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And from what does this perverter of the Scriptures draw his conclusions? From
a single sentence expressing David's submission to the dispensation of Providence.
His soul "longed to go forth unto Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon,
seeing he was dead." The poignancy of his grief having been softened by time, his
thoughts turned from the dead to the living son, self-banished through fear of the just
punishment of his crime. And this is the evidence that the incestuous, drunken
Amnon was at death immediately transported to the abodes of bliss, there to be
purified and prepared for the companionship of sinless angels! A pleasing fable indeed,
well suited to gratify the carnal heart! This is Satan's own doctrine, and it does his
work effectually. Should we be surprised that, with such instruction, wickedness
abounds?
The course pursued by this one false teacher illustrates that of many others. A
few words of Scripture are separated from the context, which would in many cases
show their meaning to be exactly opposite to the interpretation put upon them; and
such disjointed passages are perverted and used in proof of doctrines that have no
foundation in the word of God. The testimony cited as evidence that the drunken
Amnon is in heaven is a mere inference directly contradicted by the plain and positive
statement of the Scriptures that no drunkard shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1
Corinthians 6:10. It is thus that doubters, unbelievers, and skeptics turn the truth
into a lie. And multitudes have been deceived by their sophistry and rocked to sleep
in the cradle of carnal security.
If it were true that the souls of all men passed directly to heaven at the hour of
dissolution, then we might well covet death rather than life. Many have been led by
this belief to put an end to their existence. When overwhelmed with trouble,
perplexity, and disappointment, it seems an easy thing to break the brittle thread of
life and soar away into the bliss of the eternal world. God has given in His word
decisive evidence that He will punish the transgressors of His law.
Those who flatter themselves that He is too merciful to execute justice upon the
sinner, have only to look to the cross of Calvary. The death of the spotless Son of God
testifies that "the wages of sin is death," that every violation of God's law must receive
its just retribution. Christ the sinless became sin for man. He bore the guilt of
transgression, and the hiding of His Father's face, until His heart was broken and His
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