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"...from men, LORD, by  your hand  --  from men  who belong to this  world
               [non-Israelite races], whose  reward is only in  this life. But as for  your
               treasured  ones [Israelites], may their  stomachs be full, may their children
               have an abundance, and may they leave wealth to their offspring."


               8. Also, read what Psalm 49 has to say. Note particularly verses 1, 7, 17
               and 19.


               COMMENT: The Revised Standard Version of the Bible makes this a little
               clearer.  Life after death  is  a  mystical  vision  for most  races  and  involves
               speculation about a fabulous harem for Moslems on the one hand, to re-
               incarnation for the Hindus on the other. The Bible tells those of us of Israel
               nothing about the resurrected life other than that we cannot even begin to
               imagine it.


               9. How does Paul explain what’s in store for us? I Corinthians 2:9.

               COMMENT: If we care about it, as Israelites, we will strive to attain it and

               will receive it. If we care not, we will see it momentarily and know absolute
               remorse, panic, and terror as we face oblivion in the Lake of Fire. But once
               that occurs, we will know nothing and will be the same as any non-Israelite
               who dies. There is no such thing as Hell and eternal punishment -- only life
               and oblivion.

               These things are not spelled out in black and white in the Bible, but they
               are the corollaries of what is spelled out for Israel and Israel only.


               How Do We Assess Our Beliefs?


               This might be summed  up by saying that  we must be objectively critical,
               and that we must appreciate just what the Bible says on any subject. Like-
               wise  we  must  appreciate  what  the  Bible  does  not  say,  and  we  must  not
               presume anything or accept anything, especially if this is based upon reli-
               gious tradition.


               1. Does Scripture says we can be led away, fall away, or slip away from the
               Truth of the Word of YEHOVAH God? Luke 8:13.

               COMMENT: Most  people  are the clones of their teachers in their  beliefs,
               and this can only be bad. We must do our own research on what is said.


               2. Are the Bereans a good example to follow? Acts 17:10-11.





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