

t

kn<>

..

< ' < I ~

of ):ood Ind

~ d \ 1

thou ~ h a n 1\l1d dlo:o.

( { I ~ ....

. '11)

8atl" "ractiO« fraud up'm

m ~ I l , , , ,

L.e. l t ~ io.l""",\

htr

(0 l ~

thaI God

'l U

..rthholdmg

from ),.., Uld

h", hnlbon,\ k o o l f <lid

10

her,

'Wh, ~ J o u ,1M .....1

01

Ih . fruil " And E ~ "",I i"": "God halb . . d, y ~ Mill

"'" Ht cf ii, a.itber Ihall

J ~

toaob it, leri

J dit."

To

•

:I World Dulr u Why Th lUll Itdy

this. Satan ...pliod : " Ye

'all

not ' UI'1'ly die;

for God

dolh wo

.. that in

tbe day:re

..

Ihereof, l teo your

eye.

_hall be

opened, and

yc ,hall be [all w,..,j all

go.lo.

tn.,...

wS

good and •• l." (Grnau

3: 1·1i)

'IbU

......

a He.

beco.\ISi II dired

contro.diclion of what J.::bonh hid told,.

Ih

om.

Uerarring

10

it J tJUH4;'\

concel'l1inl;

Satan: "H e

...... a mcudorer tron,

the

~ l n n ; n g , and abode not in

the troth, bmon ... ben> is

no

truth in him.

Wh

e

. he

.peaketh a

liB

h . l p e a k ~ t h of

ru..

0'""';

for is II

Har,

and

the

father of

it. -John

8: H.

From

that

day

until

no .. Satan has

blinded

th8

.nitUu.

of

men by induciDg

tho", to be .ye that

the lOul

of

man

u Unmorlal and

that

m.m

can t

die.

61.

Paul

...

..

of

him that

he ,

blind.

the

mind, of men

le;'t the t

roth

dUne into

their li ' . ..

-

Corinthiana

4 : 4.

Who

is

Immortal?

Since immorta.lily fIII '4IL that hioh n not suhjtcl

to death.

who

then;' immortal? 'l'he

Scriptllfl':l 1I","·.r:

"G

od

only

IuIth

immortality '

(1

Timothy 6: 16)

God

;.

lhe

S e l ( ~ i . t i n g O n ~ ,

fton. e.",loJling.

Whet

J . . .o

....a.\ on artb, ho Wa.\ poi inunorlal; bnt immortality

....as grantt. . 10

him

a. II g,...t ......ard at

h4

...

.,m:c

lion. He .aid : & Ihe hlher ha th illo in

h i n ~ l l ,

hath h. ::ivtn

to

I Son

to

IuI.e life in hiroocl1 '

(John 6: 26) When ho

I

,om the dead <Bid :

«J...,.

he

thm

IhoU" BI,d

. . . .

dead;

d,

bebold, I

BIll

iii;'"

tor e v e o ~ . -

e

d o . t i ~ n

1,

IS.

'J'he de.a him.<elf i. not immortal;

for the

Seriptu","

Vbiinly

stato that in God'. duo lime he ....ilI dl'>t",y tho

e v i J , - e

b ~ \ t .

2,

14.

Immortality

. .

a great ...

ward offenod

onlr to

thOllC

...bo ure o<orwmiug, faithful

Cb.rUli3rno,

nnd who par

ticipate ...

ith Chri.t J

us in h... IVOurn'diou; and

it

,..jll

be

ouly

by

theln.

The",

l i a

...

ide

dis·

li:id.ioll

bcl,,-..en W.en iII sen

e

Rlnnd th".., ...ho ~ o

,..- ---_ ...

_-

...

-

'-

•

orla ity

Ihe foctl\ep folIo .... ., of

Joru<.

All men

o.re

morbi ;

th

...fore

.ub

jed 10 ueolih . The upo.ltle Paul paWy

. .

yo:

In

Adam d i ~ . " (\ Corinlhi""" 1 ~ : . l Z ) 111w

uK

Apo«tIe \,:Wuly paiD" out lhal immortality ill "

reward for

fl.llhf

ulMo&.

l l ~

enoouragt'S

the ChrilI .....

to

..u immortalily.

( R o m l l l l . l ~ '

7) I f a P"""'u inherently

a

thing

he "'(Iuld not

be

.eekinJ;

,\. 111.

apo,Uol'aw,

then, auu- .wg hiliI>el.f 10 the comecnled

Ch,iJ tiana ... ho pIVI"ulbcir failb.fulneoa

Wllo doIoih

and

... hO lll

n:Taf\l ill

pmmiR'd

to

be

heavenly, EaYl:

'·111e

cleM

dWl

be BiRd

iDco,ruptibw, . . , for thil ""nu?,

t i ~ I e

mU6

1 put OIl inoorrop ioo, and this moml mn>t

put

on inuuorlility. So

....

""u

this

corruptible

ili .ll

blr.

put on incorruption, and this mortal ohall.

have

put

on

immortality, then $hall

be

brought to pal'll the ""ying

that ia w r i l ~

.Dea.ih i

III"IllIOWed up

in

,·,clory."

(1 Corinlhi4M 1&:

S2·5.oj

) I t mart be

lWUlifesl

10

"''' ' 'y

rce. (I1 able mind Ih.at if every man poaoeooed iahtrcnl

immortality, ftuon this .lawmen of St.

Panl

oonld not

be

true.

We

kno

...

that il is true;

tor he

\f1OU

under

inspiratwo,

He

,

how'

Ih.at itnmortalit.';

is

given

IU

the

t:

n>ateot

rc,,1lrd.

i Th _ '-or ho 51. Panl

n I d ~

no

to

the \\"Odd

but <Wly io the conr;ee"ated Ch, if\ianl. ' to ,aeh J

. .

u

faid: "Be thou fiUthfnl unto death and I will giTolhee

a

"mWU of

life."

( l ~ v e l a t i o n

2 : 10) The em"·n nf

lif

e

mean the high••t oute of lire; hence t

he

.ta

te

of

inuuortality, Ih.at whim 15 uot rubjeet 10 dlll.th. Again

J ceua llIid of lho6c

... he

~ r l a k e in tho fint NJUrrediOn,

the <:hid ""'lInectiOO thaI

0 '

sueh the &eoond death

.hall h.,·e no pawrr.-.l c

. .

alion

ZO:

6.

God

has

e waY4

~ l l immorlel. J esus and hi< clm",h

ate granted itnmorlelity ; and 00 other =atllI"Oa

in

tho

un;, .. . . ... ll e,·et be inuuorlaL

Hi World

D

W rfu

WAy

Th o R. m/a }

All Men Mon a

l h ~ ...ord f,ri,<1l i .

d,·finl'll

by

~ b . t . r

wd

olb.r

lu i

-

""'grarhen .... oUo"" '1'" br d ~ . t I O } ' o d ; to rat>

'''"11",;

iq

e c < l m ~

oothiol:.

, "u.o,ald,

·'Gad.

10

\o,e<

the

world,

that

he [:'Ow hi.<

o.dy

tlen

Son.

that

h<'OOClU

,b(>.

i ~ ~ l h

ill

1,;,,, .bout,1 nol

Pr:1U6 <, hu

t h,,"e e ..,rt.,llo:;

I lk " (Job" ;1:16)

l

~ i n l y fun .,. :",dition he'" is t h ~ l

~ , ...

r:L .'lWg lile d ~ p Q ' ul"''' faith in the Lon

JOOI"

q"d lhal all o\hol'i do ]""i.<b. They ...u1d not

peri.<h

i f

immortal. Aj,.,.i" Jf>.'Ia.aid ""noomiD" hi. rotning : "[

am

r o " ~

u. .

they

"'ight

h a ~

life, and that

t h ~ y

'nigh

hale

it

"'0"'

n h \ , d a n U ~ ' : '

(.Iohn 10: 10) U a

lOul

;.

illlmorl.ol, thcn of 1,,"" ....

I1

i t "Quid VO-'" lire, IlUd the

<oru;"1( of

J<'>""

and hi;, 1I""lh a

",\ refllrnrlion

...ould

M

\) '

t l

. . .

"'ll"y

10

\ l i , ~

~ l l l l i k llcnre

i t

i. oeo n that

t""

I h M J ~ '

of inM",ni ,,,,,,,orWit1

il;

a <Jin:.c . and

, i ,

tiw donial 01

the.

great ro.u><Im "",

.;

nco, SaI,m de.im;

\ blind the poople

to

thioll[$i truth; I•• th .." . .

uo

o

ill«

W l I ~ < l I ~

that

of Jcou. wlw",by

~

ClII

be

oa,-ed.

" The Resurrec tion

Nollli,, ,: Is . n \ l f ~ cll'&l'ly laUJ,lh\ by the Scripture;

t

b411 the

""""reclioll of the dead. ll' 1llI ill 'nh.re"U

iw.morial it would mO :ln

that

he ClUInoi die. Aud i f

he "".1

dead

t h ~ ,

()(luld

be n6 •

"h

thiug ... II mtI.

l't"Ctlon.

H

e-.,melian

"'"......

~

"",tanding

to life,

o.

II

n

u"alion,

or .. b.inging back 10 lite. 'I

n t

ocriplure.

abo", cited . h

ow that

ilIl11eJl camo under

he co

ndemn

·

l ion 01 drath ; and

hat

i t " he

IO

u] , lhe being.. the

.,....Iu"" thai diu. Ueferrilll': 10 the dcad, Je'' '" ""';d,

" lIa""t not at thi.: lor Ihe hour i. ,-","'lng, in the "h(.h

i l l he ~ ' in lhe tm, . . . .haH h"'" hi. "oice i of th· ""n

01

man].

and

ohal.l

()(lme

forth: '

(John

S: 28,

~ 9 )

To

Ih", St.

I'n.,1

~ d d . : "Th,,,,

ohal.l bo

a ....url1'clion 01 the

~ e a d , beth of the j ~ 1 ~ n d h e Wlju;t. -A

eb

24:

Hi.

Jetlll

died

and.

I'QIII again

from the

dNd.

~ . . o t a ~

himlll' t. (Revelation 1: 18) H

lo

l"OOIneCliou is II guar_

antee th t

all

th\l

Iksd ohall

be. a

.. o k:enc<l

out of

death,

H immortal,

thil

..,wd be i m p : N R 1 > l ~ . beallUII alreod,'

alin.

}'or

ihiI

l'tUOo

PUIlly

den,. the nmrm:tloa.

To

1 l I ~

their

argument St. I'aul

aid:

U

tho

blloo

f'e.u.roclion of the

d ..d, h ~ II Chri.t llQt

r;.en; and

i f

Chrirl

be

not

r ~ , thtn i f

our

p«achlng u.i.

... and

you.

faith is abo nln. ...

Thm

they IiIo

,.biob In

~ I weep in Chrirt 1m ptriIhfd."

l CoriDthWa

16:

13-18) Mark

~ r c .

thaI

that

...bleb

pl'riiheo ea=ot be

immortal. llenee

the

ApotUe plainly 9.ya

that

ex«pt

for

the

~ O l &II b.a\"C

pmmed.

Then he

to

o:bcnr

ihat

the

fSIllm."lion

of

Jew.

I I

•

pamntM

that ell

the

dNd

W1I be

Inwght

forlh

fro",

the

&1

&golD. "Uut

now ;1 Cbrllt riM n

from

the dfllld,

and

beooma

the

flntfruits of

then,

that

Iept.

~ ' o r om ... hy

maD

came death,

by IIW1

came

oloo he retOlllrec:tion

of

the

dead. For In

Adam all

die, V1 ZI" ill

C1ui5t hal1

all

be

made

Ili .. -l Corinthianl16:

zo..n.

What

is

Rc

su

ntcted?

In

Older

~

to

Iaakn

upon mlnkind

hit

lie of

i.nbtn:nt immortality.

Saton

ilId"""" hiI repnRIlta i>

...

to te&cll. II

further r a l ~ doctrine

r o ~ r n ~

Ihe

re6l1lTeO-

t oll_tlI.IIIoly,

that i t is

\,he body

that ..

~

thai

all

the

time

{roan dellb

unut n'lurrreticn

the

'<luI

uali.-e;

thatthe Lord 'my r ~ , up

the

body to unit..

i t

with

the iOUI.

Tho

Lord a n t i d ~

uw

IIttack

QI

lhe dent &lid caUHd SI. Paw

to

wnte

undrr

i 'pinlian

couo:erolug

il

Ibu, Bul

"'me

will ~ 1

Uow

are

the

dNd

raiRd

up?

IIIId

...ilh ...

hat body do Iboy DOme?

Thou.

toal

that

...hkh tOOq _e<i

u

lOt '1lliatDcd.

uo:ert

il

die: and lhat ..

bith

thou

10....1.

t h o u _ 1

not lhat

blldy

that

fhall

be,

• •

but God gi",th it

•

body

...

il balh

pltucd

him. -l Corinthian.

I ;:

S ~ . 3 8 .

:5G

W o r l d D ' f m : ' l I ' ~ y '

Th ay

'J"h

lLf ye

""" u..1 th. body ..-hlcb

dies ill

not the 0 ...

rai..d.

{"'Ill

the d . . To illurlratol: J ohn J", n 1 I

t<m1,

•

~

• UNlun, • man. When the

blHtb

iJ

iak ..

U'lIJ'

rom him

be

dIeI. 'Ibercl<ne J ohn JOIltf,

the 6O\IJ ,

the m.LII, _

to

....Ut. lD.

God'i due lime

h.

l.o

' ~ I l J T f d e . : J .

God

hid

ponr

to mate a

body

out

of the element. of the tarth In tho firrl imWloe.

' l

'he

AIUI<'

POl<"

I.

dill c.rittu,g, aod ",Ul be

enrciJ.«\ to...nl

the re.llln'C\loll of

man. So ...

hen John Jone, iJ ~ h t

forti"

1M Lord .molN ot hhn a body WI i t plc..... the

LoN.

n.- "ho go 10 h N ~ ~ 1 I ...uJ of nt<ftilty ha'e I .plrit

uaI bod,; l ~ t JtoIut d o l t ~ J.. .pirit hath IIO t IIl:1b

II.IId 00....

"

Aud St. I

'aul

, .aln:

"}/]<'lh.t.tld blood

canlltll ~ i l the

kiu£< om

of God."

In

w. arguJU'nl

to IPakc

plaiD

the rnumctlo.., IJId thot the resunwtlou

rd .... to the penou, tbe

belnJ:.

the

c:ree.tur..,

SL

Plui

1 ' X><l.....nilIg the one whQ inherit. the hea.uly kiIlg-

dom: ~ [I II ' 1m

i l l

oomJpl OD, i t

i

niBed in u.oomap

Jou." 'rhe I

here

rd fn l to tho

l leUCII,

the

00iD(.

the

creelule,

t A ~

",",

. Again he ,ddo:

"-n

i.o

00 ..

. ..

nltu1'&l

body; i t

is raiJC<

pirituaJ

body_

'I'hue is • natural

body, ."d there i 1 IlitihU.l body."

Based u}IOll the o6ohood 01 inhuenUy iIzunorl&l

lOw., then is ta.,.;ht to the poop e the ClTWl< OW doC:i r

llle

of

a>c>eiow

rier.ua.l

torture;

.L.o the

rol....., d<>dril>e that

the lioirlg CS 1 o=:ounieli.e ,..jlb the dead. And tbtk

IoU.

d<>eUillei de<i1 the

~ t ~ m ~

,..hich 10

the only we&nllo. the

II01lqUoll

01 the

hullWl

~

I t

l.i

euy

to be S)l'.II, then, that the O l l ~

who

,.outd be

y.riicular r buoy in k p i ~ , l tll lWehood

b t t : o ~ tho

I""'p'k would

Ii ', ....

d

ii,

S.to.", thaI old <erpent, the

<1",,1

Srlibw L'< rlU. ScrunliB.lll,

'l

'Iu: H..o.u

t

Go >,

"What 541 the Sc,;plurt'f about

li

eU?"

and ~ C a n the

LioiDg

Tali: ,..ith

the

Del.dl'''

dUruu

tbiI

mb

j :d.

at

l uU ld'Klh-

Where a

re

the Dead?

D

EATH h.u in,.ded almoot ...-ery

hofll<'

• d&imiD,

...

"'"

lo<ed

__

The

pt'rplulDg

queftion

1'

.....

tenD ib dt to the miIld 01 Illooec ldt

behind:

II' bu1

an our

beloffil deW?

1'hlt quOO;ioll " of

too

much importall"" to T\lIIt ur,u

BUY

theory, but m u . ~ be

rupported by God'.

Word

0 I",t.h.

' 'he

I",th ' h ~ u had

ud nndentocd bring. hope in God and ru.. plaa of

IIlntion; and

tbooe

..

oo

ha,.., lhia hope, i US SI. J'aul,

.... o . . not oonOl'n>.ing Ihtl< dc.d . . thoooe ..

o

ha,..,

not

the

hope.

ETel

bontrl

~

1hrD

,

,hnnld

.rant

to

g. God', Word of t",th On

Ih.IJ,

rubjtcl, tb4t hi

. . . .

·

roriul brart might be <IOmforted..

'l'be of

.J

u d Pl&IHnad$ inriitutioll' iNch

roo=iDg the Ilate 01 lho dH.d II 101101<1: 'l'b. (.lth·

lul,

good

chareh mWlber goe. to bra."" ..""" he dieo ;

tho otbon, not ..., faithful, to I,urgatorr, ani 01 "h dl

rondition of purgation tiler mu be «mOfed by

the

lid

or prayeu

&lid maastI 14;.1 by Prtt'fit.

"The

lllnual of

tbe l'urglto.ian Society"

quolel

the

..

onb

of

Liguori

Ih

... :

'I1IO

prutlceof I i( 1'"1. '0

God

lbe

ooulJ

to I ' ~ '

'Of')' lbe, be m q

. . t l p

.. u.. ,.. polo.I wl>leb thol'

. . .

:

....

....

tha, he mal' ~ r l I t r ' 10

114

Iorr. 11 . .

01'

pku-

Lor

'"

t.bo

LonI ~ ..... p""""bIo

to .....

'I'h., II..DI Inlhoril,. fu.lhu rlakw:

·flo....,'" 1Jl0000d

bt

......,

at ~ ....

or

<:It l<lIm ooiT.

<1,,:11 "" ' l '

~ ,

tIJDttI

JU'UfI

..

d

••

oUoo

fl'01ll

, h "

" , I" t. .U . . ...... II

, .

l J p a r d . . , ~ b ' I t

tit

. . . . . . . . . .

_ ""tit

tItlI

dl¥t'111 <lop"..,. tlte . . deparl«l or

",,1

lII rI'ual ~

i <o<

IU perform t i l . . . . . . «

. .

lOr <bOt, do1>o.nod. ",,4 ,b . ," ,1

~ n

tItd:r OWII 1O '1'O":

bu, ~

tbto> """

. VNle t ~

...... ~

lit

IIUt<'O<Inr <he ooulJ 01 tIto d""r(K bl'

1 ~

_lid

,

38 l fMldDulnn_ l rlly1 Tltr errw

I

. ml. ... lIu, "lui' ""DId ""''' ' lombl, .1I,tt OtI, ""'r1'7

all

5,,",110<10 Ibn ' _

0'"

111.. 1 _ tJ d. our

_

,....

, '

' . _ dl

..

_

'hl '

_ bare the

..........

.,r

oU"'au." , .,." . I I \ · r \ . I l ~ 1 Tho, ,,,,1 OOtI d _ n"t _

_ k

01

n ..

tlOJl li""'11 "flO, ,

..... JIOIko<t

Or 1 I l ~ .

ouI I_

,.,.

.....

a.

of bI. lrIm<Io to

be tormm''' ' ' 1.0 lhoo

na.....

of '

' ' 'rp.laq,"-" lnn,. . ' of

tM l

'urpturlaD

SooIeIT.

_

~ ~

U

In&ll

oo s lot

p<> IeIIf

an immortal. ..w, and i f he

ill DOt COJIociow a f t ~ r dNth, the the abcl'e pracllcc U

no

t only

f r a l l d W ~ I I I , bu

t 11

the

obtainlDg of

1lI000 Y

IlIlIIn tal .

pre\tllJtt ud the

taking of

. d n . n ~

of

tbe

IOI'f'I1U

of the ~ e d

in

order 10 u .cl DlOIII'J

from

them.

For

tbll

~

it

if

impooot

to _

whether or not tbc theory Is n p p o ~ bribe Bible-.

The l'rDloriaDt dt 'M te.oh their puilhionen that

the

lOut

iJ i=rI . I l ; thal the ~ are 0011*:;0.,.., tho

good

dNd

ill bu.,ea, the wicked dad in

t t r n a l l o r t u r e

The Scriptum Proof

Ood

a:ntent'<'d

n:&n

10

death,

lI

ot

to

•

pt.ce

of con·

Iciowi

IorIW'O. ~ I h

_ l I o I

the I b ~ o o of life. 'l'be

ocnkncc ,t.inly mlUr,

"For

out

I/ t

he dud "' .. thou

tab,,; for d ,t thou ut, and unlo dwt UlIlt

thou

rthrn.."

(C... .m

3: 19) I t

i I

the "'w, thr

being,

the

maD, tluIL die. . "'n.e ooul that oin.ll.th, i t .ha die '

(E>Uicl 18:

4)

uWhat man t. he

that

Ihdh, Inel m.u

not _ M1ilh? .ohaJ.l he eltlinor

ru...w

irom tho pon.

of

I h ~

g ' 6 ? - ~

(l'Wm

89:>1.8)

1I1ha

dead

u

..

in a

r i . ~ of OOlIlCi<ntmeoo,

.i lw:r in

bliu or ill torttm, \he

Scriptural ou,ght 10 to.tate.. 00 tho CCllauy,

the

S c r i l ' l u ~ plainly

_y:

' 'The <bel

I'rUM

not.tho Loro,

llcilh•• • "1 lhat go d ~ , , illto oiIenw ' (1'1&im 116: 11)

OllKorYioo lilted, dI1Ilb II • c:oaditlo..

of

.u....:." whm)

none ean l'fli oe the r.",rd; ..,o: b'II011 1 I 0 ~

CII,

wJfer.

Ag.w.

"e

read' " fan'.

brealh

goolh

torlJ ,.

ho

....

turlldb 10

ru.

Mrth;

in

that T('1 day bia \bought.

\

WM •

. ,., IAt D<C dt

•

p<'rilh ' (Psalm 146 : 4) U a cretltun in death

ca

noot

think,

then

IILrcly he

coul

d nol

be

colllciou.; and

it

1rOuld be inlpoDiblc lOT him

10

be cllhtr

in

tbe .\.Ito

of

J'lL'Vtory, I U I I e ~ ,

or

In

a

nate

of bl;', whi1e dtad.

Agalll

. . . reid:

Unng

know

that

they

6hall

dJe; but

1M dud

mow not anything," ( ~ l i . u t ( ' l o

9 : ~ Th

i o

utwrlr < l l i l r o . ~ the man·"'ade theory, ill'

dllCed

b.-

the w.vil

biuutlt, that

the

w..d.

an <:OI1III'iOUl

and

nW .

~

pr.rm

and Inancial

IWlrlanoo

of Ihclr

fmnd. . .ho are I l i

...

.

Again oar' tho SeripIIL.e: ''Their o . ~ , aud

Ihci.

hllrro, d their

""'"1

, 10

no

... periobed ' 'Ihis

~ \ . I ~

mrnt i •

lurtbe.

proof of an uncoll.\ciow """ditiUll.

l '1lrlbennOl'l',

add.

the

Seripture:

W b a t . . o e Y ~ r

thy

band

IInd.th to do,

do

i t with thy m ~ b t ; for

thue

II

110 'O'Qrk, nor dev;"",

Il<JT

kunwlcdg .

DOT w ado

rn,

in

I

be

g' B t, ,..hilhtr thoIL g<l\'Jt." (Eccl ..

.ut.e&

9:

6,

10)

Wh

y

ohould

the people pay

meta

to - 1 p .. ~ f I for Ihr.Ir oJe.d

0 ...

"-00

bare DO k n o w ] ~ nor 'riId0lU., and ..bo

cannot ...

th.in.k

in the

"""dition

. .

b.re

My IlIIlY

Again

8YS

the smpture, " In death there

11

110

rernclIlbranoo

of

\he(:

:

in

tho gru

, who

ahall

givo

theo

tlwW?,,-Psalm 6 : 6.

The Dead

in Hell

'1'0 further carry out the lalaollheory of Ih&

toniCiOUi

u.le of Ih& <lad, Sodan i . u d u ~ ' to teach

that

the

em df&d are In bell,

that

btU io a plao:e of

OIOlItciolli

torture,

and

that

God

hq

ffOrid«i

lIIIeh a

pIao..

The

dodrillll of

ewl'l1lli tormen

cannot

bo

true

lor UI.InT

re&IOllI: ( I ) ~ w e i t

i t

unrusonable; (2)

b«.uie

i t i.

r ~ t

to j.m.ioe; (3)

becowe

it ,.

COlItW'y 10

the pnn<:lple of

l<m

; and (4)

ho)cawe

it i .. >.>lIr

WlltJ'iptor.L

What IUOOn could be ual.Itned for JehoTah', ~ r u a l J y

tormenting Qf LIly e

rcalUlO?

What gQOd coul.( be fIoOo

of') I\'D,Id'Dirl".-.-lfA,r

h

Rfmtd

<:<>mpli.hN?

t .-ou1<l DOt

be reaoonablr JIOI"ib e

fD do

IhU unJe..o tb. fl\'8.hll" ... e immortal lod fIOuJd not

be

d••\ ,y«l; and lhe ScriptlUU " " D c l o ' i ~ t l r pl'OTe

that

man it

lOt

Immortal. A cltiId is born

iJJto th8

w",ld

und", roudltiolll 0 . ...

b.ieb

i t lw

no

rolliN . Many

U'I

born

idlo . ,

.or

habitlW

crimina4.

die

tn

IhU condition. t k'\:1IlI a,*,lutcly

unreucm.sbJe

Ibat

lhe Creator

~

fila"" ,ufb

to be

I temally lol"lund.

It

II.IlJftaOftabk,

and il

i.o •

ddlllUl\iOll

of his holy

ch.onl<'ier.

t

is

lhe doctrine

of Saw.

J

u l i ~

i.o the

lO\Ul.r.tlon of

Jd>onh'. throne.

(Poal",

8';1: 14) God ItIItl'DOfd IlWI to die, to retum. to till

dlli

lrom

which

l1l I

tab

.. 'J'o

t h u t . . f ~ ,

chtnge

the pecaltr and QlUJI

him

to

.ulIe, tonure eternally

wid

be

a1nolutclr unju.1.

Et.rnal

tomm

II;

Told

of

lhe

lriDciple

ellon.

"God

i.o

10' ... A C

f\'8.lo

r

that

""luI torture tw

~ n ' l l u t e O

. t..mIIlly '1<OUltl

be

a aend, IL/'ld not .

God

of

Jot...

nm.rigibU. J<m,

.oold

dictate the dMt'lrlioo of Ih.

c:rmture and not

lru:.

torture.

00 I h ~ fIOniru;r. . . ., Of<'

that God'.

lOY

Is

iO

gn JIt

thai

he

lw

made P""UXm

lor tbe ffiI ...ptioD and

aJ,..lion of

uuwkiml..

Hell ofTonoeot not Bible Hen

Eltnto.llorlare Is

WIIlIpported

by

• •

Dgt.. l

u i

of the

StTlrtura. ~ . . - p o b.i;:hly IJ1lIboIlo--oJuoh u

the rich IIWI

w

hill and

UuaI'Ul

iD AbraMm',

bowlm

- h a

..

been

t.iJlfd.

to

t.a.h

rierml

t o r l ~

berou

thm- IMcb

llnythiP< '

but thaI.

EUJUiJaatJon

of th

lo

pou&ble iD

Volumn 5,

S11II>LQ

IS TIU SI:'I.ll'l'tlllDl, "1'be

AtoDtInwt," paf Ol 31G, ooadude;l

,

"

t tAd ' rIM'Yl , the .... Iotli. 1

. .

1 u_

....

d IIIu ..,ffo>n<l

''''''''I''. u.. ...Jt<oti«> 01 JJ - .o lL-

111

\hlI

ponble Luuu. repn:kllt<'tlIh ,..,

}';v.,Luting

puuWlll>I I1t .I .... Jlot

IOOlm e,.darling

\QI '

ment. 'l 'rn- La, of the Lo'nd Vl1.llbh .. burg .. by Impra.

OIl l101lt, a mUMIt , by d,

.

u.. The p u n l l h n 1 ~

n t

of too

burgin

lull II

r ... rt n.

1 b """Wunml 01

IhP

lUlU'

Ilerer io .,-.r a.Ii"ll' The dtIolh ~ n a I 1 1 u..1 Ood

pro

lWllJloecl

Up"11

mau ill . 'orINthq;• • .1 W I'<'1i•• I1

only

b«f,we of

bit

('Iau

of

rt<ienlp\iCUl,

lIut "hI'lI . . .

h

olll

;.

brought

iu (au

<'OUlad, ,"'ilh God'lloI'ing pro

. . . .

ioJl for life

and

mlUM

it,

tbtll the

pllDi inllul

ie

&.>atb. from whlch

thmo 11

DO

....um:rllol1; tbrrclotll

n . . a&liug.

Prophets who Prayed to be Sent to Hell

The At I of the Bible InfIIIIU

lhe

tomb,

the ClOlIditlou

01

dtuth, oblirion, the gnll-••

The

owy ,"oro ill tho

oli&:inal

H

ebrew

tu...J

aW

~ . 1 I 1

. eol;

.nd

lL

io

trllllSo

al('d

V '''

.. mauy time. as it 11 tn.u.latoo Atll. J.

t amp1ef. ..."

o o . . , , . . . - . ~ ,

Jacob, nighed

down

.,ith

grid bocI.u . .

of

the 1lUp-

1'0...

<1

<loath 01

hlI

belOl"OO lOll

J_pb

• •dolroN:

~ 1

'i11 ~ o do .. n illto IArol [hI'llJl1nto "'11<1" InOllJ"ningl"

(Oou",1s 3'l:

3.';) t . tcr ,

...-hell f<.'q" • .wd to ""lid

Utnj.

min

to

£grpl,

hf

oaid: l I y ' ~ ,

Ucnja:nln,

ohaJl not

£0 down

-.iu,

you;

for • • i t

uil

bdalJ

hUn,

.Mil

' f

.hall

brlnj;_

do..-u

"'Y

p*y h4in ,..ith

10,,,,

.. 10 ~ M ~

[ h ~ 1 1 1 · " (G"". . , "-t:38) G"'1 hili ... w

ould

ta.--t but 0.

~ lm" in a 1\1400

of

fit\'

and brilll-ltODt.

Job

no

a:ood

and

god y IIIIJI.

l ie w ife ....] til"

1_

of lit. nrthl1 JIO'Mf"'iOIll and his

f.wil,..

tu n

hio:

wile

bo.'I.'Q"'in¥ IUs t o f w ~ . llil ".Ighhofi I.\lnl"" him; IUs

OOdr b<o.._

puttlJ

from f\Ulowg IIQre.; mild wbilu

w

tbi. o:mdition he p . ed

tha

i

Ood

wou.ld "'lid him

to

bell.

"Oh,

Unt

thoII

wou.lolii

hide

IIU

j

d,oI

(bdl

J

~

World Dirl't-.-lYlly'

TIlt

Bt

dy

UDilllb ...",Ih be pUt S u : c l ~ no _ putOu null

und.nt4nd

that

Job

""uld

pn.y to

go to

01.

plaoo of

tOttnellt.

l le

thou

I:Il. hA

cl .

the

CCUWtiOIl of hill

"htn

he

.....

,..,

-u

1

nit,

bill

i.o

w1ne

houIe:

1

ha.a

_de m bt...

In

the . Ollt mot

10

in the

dun."

(Job 17 : 1;J..1G) .If dark, there oouId Ix' no fiN

t h e ~ . J ob date. thit it i.I .. condition of

Nat

In the

dllli, from

which

IIWI

iI al.-..D.

Agaia Job laid that llWt'a "",no ogme to

baIlOr, 8lId

h. kno

..

cth

it nol;

and lle1 aN

bNught

lOll', but

he

Jl"f'Dl'heth i t

not

of lhem" (Job 14: ll

t )

; thu.o lha_iDg

that

bdl.

u

not

a

plaoo

oJ:

o ~

JKI1I

,..('11

\ to

heU ...

he"

he dkd. C o ~ m i n g

1m. the

.l'rophrl "'NIi : ~ T b o u . i l I not I ...e my lOW

iu

hcl

n

(1'II1II",16: 10)

'l'hlt le>:t" quoted by

the A ~ i l l

Adl

r:

7 tbUi p1aiuIy .bu.;...:

wi

tho 11<11 of the Old

.IlIId

New 'l 'ftt4luenl.i.n'

the N . 1 l I ~

u.., OOIlditioli o

ll1

gn_

exi.rlen<le. 1 1

...

"" 'nlAd.s

to the G_k"...... h e . . . . . ~

Q.I £1

••1 i l l

llebru. ' I h ~ "

01 the 1Iib1e

do not

tran.;l.ale

tlwe

'\fordo

ot

1111

but leare

th .... In

the olig.

iwoI, thUilholrinj; that. rnodtm iiclIulau knOll"

that

tlw

~ 1 1 of tho lIible

dON

lIot

meAD.

plac:e of

torture.

Hades, Gehenna, Translated "Hell"

111 ttl.

XU'

'l'atamco.t appe&n

the

word l l

apin,

haoolated from the Greek gdf1lnG. Ha u rep......,.ta

\q oorullUon of dl'Olth

trow

whic

h God

Iw prom.iicd

a ~ n "hile g A...

' p_15

that ..,ndllio.D

of dl)lth llom "hldl the ... Is 110 mumr:tion. Jffi II

.aid: "And i t thine eye ofI'end thfll,

pllttk

It

O\l

t ,

i t

II

beiter

for tbm

to

~ n t . r into the kingdom Ilt

God

with

ODe

eye,

thaD. h.o.ri:;Ig t ..

o

. ,eI,

to

be I2rl

into

bell

me;

...be",

tho:lr

""'III dioth not, and t he

lim

II

not

qu

.nd>td. ' (Mark

9:

47

,48

)

'l'hll

i t

a {,,"Orite

t . ~ 1

Yith \how who

.d._1<1

et.rnal

orlUI\'. 'I'heJ attempt

to ~ u.. people

that

the ....,""" repramt hlllD&1l

"

t,..lnp that V1'

holJ

o'e. the flam", and .....,,,11<'01

"",tlnua]Jy and etl"uaUy.

11 ' ~ I I lit

'pJIfo","1

W t

II

. .

~ " g l l l l g . ill tb o . ~ t e ~ t i . high , oywbolk

\ I ' ~

know

tht.

J ••

UJ

<lid ho

t

liteno1ly

"""""

that

II",

<I;""pIN .bou.ld mno. . llicir f) ' ",,<1 by that

P ~

. ~ p e r l l o 1 ' < I ~ 1 belveu. J -,.,, boo... lpeaki ug itt dark

~ f or parlbGlic la"llWl'''''

~ . " - " d

...,II",ul. p.1;",b

•

• k ~

h ~

110\ wow lklu." (li8tH < ',,.

13:31) 'I'he

"or"

9 , h ' ' ' ~ o .

I.e .bo,..,

.\ated, repre.etilla.

wllditlCIl 01 .I'-4th

(rom . .bk:h tho... iI 110 ~ t i o P . JMIJ ..... h f ' ~

MUll:: hi ~ in ~ ~ that no ~ . : r IblDt.

• garill"""

of

bo'O'

d<:llr

\0

lb."" obould be pennitled

10

I''''

. . . IMm how cuteri,ng 00<1'. kingdOIll. IJ .... 1

, t r 10 de4or,lt .bou.ld be ploeked 0111 ""d

t4It

8>1',;

for

i t

you.ld

be

briter

to

enter

the

kin;(dom wilhoit

IUeb thl.u to

ha,..,

the

MmI

(u p J d u ~

by

the

e1"')

timl

10 be

cut

iu\o ,.heUM IUId lulI., . i ~ I 1 l . d•

ttllc

tlw.

Punishment

of

the

W i d ~ e d

The puIliIhment lILa Ood ...W IDJIlct llpon the viclcc<.l

11 d ~ c t i ? n . Tbeoe ",ball

be pWli<lled .,.;th

~ n . . . t -

ing

dednldlou."

( 1 I ' ~ l a o t

1:9)

l lFil l

n I

dtotroy ..utile

.,eked of ~

land; thai 1

"""y

....1 et

all ..-icke< .

doe"

from

Lbo: cih

of the J.ord," (P--.lm

101,

8)

"Whooo d9pioolh

til >

'..-ord

.hal

l

be de.uo <'d,"

(PNY,

13118)

"'J'he

Lord

p",""nrth

dl

tMm

ibat

Lo,.

him;

bUI

all

u..

...

kk<:<l

will

he

dMco ,"-I'oa.

l l ~ '

t i l ,

After 0 thorough tJIlmiWl\ ;Oll of the

rubjt'd,

\ ' G l u , ~

0, Snll,IES z.. TH.E SQ"'l'I'UB.l I , Pig" 381, e<lllcludCI:

- \ ~

1 t J ~

. . . . . . .

....,..., IrU pI Scrlpl"'" """WI.,

Ita

the

...,nt. .IIHI

u d

',e.,

u d

iIa u...l

, , ,

1dt<l1lI Itl

. . .Wle

Or

<'<lDdltI. . .

IlIId

DOl .. )\lU<',

IlithOu&b

........

llmH

~ ,

....

~ l , ""'kn1 of . . . . \>1_ • p - · hQ U ..

lro , ...hl"" III poUaa.", ohIolI CO"" fQrth III " '" .....u. '

U ' ~ -

-

A Ransom for All

Por /hUf

i#

G<>d

11111

011

dia/or

~ h w l

aQd

<:rid

' . ~ ,

IA

.......

OAlid J , . "'.." g ~ f f

i_II a

'

lin

GIl,

/0 ~ u.I'fltd ... dill I,,,,.:' J Timo/Jr.y

I l :

6, fJ

.

I

ALL of hi thirty dellOll>inatio I.J

oomposicg the

J l I t

~ r c l I u l \ : l I

Wodd. llo.ement,

ourely

th're are

many C O > ~ ed UhrlItluti.

To

thfte i t must

_Ill

utCCd.i.n&ly

otnnge

that

the

clBgJ

of

tJu.se

d

...

nolIlinatio I.J

-.awd agmt

&D\OJlg$t

theuPtl.et

to ignore

the

doclritla of

1M Word 01 God.

I n

bullrt.in

i irIlei

by

the I n ~ r c b u r e h World

lIowueot ",, De

tIIOIIUu

ago

it ill upre.al,.

nafod

that

they ha"e

to

ignore

the

dodriBH

I.lId

unite in action; and MOO thel,

aruolla

I I I ~ l.intIW

to 1m.

coll..dion

01

I.lI eoormo...

_OUll of

money, we

l ab

i t fa. ,...,ttd that they weo.o

to

be

nodMStoocl

that

enrrthW,

II

pam

HDl'jll

...,gon

or

m o ~ I.lId the ¢ti.ng of =boN Upon .hat do tboy

Hpl'ct

to

feed lbe hllDgTJ" lIod: of

God i f the doc:trim«

are

ignorf<l?

We '-o"tu re \he

o.sseriion

that

no

oDe

minIrtu out of

• bollYJ.jd io """",\ ,..... ... ha. upl..t.i.ned to

biI

coog,....

galio" the phil_ph,. of the rantOlIl oacriflot. I t might

..

ib

IIICIdnty

bo

fIIllXOiUd

thai

f

.....

of

them

unde

..

aod

t tia g

.... truth. Whether that

be

the

nuoo

or IIOt, any

mao . .ho

UIlltl

to teaeh

the Bible

o.

pl"ftcll the Won

of God

.howd

be able to inJiruct

hio

coogresslion upou

t his

doctrine.

ls the

tllllOI

oac.rifioo D

dodriue?

In_

doed, i t

II tho pivotal doclrl"" of

all 01 Ood'& ..

ang<

menu

COllCllllling

mankiod.

II iI the

one doclrine from

whieb radiale all oUu r i.nIthJ..

II i i

the by.-hicb

the

lruib

or

taI.il

. of

all

other

doctri"

II

tlltU1ImI

and Doe

oot underltaodillJ

tbe

phil_ph,

or

u... .. 150 ;

A

B

~ n l O m lor A ll

sacriEtt i I

\UlI.bl. clftrly

to w " l e ~ 1 . a n d

the oth.-r

gftJt

t r u ~ ollhe Bible. The

pot

ha.o bnouUIuUyl&ld:

"In

~ or CIu1&I

I

,10<)",

o'.r

11>

..

...,Ito

>t

U-:

All lIM U J ~ I of •• Id

01»17

( J a w , rou,<Illl1 . . . . 1 oubII ....

lD

the pro.idiug ~ t the ran,IOtu _rWee if the

morl

mun\..... ubiblUon of 10l Cl . , , -n

made

or NOOrded.

lJ,id\y ben ..., ~ d n the rubjed

MIUl

Crnled

to Enjoy lir"

Good

el'ftW man

IUld "OIno.o, Ad.aot utd

I::,e.

11.

m ~ d 6

Ih .UI perf,," in organiim, gl"O them.

ptfrf.ct

~ endo .

ed

then, .. ith the faculUo. incident 10 •

perfect

cm.tuno, o.od

g > l T ~ tbrm \be right

to \be dom.i.a·

"'0 0TCl the carlb

IUld

\be

tlIjO)'rDtlIt ot

life,

liberty

and

happin<v. Upou tho enjoyment

of

theoB bl. . . tn.g. no

llwil.aUon

-n

p aged,

ollly that

Ib

oy ..ue requin.-l 10

be

obecUo:nt

to

tlMo

diTQloe

la ...

Satan

ambiUo\LI

for I

dominiou 1 bil ",,"n, IUld obwrvUlg l ,;t Jcborab bad

endo..ed

Ibis per/oct pair

with tha

1

>

.... 10

VroduOll

B

rl<'e

that

'IfOuld

populate the eurtb,

conoeh-ed

in hiJ,

be.rt

u.e

df,tumlnaUan

to

got

them WIder

hit """Irot

and

. .

Ibllfh a dominioo of bia

010"",

(loaiah

H :

12_14)

He IUQrled 10 fraud IUld deccit 10 Iud" ... ,l,;,. to , - i o W ~

lhe Ia

...

, - in& to hu in llllatan .. 'God i Wl'ing you

In j g n o ~ and I I 0000 b JOu pal' ake

c1

Ihi. food

)"\)II

will be

u

jo . . . God.

rr.

hal

\old J"\)II that you

,,-il die, but that

11 lWe yo.hall

not

0 l U ~ 1

di\,.'

En,

yltlded to lho ..ducl;'-g

ponn

of u... .. ~ y

and .wtl ld U.

taw.

A.tIIIJJI, obIerring

...

hal

lad

hap·

pen

lld

and

Iwowing

the rerult, . . her t1= b.

drpriud

or

h i ~

\H Hlrl

' I f ~

and her ""ml"'a1Qwil'. birniE-If

.ioIaW lM law that he might die. 11. n o I ouic:id,'.

I.... jud(>nw\

c1

Jtho.-ah wu clllorwd br upel.l.in&

4G

orld Dirlna-lI 'A

The

RtfUdy

lIIan ( ' t I l hi, perfe..t h o m ~ t:II.",. alll1 oNcliog a har.

ri_, 10 pl'l W.llt him

fl'Oln

{ \ in l ier p'rlUiIlg of

tho:

tree

o l l i l f . -G_ i ,3 :17 · 1..

All Sentenced in Adam

Out ioN &II uufiu\ hcd ~ t u t h ,\..t.m and hU wito

..

enl. 'I'M p";"'1IOtIJ "kw.ulo """tained In the Imp"<-

1

....

1

f...od

thor

•• e

DOW ...,ml"'lIed t.o

eat

c.oued

thetn

.ian..,

mflo.itlg, IJId

u l h m a ~ l

&:.ol\ . I'

"r

nine hUll'

dred IIml ihIrh" yn.f$ tht'r 1,,",00<\ W ~ h tlLlt trying

onl... . bolo",

lfr,_

..... utincl.

O

wing

UIlt

period

tht,i,

< h i l d ~ l 1

...

"'" born, aDd

bl

lhto to ..

of

i u b e r i ~ n '

born illlJl"dfd, unri;rht..", ... therefore diApp",.ed and

ooodrlllll<'<. bclo,," JebOl"'; for ..0 imperi<Ct thin h

..

a o t D u d ~ todol'\' GuJ. ( Hamill," 0:12; I'.<ahn 61:6;

ltoUWl> 6: 18)

$"Olllt rill

illtl, that it

.....

unju.\

OJI

(:",.1'.

to

p"=il tho cl>Ud.....

o j

Adam to flIl'I#.

froID

the

~ u l t l ot the f.ltb<f. 'IITIlor-<loWg. Xot

10,

bon<.r. '1M

tather,

i m ~ r f . . . . t

and dring. could

IlOl.

pWiblr prodnw .. perl"" thing. TheretoI\', b ~ i n h ~ r i .

tnre A d I I l ' ~

rhUd,. U are import",l,

ol.I

..,ld UDd

. .

•W, .U Il1'<'0,,,,,

the

oIa. . . of liD..

God

It

co.llli.fknl; he

cannot

be olMnrioe Ria j l l ~ -

Int1It

IhoreCore

m"' Idl.lld;

It_

e ren>ned.

e

,tU villi CIItli-i.lencT, ho\01l''Cr, r u a k ~ . . . . . .geDItD for

il.

oatidacllon;

anJ

lhio

he

did.

I I ~

IlI de

..

l'romiHo

t ~ t

he TOUld l '= lllIIlIkiJ>d

from

dath, Ia

. tlg,

~ l

"m

nnoom u,..", ffOlll

the JIO'"" <>f the

g ..... ;

..uJ

rroaew them frolll oldllt: 0 <k't.th, 1 r i l l be Ihy pla,oru... ;

o

g"'''C,

I m be

thy d

..trurliOll: "'pentan""

4h.ilJ

be

IUd

from

IIlIne oya."-IIOfCQ 18,14.

I f ..

judpent of • wurt aU" for

tho

paymeDt by

0<1<'

<>f •

thouwId

dollIno. nothing obort of • thouWld

dollln

>nn>Id

wfy

that

Juolgme:ul. 11t.D.

Adam,

had

.mnod: .ml 111.· Judgtll'''t or lI'ntt.uC\' of Jrhov"", duly

, , - . ~ d , ·

Iud

cut.·".J. ""juir\'<

tho

d ~ l h of

the

perr

en

"

tl '4n.

Nothing abort

of

t h ~

1 I ~

of ,. perfl'clllWl, ginn

up III ~ ... l . lI"uuld

mliIfy 1111\ judl,'flltut.

I f ,\

~

in

jail

blullSlt

of hia

inability

tu

pay

.. Ihou

.....d·dulla.r

)ud"""

.1 "P\" . I

him.

UId

if

U

deo.i_

W

I*r

i t

for

him.

~ u . hi. pto""rir.

rod IeH it 10 <'&llri

1M

Ihouoalld

dollo.,..

for

whi.h A . . MId ill

"".tody.

,\ ..-aUld t..

,deal'f<J

I.lIJ

11

,,-culd the", ore beooll>ll hi,;

r e d < ' C I I I ~ r .

or .......m ••

llao""", Iito:n11y means

to

purthaoe .t lhf (01'\1111. II)"

the _

1"'0(

.... of ."aiym wt

<&II

. . . that " ..thing

c'OUld

red"""

Adam

moll

of

• perii'd

hUlIlllll

life

001·

ull lt. l l l.rd uown i l l d ItI,.,

AU

the

bUllWl

I"l<le, bcwg flNl'woh1Ju

of

. ~ d a , .

"ell.'

hnpo'rfrd: t b t ~ o , IlOl one poooe-.l the

,him.

10

zW""'" Aihm. 'The I'NSltuiot Ibu, ",at"" It: N , , ~ of

them call by

1U'r

mea" . . ,'lioem b" b",IIu,

••

110. , \ ... to

Cod.,.."..",. {or him ' (P..J.m. 49:1) i5eh<>ld, then,

IW wuloue '&te, with

I

brid

I i*

of lite

IlId ,. little

~ l J j o l n e n t , going

into

~ r l . i n

dull" \khold,.

..

hole

,.rclUn,

down

the

hroo.d

'11 ,

to

df.truciwIL

love

of God

Manife5

pro,'idtd ia

hi.o pw.

that

hi. would amI IMt

do_n_anI ('Oune of

IIlI.Il

and

perfed

him. . . . .

.

God

'" 10'00 tllll..-o.ld thal

be ga,e

hi.o o,Ll,. begollell Son,

W I ..hoooe•. ,

lIoliurlh

In him ohoulLlllot I"'ri.h. bill

h o : r ~

f\trlo.niag

life .1'0' God

leal

",,\ hla Soli ,ulu

lit.>

..... rld 10

,,,,oWn,,

tho

. .

odd; but lhat the ""rid tluw,gb

him n,igb be lIIIud."--JOhn

3:

16.11.

The

tinrt tU:p

ia hl:

I'rogram.

Volume

5 Sn:OJIt/:I

JS

TilE 1kllllTllI.I , "The AIQlIflIItnl,"

p i le

-ll 7. polnl.l

ou

l II lb.iI:

··w._J ..... mad

U,Ue

10

........ than

lIM IlnC<II fut ,he

rull<rI.o,

of donIlb . .........,.

. ' lb

,lQrJ . ~ < I _ . I"'"

p e r t ~ of

hllWl U.'Ote] ilia bot b7

lIM , , , . . , .

01 Oot;\

-18 World

Didrur- l I 'Ayf TA.

B ..

d ~

ohooJd ' ... d . . h

t ,

~ T ' I u d lb\lll

_ ~

~ b l o

bl1lllLl>

. . - J ' ~ 1 I . . .

1:

w ~ 01."

tb<

. . . <

at

_a'l luJ,, .U,,, , lblU

_ bT Jobo<ab.

La 1''''''<Il<I¥ toN& .......... I'ri"" r••

CPU. " " '

. . 1 k I u

• , , 0lIII u, . . . . . pluue . r d...,lu,e J..u....

, • , Tl>u, tho ..u:rU "" . . lkh our L<onl J. . . p .w rOt mo..o',

lin

wu

uot ..

,,'n,a1

_

Whld>

10.

•

PNPf<, ....... .

..

blor a o r l b _

. . . .

I , I o . ~ 110m

. I I ~ ,

P_

. . , ~ .

u...

en« .........

p rie.> 10' ~ I l L M

Rl:Storing

Life Adam Lost

JI1IUI . : the boginning

of Ow'. omutiou.

Va

1

:2)

JthonJ,

Clltaed

thl

I U ~

of

Ih.

Logua

(J .....)

t< > b- tl'll.ll.l ernd from

.pirit

to

h\lJIlaJl.

lie

. . . .

brgotte.D h the iDrUibIe

power

of Jtbo.oh. (M.tthew

1:20)

H ~

. . . .

bam <)0 the bum plane,

holy,

butri

IN>,

WlUC6ltd,

lCp&rate

from IUutoro. (Heb".,..,

1:

26)

Whm JHUJ

. . . .

00 . .rth

~ .....

IIQt of the

ollkr, bill bo.I W'U made l.wCj' thao the enU. (U... .....,.

l : 7 , ~ ) .He .... made neob, IlId d ~ e l r

1ltDOp;\"

mw,

(John

1 : 14)

lIe

" ' I. i

Bah

&lid

blood,

(neb ,,...

2,

14)

Wh

JeoUi

nwle 1<)11 «

than the.. ,w? Why

made ..

waul

Sll'.IllI.llR(' ~ W e _ Jon>, who

. . . .

tnadIo. little

lon t

Ihan the

IlII8l'Io f<)r the IUlfet io<;

of dtlllb, ~ l ' O ' r D e d

wi

th

gloM'

and h.uot, thot

he b)'

the

gnce ot Ow

ohoul.d

lute tle lh

lor I I"m)'

1JIID. (.He--

b

___

, 9) He

1Jl W to

'O,nhoo. ', tf a e; and

wben

he had rftchod the ..." of tbltt yt:an be

w

. ""rlod.

II

BIIt.ll:I.,

phy.ieall" mentally,

mo..uy;

aDd

at

the

...

mtuind to offid&t.. .... a )lrlelt hi'

W&l

in

rapoct

the exact OOtmterpo.rt of the porlerl 1lWl, Adam,

w""n

be Rood in EdeD, IIUIl OIUIdecl by all

the Ilory and

beauty 01

\1111

ploce.

Wby

bad

Jeaa COme

lItUi to

the ari.h?

lie

.......

':

··The

So.t:t of

IlWI came

not

to be Wlto,

bot <

mlnirlet.

aud to

gin his

life I tlIIKIIII."

(If.ttbe,,,

EO:

~ 8 ) AI"w,

"1

am rome

that

the)' m l g b l l l l ~

IUe

anll

lbat they might

ba'8

i t I II,I'"

abwttla.nUy,"

{ J . ~ 10:

Ran m m All

10) ~ . u . < had

oome

for the upre..o purpoolO> 01 pro

viding s . 'ay nC lite 10 the hu.man

fa _

F u r t h ~ n t I O r r

he

.aid: "I. Juy down my liIe, that I

might

toke it

again."-JahD 10 : 11 .

So,

... Volume S:runu:s

Il<

l'lIl'.:

SOIIll'rUBJ: ,

"Tho

Ato

..

menl," point. out,

page

i l l :

'"Our Lord ~ l d <I' I ' • ..,I'I&'Unz: to,.",..,. .

bOD<»

...0

lUo.'e thla

'n61.wot&b1o

.00000000Y .hat . . . . utiog 'OI1ll..,t

u not the _ o olD."

Adotm. IhB p e r f mon, Iw1 aWmd;

~ n d

Jehonh

hnd

I'Illered

Ibe jud.<:mwt

g ~ t him,

1'I'<julling

hls

lite, b i d judgmenflnd been onwre.

in

he8>'Cn. That

h id

,"

ould

be

1'I'<juire.

10 ...

idy

t h ~

judj;lI1eul

agai",\

Adam, and indimctly againot his oltopring. mu.g\ be the

<>:juivalent of 8 perfect

hUll1ll. l

lite, prt

Knl.d

in I t t ~ r n .

No mom could """"lid into bea.en. J",IUI, the peril'ct

man,

thereto

... mllrt

dia anti

an...

trom the-

dCKd u d

ascend

On

high,

omd there

pteo ent

to Divine

J

udice the

,·alue of hi.

perfect human

life. 1"hi. . . . . .

hy he

.aid:

"1

lay down my lite i.Mt I might 1m i t again" ; thai iA

to

.ay,

loke

il

10

bo

u..<ed

in

hannon.

wilh the

di,iuo

purpooc.

At

the

.ge

of thirty y"ari J . . .o p ~ ...utro

him5'e1ler

he died upon Ihil c .....

'l'hroe

day. late.. he arose from

the

dcad. Forty da;n< thel>'e1ler he

..,."".ded

into heaven.

M

an

Guaranteed L

if

e

on

Eanh

Adam had forfeiled hi<

right

10 hlUD. l.1l

life

beeatae

of

hi

,iOlatiOb

of Ihil b .... Jcaw,

tbe perioct IDI.D,

,."IUlII. .. ,ly laid down h" human

lite,

b n ~ did nol

parl

. .

tlt

thi: t.gal right to i

l.

Th"",rore, wben

God

...

.«'d

hi .. out of de4th a divine cl'I'slnre. J . .w po - lbe

riJ(b.

10 the pcrf.d hutnlIl ille,

..

h i ch """

call1lll rit or

...tue.

In

othn

pbruc,

a.

a

bad

rmuo.-d

hit

P'operty

,

SO

World Dilt,tu-ll'A:"y' TAt B

tl11 dy

to t:a.b in ardu to

redeem

hiI bl Qt

t...

A, IO.J ..... 1wl

~ u < e d tu. humuity

to

that .&l1Ie _hkh ' btl' '1

to p ~ n t to O;.iDe JUItioe

ia

bn. ..n. ADd . 1rbo:a be

....,.., from

the dO&d

and uctIId -d on bJf;h,

be

foe etad

\.he

,a11l<' or

tquh-alwt

to ... & ~

Adam

had

orleitt. ,

anJ

Iblo

J',-ntation

of

It

to

Jcbo","

for

Ibnt pll'poiI

"ould I (leasoo

Adam

flOra the jllds:mont of dNI";

owd

...ht>n dont', God '. plan II tbat Ih6 dead IlWl= forth

alld h.ne . opportullitl 10

l i ~

liut 1110<0

than . I S b ~ D

bllDdred

jUl'li ha,.., 1'l.ap&1 d

.h""

\he

d."lh and

m U l ~ j o n

of JOOli, and

Adam II

.\iI1 dtad, and b.. children IN dead and d ~ Wu

tilt""

oome

ddett

in

the

Lord',

arrangement?

Would

it not

fallo

. . that i

Ib.i. I'&II.OOCD Or pu""'-"e

p.ice . . . .

raId o.e. to

m.ine

JUlliae, Adam and hiI

olbpring

,bauld

immrdi&td

ha

••

the ,i ,hllo

life?

Sam.,.....

10 be

lhe

('(ItI'K l

thought. J

. . . . . ..,uld h. ,.

preientffl

I h ~ .due of his .acriftoed

hutC&D

lUe to Oi.;""

JWllice

i D l m ~ t c l y

"'hm

he u w d ~

on bigh,

..,h1tb ...ouId

f'IIUII".

the Ie ;I11 di>abilit1

IIOde,

.-hleb the n<ll

h.o.I

bee"; and

the

PI'''''''''" oj mllorati"n,

thai

i i

III

Y.

bringing

bW:

the race to

tb. perfect

co"dili<lu

in

body

and mind and life,

_uld

ha<G \q;un. Wh, did be Dot

do

It? 'rite proper III l l , ,r

to lhit luMio

apia mUa

lIWIl at

u.. lowe

of

J ~ h o . a h

aD

\he

Lord

JeRI_ ill

rro.iding _ other wOD(\(rfui thlDga ef .-hich ID&D.

killd tao ~ n in.ita to partake; IWUly. he

meol

ef

the

cbUlci>

and

the

work whlcb the ohurch .-ill

haft Ie

do aft(r onoo

dcf.loped.

Death Taints to be Eliminated

Til<'

Ifree.t I"IlIlOOnl MC'dflce 11 • guarant..e of the

re< cml, loD and d t l i . ~ r a n O l of the .hurd> .-blch iI the

bod of Ghrid

(ColOll i.&nI

1 :

18),

\0 W f a l l o . ~ by

II

full

and

tomplde

trW

of all DWlkiod fer life, and

Is

a

gu . . . . .k>e that all m n

lhaII

ha.,. e D ~ trW. (,1<1111:

4 _ for MI

31)

Th

OlO..,1to ate obrdiolt

tu rlghk"u"""" .

Md.·, t ho

trW ohaU lim fa""", on

the

.'U'lh.. n... t i , ~ mill I

thud,,",

",,_..,hen it ft. I trill,. NIid

~ m i J l i o o

_ n .-

l img -.ill. nerer ~ . ~ Thai lime is no..,

]YO>\:.

S"rnrnin&" np

the ,:o,..ha; ,

of

AIgUm U mrn

'nanl

oie'O'poi.Dt.,

Volume

SII1DIQI III

%lIl I

S= M t : IlQ,

Tho Atonem..,t,'"

l'A ,"t ii2 I ' :

11 0...

too,

tha t

lh'I

work 1 ,b,

a.kI, Ia

DOt ~ ' o .

pl WlN1

." .",1,. u P ~

ll:I bot

~ l O t U ~ r V""

t h u I D ~

,bem II

Ia ~ _ r y

lboot h••

O w Ilo ,h.

0 .....

l'lInldan. to boool tbem or . w < l l t ~ . w. 10 .... o. . U _

to U/e aDII to all

u..

porl«:tloa. 01 """I, nllu",: 0 ,1 'h ..

e_llIAI'l . I i l f 1 l ~ Ibo P -'- cr . . . . I .u. . . d u < i . t l ~ ,/Ie

- d 1 '

cr o ~

10 _ ....

.-d,U ,,,,

1'111

tbt7

blm

• • •

1.

'-.tt

Ptrlt<:lloo. •

World

Di

stress and Perplexity

-Why

?

I\.

L

11K

natiolUl

1 ea.rlb ate

r n b a r ~ The

.ta1l'6-

men and poUticio1l$

n\

mum pe.pl""l'd '.rile

l ~ b o r ~

peop

le

arI '

' . U ~ . .

T

here

am

",, Slau

l

dillkultle.

betwe<'.u

labor

o.od

<l Il'ilaI.

r o l i ~ n

ooutfuue

w (;"Ute the

people. Bol.ilieviom, like. a

hidoou.. m",,

_

,tor, ba. p ~ and def;lroyed I\OlIle nation. IIJId

Is

kn<>eklng . t

the door

of

lIlany "lber.. Calalnilieo

too

numerous here to ",""liou

ate ",-o rlakiug

the inho.bil3nlA

of he arth.

The

n>aI "'' ' ' ' ' ' of t h_ lrQuhlet &Ud Ihe

ad"'1llllw

KIlIedy

t ,..

lIi Cm

to IWd.rst ....

d.

'l'hc Bibl.

gi>1)I

a

elm

, o.n,wer,

oho';ng

... hy

thoM

co

uditio""

exiEt.

In reply to the

que;rtioll ... to

,,'bat

""QuId

he

t h ~

conditioru

i l l tlu >

earth

at the

lime of

th

e

""<\ ollho

,",orld, J esus

.aid:

"On the earth auguilh of

mlio'" in CIllban=<>nt, 0<0 ""d

ourge "",rounding.

lIle" fsinting from

fea.r and ."peddion of

the

thieg.

ol'\ rl.okiog the

~ i t e d earth '

(LIIh

21

: 25,26 ,

R

o l ~ h a ' )

'l'hio

prophetic utlenmec

1

the

lord

DOW

Cl'I'I)"OOd

y .......

in

C01lI'&C of

fulfilnleot.

'l'b , is

ilil\reo.a

and

pe

rpleritT everywhere, IWd

hi:

~ 011 lbe iucrellOl.'.

What is tho m.t

cauro ?

Increased

P" rpiexity

O pe ns Prophecies

Not Understood

No

olle can get

Ihe p.«:>pe

r ......... r

to

this

qu..tio

n

1rithou B kuo ...tedge

of the

dh'

We

plan

' l

'he",

n",-.,r

.."u a time 10 itnporlallt for

man to

undurtand

God'.

I'

Ul'poo<" OJ 1I0W

This l'lun

i

forth

in the

lible,

and

i t

i3 110...

due 10

be

undentood. Ire

ha'e l'5Ched

the tim.

01

t h ~

end,

tho ti ..hen

the LoN

Mid that

"

"Ihe" ....

'

~ h l l

underodand."

(Danid If :

10)

The

"v .....

ri th

in

tho

ml'Wlwg

o

this scripturo

l i re

u.-

who

hl)lIfiily,

~

W.md DmrU3 Cl'Id Pt11lt ify-Wllyf

/j3

diligenUy and Il.iccerclJ seek the

truth in

Gad'. Word;

and "'ho Iearlesoll1nt Midi the teachWg8 o f ~ and

folio'll"

the

Lord

all hi t ~ only.

lIridlv slated

the

answer is

this:

God emitted man

perfed:and gare him a

perfect

borne

in

Ed.", Man

,iololoo

God'.

la

...

,

dte.

havinj;

been ...

ame< .

that

a

";01llion "'atilt mult

in hit

derlnietioD

.,.d the """.

l ~ of himoclf

to

d""th. AdAm, the

perleet

man,

uoder e n t ~ n o o of deo.th, 1I0W upelJod from Edi ll, bogo.n

to

di., which

d

eath P ' . . n t i n u ~ for

a

period o

nine hIWdred and

thirlr

yean, duriDg

whioh per

iDd

of

limB

all lhe children that

he

bega

..-en.

bom.

'J'he6e wel"& brought forth ia ilia ""rib imperfed,

becaUlle

their

r.

ther

was

under oondemnoliou

o

dmth.

'l'his i . what is meanl bT t

ho

l'rophot'

••

I e m . n t

''Behold, 1 was

m..pen in'iuiquity, BDd in

,in did my

mother ..,aoc'n me." (l'...tm

1;1:6) AU

were born

rJrm

for

this

re On.

(lImp'po

5 : 12)

Jehorah "'

a

do

a l'romWl

to m:I ,

man fulm

deo.th

and

10

.wore

him

to

1m original oondition it obedient 10 God'. law.

The

o:ur)'iDg out

of

this

plan

w... required a long pmod

of

time. lD

the

coune

of

timo

God

llCllt

into

the.ut.h

hi

belo.-ed Son,

10

provide the l'1l1li<Im ....,i1i"", and l h r o u ~ b

til;.

.be

redemption of

man.

J e<w came th t men

mit;ht

have lile and

ha.e i t

o ~ ahwnl...,Uy. (John

1(1:

10;

Matthe .. 20:Z8) He died upon

lbc

ern

and

I lrOM

J",m

Ihe det.d ;

SlId

hi

death SlId

reourra1ion provided

lor the opening of the

n y

to all mm

to

rome b<Ick wlo

harmony

with

God

w

hi dlla

litne.-Hcb""", 2:9;

1

CoriDtiriatu

15: 12-22.

Work of

P2.5t 1900 Years

During

lbc

~ I nin

etee

n bllPdrM yl'll'O

ou

Lord

hu

been preparing hio bride,

u...

ehwcll. Wbe.o

he

... .,1

.......

he promised to return for the cl UIclI {J

olm

14: l ~ S ,

8J d d

tnt

'OitlJ

hi coming would rome tlJe end of

51

l r ~ r l d D i l f ...._ 1Phy'

7 holl fl1(dy

Ib" ..",Id.

the .whin"

to

pi

... « o j tho

oM

"rdon 11-",

ool tio )l: II , 0/ hiI kingdcm

Im

l

tho

~ I e . < > i u : of ItLIlIki"" .

n u r i n ~ thi. ptTWd

of

pI'I'po:rmtion &t.n hll.ll ~ the

~ o d 01 \ 1 , ~ twil "'olid, ruling ill t b ~ mind" and h"llrls

<If

b"",kind. o:am;ng

~ v i l

and

"io/W<le

on earth. II

, .

G';Hi'

.

PU'I"l"'"

10

r a i n Satan,

that

he

"'I

,'

d..,.i",

the

"ltiU,," no rna"., (1Ic>d."tion 20: 1-4) &O<OiD/;: that hI.

cmpirelo aboul to I> : taken f rom him. Satan ul;au.;og

I "",t trouble in lhe worM . i n ~ u c i g fho

pIl<)

ple to ,,'ar,

.trife, hatred 1"1,,.,*., i,r06il'l'r;nl;. ill ,,1., 10 hHn<

tMm to Ood'. rmI JllI'I""""- 't'hf l",rd {"",kno..- thi.

aud ("",told t h l whon the lime "'1\.1

h.",

UlI'f'Il would

be

~

of

nalia

..

with p<'rpieJ:ity,

ornd

u.in

Ri <mpi'

an th"

JlIlrt

01 "'on and ol'l:ani.alion.

10

palch

Il

l'

I h ~

old .,:der.

AU Human Agencies a Failure

But lilt

th

.;e

t/tO

rl

3 o IlIUl to ",form tlu> rfTl'l'nt

",dOl Irill be ~ f no avuil, TIw

ttlid

of mankind lios io

the

.ll

..

a,nio.J<i ll':dom, whiob now boing

M8bllihed.

Th ll

.,..m

ilK' Lord rule In

r i g h t w u ' ~ , , .

'1".. I'rol'hcl

opca1inf: 01

Ihi<

tilIlt '&Y"' "God .

i l I l h a k ~

all

M h o p ~ ,

an, L h n l l b ~ <\W.., of

aU

nation> ,,,,,11

r o : m ~ : '

(llolgge.i

2: 1) 'l'he ,Ip,;""

<>1

tbe nation. is peao>, p""J><'tily.

1 i f ~ .

liberl '

8 ,11 '111''''

'

''''' Thl'

ca"

<:OlIle

",,]y througb

th.

;U.,...ianic Iring<

om; amI

I"" J ' ~ n l o l ~ " " , , , , lind ]'t'I".

rip

.,;l

""Iy

a

f r u u ' m ~ f

t

lb.

(amin::

d ~ Y f

of

HC '<-

' I'. The

~ v i , I . , , < ' I ' ~ < c , , , , d , , . ; , · ~

from

t h ~ icriptum \l,.t

.....

a<6

in Ih" l ..t

o 1 a y ~

of Ihn

010'

Old""

~ n , l

tbal

i t ; ,

olyinll

"ul. '11. prophet 1laniel rer""io:: to 1 I ' ~ t timo

"',.,.: "In

110

" , I n ~ ; ; <or U,...a kinlf" ..halJ 11", (1<><1 oJ b",,,,,,

cl " I

.

kingdom. whkb oIu,1I ne. . .

be-

d..troy....J; .",1

th .

~ d o ,

.hall not ~ I ~ f t to 0''' ' ' ' rooplo> bul It

.ll.lll b."u in pl__ and ""nlume

:Ill

thow Idngdom.-,

and

i t

ohalllriind

f ,

.,-cr.'·_

1Janw

2:

44.

h I

e.l1,lIw&

Hon 01 iUch te,.ipluteJ U arc "o,mf

u&iz:o

g

World

Dill Gild Ptrpltrily--Wh l'

IiG

to

10111C ,d

Jri <IOuwn a drplh

of

II1<:LIIlng

in

oymbol

le

phrur,ooo bill

neo.il

to Ide> to \'01""", 1, Sl"LDIQ IS

THE Scurruua, The

Di..we

l '1u;' &lid look

up

the

Seripture

ten. in the

inda in

the

r r

01 the

book, thll

britl; •

I'ODIplrio

inw

ol

enry borl

UIf:d

Or cited. in t h ~

",.-ell YIllumn of

S : r ~ I > I U

1"

Tlill

Smurn'Ill

.

'l'h<

...

"'0 lInd

that 1hU

prophoey of A n i ~ l

i .

f

uUy

doelt witb

in Vo lume 1, "'l 'be DIVino 1'1111 of tbe

A : ; ~ ~ e . I

f ~

\0 25G,

e-oe:tl

i,Juti1y;og

t h ~

natiolll r o p ~ , 1 c d in

tho l'rophet'. d

. . .

iption

by

the

h ~ . . , f

line gold,

bl'\lllri

&nd

anDII

of

liher,

bclIy

&lid

th4:ht of

II. . . . Itg.

of

iron, and

~

part of iron LIId part

wy.

The Dl:$ire of All Nations

ThIo Lord. promiJeS. then. that io the wt

day lIIt I.Q.

i ll8 the ~ n d

of the

old

<mi•• the

kincdom of riglltmuJ •

. . . .

•h.n be ~ b l ; ' h e d : "And many

JlI.tion

aU

"'''' ' ',

u d

1&1,

Come,

""d

let

III SO uJ' 10

the

mOWlI4in

of

the

Lord,

&nd 10

the

bOil.., 01

t h ~ Ood

of

J.rob

: aod he ...ilI

t..acb III of

hi. '..-aYJ,

and

we

will

n1k .... hill

",,1hJ; for

t

ho

I

. .

o halJ

go

forth of

~ I O D

IDd

the

IOro.

of

t

he

Lord

from

J ~ r u : J e m

Alld lhallJlI1l.<:<l

am0nt:

1llIJl1

peop

le,

and

rclJtIke dtan

natlonl

at. .

elI;

LIId

u..y

ohal1 bait

their

.word. into

plowlharef, alId thob; naUou1halJ lOt lift up . CII'Ord spinot

nati01l, aeither

,hill they kern .....

ally "",re_

lIat

u.:,y

lhall tit ntt,:r man uook, lib yj".. alId II.Ilder h i ~ /lg

t ree; and

IIW:C ohall lab

tbem afn.id : for

II

... mouth

a

l t

he

Lord

1

~

hAt

h I

po

UIi

it

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ll

iellh

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PLAN OF TIlE ACES

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Sl'UDIES

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watchtower: world distress - why? the remedy by j.f. rutherford, 1923

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