The Harp of God: Proof Conclusive That Millions Now Living Will Never Die — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
The Harp of God: Proof Conclusive That Millions Now Living Will Never Die
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Would eternal torment accomplish any good? Would it result to the glory
of God? ¶ 71.
Could any creature be eternally tormented contrary to the will of God?
¶ 72.
Could a reasonable God torture any creature? ¶ 72.
Why would not a sane person torture his child or his dog? ¶ 73.
Since the Scriptures declare that God is love, could he torment a
creature? ¶ 73.
Why is the doctrine of eternal torture unreasonable? ¶ 74.
Why is the doctrine of eternal torture unjust? ¶ 75.
Why is the doctrine of eternal torment devoid of love? ¶¶ 76-79.
What is the difference between everlasting torment and everlasting
punishment? ¶ 81.
What is the severest punishment inflicted for the violation of human
laws? ¶ 81.
What is the severest punishment God inflicts for the violation of his
laws? ¶ 81.
Could God change the penalty for the violation of his law after the
penalty has been once fixed and the law violated? and if not, why not?
¶ 82.
Do not the wicked go to hell? ¶ 84.
What is the meaning of the English word hell? and from what words has it
been translated? ¶ 84.
What did Job say about going to hell? ¶ 85.
Is anyone conscious while in hell? ¶ 85.
What did Jacob say about going to hell? and whom did he expect to meet
there? ¶ 86.
If hell means a place of fiery torment, how could Jacob preserve his
gray hairs there? ¶ 87.
Jesus went to hell, as the Scriptures declare. If hell is a place of
eternal torment, how could Jesus get out? ¶ 88.
What religion did God establish on earth? ¶ 89.
What religion did Satan establish on earth? ¶ 89.
What does Jehovah's Word say about burning children in fires as
offerings to Baal? ¶ 89.
To whom did the heathen sacrifice their children? ¶ 89.
What has been Satan's purpose in teaching the false religion? ¶ 89.
What punishment has God fixed for the willfully wicked? Give Scriptural
proof. ¶ 90.
What is man's duty toward God and toward his fellow men in regard to
teaching the doctrine of eternal torment? ¶ 91.
How are we affected by a proper understanding of the manifestation of
divine justice? ¶ 91.
WITHOUT THE GATES
Alas! how changed from bowers of Paradise
That desolate region, overgrown with thorn
And thistle rank--a trackless waste forlorn,
Unblessed by God, o'erarched by sullen skies,
There stand that guilty pair, now sadly wise,
Their hearts with grief, their feet with briers torn,
Vainly their faded innocence they mourn,
And toward the gates of Eden turn their eyes.
No more to see the beauty and the bloom
Of that blest garden was to sinners given;
To weep and labor wearily their doom,
Out of God's holy, blissful presence driven,
Till through life's sorrows, and death's dust and gloom,
By woman's promised seed they're blest of heaven.
--_Pollok_.
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CHAPTER IV
String 3: _The Abrahamic Promise_