Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-07
SATURDAY, SEPT. 7.
WHEN IS THE MILLENNIUM

ItWenty-tOur hours, eacn covering y
period of time. With the Lord the
one 10 as the other. (See 2 Pet. 3.6;
Psalm 90.4; hence no fixed period is
meant by the term. "a thousand
yeare," but a period of time that
elapse between the binding and
loosing of Satan. That we may
know, however, when we are pass
ing through this period, we must
have time for beginning. Other
Wise we would not be able to tell
| when the time for said period was
being fulfilled.
It will be we'll to remark that what
John saw, when the curtain of the
future was raised, was the history
of the church as it was portrayed
before him; and that the "Book of
Revelations" in some way, covers
that history, from the time of John
down to and including the final tri-
umph of the church. The events of
which were to take place In quick
succession. az 10 meant by the
phrase "soon to come to pass"
In order to ascertain the begin
ming of the thousand year period.
must fiud time. when the things
spoken of as taking place at said
time; when this is done the other
facts will be easily shown. But be-
fore we can determine when Satan
is bound, we will have TO determine
when he was loose, and what is
meant by the binding" aud the
"loosing of Satan
Now, since these events must take
place in the history of the church.
and since we find such events in it's
history, as will fully represent the
loosing of Satan. and his manifest
power in overthrowing the church,
which is evidently referred to by
Paul, when he says there is to be
a failing away. and the man of Gin
be revealed" and who 10 to "exalt.
eth himself above all that is called
God" 2 Thes. 2 3:4; and who is ITO
make war with the saints" and to
have power over all kindreds and
tongues aud nations, Rev. 1871: see
also Rev. 1855; Rev. 129. In this
last we find the same names az are
applied to the bound in Rev. 20.2; in
Rev. 1918; the came power that ia
referred to in Rev. 1855; (as 1.-The
abomination of the earth'0 is re-
ferred to as "reigning over the
Kings of the EARTH" And whom the
writer refers to as fallen" in Rev.
1872, 9, 10, 81. Other passages might
be cited showing that the power
that was recognized az that of the
"great dragon" "old serpent, called
Devil, and Satan" (which deceiveth
the whole world" has had his sway.
Now, since this came parsonage or
power was to be bound for the thous-
and year period, and was not per-
mitted to deceive the world any
more till the thousand year period
is fulfilled; and If ne ore able to End
that this power 10 nov bound, then
we will have estabiished that the
millennium 10 now. But let Us first
see II we can determine the chain
by which this great power 10 to be
bound. II can only be that whose
binding force had been overcome
by the influence of Satan % mani.
fest in some great power of earth.
All know that during the "Grest
Apostasy" the Bible ws6 hept from
the people, while to-day Il 10 per-
mitted to 20 worldwide unmolest-
ed, 90 far 40 that power 10 concern
ed, and since Il 10 q recognized fact.
that the word of God 10 the binding
chain referred 20 In Rev. 2O& 10 1t
not just 40 clearly true, that the
power to be bound by IL, 10 the one
that has been bound7 and II u be
true, that Satan az manifest in the
great subjecting power of Rome,
has been over come by word of God,
40 the binding chain. Is il not an
acceptable fact, that We are now liv-
ing in the period commonly called
the millennium1 and have been
since Luther gave that mighty mon
ster his crushing blow in l5l7s One
reformation after another followed,
and the Bible was again restored to
the people. But Satan was 10th to