The Labor enquirer., 1883-05-05
THE WORLDS FINAL CRISIS
A Series Of Letters to Workingmon,
The Exclusive Nobility Of
Earth.
Fourth Letter.

Fourth Letter.
Divine authenticity has been claimed
for the bible in all ages of, its history.
Theories; Of theological Interpretation
q little else than mass of contradictions
ike race-hOrses, have galloPed across its
sacred pages, each claiming perfection
and demanding the people to receive
them as such, or be damned and 20 tC
hell to burn forever in lake of fire and
birthstone, which God, the author of the
book, had prepared for their good and
his glory. Notwithstanding this, the
people persistently refuse to mock their
intelleCtS with this crusade of lies.
Concessions to hold the people have
frequently been made in "revision,' and
each presented with the standard pen
atty Of damnatiOn attached, until in
the REVISION recently presented, child
hood has seized the two-edged sword of
ridicule and revised after this style
"Nerily, verify, say unto you, use st.
Jacobs Oil"
Every bible revision is a confession
that it is a sealed book, and its contents
never understood; and the, refusal of the
people to accept their reading consigns
it hOpelessly to oblivion. Theology is
in counsel now to decide whether or not
to throw overheard their thousand and
one articles of faith, retaining only the
Apostles Creed. Let this relic of the
dark ages disappear; the sooner the
better.
John, the revelatOr, tells us in his
book Of wonders, that he saw door in
heaven open, and throne, and He that
sat on the throne held a book in His
right hand, sealed with seven seals 4;
that four beasts and twenty -four elders,
in acts Of worship, were before the
throne-the elders being governed EN-.
tirely by the beasts movements; and
the relatOr further adds. that no man in
heaven, earth or under the earth was
able to break the seals or disclose the
contents of the book until a lamb that
appeared to have been slain, standing in
their midst, broke the seals and read the
book. This book was written within and
un the back side of it,
The open door IS revelation; through
it truth comes to earth, plainly revealed
to men. The throne was Gods and He
sat upon it, holding His ward, the bible,
number frequently used in scripture to
denote perfection, and in this instance
means complete sealing. The four beasts
are the four churches-Hebrew, Greek,
Roman and Protestant; and their char
acter is abundantly proved by their
record. The twenty-fOur elders are SIX
to each-the average number assigned to
church organizations, and their worship
is governed, entire by the beasts, or
church they serve. The slain lamb that
opened and read the book represents
the people, and is one Of their number
Lamb is the emblem of innocence and
ever held for slaughter by vice is
the character and condition of the
people The writing inside the book is
recorded fact IN nature and read by
science. New light is ever prefaCed by
consuming desire. Johns bitter weep
ing types the tears shed by the person
who at last opens and reads the bible !;
and when this is done, its divine au
thority will never more be questioned.
1t proves itself beyond possible. doubt
and the world will receive, it as by aC-
clamation; the most perfect harmony
and exposition Df its contents will be
revealed the chi Aracter of God, man and
deviI-heaven, earth and he'll will form
trinity complete But says Critic, BY
what right and authority dare yor at
tempt to break. the seals of holy truth,
or read its contents Alright? This work
belongs to the clergy alone, and in all
ages they have been its exclusive
,eacher." Hold, my brother exclusive
hess belongs to the devil God has moth
ing to,do with it; He and the world are
equaI-rights; He and the church teaches
that the only infallible teacher of the
scriptures is the holy spirit. This spirit
has gone in all ages to, reveal truth, just
where He pleased. Of Him l have