CHURCH MILITANT AND TRIUMPHANT § 172. Inasmuch as the ministers of the Church and all its members are enlisted in continual warfare against the devil, 1 the world 2 and the flesh, 3 as against enemies ever bent upon frustrating …
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173 – Predestination and the Salvation of the Elect
PREDESTINATION AND THE SALVATION OF THE ELECT § 173. The entire work of leading those who shall constitute the Church triumphant from a state of sin and wrath and spiritual death, through a state of faith and grace and spiritual life, …
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Ash Wednesday
“As often as ye eat this bread and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord’s death till He come“. —1 Corinthians 11:26. As they were eating, when the paschal meal was about over, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and …
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174 – ESCHATOLOGY
ESCHATOLOGY DEFINITION § 174. Eschatology is the doctrine of Holy Scripture concerning the end of temporal life, the second advent of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, final judgment, the consummation of all things, the everlasting damnation of the wicked, …
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175 – Temporal Death
TEMPORAL DEATH § 175.Temporal death is the termination of man’s temporal life by the separation 1 of his immortal soul 2 from his mortal body 3. 1. Temporal death is the termination of man’s temporal life by the separation… Luke …
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176 – Death of the Wicked
DEATH OF THE WICKED § 176. The temporal death of the wicked is a consequence 1 and punishment 2 of sin, and the transition of the soul spiritually dead into eternal death.3. 1. The temporal death of the wicked is a …
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177 – Death of Believers
DEATH OF BELIEVERS §177. Though the temporal death of believers is also a consequence of sin,1 it is no longer a punishment of sin,2 but rather the cessation from sinning,3 and a transition from a spiritual life of faith …
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178 – The Last Generation
THE LAST GENERATION § 178. Temporal death is not the future lot of all mankind, inasmuch as a generation of men will live 1 to witness the second coming of Christ.2 1. Temporal death is not the future lot of all mankind, …
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179 – Signs of the Last Times
SIGNS OF THE LAST TIMES § 179. The predicted 1 second visible 2 advent of Christ may be expected at any time, 3 since all the signs which are to remind us of His coming 4 have been fulfilled or …
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180 – Purpose of the Second Advent
PURPOSE OF THE SECOND ADVENT § 180. The purpose of the second coming of Christ is not the establishment of a millennial kingdom on earth, 1 but the resurrection of all the dead, 2 the final judgment, 3 and the …
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