Smyrna times., 1895-09-11
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
.SnV12'W0, -DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Sept. IL, 1895.
The Living and Not The Dead.

"God is not the God of the dead, but
of the living" Matt. %: 80.
During the reign of error, the people
have been carried just as far away
from truth, as sin and the devil could
carry them. And until the truth shall
make us free, we shall remain in bond
age to the devil both in Church and |
State. When we speak of the devil, |
we mean the evil, selfish lying beastly |
spirit which is begotten and formed in |
man here on the earth and which re-
mains here after man dies and returns
to the ground. The religious and po-
litical world, are still under the power
and rule of error and deception. Hence
they are deceived: mot knowing
what manner of spirit they are of
Luke 8: SO: Sc. Pure religion and true
holiness, and righteousness is of God
James 1:26 27. But whatsoever is not
pure and holy, and righteous is of the
devil.
"WhO oppOseth and exalteth himself
above all that is called God, or that is
worshipped so that he as God sitteth
in the temple of God, showing himself
that he is God" 2 Thess. 2; 8, 4, IL u.
God is now dealing with "the living,
and not with the dead" Eccl 9:4, 5, 6.
Satan, the prince of this world hath
now reached his zenith; having finished
his work of universal deception over
the nations. Rev. 1919, II and 20; 8, 8,
20.
Instead of the dead being sent to
hell where they will be punished for
l ever, as the ministers of Satan are still
teaching the people to believe, hell,
with all of its burning fires is coming
on The living, and not the dead"
mean the devil deceived churches and
so-called civil governments of the 10Th
century. Why, the whole systems Oi
of satanic rule, is stencil in the most
rils of God and it shall be swept from
the face of the earth, by the faith Of
Jesus Christ. Phil. Alb. And now
will tell what shall be done ON the
earth, after the devil and all of hii
workers are destroyed, by the coming
of Christ to be glOried in his saints
I Thess. 4, 10, II John 3;S Th,
entire wealth of the world shall bt
given into the hands of a righteous
just and holy people, regardless of any
heshy consideration, whstever. "GOC
himself shall be king over all the earth
in this day shall there be one Lord
and his name one" Zech. %, c. l.;
{. SO :52.
r. The land shall he as free as the al
r. and water. Everything that is gOot
r. and useful to all the people shall re
main, aud that which is evil shall b
destroyed. Public improvements shal
be made just as fast as the people ca
make them in all parts of the eartE
One universal brotherhood of ma
and fatherhood of God. Shall take th
place of the present kingdom of tn
world. Dan. 2:44 and : IA, 1S, %, 9
Rev. SO, 10; and IL: 15, 49, 2l & c.
The slaves and prisoners on all th
|. earth shall be set at liberty, Isa 5St
and 6lst. chapters. The needs
h every human soul that shall live in tn
New DispensatiOn, which will be tt
kingdom of God on earth, shall be full
L supplied. Phil. 4 10 II is alread
( known by the spiritually minded pc
. pie, that God, and Christ and II
$. spirits of all the dead are here with
1t to-day. And that the time of separa
sr ing the good from the bad is now
<. hand. So if satan has any missions
"a the skies for his children, they a
welcome to the whole of them. w
however are satisfied to remain on Il
- earth (which God hath given to Il
children of men," Ps 81 81 and 115
! 10. Prov. 2 81 %. Neither do we d
sire or ask for any better mansio
|. than what is now prepared for us he
- on this earth. John IA l, &c.
Ok o! Ye afflicted sons and daughte
5O of the race for who Christ died Ia
courage, for the day of universal
o,c liverance is at hand. Hence, Cor
b II thou and all thy house into the ark
SIMON B. NEEDHAM,
Waukesha, Wis