In this collection are gathered four writings by J. N. Andrews, on the topic of “Conditional Immortality.” This topic includes discussions on the nature of the soul, death, hell, and communications with supposed “departed souls.”
There are many reasons why the truth about man’s natural mortality is an important pillar in the Advent faith:
- It shows that eternal life is only in Christ, thus exalting Him, through the gospel, as the only life-giver (second
Adam) to the human race. - It reiterates the truth that sin leads to death. Satan had deceived Eve by saying, “You shall not surely die.” The doctrine of the “immortality of the soul” carries on this lie. But the truth on man’s mortality shows that God was not lying, and that sin is only a curse, and the source of all other curses. Thus, it proves that God is the life-giver, and sin is the life-taker.
- It exposes the fallacy of spiritualism, which is communication with dead people who are supposedly in heaven. Thus it shuts the door to one of Satan’s most devious deceptions.
- It highlights the importance of the Judgment, which must take place before the resurrection, and the giving of rewards. No one passes directly to heaven at death, for all must go through the Judgment first.
- It re-establishes the apostolic hope in the resurrection as the time when the saints will be reunited with Christ and their fellow believers.
- It exposes the error of an “eternally burning hell” which had darkened the character of God for centuries.
For all these reasons, this truth takes its place as part of the “everlasting gospel” message, which is to fill the Earth with glory, before the second advent of our Lord Jesus Christ. 97p
Contents
- Departing and Being with Christ
- The Rich Man and Lazarus
- Samuel and the Witch of Endor
- Thoughts for the Candid
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