The Watchtower Society and John and Morton Edgar - A2Z.org

acase. Is it not chiefiv from a.mong the poor of thisworld, rich in faith, that God is choosing the heirsof the Kingdom which he has promised lo themthat lore him ?--James II., 8.Philosophy, therefore, reasons that there must bea future state where the virtuous will be rewarded,and the vicious punished. But ,Philosophy cannottell us what or where this future state will be, norwhether, it is attained at the m0ment.d death orafter an inter~al. It is mere assumption: to declare,. -as many do, that there cannot possibly be an inter-. val between death and the beginning of the tutnrecondition. . .aRevelation by Spirits Unworthy of CredenceThere are thus many guestions left unanswered. by unaided human reasoning. If we cannot get .thecomplete answer from Science 'or from Philosophy,where should we expecf to obtain it? As we cannot. get it from ourselves, evidently we must expect arevelation from without.Some profess to receive this revelation througmhspiritism. I have not time to discuss this subjectat present, -but I am convinced that Spiritism,where -it is not fraud or trickery,.as much of it is. 'is ,a manifestatiob df evil spirits, the fallen angels.The Lord warns us very strongly against consultingthose \v$o have. familiar spirits, and declares thatail who do -these things are an abomination to him-Deuteronomy XVIII., 9-12 ; Leviticus XIX., 31 ; .-1saiaE VIII., 19, !20. -The Answer from the Word of GodWhere, then, must we look for this' revelation?'III