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this life only we have hopein Christ, corruption, and this mortal shall
we are of all men most misera- have put on immortality, then
ble. But now is Christ risen from shall be brought to pass the say-
the dead, and become the first-ing that is written, Death is swal-
fruits of them that slept. For lowed up in victory. O death,
since by man came death, by man where is thy sting? O grave,
came also the resurrection of the where is thy victory? The sting
dead. For as in Adam all die, of death is sin; and the strength

of sin is the law.

in you, and ye shall live; and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

Matth. xxvii, 52, 53. And the bodies of the saints which slept graves were opened; and many

arose, And came out of the graves the holy city, and appeared after his resurrection, and went unto many.

even so in Christ shall all be made
alive. But every man in his own
Phil. iii, 11, 21. If by any means
order: Christ the first - fruits; I might attain unto the resurrec-into
afterward they that are Christ's tion of the dead. Who shall
at his coming. And as we have change our vile body, that it may
borne the image of the earthy, we be fashioned like unto his glorious
shall also bear the image of the body, according to the working
heavenly. Now this I say, breth-whereby he is able even to subdue
ren, that flesh and blood cannot all things unto himself.
inherit the kingdom of God;
neither doth corruption inherit
incorruption.

MODE AND RESULT. Luke xx, 33-36. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering, said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

John v, 25. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

1 Thess. iv, 13, 14, 17, 18. Eat I would not have you to be igno rant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died, and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

ALLUSIONS, ETC.

Ezek. xxxvii, 1, 7-14. The hand carried me out in the spirit of the of the LORD was upon me, and LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones. So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, 1 Cor. xvi, 42-48, 51-56. So also there was a noise, and behold a is the resurrection of the dead: it shaking, and the bones came tois sown in corruption, it is raised gether, boue to his bone. And in incorruption: It is sown in when I beheld, lo, the sinews and dishonour, it is raised in glory: it the flesh came up upon them, and is sown in weakness, it is raised the skin covered them above: but in power: It is sown a natural there was no breath in them. body, it is raised a spiritual body. Then said he unto me, Prophesy There is a natural body, and there unto the wind, prophesy, son of is a spiritual body. And so it is man, and say to the wind, Thus written, The first man Adam was saith the Lord God; come from made a living soul, the last Adam the four winds, O'breath, and was made a quickening spirit. breathe upon these slain, that Howbeit that cas not first winch they may live. So I prophesied is spiritual, but that which is as he commanded me, and the natural; and afterward that which breath came into them, and they is spiritual. The first man is of lived, and stood up upon their the earth, earthy; the second man feet, an exceeding great army, is the Lord from heaven. As is Then he said unto me, Son of the earthly, such are they also man, these bones are the whole that are earthy: and as is the house of Israel: behold, they say, heavenly, such are they also that Our bones are dried, and our are heavenly. Behold, I shew hope is lost: we are cut off for our you a mystery; We shall not all parts. Therefore prophesy and sleep, but we shall all be changed, say unto them, Thus saith the Lord In a moment, in the twinkling of GOD, Behold, O my people, I will an eye, at the last trump; (for the open your graves, and cause you trumpet shall sound;) and the dead to come up out of your graves shall be raised incorruptible, and and bring you into the land of we shall be changed. For this Israel: And ye shall know that I corruptible must put on incor-am the LORD, when I have opened ruption, and this mortal must put your graves, O my people, and on immortality. So when this bought you up out of your corruptible shall have put on in-graves, And shall put my Spirit

Jews therefore knew that he was John xii, 9. Much people of the there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

Rom. viii, 19-23. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope; Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now: And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting demption of our body. for the adoption, to wit, the re

OBJECTIONS AND THEIR

REFUTATION.

Matth. xxii 23-33. The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. And last of all the woman died also. Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of seven? for they all had her. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saylug, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. And when the multitude heard this,

the

Luke xx, 27. Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection.

Acts xvii, 32. And when they heard of the resurrection of the deal, some mocked. and others Baid, We will hear thee again of this matter.

Acts xxiii, 6-8. But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. And when he had so said, there arose a dissenBion between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.

Luke x, 14. But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.

Acts xvii, 31. Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Lord cometh with, ten thousand of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungolly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Rev. xi, 18. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, an the time of the dead,

that they should be julged, and that thou shouldest give reward and to the saints, and them that unto thy servants the prophets,

fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Rom. II, 3, 6. And thinkest thou this. O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God. Who will render to every man according to his deeds. Rom. xiv, 11, 12. For it is writ-small and great, stand before God: Rev. xx, 12. And I saw the dead, ten, As I live, saith the Lord, and the books were opened; and every knee shall bow to me, and another book was opened, which every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give is the book of life: and the dead account of himself to God.

Eph. vi, 8. Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be boud or free,

2 Cor. v, 10. For we must all ap1 Cor. xv, 12, 35-33. Now, if pear before the judgment-seat of Christ be preached that he rose Christ; that every one may receive from the dead, how say some the things done in his body, acamong you that there is no resur-cording to that he hath done, rection of the dead? But some whether it be good or bad. man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

2 Tim. ii,18. Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

THE JUDGMENT. Eccles. iii, 17. I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose,

and for every work.

Eccles. xii, 14. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. Matth. xix, 28. And Jesus said unto them Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Matth. xxv, 31-33. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him, shall be gathered all natious; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goals: And

Phil. iv, 5. Let your moderaion be known unto all men. The

Lord is at hand.

Col. iii, 25. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

1 Thess. v, 1-4. But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden' destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

2 Thess. ii, 1, 2. Now we beseech you, brethren. by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of

were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

ALLUSIONS, ETC.

Isa. xxiv, 19, 20. The earth is

utterly broken down, the earth is

clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. The earth shall reel to and iro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

Isa. xxxiv, 4. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig-tree.

Jeel ii, 30, 31. And I will shew wende s in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the

moon into blood, before the great

and the terrible day of the LORD

come.

Joel iii, 1, 2, 11, 12, 14. For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem. I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted and come, all ye heathen, and my land. Assemble yourselves, gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jeho Jude 14, 15. And Enoch also, shaphat: for there will I sit to the seventh from Adam, prophe-judge all the heathen round sied of these, saving, Behold, the about. Multitudes, multitudes in

Christ is at hand.

Heb. ix, 27. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.

1 Pet. iv, 5. Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

more exceeding and eternal weight of glory: While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things

which are not seen are eternal.

1 Peter i, 4. To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you.

1 John ii, 25. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

Rev. xxi, 4. And God shall wipe all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Rev. vii, 15-17. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on For the them, nor any heat. Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Rev. xxi, 22, 23. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Rev. xxii, 4, 5. And they shall see his face, and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

OCCUPATIONS.

Rev. iv, 9, 10. And when those beasts give glory, and honour, and thanks, to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever. The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying.

Rev. v, 14. And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and wor

shipped him that liveth for ever
and ever.

Rev. viii, 1. And when he had
opened the seventh seal, there
was silence in heaven about the
space of half an hour.

Rev. xi, 16. And the four and
twenty elders, which sat before
God on their seats, fell upon their
faces, and worshipped God.

Rev. xv, 3, 4. And they sing the
song of Moses the servant of God,
and the song of the Lamb, saying,
Great and marvellous are thy
works, Lord God Almighty; just
are thy ways, thou
and true
King of saints. Who shall not
fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy
name? for thou only art holy: for
all nations shall come and worship
before thee; for thy judgments are
made manifest.

Rev. xix. 4, 5. And the four and
twenty elders, and the four beasts,
fell down and worshipped God
that sat on the throne, saying,
Amen; Alleluia. And a voice
came out of the throne, saying,
Praise our God, all ye his servants,
and ye that fear him, both small
and great.

OTHER VIEWS OF HEAVEN,

Isa. lxv, 17. For, behold, I create new heavens, and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

John xiv, 2-4. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

2 Peter ill, 13. Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Rev. xv, 2, And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

Rev. xxi, 1, 12-21, 24-27. And I
saw a new heaven and a new

earth: for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and
there was no more sea.
And had
a wall great and high, and had
twelve gates, and at the gates
twelve angels, and names written
thereon, which are the names of
the twelve tribes of the children
of Israel. On the cast, three gates;
on the north, three gates; on the
south, three gates; and on the
west, three gates. And the wall

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of the city had twelve foundations,
and in them the names of the
twelve apostles of the Lamb. And
he that talked with me had a
golden reed to measure the city,
and the gates thereof, and the
wall thereof. And the city lieth
four-square, and the length is as
large as the breadth. And he
measured the city with the reed,
twelve thousand furlongs. The
length, and the breadth, and the
height of it are equal. And he
measured the wall thereof, an
hundred and forty and four cubits,
according to the measure of a
man, that is, of the angel. And
the building of the wall of it was
of jasper; and the city was pure
gold, like unto clear glass. And
the foundations of the wall of the
city were garnished with all man-
ner of precious stones. The first
foundation was jasper; the second,
sapphire; the third, a chalcedony;
the fourth, an emerald; The fifth,
sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the
seventh, chrysolite; the eighth,
beryl; the ninth, a topaz, the tenth,
a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a
jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
And the twelve gates were twelve
pearls; every several gate was of
one pearl: and the street of the
city was pure gold, as it were
transparent glass. And the na-
tions of them which are saved
shall walk in the light of it; and
the kings of the earth do bring
their glory and honour into it.
And the gates of it shall not be
shut at all by day: for there shall
be no night there. And they shall
bring the glory and honour of the
nations into it. And there shall
in no wise enter into it any thing
that defileth, neither whatsoever
worketh abomination, or maketh
a lie; but they which are written
in the Lamb's book of iile.

HELL.

THE PLACE OF THE
FINALLY WICKED.

Ps. ix, 17. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Ps. Iv, 15. Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

Ps. lxxxvi, 13. For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

Ps. cxix, 155. Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.

Prov. vii, 27. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Prov. ix, 18. But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and

Prov. xv, 24. The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

Isa. v, 14. Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

Matth. xiii, 40-42. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end

of this world. The son of man

shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Matth. xxv, 30. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

in danger of the judgment: and
whosoever shall say to his brother,
Raca, shall be in danger of the
council: but whosoever shall say,
Thou fool, shall be in danger of

hell fire.

Matth. viii, 12. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and guashing of teeth.

Matth. xiii, 49, 50. So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Luke xii, 46. The lord of that servant will come in a day when hour when he is not aware, and he looketh not for him, and at an will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

Luke xiii, 28. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and

Luke x, 12, 15. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. And thou, Caper-you yourselves thrust out. naum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.

Luke xx, 47. Which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

Rom. 11, 8. 9. But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation, and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile.

Rey. xx, 10. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Rev. xxi, 8. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abo minable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Rev. xxii, 15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and Idolaters, and whosoever 'loveth and maketh a lie.

ITS FIRE AND MISERY.

Deut. xxxii, 22. For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Matth. v, 22. But I say unto you' That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be

Luke xvi, 23, 24. And in hell he
ments, and seeth Abraham afar
lifted up his eyes, being in tor-
off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And he cried, and said, Father
Abraham, have mercy on me, and
send Lazarus, that he may dip the
tip of his finger in water, and cool
my tongue; for I am tormented in
this flame.

righteous thing with God to re-
2 Thess. 1, 6-8. Seeing it is a
compense tribulation to them that
trouble you: And to you who are
troubled rest with us, when the
Lord Jesus shall be revealed from
heaven with his mighty angels,
on them that know not God, and
In flaming fire taking vengeance
Lord Jesus Christ.
that obey not the gospel of our

Heb. x, 31. It is a fearful thing
to fall into the hands of the living
God.

Rev. xiv, 9, 10, And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be in the presence of the holy angels, tormented with fire and brimstone and in the presence of the Lamb

Rev. xix, 19, 20. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet

that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast) alive into a lake of fire burning/ with brimstone.

ITS MISERY ETERNAL. Isa. lxvi, 24. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

Matth. xxv, 41. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.

punished with everlasting destruc2 Thess. i, 9, 10. Who shall be tion from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power, When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

Rev. xiv, 11. And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for rest day nor night, who worship ever and ever: and they have no the beast and his image, and whosover receiveth the mark of his name.

Alleluia. And her smoke rose up. Rev. xix, 3. And again they said, for ever and ever.

LESSONS.

Matth. x, 28. And fear not them able to kill the soul: but rather which kill the body, but are not fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

offend thee, cut it off: it is better Mark ix, 43-48. And if thy hand for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched; Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into, the fire that never shall be quenched; Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine eye of fend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom two eyes to be cast into hell-fire; of God with one eye, than having Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

the terror of the Lord, we per2 Cor. v, 11. Knowing therefore suade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.