The Revelation of Jesus Christ - The Herald

forever the associate and representative of the Father, through whom and by whom all
things should continue, as He was the one through whom all things were made that were
made."
All the blessings that are associated with life everlasting in a perfect earth home, with no
sin to mar its blessedness, is comprehended in the words, "the water from the fountain of
life." The everlasting life, enjoyed by the Bride, the Lamb's Wife, will be like unto her
Lord's--immortal, that is, life inherent, life not dependent. This life which will be the
reward of the final overcomers of the Millennial times, while everlasting, will be a
dependent life; it will need ever to be supplied and renewed by drinking of the life-giving
fountain. However, we have the Divine assurance that when the restitution work of the
Millennial Age will be completed there will be no more death.
The words of the Son of God that follow: "The conqueror shall inherit these things; and I
will be to him a God, and he shall be to Me a son," are not addressed to the Church of the
present time, for this class have the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ as their
Father. Christ is called in one of the Old Testament prophecies "The Everlasting Father"
(life giver), and He is the one who bestows this life to the overcomers of the restitution
times. All these, therefore, who receive the everlasting life in the Millennial Age, look to
Him as the One who gave them this life. These are not invited to inherit the Heavenly
Kingdom, prepared for the Joint-heirs. The promise to the Millennial overcomers is the
kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world, the earthly paradise, which
was lost through Adam. All who will have been restored at the close of restitution times
will be those who have accepted Christ's gracious favors and have been regenerated by
Him, thus becoming sons.--See Isa. 9:6.
"The wages of sin is death"
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, 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."--Ver. 8.
We have in this verse described the end of those who fail to profit by the instruction and
corrective discipline of the great Judgment or Trial Day. These have permitted to develop
in them the evil characteristics described in this verse. Their characters are fixed, settled;
therefore, their cases are hopeless, so far as their ever changing is concerned. This is the
last utterance of the Great Judge concerning their final punishment. What do these words
teach? Some tell us they teach eternal torment; and those who so teach, believe that all the
trial or probation that any living soul will have is that which he has in this present life.
These also allege that this decision, this sentence, is when the sinner dies; and furthermore
that this torment begins immediately at death, when what they call separation of the soul
from the body takes place; that its severity is increased by the resuscitation of their bodies,
and their souls taking up their abode again in the same; and that this torment will be
endless and increase without hope of recovery. Who really believes it? Only those so
believe who do not understand the Scriptures. Do the Scriptures teach such a blasphemy