Homilist Hebrews 9:27-28 And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:… I. THERE ARE FACTS IN MATERIAL NATURE WHICH SUGGEST FUTURE RETRIBUTION FOR PRESENT WRONG. 1. The connection of suffering with transgression. 2. The power to adjust disturbances. 3. The frequent adjournment of punishment to a future time. II. THERE ARE FACTS IN HUMAN SOCIETY WHICH SUGGEST FUTURE RETRIBUTION FOR PRESENT WRONG. 1. All society implies laws: laws imply penalties. 2. In society the penalties of broken laws are often adjourned. III. THERE ARE FACTS IN MAN'S SPIRITUAL CONSTITUTION WHICH SUGGEST FUTURE RETRIBUTION FOR PRESENT WRONG. 1. There is a principle in the human soul which reproduces the past. (1) In actions. (2) In memory. 2. There is a principle in the human soul which excites forebodements of the future. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:WEB: Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment, |
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