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VOL.
XXXVI
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
JANUARY
15,
HJl5
No.2
THE
SOUL,
NOT
THE
BODY,
BROUGHT
FORTH
FROM
THE
TOMB
"There
shall
be
a
resurrection
of
the
dead,
bolh
of
the
just
and
of
the
unjust."-Acts
24:15.
POINTS
NOT
USUALLY
NOTICED
IN
WHAT
SENSE
THE
DEAD
SLEEP
Everywhere
the
tlcriptures
state
that
it
is
the
soul
that
is
dying.
The
question
then
might
arise,
If
the
soul
dies,
what
hope
of
a
future
life
has
mankind?
The
Bible
answers
that
from
the
beginning
God
foreknew
all
that
would
happen,
and
that
already
in
his
plan
he
had
made
arrangements
whereby
there
would
be
a
resuscita,tion,
a
re-quickening,
of
these
human
souls
that
have
dicd.
Nothing
is
beyond
his
knowledge
or
his
power.
Nowhere
does
he
say
that
there
will
be
a
re-quickening
of
the
body,
but
of
the
soul.
The
Sadducees
of
Jesus'
day
did
not
believe
in
the
resur
reetion
of
the
dead.
When,
thereforc,
they
hcard
that
Jesus
had
said
that
all
in
the
graves
would
ultima.teIy
hear
hig
voice
and
come
forth,
they
disputed
his
statement
as
foolish.
Coming
to
him
with
a
proposition
wldch
they
thought
would
expose
the
fallacy
olf
his
teachings,
they
said
to
him,
Suppose
a
woma,n
had
seven
husbands,
aU
of
whom
died
before
she
did,
whose
wife
would
she
be
in
the
resurrection
?-Luke
20:27-40.
.le·sus
replied
Ulat
they
erred
because
they
neither
under
stood
the
Scriptures
nor
appreciated
thc
power
of
the
Al
mighty.
He
reiterated
his
statement
that
there
would
be
a
resurrection
of
the
dead,
and
reminded
thcm
that
(lod
had
so
implied
in
his
message
to
?lIoses
at
the
burning
bush,
when
he
said,
"I
am
the
God
of
Abraham,
TsaiLe
and
.Jacob."
Th.e
Master's
argument
is
that
this
statement
is
of
itself
a
proof
of
the
resurrection;
for
(lad
surely
would
not.
refer
thus
to
beings
forever
blotted
out
of
existence;
that
God's
purpose
of
a
resurrection
is
fixed,
unalterable,
and
that
thos·e
whom
men
call
dead
"all
live
unto
him"-from
God's
standpoint
they
are
asleep,
and
not
destroyed.
The
\Vord
of
God
therefore
speaks
of
the
dead
as
sleeping.
Throughout
the
Old
Testament
we
read
that
different
one;,
were
gathered
to
their
fathers
or
that
they
slept
with
their
fRthers.
Did
the
body
sleep?
No,
it
was
absolutely
dead
returned
to
the
dust
from
which
it
was
created.
What
was
it,
then,
that
slept?
That
whieh
slept
was
tha,t
whjeh
God
recognized
a,s
the
personality-the
soul.
The
souls
of
bot.h
good
and
bad
slept;
for
it
is
written
that
"there
shall
be
a
resurrection
of
the
just
and
of
the
unjust."
Abra.ham's
fathers
were
not
saintlv
men,
but
heathen.
He
was
called
out
from
amongst
his
kindred
to
bea
servant
of
God.
vVhen
Abraham
was
gathered
to
his
f,ltllPrs
in
death
he
went
to
the
same
place
where
they
were--sheol
in
the
Old
TesLtment,
hades
in
the
New-the
tomb,
the
death
state.
Of
all
the
kings
of
Israel,
good
and
bad,
and
of
the
prophets,
we
read
that
they
were
gathered
to
their
fathers.
They
are
asleep
in
death.
vVhen
.Jesus
entered
the
Toom
where
the
young
daughtpr
of
Ja.irus
lad
dead,
he
declared,
"Weep
not;
she
is
not
dead,
but
sleepoth."
He
did
not
say
that
she
was
in
heaven
or
in
purgatory
or
in
hell.
He
spoke
in
the
samc
way
about
Laza
rug,
saying,
"La·zarus
sleepeth."
His
disciples
replipd,
"lf
he
sleep,
he
shall
do
well."
They
had
not
understood
the
Mas
ter's
words.
Finally
,Tesus
sa-id
to
them
plainly,
"Lazarus
is
dead
....
Nevert.heless,
let
us
go
unto
him."
So
they
went
to
the
tomb
wherc
Lazarus
was.
When
.Jesus
me,t
Martha
and
Mary,
he
did
not
tell
them
that
Lazarus
was
in
heaven,
with
a
harp
in
his
hands,
dc.
nothing
of
the
kind.
What
he
s,aid
was,
"Thy
hrother
Rhall
rise
again;"
thy
brother
shall
live
again.
Martha
replipd,
"I
know
that
he
shall
rise
again
in
the
re8urredion
It
t
the
last
day"-the
grc!lJt
day,
the
seventh
thousand-year
day,
the
day
of
Christ's
kingdom,
when
all
the
dead
will
be
ou!'
to
come
forth.
To
encourage
her.
Jesus
said,
"I
am
the
nsur
reetion
and
the
life"-there
will
he
no
resurredion
except
by
my
power-why
not
ask
me
now?
But
Martha
dio
not
get
tIle
t'hought;
for
.J
esus
said,
"\Vhere
have
ye
laid
him?"
Martha
and
Marv
took
our
I~ord
to
where
Lazarus
was.
When
.Jesus
gave
command
that
the
stone
he
rolled
away
from
the
tomb,
Marth,a
protested,
saying
that
since
her
brother
had
then
been
dead
four
days,
corruption
must
have
set
in.
We
read
that
Je,suB
sa,id,
"Lazarus,
come
forth"-out
of
the
cave
wheTe
he
had
been
laid.
Jesus
did
not
say,
Lazarus.
come
down
from
heftven,
nOr
did
he
say,
lJazarus,
corne
up
from
bdow.-.John
11:
1-46.
Lazarus
was
a
very
dead
man;
for
he
had
died
fo·ur
days
before
.Jeslls
came.
Yet
from
the
(li'\;ine
standpoint
he
was
asleep,
as
the
Master
declared;
that
is
to
say,
his
soul
was
not
destroyed.
According-
to
the
Scriptures,
the
80ul
cftn
be
put
out
of
existence.
On
one
()()casion
our
Lord
said
to
his
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(19-20)
\Vhen
we
consider
that
for
centuries
people
have
been
accustomed
to
confusion
in
respect
to
the
teachings
of
Scrip
ture,
it
is
natural
that
the
question
should
be
asked,
What
proof
1la",e
we
that
it
is
not
the
body
that
sleeps
in
depth,
and
that
meantime
the
soul
has
not
passed
on
to
the
hig'her
realms?
The
answer
is
tha,t
in
the
\Vord
of
God
we
find
no
suggestion
that
such
is
the
case.
The
Bible
says
nothing
Ibout
the
resurrection
of
the
body,
but
much
about
the
soul.
tepeatedly
the
Word
of
God
calls
death
a
sleep.
Every
night
he
body
sleep·s,
if
it
is
in
good
condition;
and
this
natural
leerp
of
the
body
is
Scripturally
used
to
illustrate
the
condi
ion
of
all
who
die
the
Adamic
death.
In
order
to
get
the
matter
clear
in
oUr
minds
we
must
o
back
to
the
beginning
and
see
what
the
soul
is.
First
of
all
we
read
in
the
Genesis
account
(1:
27)
that
God
crea,ted
man-not
man's
body,
but
man.
The
question
then
arises,
What
is
man?
\Vc
answer,
J\fan
is
not
so
much
avoirdupois,
but
an
in
telligent
b<;ing,
11
personality.
What
God
formed
out
of
the
dust
of
the
earth
was
not
man,
but
merely
a
form,
or
body,
that
would
be
made
into
man.
Then
into
its
nostrils
God
breathed
"the
breath
of
lives"-the
Hebrew
term
signifying
the
breath
or
vitality
common
to
all
animal
beings.
It
was
not
a
special
kind
of
life
different
from
that
which
the
lower
animals
have;
on
the
contrary,
it
was
the
same
kind
of
life
given
to
fish,
fowl
and
beasts-the
power
to
live.
The
same
kind
of
life
is
carried
forward
in
the
human
family
that
is
carried
forward
in
beasts.
This
vitality
com
mon
to
all
animal
creatures
infuses
the
body
and
thus
ener
gizes
it.
The
difference
between
man
and
the
lower
animals
is
that
while
they
have
the
same
kind
of
life
man
has
the
superior
brain.
Man's
head
is
shaped
differently;
therefore
he
can
think
of
SUbjects
about
whieh
the
lower
animals
can
not
think,
because
he
has
a
better
brain.
A
man
with
a
head
of
a
given
shape
cannot
think
with
the
,same
breadth
of
mind
as
a,
man
with
a
better
shaped
head-a
man
who
is
less
fallen.
Some
have
lost
more,
others
less,
of
the
original
perfection,
of
the
original
intelligence,
given
man
in
his
creation.
A
CANDLE
AS
AN
ILLUSTRATION
A
careful
examination
of
the
Genesis
a,ccount
of
man's
creation
reveals
the
fact
that
when
the
breath
came
into
the
body
which
God
had
formed
out
of
the
dust
of
the
ground,
the
comhinaltion
produced
soul,
,sentient
being,
with
person
ality.
The
body
in
itself
has
no
personality,
the
breath
of
life
has
no
power,
no
sentient
being,
but
when
the
two
came
together,
they
produced
sentient
being.
Perhapg
the
best
ilhlgtration
of
the
thought
is
afforded
by
a
candle.
The
candle
is
composed
of
tallow
or
wax
and
wick.
The
flame
is
produced
by
an
outside
power-the
spark
of
fire.
When
the
spark
is
a.pplied
to
tJ:1e
wi(k,
the
air
begins
to
combine
with
the
wax
or
the
tallow,
and
the
result
is
light.
Let
the
candle
rcpresent
the
body,
the
air
represent
the
breath
of
life--vitality-and
the
flame
the
being,
the
person
ality.
God
alone
can
strike
the
match-create
the
human
be
ing.
This
life
which
came
from
God
in
the
beginning
was
given
to
Adam
upon
certain
conditions,
certain
restrictions;
namely,
it
was
to
continuo
forever
if
man
remained
obedient
to
Go'd,
but
if
he
was
disobedient
God
would
take
hig
life
from
him.
Adam
was
disobedient,
and
his
soul
was
sentenced
to
death.
(Ezekiel
18:4,20)
It
was
not
the
body
that
sinned
and
was
sentenced
to
death,
while
the
soul
remained
pure.
On
the
contrary,
"The
soul
that
sinneth
it
shall
die."
The
sentence
of
death
prononnced
upon
Adam
affected
his
souL
As
it
was
the
spark
of
life
that
produced
the
soul,
so
the
taking
al\vay
of
the
spark
of
life
extinguished
the
soul.
To
revert
to
the
illustration
of
the
candle:
If
some
one
blow
upon
it,
the
flame
will
be
extinguished;
thus
is
produced
an
adverse
con
dition.
But
before
father
Adam
died,
before
the
flame
of
life
wag
fully
exting'uished,
he
had
imparted
the
spark
of
life
to
his
children;
and
these
in
turn
imparted
the
spark
of
life
to
theirs.
Thus
the
spark
of
life
has
been
transmitted
from
generation
to
generation.
In
the
illustration,
if
before
we
say,
"I
will
blowout
the
light
of
that
candle,"
it
has
been
used
to
light
other
canrlle8,
the
extinguishing
of
the
flame
of
the
first
canr]le
will
not
affect
the
others.
But
the
fad
that
the
transmitted
spark
of
life
was
ip,paired
ig
evident;
for
whereas
Adam
lived
nine
hundred
anrl
thirty
years
under
ad
verse
condition,
his
children
as
a
rule
could
not
live
neRrIy
so
long,
thirty-three
ye.arg
now
being
the
average
life-time.
Vou. XXXVI BROOKLYN, N. Y., JANUARY 15, 1915 No. 2 THE SOUL, NOT THE BODY, BROUGHT FORTH FROM THE TOMB “There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust.”—Acts 24:15, When we consider that for centuries people have been accustomed to confusion in respect to the teachings of Scripture, it is natural that the question should be asked, What proof have we that it is not the body that sleeps in deeth, and that meantime the soul has not passed on to the higher realms? The answer is that in the Word of God we find no suggestion that such is the case. The Bible says nothing bout the resurrection of the body, but much about the soul. Xepeatedly the Word of God calls death a sleep. Every night he body sleeps, if it is in good condition; and this natural leep of the body is Seripturally used to illustrate the condiion of all who die the Adamic death. In order to get the matter clear in our minds we must o back to the beginning and see what the soul is. First of all we read in the Genesis account (1:27) that God created man—not man’s body, but man. The question then arises, What is man? We answer, Man is not so much avoirdupois, but an intelligent being, a personality. What God formed out of the dust of the earth was not man, but merely a form, or body, that would be made into man. Then into its nostrils God breathed “the breath of lives’—the Hebrew term signifying the breath or vitality common to all animal beings. It was not a special kind of life different from that which the lower animals have; on the contrary, it was the same kind of life given to fish, fowl and beasts—the power to live. The same kind of life is carried forward in the human family that is carried forward in beasts. This vitality common to all animal creatures infuses the body and thus energizes it. The difference between man and the lower animals is that while they have the same kind of life man has the superior brain. Man’s head is shaped differently; therefore he can think of subjects about which the lower animals cannot think, because he has a better brain. A man with a head of a given shape cannot think with the same breadth of mind as aman with a better shaped head—a man who is less fallen. Some have lost more, others less, of the original perfection, of the original intelligence, given man in his creation. A CANDLE AS AN ILLUSTRATION A careful examination of the Genesis account of man’s creation reveals the fact that when the breath came into the body which God had formed out of the dust of the ground, the combination produced soul, sentient being, with personality. The body in itself has no personality, the breath of life has no power, no sentient being, but when the two came together, they produced sentient being. Perhaps the best illustration of the thought is afforded by a candle. The candle is composed of tallow or wax and wick. The flame is produced by an outside power—the spark of fire. When the spark is applied to the wick, the air begins to combine with the wax or the tallow, and the result is light. Let the candle represent the body, the air represent the breath of life—vitality—and the flame the being, the personality. God alone can strike the match—create the human being. This life which came from God in the beginning was given to Adam upon certain conditions, certain restrictions; namely, it was to continue forever if man remained obedient to God, but if he was disobedient God would take his life from him. Adam was disobedient, and his soul was sentenced to death. (Ezekiel 18:4, 20) It was not the body that sinned and was sentenced to death, while the soul remained pure. On the contrary, “The soul that sinneth it shall die.” The sentence of death pronounced upon Adam affected his soul. As it was the spark of life that produced the soul, so the taking anay of the spark of life extinguished the soul. To revert to the illustration of the candle: If some one blow upon it, the flame will be extinguished; thus is produced an adverse condition. But before father Adam died, before the flame of life was fully extinguished, he had imparted the spark of life to his children; and these in turn imparted the spark of life to theirs. Thus the spark of life has been transmitted from generation to generation. In the illustration, if before we sav, “I will blow out the light of that candle,” it has been used to light other candles, the extinguishing of the flame of the first candle will not affect the others. But the fact that the transmitted spark of life was irnaired is evident; for whereas Adam lived nine hundred and thirty years under adverse condition, his children as a rule could not live nearly so long, thirty-three years now being the average life-time. [5611] IN WHAT SENSE THE DEAD SLEEP Everywhere the Scriptures state that it is the soul that is dying. The question then might arise, If the soul dies, what hope of a future life has mankind? The Bible answers that from the beginning God foreknew all that would happen, and that already in his plan he had made arrangements whereby there would be a resuscitation, a re-quickening, of these human souls that have died. Nothing is beyond his knowledge or his power. Nowhere does he say that there will be a re-quickening of the body, but of the soul. The Sadducees of Jesus’ day did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. When, therefore, they heard that Jesus had said that all in the graves would ultimately hear his voice and come forth, they disputed his statement as foolish. Coming to him with a proposition which they thought would expose the fallacy of his teachings, they said to him, Suppose a woman had seven husbands, all of whom died before she did, whose wife would she be in the resurrection ?—Luke 20:27-40, Jesus replied that they erred because they neither understood the Scriptures nor appreciated the power of the Almighty. He reiterated his statement that there would be a resurrection of the dead, and reminded them that God had so implied in his message to Moses at the burning bush, when he said, “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” ‘lhe Master’s argument is that this statement is of itself a proof of the resurrection; for God surely would not. refer thus to beings forever blotted out of existence; that God’s purpose of a resurrection is fixed, unalterable, and that those whom men call dead “all live unto him’—-from God’s standpoint they are asleep, and not destroyed. The Word of God therefore speaks of the dead as sleeping. Throughout the Old Testament we read that different ones were gathered to their fathers or that they slept with their fathers. Did the body sleep? No, it was absolutely dead— returned to the dust from which it was created. What was it, then, that slept? That which slept was that which God recognized as the personality—the soul. The souls of both good and bad slept; for it is written that ‘‘there shall be a resurrection of the just and of the unjust.” Abraham’s fathers were not saintly men, but heathen. He was called out from amongst his kindred to be a servant of God. When Abraham was gathered to his fathers in death he went to the same place where they were—sheo! in the Old Testament, hades in the New—the tomb, the death state, Of all the kings of Israel, good and bad, and of the prophets, we read that they were gathered to their fathers. They are asleep in death. POINTS NOT USUALLY NOTICED When Jesus entered the room where the young daughter of Jairus lad dead, he declared, “Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.” He did not say that she was in heaven or in purgatory or in hell. He spoke in the same way about Lazarus, saying, “Lazarus sleepeth.” His disciples replied, “If he sleep, he shall do well.” They had not understood the Master’s words. Finally Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. . . . Nevertheless, let us go unto him.” So they went to the tomb where Lazarus was. When Jesus met Martha and Mary, he did not tell them that Lazarus was in heaven, with a harp in his hands, ete.— nothing of the kind. What he said was, “Thy brother shall rise again;” thy brother shall live again. Martha replied, “TI know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day”’—the great day, the seventh thousand-year day, the day of Christ’s kingdom, when all the dead will be due to come forth. To encourage her, Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life”’—there will be no resurrection except by my power—why not ask me now? But Martha. did not get the thought; for Jesus said, “Where have ye laid him?” Martha and Mary took our Lord to where Lazarus was. When Jesus gave command that the stone he rolled away from the tomb, Martha protested, saying that since her brother had then been dead four days, corruption must have set in. We read that Jesus said, “Lazarus, come forth’—out of the cave where he had been laid. Jesus did not say, Lazarus, come down from heaven, nor did he say, Lazarus, come up from below —John 112:1-46. Lazarus was a very dead man; for he had died four days before Jesus came. Yet from the divine standpoint he was asleep, as the Master declared; that is to say, his soul was not destroyed. According to the Scriptures, the soul can be put out of existence. On one occasion our Lord said to his (19-20)
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