Excerpt from Debate on the Punishment of the Wicked and the Kingdom of God: Its Character, Locality and the Times of Its Establishment Never were any issues more thoroughly canvassed than those which formed the sub jects of controversy in this instance, the bible being held, under all circumstances, as the sole arbiter. Extraneous opinions, ren dered by distinguished writers favorable to the respective views of the speakers, were presented, in a few instances, on both sides; more, however, by way of illustration than proof. But the great standard of argument and proof was the bible, to which both parties made their appeal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.