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buried, but as he had bten a prophet, reds of the earth lie blessed. When and sins.’’ Eph. ii 1. 3. The death
of G<>3 apd knowing that God had will that come to-pasa ? Before the to sin, or separation from sin, e. <j ,
— From oar former investigat ions
•Worn* with an ijiatTi,".(IiaT'Ke ' wtiuld knowledge of the Lord- eévefs-tbe “ How «ball we that are deii<l to sin
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of thia subject, we found that the cause one front th«* fruit nt his loins earth as the wafers cover the sea?
live any longer therein.” Jtom. vi.
MONMOUTH, POLK CO., OREGON, God <>f heaven and fearth ii* a God of to sit- on 'liis' thruiie. Foreseeing Or before every knee is made to bend 2. 4.-Eternal death or separation
I> <l«vote<l to the couar ot Primitive- truth, justice' and mercy, which is this ho spake of the resurrection of and every tongue confess that Jesus
from the-presence of God and his.
all lhe ac Christ, that Ilia soul was not left in is the Christ, to the glory ol God the
Christianity «nd lhe diffusion of Urn> r- abundantly proven in
mercy, after the resurrection, 6. >j y '
ul Inronualiou.
couuts, we have of Ills actions hades, nor iris flesh to see ccrrup (Father? Or before the Lord’s will
“And they that have done evil nnto
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towards qpnn We found that after, lion. Thus Chi ist fir the. one spoken
is donjon earth as now done in the resurrection of damnation.” John
All comnrmrications rvL'.ittx to tbo paper in Gml ereated man, be proposed to
of, according to Pett-r, that was to heaven? If not, how will God’-a v. 29. “ Depart from hie ye cursed—"
«nyWaj-, »liouM be idrtrotwed to the Publisher,
govyrn him, y.-quiring nothing ol sit on David’s throne, after his
as above. B« h <1 money by Bank Draft, Regis-
wilfever be done on earth unless-he into everlasting fire prepared for the
ue-etl Letter, or-Honey order vn Dallas, at our him but what ( dctl gave him the resurrection and riot before. .Que»- sends liiirSon to rule on the throne devil and his angels.” Mat. xxv. 41.
rink.
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ability "to perforin. And' whenever tion : Where wax David’s throne? ,,___ Z.___,____________________ •
Now if T mistake not the werd 7
promised hit« ? But-as he. let Lis
Advertlrera wi)1 find thw one of the best at
man
tailed
to
obey-lhe
laws
or
com
•di urn a oh the Pacific Coast for making their
Answer : In Jerusalem, on the earth. vineyard out and went into- a far life occurs in the Nc,w Testament v
mends of Itiie -rigirijuf-Sovereign, Bui CI.riA ascende.I ‘to fieni eri and
bnaine«« knowa.
-v.
cbnntrv, he rn'iixt return before he 152 tlhiei j 55 times it'lift* reference?
punishment was a cerppijt cotise- is seated at Ll.e right hand-of lhe
7can lake possession himself. Will to physical life; 54 times to spiritu-,
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quejice, unless he atoned tor his sin Father,not on David** throne, neither
he not come again to his vineyard as al lite; 43 times to eternal life. The
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in that way- which God^ mercifully . is he on ■ his
own throne, but sits he,said in the pafirtde? Has notGod- kindred words, •‘live, liyed, liveth,
The Nature of C hrist’s Kingdom.
provi<je<l for hjm to escape1 punish down with liis Father; but the
plantqd. bjs’vineyard, of Bis garden ? living, lives’’—^M-cur 99 times; 5«
ment ; even by offering Bkcritices. Father has promised to give him the
Has he not sent his prophets, and times referring to physical 'life; 29 '
"And there was given him do
Yet if the atonement was not made, throne of his father DaMfd.
-, .-have they not stoned them? lias he times to spiritual ; and 15 times efer-
minimi, and glory,-and a kingdoin,
lhe penalty was certain. Although
t hat j .•IF-pebpIe, n»liwi*, hud fan. we have many accounts -ol the tor ’"“ You 'say lie has <Ione"it aibT (IiiT.rt not senftds Soft, who ’is 'heir,* havy rial. An<I Ttie word' death, occurs
gnages should serve him. Ilia do
on lhe day of Pentecost by his em- they not killed him; and has lie not 128 times; 89 times referring to lit
bearaneo aim
iHAiaiivu
and iuii
longsuffering
^ duuci iiik . .of
vi our
inion.
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Creator towards his errmgXlu.es, busstdors, . Mere they seated upon gone into a far country, and must he eral death ;-24 times, spiritual; ami
which shall not pstm away, and hi*
twelve'thrdnes judgiug the twelve 1 nnt come- ngntn . Certainly. Il 15 time» eternal. .Again the kind',
which proves that- lie nr merciful as
kingdom, that which shall irwt l»e
Gml Hit father raised hhn-iip 'from red words. “dead, dm, died, di< <t.
well as just; yet th ere is nothing; tribe* oT Israel? Has Cbrpj. drunk
the. de a ti , That they >hm i |jd/ n "t g<i t i dying »- •oc c u r 178 time* and refer
destroyed.” Dan. vll. 14.
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of
the
fruit
of
the
vinp
with'them.,in
whatever in the Ilo'y Record frem
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We find by reading John’s gospel,
the inheritance by Billing the heir, in like manner to the different con-'
the
kingdom
ot
God,
as
he
told
them
the lime of Adam’s creation to the
so the heir must be the J.md of the ditiona.or states of man.
vii. 39, that while Jesus was here in
tn
Luke
xxii.
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has
he
end <‘l the Montju dispensation, to
vineyard xti.l. 'This vineyard that
the tb-afi, he was not glbrified, but
The word death, simply signifies
prove or lb show in any way that, eateiupid drunk with, them at his
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when he is glorified then Iris drs-
tabled? This-is to be do-re when lie that the heir'Jesu« came to cultivate separation. The separation of th’e
God’s favor could be secured or re-
i and pi line, that it might bring forth spirit, or life, from the body consti
••iple* should - receive lhe Holy
•lained without obedience to his appoints them a kingdom as in the
fruit unto God. was ii not at Jerusa- tute« literal death, the original and
Spirit. This d<5»iiiuio<i and glory
30th
verse.
How
long
is
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laws. Indeed, nothing could prove
was not.given toXiim while here in
lem ? It was there, that they slew true meaning of tlile' word. The
main
nt
the
right
hand
of
the
Fath
auylliiug .more conclusively .than
the iieir. Have they gained tho in term, when Used to signiy separate
the flesh, but it was given him to
Moses’ account of God’s dealings er? Patil his enemies are humbled
suffer as humanity suffers. We find
heritance? I hope not. Then will from sin, separate from righteousness,
•r
made
his
footstool.
with the children of Israel, proves
not the heir, the Lord of the vine- separate fro^n God etc., is figurative.
t his one, of whom the prophet Daniel
Now,
hear
Peter
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trr.
Arts
iii*
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tint hv-r eq uires str i et e ompli a no e-
speaks;saying to Irifatei “ My ki«g
’yard," cmr.e sirfni'nnd reckon with Bin
But notwithstanding these
these'terms'
term*' so
wilh. all- his requirements. The fre 15: And killed the. Prince of lrLifr
liis steward»^ a'ud take to JiimSelf frequetflly and often <\ccur in,the
Jno- »*'”•
whom
God
bath
raised
frtfm
the
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m » ite
we ••FFwSj'
see",*1!m, Hi*
His kingdom quent repetitions of lhe law, with dead, whereof we are witnesses. Re liis vineyiud ? Where did God Scriptures, and Ww-ithsianding th«
the penalty attached io- case- it
was~"'n the future in the day ot
plant ilia. >fi<4t • inward, called thy same.word is used to represent four
should fait is be kept, together'with pent ye therefore And be converted
Daniel. Second, His dominion and
Garden
of God t Will the seed of different changes . or conditions o4 —,
the examples given of those who that your sins may be* blotted ent
g’ory vwis to be given unto Kim.
ibu w-oiitan ever bruise the dec iver’s men; yet let'll be remembered that
when
the
times
ot
relrssbing
shall
failed to keep the law, leave no room
. Third. That it was not given before
head ?’T)id not God the father give' neither of these wvrdf’ 'yepres«^
for doubt as to whether .God would cerne from the presenee'of the Lord.
he was brought before Pilate.
possession of the garden to Adam more than 90a '«ate''art the same '
Ami
lie
-shall
send
Jesus
Christ,
suffer his authority set aside er not,
Fourth.
“ It was .not of this
and Eve? Will i® not give the time; a strict adherence to this- fact
which
before
was
preached
unto
world,’’ not a temporal reign, “ king ' iu that age of lhe w,orld.
same Iff the seed of the woinan when will'tjrown many error», and drive
But we are not living under the you. Who sends him Ufil the Fath
dom or glory,.I;ke David’s,” but as
er ? Where does he send- him but the seed conquers the'enoiny ? Will aw’ay the cloud ot confusion that en
far. superior to David's kingdom, as same dispensation now, under which w ith his roj at commission, to take he not take possession of the iiilieri velops the minds of many who are \
David’s Lord is superior to David.' the Israelites lived before Christ possession of the throne ot his father tanoe prumh-ed the Woman al the misled by a misconception of the
Fifth. When he. the King receives came; but lhe things which happen David? When will lie Send, him ? tall?
term, »nd for lack of the eyes of the
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his kingdom or is glorified, his dis ed to them are given to us fot ex* After*his
Now, to mevI,cannot see why the understanding being enlightened by
enemies
are
made
hid
ciples are-to receive the Iloly 8pirit, ample*; and the ordinances pertain ■footstool? Where will he be until , inheritance will not be his vtli.n he the plain teaching of the word. NWT
mid all the angels ot God are to wnr^ ing to their law served as a figure of the Fat her sends him to Ids king returns ns the journeyman from the long since,! heard a preacher tea<F-,
»hip him. Heb. i. . 0. Seventhly. the last covenant established after dom y Acts iii. 21: “Whom the far country. The heir cannot be de ing, that ** Adam (by eating tbe in
•The disciples did receive the Holy Christ’s coming. Then, in order to hea'v< n must receive until the times prived, ot his inheritance, bis throne, terdicted fruit) died «pirttually, tem
learn what our-Creator requires of
Spirit about filty days after tjje cru
his kingdom, hie crowpf by the porally and eternally—that was
us,
it he requires auytbing, we must of tic restitution of all things.”
edition of Jesus of Naxareth, and
What does all things that, is to be wicked world any Tonger, tor they what God meant when htfsaid. Thou
then and there gave evidence of the find it in his last covenant with man, restored at Ida return comprise, but can kill him no more.
xhalt die; hence when Paul said as
glorification ot King Jesus, by. which is sealed with the blood of that which was lost, which he came
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divine demonstratiou, so powerful hieMSbn.
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April
1,
1877.
same death at th® 'same time when
to
save,
which
God
hate
spoken
by
Il God lias revealed liis will to us
that about three thousand persons
all Adam’» posterity died.” Thu»
the
mouth
of,all
his
holy
prophets,
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were translated ont of Satan’s king as plainly as he did to the children since the world began ? Verse 23d
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we see how one error begets others,
Life and Death.
dom into the kingdom of God’s dear of Israel, we canhot fail to under allows that this propbet, when he is
by
conglomerating three deaths into
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one
and assuming Paul to say died
Life
is
the
opposite
to
death,
.and-
therefore is to operate on the spirits hearts bared to our Creator, let us ty. For every soul which will not
(in
the
past tense) instead of die, he
death,
is
the
opposite
to
life;
hence
eudeavor to learn hi* will concerning
.
of men and turn them from dai knees
hear 11 at prophet, which is Christ as many meanings as the word life conld pro?« hereditary sin, total de
us.
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vo light, and front the power of
Jesus, w hich the Father shall send may have,the word death has asmaDy pravity etc.—Not only so but he
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Satan to God. A spiritual kingdom
to restore all things, shall- be des- opposite meanings ; for one «illy oc could prove that we all died thous
— ruling in the spirits ol men, turning
troyed from among the people. No cur* in wntradistinction to the other. ands of years before we were born.
Reply to Bro. Peterson.
them from the love and practice uf
such ruler baa ever been placed upon We find that these words have four Just tbink of 4 thing dying before it
•in, to the love and practice of boil Br». Biterton:
the throne. Any one can and may distinet meanings, or represent four lived—and if we died an eternal
nets. Here we can see th« effete
Wherein can you see that lhe em deny the power of Christ with im different state* or conditions of man, deatb where is the redemption that —*
following tlm rule of this King who basadors ot Christ were to set up punity and be does not destroy it. in the Scriptures. 1. Literal life or can reach such a case ?
has been exalted to God’s right his kingdom for hiiu. Yuu say in When he comes with all his holy_
Shame On such preachers and such
existence;«. <?., " For in him we live
creeds, let us follow them no further,
hand to grant rypentanoe and re Luke xxii. 20, 30, the King gave angels-with him to lake vengeance
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miss on ot sins to Israel. Of his them this authority. How does it
bn them that know not God and xvii. 28. 2.* A life of obedience and eternal truth, and ever remembertha
rule or dmninwtfftbere is no eud. lead ? I appoint unto you « king obey not the Gospel ef the Lord righteousness^; e. ff., ' Even so we admonitions of Paul to Timothy,
Sej 1 Cur. xv. '
dom as lhe Father hath appointed Jesus Christ, will he sot destroy should walk in newness of life.” " preach the word, rightly dividiug
Jj'rqm the 'tiregoing facts what nnto me. Doe« Christ give his everyone that will not hear and obey Rom. vi. 4. 8. Alive from the death the word of truth.”
Yours in th* one faith,
manner of perroua ought we to be apostles hie kingdom? It rd*, whose him ? He will. David fays, in the of sin; 4. p., “Likewise reckon ye
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•(who profess to be under the rule of kingdom wns set up ? But we have 37th Psalm : .The wicked shall be also yourselves to be dead indeed
Savoy, Taxes, 1877.
King Jesus), in all holiness and no proof that a kingdom was set up cut off, and the righteous shall know unto sin, but alive (into God through
An aneodota is told vf a farmer
godliness. We should live soberly, on lhe day of Prnti-coat. Peter it. Christ has said, Matt. v. 5: Jesus Christ our Lord.” Rom. vi.
righteously, and Godly in this pre having lhe keys of lhe kingdom, did Blessed are the meek, for they shall 11. 4. Eternal life,« p., “ And shall going one day to tbe office of a New
York journal and ordering his paper >
sent evd world. If we are in trulL unlock, net set , up, a kingdom,*
inherit the earth. Thia must be in come forth, they that have done stopped, because ¡he was too poor to
the salt ol the earth, the light of lhe What was lhe key lie used? An
the future, they have never received good unto the resurrection of life.” take it any longer. “ Suppose w®
• world, let us walk, iu lhe light, even swer : The Gospel, or good news,
make a bargain,” said th® editor,
khat blessing yet, and cannot until John v. 28.
“ in tbl* way. Go home and select
as he is iu the light. With lhe that in the name of Christ whom the
The same way with death; 1. lite * hen that lays during the year, and
lhe wicked afj.cut off.
blessing ol God, at some future lime, Father had raked from the dead ' When rtter still preached to them
eral death, extinction of life, separa send the proceed* to me as your sab
1 will endeavor to show the manner y’and had exalted to be a Prince and through Christ Jer us, the resurrec
tion of spirit and body e. p., “ And scriplion for the paper.” The farm
7 of entering this kingdom.
4 Savior, in order to give Israel re tion from th^dead, the? were grieved as it is appointed unto- man once to er was pleased at so easy a way to
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saying, thus the promises that God die.” Heb. ix. 27. “As in Adam pay fer bis paper, and readily con-
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Acts v. 31. (Anderson’s translation.) made to ite fathers, and'covenanted all die.” I Cor. xv, 22. 2. Death in Mqted. Th® retail wan, that during
tbe year the hen paid lor the p»|>ei-
Young ladies had better bo fait Peter, says, in Acts ii> 30, speaking with Abrdnam, that through him, sia, e. p., “ And you hath he quick twice iu regular prise ot sabrenp.
asleep than fait awake.
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of David, that be being dead and and in thy seed, shall all the kind ened who were dead in trespasees tion.
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