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In The Spirit World, Clarence Larkin explains the various elements of the spiritual world of Christianity; including demons; the underworld; resurrection; and man's relationship to the spirits. Unafraid to tackle topics often ignored or relegated to the barest mention by other theologians, in 'The Spirit World', Clarence Larkin
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The Spirit World - Clarence Larkin
Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1
The Spirit World
1. Michael
2. Gabriel
3. Satan
Chapter 2
The Tri-Unity of God
Chapter 3
Satan
I. His Origin
The Anointed Cherub That Covereth.
Lucifer, Son of the Morning
The Problem of Evil
II. His Present Location
III. His Kingdom
IV. His Methods
1. He is the Deceiver of the World
2. He is the Adversary of God’s People
V. His Doom
Chapter 4
The Fallen Angels
Chapter 5
Demonism
The Power of Demons over the Human Body
The Spirit of Samuel
Chapter 6
The Underworld
The Underworld
Purgatory
Restoration Theory
A Defective view of the Work of Christ on the Cross
Annihilationism
Future Punishment Eternal
Chapter 7
The Spirits in Prison
Chapter 8
Natural Law in the Spirit World
Chapter 9
The Relation of the Spirit World to the Natural World
The Star of Bethlehem
The Ministry of Angels
Chapter 10
Man’s Relation to the Spirit-World
The Threefold Nature of Man.
The Peach
Chapter 11
Soul Sleep
Chapter 12
The Intermediate State
1. It is a State of CONSCIOUSNESS.
First Experiences after Death
2. It is a State of REST.
3. It is a State of BLISS.
4. It is a State of INCOMPLETENESS.
5. It is a State of HOPE.
Chapter 13
Recognition and Relationship in the Spirit World
Chapter 14
The Final State
Heaven
The Final State of the Wicked
The Second Death
Chapter 15
The Abolition of Death
The Immortality of the Body
Chapter 16
Spirit Transformation
Glorified Body?
PROPOSITION:
THAT THE RESURRECTION BODY IS ENDOWED WITH THE CAPACITY OP TRANSFORMING ITSELF AT PLEASURE INTO A PHYSICAL BODY AND BACK AGAIN INTO A SPIRIT BODY.
LAW OF THE SPIRIT WORLD
Chapter 17
The Resurrection
The Resurrection of the Body
The Manner of the Resurrection
The Germ Theory
Chapter 18
The Resurrection Body
1. It is sown in ‘Corruption,’ it is raised in ‘INCORRUPTION.’
2. It is sown in ‘Dishonor,’ it is raised ‘IN GLORY.’
3. It is sown in ‘Weakness,’ it is raised in ‘POWER.’
a. SIGHT
b. HEARING
c. TASTE
d. MEMORY
4. It is sown a ‘Natural’ body, it is raised a ‘SPIRITUAL’ body.
The Resurrection of Damnation
Chapter 19
The Judgments
Five Separate Judgments
Judgment No. 1
Judgment No. 2
Judgment No. 3
Judgment No. 4
Judgment No. 5
This Book is Dedicated to those who Long to Know about the
SPIRIT WORLD
As it is Revealed in the Holy Scriptures
Foreword
In this day of the revival of Spiritism,
when so many, through the loss of loved ones in the Great World War,
are longing to communicate with the dead, and are resorting to forbidden means to that end; a day in which science is trying the discover whether there is another world than this, and whether men live after death, and if so can they communicate with the living, it seems timely that a book should be written to show what the Holy Scriptures have revealed of the World of Spirits.
The Bible has much to say about the Spirit World,
and if we will carefully search its pages we shall know all there is to be known in this life of the World to Come.
For if men will not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded though one rose or came back from the dead. Luke 16:31.
This book covers all phases of the Spirit World.
It treats of the Powers of Good and Evil,
of ‘the Underworld,
of Satan,
the Fallen Angels,
Demonism,
the Intermediate State,
and of Heaven and Hell, as well as the Resurrection of the Body,
and the Judgments
of the Righteous and Wicked. The numerous charts illuminate the descriptive matter, and beautiful pictures show the ministry of angels and other heavenly beings. The prayer of the Author is that the Holy Spirit will use the book to free those who are entrapped in the net of Spiritism,
and cause the curious and sorrowing to turn to the Word of God
for help, and the answer to their questioning.
THE AUTHOR
Sunnyside
March, 1921.
01.jpgThe Prophetic Earth
Chapter 1
The Spirit World
08.jpgThe Scriptures are full of the Supernatural.
The only cure for the Materialism
of the present day is to discover what the Scriptures reveal as to the Spirit World.
There is but a step from the Natural
World to the Spirit
World. The dividing veil is our fleshy
bodies. The Heavenlies
are peopled with Spirit Beings. They are of two classes, good and evil. They are classified as Seraphim,
Cherubim,
Angels
(Good and Bad), Principalities,
Powers,
Age Rulers of Darkness,
Wicked Spirits,
(Eph 6:12), Thrones,
Dominions,
(Col 1:16), Fallen Angels,
(2 Pet 2:4), Spirits in Prison,
(1 Pet 3:18-20), Demons,
Seducing Spirits.
–1 Tim 4:1.
The Angels are innumerable in number.
Heb 12:22. They are mighty in power
but not almighty. 2 Thess 1:7. They excel in strength. One angel destroyed 185,000 of the Assyrian army in a night. An angel rolled away the stone from the Tomb of Christ, and one angel shall bind Satan and cast him into the Bottomless Pit.
They are Glorious
beings (Luke 9:26), and have great knowledge,
but are not Omniscient. The Angels are Ministering Spirits
to them who are heirs of salvation,
(Heb 1:13, Heb 1:14), and Executioners of God’s Wrath
on the wicked.
2 Thess 1:7-8. They will gather the elect of Israel
from the four corners of the earth, (Matt 24:31), and are commissioned to supply the physical needs of God’s people. Matt 4:11; 1 Kings 19:4-8. Among the Principalities and Powers
of the Spirit World there are three great leaders:
1. Michael
He is mentioned three times in Daniel (Dan 10:13, Dan 10:21; Dan 12:1), where he is called a Prince
who stands Daniel’s People the Jews. He is called in Jude 9 the Archangel. In Rev 12:7 he is seen in command of the Angelic Army of Heaven.
His work seems to be to deliver God’s people, particularly the Jews, from the power of Satan, and finally to oust him and his angels from the Heavenlies, and cast them down on to the earth. Rev 12:7-9. He also has something to do with the resurrection of the dead, for he is associated with the Resurrection
mentioned in Dan 12:1, Dan 12:2, and he contested with the Devil the resurrection of Moses (Jude 9), and the voice
of the Archangel that will be heard when the Dead in Christ
shall rise (1 Thess 4:16), will be the voice
of Michael, for he is the only Archangel mentioned in the Scriptures.
2. Gabriel
He is mentioned by name four times. In Daniel twice, and in Luke twice. He seems to be associated with the redemptive work of God. He appeared to Daniel (Dan 8:16; Dan 9:21-27), to inform him as to the time
of Christ’s First Coming,
and when the time had come
he announced to Zacharias the birth of Christ’s Forerunner
? John the Baptist, and later to Mary the birth of Jesus. Luke 1:19, Luke 1:26, Luke 1:27. His position in heaven is lofty, for he said of himself to Zacharias? I am Gabriel that Stand in the Presence of God.
3. Satan
We speak of Satan last not because he is the least of the three, for in many ways he is the greatest, but because of his evil character. He is the source of all the anarchy and rebellion in the Universe. See the Chapter on Satan.
02.jpgEzekiel’s Cherubim
From what has been said we see that the heavens above us are peopled with Principalities and Powers of Evil,
against which we are warned in Eph 6:12. Job declared that the heavens are not clean in God’s sight. Job 15:15. But God will cleanse them, as we shall see, so that Christ and His Bride, the Church, may dwell there safely during the Millennial Reign of Christ, the heavens are not clean in God’s sight. Job 15: 15. But God will cleanse them, as we shall see, so that Christ and His Bride, the Church, may dwell there safely during the Millennial Reign of Christ.
John’s Living Creatures
Chapter 2
The Tri-Unity of God
08.jpgOne of the great Mysteries
of the Spirit World
is the Tri-Unity
of God. The Scriptures clearly teach the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. At the Baptism of Jesus there was present the Divine Three.
The Father
was present and spoke, saying, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
The Son
was present in Jesus. And the Holy Spirit
was present in the form of a Dove.
Matt 3:16-17. The Tri-Unity
of God is also taught in the Old Testament. In Gen 1:26, we read, And God said, let us make man in Our Image.
And when the Babel Builders
were constructing their Tower,
the Lord said? Go to, let US go down, and confound their language.
Gen 11:7. How to reconcile this Tri-Unity
with the Unity
of God is the difficulty. Are there three Gods,
or are there three Persons
in one God-Head?
A simple illustration may help us. The Sun
of our Solar System is a Trinity.
It manifests itself in a Threefold
manner, Heat,
Light,
and Chemical Action.
These three properties of the Sun make up the Sun itself. Neither one of them by itself is the Sun. The Heat
of the Sun is not seen, but is felt. The Light
of the Sun can be seen, and it is the Light
of the Sun that makes the Sun Visible. The Chemical Action
of the Sun can neither be seen nor felt, but its power is revealed in the growing plant, and on the photographic plate.
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