resurrection of the righteous in particular, but to the resurrection generally.

"Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day."

Our Inquirer said that there was another important intimation in the words of Martha, which although it was not strictly within the line of his present argument, he would here notice, as it appeared to him to have considerable weight as evidence against the doctrine of a pre-millennial resurrection of the saints. He then requested his Millennarian Friend particularly to observe that Martha, in the passage he had just quoted, speaks of a pious character; of a saint; and of the time of the resurrection of this saint, being at the last day; consequently, not before the Millennium, which will itself be a bright and glorious day of, at least, one thousand years; to be succeeded by a very dismal and dark day of indefinite duration; after which comes the day of judgment; even that day which our Lord himself declares to be "the last day;" and which, as appears from the words of Martha, will be also the day of "the resurrection." Now, (asked our Inquirer) if the saint Lazarus, the brother of Martha, will be raised from the dead at "the last day," how is it possible

that he should be raised from the dead, with the rest of the saints, prior to the millennial day? And if Lazarus, who was a saint, will not be raised at the last-mentioned period, how can it be truly alleged that all the saints previously dead will then be raised? Again, if the pre-millennial deceased saints are then to be raised from the dead, how happens it that Lazarus, agreeably to the declaration of his sister Martha, will not be

among the number? And, if it clearly appears

that Lazarus will not be raised till "the last day," why should the rest of the pre-millennial saints be raised prior to the millennial day? or rather, why should we not admit the case of Lazarus to be conclusive evidence that there will be no resurrection at all, either of the righteous or the wicked, until "the last day," or consummation of all things; and, consequently, that the millenary hypothesis is fallacious?

With a view, if possible, still more to confirm his position, viz. that there will be no resurrection until "the last day" or close of time, he said he would now quote a passage on the subject from the Old Testament. As his Millennarian Friend had, in a former Conference, appealed to that authority, on points concerning which the testimony of the New, was far more clear and explicit than that of the

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Old Testament, he would, of course, not object to his following the example; and he moreover hoped that he would feel as little disposed to object to the conclusiveness of the proof as to the source whence it is derived; which latter bears at once the impress of inspiration, and the venerable character of the remotest post-millennial antiquity. They are, in short, the words of the patriarch Job:—

"Man dieth, and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up. So man lieth down, and riseth not till the heavens be no more; they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep."

Our Inquirer said he thought Incredulity itself could not require stronger proof than this.

Our Inquirer, having finished these slight digressions from the line of his argument, resumed it as follows. He then observed, that as the resurrection of the dead will be an universal resurrection, it would be unreasonable to suppose that the judgment will not be an universal judgment; and it appeared to him that Scripture testimony on the subject perfectly coincided with this just and natural conclusion. In proof whereof he cited the passages which follows:

"The angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains, under darkness, unto the judgment of the Great Day.”

"And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

"In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ."

"Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ."

Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”

“Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and dead."

“It is he who was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead."

"For we must all appear before THE judgment-seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad."

And again,

"We shall all stand before THE judgment-seat of Christ."

"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment."

"And before him (i. e. "the Son of Man,") shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats; and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left."

"The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."

From the above-cited passages, our Inquirer said, the following things are evident.

1. That there will be a day of judgment. 2. That Jesus Christ will be the Judge.

3. That the judgment will comprise the whole of the human race without exception; and so, in regard to them, will be an universal judgment.

4. That the judgment will comprise also the angels who kept not their first estate, and thus will be a "General Judgment."

5. That there is a day, or one season, or time, appointed by God for this general assize.

6. That this judgment will take place at the last day, or close of time.

Now (continued our Inquirer) the 3rd and the 4th of the above conclusions-conclusions, as it appeared to him, unquestionably resting on