Forms of Denial of Eternal Punishment Part 1. — Man as he is Chapter 1. — Is the Body All? Chapter 2. — Man a Triune Being Chapter 3. — The Spirit of God Chapter 4. — The Spirit of Man Chapter 5. — The Soul Chapter 6. — Functions and Relationships of Soul and Spirit Chapter 7. — Soul and Self Chapter 8. — The Fall Chapter 9. — Man's Relationship to God Part 2. — Death and the Intermediate State Chapter 10. — Death Chapter 11. — Consciousness after Death. — 1 Chapter 12. — Consciousness after Death. — 2 Chapter 13. — Objections from the Old Testament Chapter 14. — Sheol, Hades, and Paradise Part 3. — The Eternal Issues Chapter 15. — The Authority and Use of Scripture Chapter 16. — Immortality: Is it Conditional? Chapter 17. — Eternal Life: What is it? Chapter 18. — The First Sentence Chapter 19. — Destruction and its Kindred Terms — The Old Testament Chapter 20. — The New Testament Terms Chapter 21. — A Further Survey of the Scripture Terms Chapter 22. — The Provisional Character of Death Chapter 23. — The Ministry of Death Chapter 24. — The Purification and Blessing of the Earth Chapter 25. — Old Testament Shadows Chapter 26. — The Ages of Eternity. — The Question Stated Chapter 27. — The New Testament Solution of the Question Chapter 28. — The New Testament Scriptures as to the Judgment of the World Chapter 29. — The Resurrection of Judgment Chapter 30. — Judgment: When and What? Chapter 31. — The Doom of Satan Chapter 32. — Gehenna Chapter 33. — The Apocalyptic Visions — 1 Chapter 34. — The Apocalyptic Visions — 2 Chapter 35. — The Apocalyptic Visions — 3 Chapter 36. — "Everlasting Punishment" in Matt. 25 Chapter 37. — "The Gospel of Hope." Chapter 38. — Annihilist - Restorationism. — Mr. Dunn's Theory Chapter 39. — "The Restitution of all Things." — Mr Jukes Chapter 40. — "The Restitution of All Things." — Canon Farrar Chapter 41. — Mr. Birks' View Chapter 42. — The Ethical Question Chapter 43. — Last Words with Annihilationists Chapter 44. — Last Words with Restorationists Appendix Annihilationism Annihilo-Restorationism The Andover Theology, Swedenborgianism

At the request of the editor of the North American Review, the author of this book prepared an argument in defense of the doctrine of Endless Punishment, which was published in the number of that periodical for February, 1885. It was agreed that the writer should have the right to republish it at a future time. Only the rational argument was presented in the article. The author now reproduces it, adding the biblical argument, and a brief historical sketch. Every doctrine has its day to be attacked, and defended. Just now, that of Eternal Retribution is strenuously combated, not only outside of the church, but to some extent within it. Whoever preaches it is said, by some, not "to preach to the times"--As if the sin of this time were privileged, and stood in a different relation to the law and judgment of God, from that of other times. Neither the Christian ministry, nor the Christian church, are responsible for the doctrine of Eternal Perdition. It is given in charge to the ministry, and to the church, by the Lord Christ himself, in his last commission, as a truth to be preached to every creature. Speaking generally, those who believe that there is a hell, and intelligently fear it, as they are commanded to do by Christ himself, will escape it; and those who deny that there is a hell, and ridicule it, will fall into it. Hence the minister of Christ must be as plain as Christ, as solemn as Christ, and as tender as Christ, in the announcement of this fearful truth. - Preface