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Man can attain immortality in this life |
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Franklin
Hall in his book The Return of
Immortality suggests that Christians can learn how to become immortal
through stages of spiritual growth. This involves experiences with UFO's, and
the UIO gravitational and levitation control. His teachings on attaining
immortality in this life through psycho-spiritual exercises and righteous
living were the foundation upon which many in the Latter Rain and subsequent
movements based their immortalization theories. Hall's main point in his
immortalization theory is that "the sleeping, so called, unfoundationally
built church" must awaken to "a real cause and calling, that when
God's word is completely acted upon and complied with, will result in
bringing about the real gushers and torrents of the long, past due, RAIN OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS, a rain of IMMORTALITY UPON THE EARTH that so many prophets
have written about and portrayed in their prophesies" (Franklin Hall, 'The Return of Immortality', Phoenix: Hall
Deliverance Foundation, Inc., 1976, pages. 2-3). Hall's premise is
not, however, predicated upon God's promise of immortality for the faithful
after their resurrection. This is evidenced by his following words:
"Permanent, lasting freedoms from all sickness, harmful accident things
and defeat will come about. Freedom from the imprisonment of all
gravitational forces will also be brought upon the whole man. This study
teaches one the power and secrets of space flight. Space floatation and
hovering ability. It gives the Bible formula for weightlessness, the 'raising
up' power of those who come to immortality’ (Ibid.,
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Confutation |
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The
Holy Scriptures teach that Christians can by no means become immortal in this
life through stages of spiritual growth, for they will attain immortality
when the dead in Christ are raised from the dead and the living are changed,
that is, when Christ returns. The apostle Paul wrote: “For this we say unto
you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the
coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord
himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise
first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with
the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17), and again: “Behold, I shew you a
mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in
the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and
the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this
corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal
shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought
to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O
death, where is thy sting? O grave [Hades], where is thy victory?” (1
Corinthians 15:51-55). |
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Let
no one deceive you with vain words. Beware of all those who teach such a
doctrine. |