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THE ABOLITION OF DEATH 293
Son of David for mankind's perfect government .
The eleventh chapter of Hebrews runs the line
back for four thousand years to the first shepherd,
Abel, who offered animal sacrifice from his own
flock to Jehovah God. Even though those preceding
John the Baptist did not know exactly who the
promised Seed was to be, they had faith that God
would produce him . So they lived their lives in
harmony with that faith and refused to be a part
of the world about them . They were witnesses of
Jehovah, and he, in turn, bore witness to them
that they pleased him and would see the day when
his promised Seed would be in power over earth .
After telling of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Jacob,
the apostle says : "In faith all these died, although
they did not get the fulfillment of the promises,
but they saw them afar off and hailed them and
publicly declared that they were strangers and
temporary residents in the land."-Hebrews
11 :13, NW.
10 Wondrous acts of God were performed through
and for them because of their indestructible faith .
Many of them were cruelly tortured for holding
fast to their integrity to Jehovah and for refusing
to compromise with the faithless worldlings
about them. Though they were put to death for
not sinfully bargaining with the e n e m y, they
hoped to come to life again by a resurrection in
a better world, never to die again for Adam's sin
or at enemy hands . The apostle's brief record of
their exploits of faith says to his fellow heirs of
the Kingdom : "Women received their dead by
resurrection ; but other men were tortured because
-they would not accept release by some ransom, in
1o. For faithfulness what kind of resurrection did they
expect?