new world there will be no death due to Adamic sin.

But the passing of the final test at the end of the thousand years will not make men into robots. They will still be free moral agents, choosing their own course of conduct. Hence they could sin if they chose to do so. And if they did, Jehovah, with whom nothing is impossible, could put them to death, and it would be no contradiction of the above scriptures, since this death would not be Adamic death. We cannot conceive of the Creator’s being powerless to destroy a rebellious creature. He is the Almighty God. And the lake of fire, a symbol of second death, exists forever, which would suggest that any creatures becoming rebellious could be pitched into it by being destroyed.

On the other hand, we need not expect any such happenings. Jehovah made man, knows him inside out and knows how to test him to see how he will use his freedom of choice. So we may have complete confidence in the thoroughness of the test at the end of the thousand years, that it will ferret out all the unworthy ones and eliminate them, leaving only those of demonstrated reliability, in whom confidence can be placed, just as Jehovah accurately judged Job and knew he would not deflect even under extreme satanic pressure. For any to sin after passing the final test would imply that the test was faulty, that Jehovah was unable to test with sufficient searchingness. But his test will be a success and accomplish its purpose of weeding out any who would ever misuse their freedom of choice to choose sin.

Reasoning in the same way, there will be no danger of any of the heavenly class who have gained immortality later choosing to sin, and thus awkwardly having in the universe immortal rebels. But here again, even if such a thing did happen, we need not think that Jehovah would be powerless. Jehovah could destroy even an immortal creature. Immortality means to have the power of life within oneself. In other words, such a creature is not dependent on any outside source or environment to replenish energy or for the continuance of the life processes. Human creatures must eat, and spirit creatures apparently draw upon an outside source for continued existence, but immortal ones would not have to do this. They cannot die from a lack in their environment, but have life complete in themselves. Nevertheless, the all-powerful Jehovah could terminate their existence if he decided to do so.

Opposition Awakens Interest

THE Watchtower Society’s missionary boat “Hope” arrived at Spencer’s Cove and inquiry was made for use of the United Church school, but the one in charge did not deem that he had the authority to grant us permission. We then investigated as to whether we could use the Church of England Women’s Hall. After the hall committee considered the matter they decided to let us use it for a Bible talk. But one of the responsible businessmen of the village refused to give us the key.

This started an unexpected reaction and the point became the topic of conversation throughout Spencer’s Cove. A telegram was sent to the clergyman and he came to the village to hold a meeting the following day. Many of the women were so indignant over this matter that they threatened to resign. Another lady was overheard to say that if we would have asked her we could have used her front room.

And sure enough she arranged with her neighbor to have the talk in her house. So the next day she sent word to the boat to have us come to her home to deliver the Bible lecture. Even though there was a special meeting over yesterday’s affair at the time, the house was packed. The following night they wanted another talk in another house and arrangements were made immediately to comply with this request. Again there was a full house. This, mind you, with no advertising on our part. Everything was arranged by the people of the respective homes. Chairs were carried in from neighboring houses to accommodate those in attendance.

Christians are aware of the truthfulness of the statement recorded by the apostle Paul under inspiration and reported at 2 Corinthians 13:8, New World Translation: “For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth.”