Part 15
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.... Then returned they unto Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet. (Acts 1 : 9, 12.)
He Ascended from Bethany.
And he led them out as far as to Bethany; and he lifted up his hands and blessed them. And it came to pass while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. (Luke 24 : 50, 51.)
Did he Ascend from Either Place?
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief.... So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven. (Mark 16 : 14, 19.)
Paul's Attendants Heard the Voice, and Stood Speechless.
And the men which journeyed with him [Paul] stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no man. (Acts 9 : 7.)
His Attendants Heard Not the Voice, and were Prostrate.
And they that were with me saw indeed the light and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. (Acts 22 : 9.)
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice. (Acts 26 : 14.)
Abraham Departed to go into Canaan.
And Abram took Sarah, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, ... and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan, and into the land of Canaan they came. (Gen. 12 : 5.)
Abraham Went not Knowing Where.
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. (Heb. 11 : 8.)
Abraham had Two Sons.
Abraham had two sons; one by a bond-maid, the other by a free woman. (Gal. 4 : 22.)
Abraham had but One Son.
By faith, Abraham when he was tried offered up Isaac, ... his only begotten son. (Heb. 11 : 17.)
Keturah was Abraham's Wife.
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. (Gen. 25 : 1.)
Keturah was Abraham's Concubine.
The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine. (1 Chron. 1 : 32.)
Abraham Begat a Son when he was a Hundred Years Old, by the Interposition of Providence.
Sarah conceived and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. (Gen. 21 : 2.)
And being not weak in the faith, he considered not his own body, now dead, when he was about a hundred years old. (Rom. 4 : 19.)
Therefore sprang there from one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky. (Heb. 11 : 12.)
Abraham Begat Six Children More After he was a Hundred Years Old, Without any Interposition of Providence.
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah; and she bare him Zimram, and Jockshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. (Gen. 25 : 1, 2.)
Jacob Bought a Sepulcher of the Sons of Hamor.
And the bones of Joseph ... buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. (Josh. 24 : 32.)
Abraham Bought it of the Sons of Emmor.
In the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor, the father of Sychem. (Acts 7 : 16.)
God Promised the Land of Canaan to Abraham and his Seed.
And the Lord said unto Abraham,... All the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever.... Unto thee and to thy seed after thee. (Gen. 13 : 14, 15, and 17 : 8.)
Abraham and his Seed Never Received the Promised Land.
And he gave him [Abraham] none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. (Acts 7 : 5.)
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.... These all died in faith, not having received the promises. (Heb. 11 : 9, 13.)
Baasha Died in the Twenty-sixth Year of Asa.
So Baasha slept with his fathers, ... and Elah, his son, reigned in his stead.... In the twenty and sixth year of Asa, king of Judah, began Elah to reign over Israel. (1 Kings 16 : 6, 8.)
Baasha did Not Die in the Twenty-sixth Year of Asa.
In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha, king of Israel, came up against Judah. (2 Chron. 16 : 1.)
Ahaziah was the Youngest Son of Jehoram.
And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his [Jehoram's] youngest son, king in his stead; for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. (2 Chron. 22 : 1.)
Ahaziah was Not the Youngest Son of Jehoram.
The Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, ... and they came up into Judah ... and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. (2 Chron. 21 : 16, 17.)
Ahaziah was Twenty-two Years Old when he Began to Reign, being Eighteen Years Younger than his Father.
Thirty and two years old was he [Jehoram] when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.... And Ahaziah reigned in his stead.... Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign. (2 Kings 8 : 17, 24, 26.)
Ahaziah was Forty-two Years Old when he Began to Reign, being Two Years Older than his Father.
Thirty and two years old was he [Jehoram] when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son, king in his stead. Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign. (2 Chron. 21 : 20, and 22 : 1, 2.)
Michal had No Child.
Therefore Michal, the daughter of Saul, had no child unto the day of her death. (2 Sam. 6 : 23.)
Michal had Five Children.
The five sons of Michal, the daughter of Saul. (2 Sam. 21 : 8.)
David was Tempted by the Lord to Number the People.
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. (2 Sam. 24 : 1.)
David was Tempted by Satan to Number the People.
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. (1 Chron. 21 : 1.)
There were 800,000 Warriors of Israel and 500,000 of Judah.
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king; and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah five hundred thousand men. (2 Sam. 24 : 9.)
There were 1,100,000 of Israel and 470,000 of Judah.
And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand [1,100,000] men that drew the sword; and Judah was four hundred three score and ten thousand [470,000] men that drew the sword. (1 Chron. 21 : 5.)
David Sinned in Numbering the People.
And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done. (2 Sam. 24 : 10.)
David Never Sinned except in the Matter of Uriah.
David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. (1 Kings 15 : 5.)
David Slew 700 Syrian Charioteers and 40,000 Horsemen.
And David slew the men of the seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen. (2 Sam. 10 : 18.)
David Slew 7,000 Syrian Charioteers and 40,000 Footmen.
And David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen. (1 Chron. 19 : 18.)
David Paid for a Threshing Floor Fifty Shekels of Silver.
So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. (2 Sam. 24 : 24.)
David Paid for it Six Hundred Shekels of Gold.
So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold. (1 Chron. 21 : 25.)
Goliath was Slain by David.
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath.... So David ... smote the Philistine and slew him. (1 Sam. 17 : 4, 50.)
Goliath was Slain by Elhanan.
Elhanan, the son of Jaare-origim, a Bethlehemite, slew ["the brother of," supplied by the translators] Goliath the Gittite. (2 Sam. 21 : 19.)
SPECULATIVE DOCTRINES.
Christ is Equal with God.
I and my Father are one. (John 10 : 30.)
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. (Phil. 2 : 6.)
Christ is Not Equal with God.
My Father is greater than I. (John 14 : 28.)
Of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. (Mat. 24 : 36.)
Christ Judged Men.
The Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment to the Son.... As I hear I judge. (John 5 : 22, 30.)
Christ Judged No Man.
I judge no man. (John 8 : 15.)
If any man hear my words and believe not, I judge him not; for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. (John 12 : 47.)
Jesus was All Powerful.
All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. (Mat. 28 : 18.)
The Father loveth the son, and hath given all things into his hand. (John 3 : 35.)
Jesus was Not All Powerful.
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands on a few sick folk and healed them. (Mark 6 : 5.)
The Law was Superceded by the Christian Dispensation.
The law and the prophets were until John; since that time the kingdom of God is preached. (Luke 16 : 16.)
Having abolished in the flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances. (Eph. 2 : 15.)
But now we are delivered from the law. (Rom. 7 : 6.)
The Law was Not Superceded by the Christian Dispensation.
I come not to destroy but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. (Mat. 5 : 17, 18, 19.)
Christ's Mission was Peace.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, Glory to God In the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (Luke 2 : 13, 14.)
And thou, child, shall be called the Prophet of the Highest.... To guide our feet into the way of peace. (Luke 1 : 76, 79.)
And his name shall be called ... The Prince of Peace. (Is. 9 : 6.)
Christ's Mission was Not Peace.
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. (Mat. 10 : 34.)
I am come to send fire on the earth. (Luke 12 : 49.)
Christ Received not Testimony from Man.
Ye sent unto John and he bare witness unto the truth. But I receive not testimony from man. (John 5 : 33, 34.)
Christ Did Receive Testimony from Man.
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. (John 15 : 27.)
Christ's Witness of Himself is True.
I am one that bear witness of myself.... Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true. (John 8 : 18, 14.)
Christ's Witness of Himself is Not True.
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. (John 5 : 31.)
It was Lawful for the Jews to Put Jesus to Death.
The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die. (John 19 : 7.)
It was Not Lawful for the Jews to Put him to Death.
The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death. (John 18 : 31.)
Children are Punished for the Sins of their Parents.
I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquities of the fathers upon the children. (Ex. 20 : 5.)
Because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. (2 Sam. 12 : 14.)
Children are Not Punished for the Sins of their Parents.
The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father. (Ezek. 18 : 20.)
Neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. (Deut. 24 : 16.)
Man is Justified by Faith Alone.
By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified. (Rom. 3 : 20.)
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ. (Gal. 2 : 16.)
The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith. (Gal. 3 : 11, 12.)
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory. (Rom. 4 : 2.)
Man is Not Justified by Faith Alone.
Was not Abraham our father justified by works?... Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. (James 2 : 21, 24.)
The doers of the law shall be justified. (Rom. 2 : 13.)
It is Impossible to Fall from Grace.
And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand. (John 10 : 28.)
Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 8 : 38, 39.)
It is Possible to Fall from Grace.
But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned; in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. (Ezek. 18 : 24.)
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance. (Heb. 6 : 4, 5, 6.)
For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. (2 Peter 2 : 20, 21.)
No Man is Without Sin.
For there is no man that sinneth not. (1 Kings 8 : 46.)
Who can say, I have made my heart clean; I am pure from my sin? (Prov. 20 : 9.)
For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not. (Eccl. 7 : 20.)
There is none righteous, no, not one. (Rom. 3 : 10.)
Christians are Sinless.
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; ... he cannot sin, because he is born of God.... Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not.... He that committeth sin is of the devil. (1 John 3 : 9, 6, 8.)
There is to be a Resurrection of the Dead.
The trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised. (1 Cor. 15 : 52.)
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; ... and they were judged, every man according to their works. (Rev. 20 : 12, 13.)
The hour is coming in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth. (John 5 : 28, 29.)
For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised. (1 Cor. 15 : 16.)
There is to be no Resurrection of the Dead.
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away, so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. (Job 7 : 9.)
The dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward. (Eccl. 9 : 5.)
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise. (Is. 26 : 14.)
Reward and Punishment to be Bestowed in this World.
Behold the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth, much more the wicked and the sinner. (Prov. 11 : 31.)
Reward and Punishment to be Bestowed in the Next World.
And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (Rev. 20 : 12.)
Then he shall reward every man according to his works. (Mat. 16 : 27.)
According to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. (2 Cor. 5 : 10.)
Annihilation the Portion of all Mankind.
Why died not I from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?... For now should I have lain still and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest, with kings and counselors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves; or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver; or as a hidden, untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw the light. There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary be at rest.... The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master. Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul, which long for death, but it cometh not, ... which rejoice exceedingly and are glad, when they can find the grave? (Job. 3 : 11, 13-17, 19-22.)
The dead know not anything.... For there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest. (Eccl. 9 : 5, 10.)
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth the beasts, even one thing befalleth them; as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast.... All go unto one place. (Eccl. 3 : 19, 20.)
Endless Misery the Portion of a Part of Mankind.
These shall go away into everlasting punishment. (Mat. 25 : 46.)
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.... And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20 : 10, 15.)
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up forever and ever. (Rev. 14 : 11.)
And many of them that sleep in the dust shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. (Dan. 12 : 2.)
The Earth is to be Destroyed.
The earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. (2 Peter 3 : 10.)
They shall perish, but thou remainest. (Heb. 1 : 11.)
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was no place found for them. (Rev. 20 : 11.)
The Earth is Never to be Destroyed.
Who laid the foundations of the earth that it should not be removed forever. (Ps. 104 : 5.)
But the earth abideth forever. (Eccl. 1 : 4.)
No Evil Shall Happen to the Godly.
There shall no evil happen to the just. (Prov. 12 : 21.)
Who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? (1 Peter 3 : 13.)
Evil Does Happen to the Godly.
Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. (Heb. 12 : 6.)
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and upright man?... So went Satan forth ... and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. (Job 2 : 3, 7.)
Worldly Good and Prosperity the Lot of the Godly.
There shall no evil happen to the just. (Prov. 12 : 21.)
For the Lord loveth judgment and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved forever.... The wicked watcheth the righteous and seeketh to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.... Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace. (Ps. 37 : 28, 32, 33, 37.)
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly.... Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Ps. 1 : 1, 3.)
And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. (Gen. 39 : 2.)
So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. (Job 42 : 12.)
Worldly Misery and Destitution the Lot of the Godly.
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword; they wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; ... they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. (Heb. 11 : 37, 38.)
These are they which came out of great tribulation. (Rev. 7 : 14.)
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. (2 Tim. 3 : 12.)
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. (Luke 21 : 17.)
Worldly Prosperity a Blessing and a Reward of Righteousness.
There is no man that hath left house or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the gospel's, but he shall receive a hundred-fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands. (Mark 10 : 29, 30.)
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread. (Ps. 37 : 25.)
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord.... Wealth and riches shall be in his house. (Ps. 112 : 1, 3.)
If thou return unto the Almighty, thou shalt be built up.... Then thou shalt lay up gold as dust. (Job 22 : 23, 24.)
In the house of the righteous is much treasure. (Prov. 15 : 6.)
Worldly Prosperity a Curse and a Bar to Future Reward.
Blessed be ye poor. (Luke 6 : 20.)
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth.... For where your treasure is there will your heart be also. (Mat. 6 : 19, 21.)
And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. (Luke 16 : 22.)
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (Mat. 19 : 24.)
Wo unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. (Luke 6 : 24.)
The Christian Yoke is Easy.
Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you.... For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (Mat. 11 : 28-30.)
Who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? (1 Peter 3 : 13.)
The Christian Yoke is Not Easy.
In the world ye shall have tribulation. (John 16 : 33.)
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. (2 Tim. 3 : 12.)
Whom the Lord loveth be chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.... But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons. (Heb. 12 : 6, 8.)
The Fruit of God's Spirit is Love and Gentleness.
The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness. (Gal. 5 : 22.)
The Fruit of God's Spirit is Vengeance and Fury.
And the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him.... And he ... slew a thousand men. (Judges 15 : 14, 15.)
And it came to pass on the morrow that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, ... and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. (1 Sam. 18 : 10, 11.)
Prosperity and Longevity Enjoyed by the Wicked.
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear. (Job 21 : 7, 8, 9.)
They [men of the world] are full of children and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. (Ps. 17 : 14.)
I was envious at the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.... They are not in trouble as other men.... Behold, these are the ungodly who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. (Ps. 73 : 3, 5, 12.)
There is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. (Eccl. 7 : 15.)
Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? (Jer. 12 : 1.)
Prosperity and Longevity Denied to the Wicked.
The light of the wicked shall be put out.... Terrors shall make him afraid on every side.... He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. (Job. 18 : 5, 12, 18, 19.)
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days. (Eccl. 8 : 23.)
Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. (Ps. 55 : 23.)
The years of the wicked shall be shortened. (Prov. 10 : 27.)
They [the hypocrites] die in youth. (Job. 36 : 14.)
Be not over much wicked, neither be foolish; why shouldst thou die before your time? (Eccl. 7 : 17.)