West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-10-24

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oppressors. aud lie shall send them a
Savior and great one and lie shall de
ltNcr Them. Aud the Lord shall bc
known IN Egypt aud the Egyptians shall
know the Lord IN that day, - aud the
Lord shall smite Egypt he shall sml q
aud heal. aud they shalt return to the
Lord. and he shall bc cntreatcd of them
aud shall heal them
This remarkable passage in this prophetic
burden OF Egypt" has been generally
passed over by commentator with scarcely
word OF explanation except the mere
suggestion of a mystic OF igurative sieni6.
cation.
bnt sign must mean something aud
witness must have somewhat to testify
Again the fact OF witness unto Jehovah
i'm lies controversy with Egypt" and
our text shows that the witness shall he
convincing aud the Lord victorious They
shall cry unto Him, and lie shall send
them Savior. great one able to deliver.
And finally, they shall know the Lord and
be healed. How strangely sweet this
chords with that other note on Gods hatp
The knowledge OF the Lord shall 6ll the
whole earth as the waters cover the sea
"''N ''NhN H'Nh SOY w HlN ntitnnOIt KNOW
ye the Lord = for all shall know Him. irom
the east to the greatest"
The land OF Egypt is miracle of fulfilled
predictions. From being the most power.
ful and most advanced nation upon Garth
II has sank TO mere dependency; con.
trolled In fact, by England and France
while nominally subject to the Sultan of
turkey and it's 2,ooo,ooo OF Arabs and
Copts dominated by the Egyptian Turks
who number but 10000 OF It's population.
When ruled by It's ancient native
Pharoahs' II was exalted in voluptuous
splendor and power above nations Of the
earth. but, stepped In beasty crimes sur.
passing even its physical grandeur. il filed
its iniquitous cup "a sufiicicncy OF the
lesson OF experienced. and pressed the
dregs through centuries OF night and
preston and is become the "basest of
nations; neither sha.I IL eNaIt itself any
more above the nations" (Ezck. ao.ts) The
burden OF Egypt" has been literally
fulhIled
But the era OF our text has not yet
dawned. and only in vague traditional
way is the thought entertained that such
period OF renov ton ever will come. The
theories and philosophers of men are con.
trary to the traditional and legitimate
intuitive hope, No creed has any place
Tor the Return" from the dust OF the ages
psalm 9o;3I3) an6 dcliyeraucc OF the
myriads OF mankind whose experience will
be OF no value to themselves. and whose
being will reflect no excellent glory to
Jehovah OF whom they learned nothing
save His consuming jusucc-unlcss our
text Is as sure OF ful6llmert as has been
the doom Of the past.
We cannot ask for space for more than
mere introduction OF this great witness.
IL has stood immovable and silent until the
time and now IL speaks. but as yet only TO
the awakened intellect appriscd Of its
Significance.
The prophetic pointing is direct. Egypt
Is the only land on earth that has border
point Tor It's centre. and at that point in its
fan'shaped border stands the loitiest
edihce ever reared by human hands-the
altar pillar Of our text: on a bedrock
whose depth has never been reached
There IL has stood for ages. without an in.
scription OF any kind. and giving no sign
that man could interpret until the due time
Tor It's testimony. IL covers "a acres Of
ground. and Is 4ss feet high. and in it's con.
structive characteristics symbolizes every.
thing that concerns nan. Answer TO the
great question: What is truth 2" en-.
bodied In stone Its date. the year OF the
Pleiades. I. G.. the commencing point OF all
right ascenslons and beginning OF that
great round OF stellar time measure which
takes 7sS77 years TO return into itself
again 2I7o Is C.. when It's summit like an
index finger pointed to the central star Of
the Plciades. the centre OF what men call
gravitation. the midnight throne Of the
universe: and the Dragon Star CLEANED
from below the pole down the descending
passage To the pit" 100 feet beneath the
Pyramid. The dark and crimsoned march
OF the human race-downward (other
passages and chambers symbolic the
sources whence help comes and how the
gates Of hell shall not prevail"l Here our
text takes on its deep Significance
Egypt IS symbol IN prophecy II is the
whole world. and upon the same eternal
principles that doomed Egypt going into
the pit bouomless" 10 "a time Of
trouble such as never wa 3 since there was
a nation: nor ever shall be-" In s last
clause Is refreshing II is a reminder Of
Gods covenant Have faith in God" in
the terrible day OF His wrath. II is not
malicious anger nor vet is II for mans in.
dividual judgment as the creeds Of fear
and fame have taught In il the best of
mankind will suffer with the worst IL is
nations and Kingdoms that must reap the
whirlwind harvest OF the seeds Of selfish.
ness. ketribuiion "a just rccompense OF
misrule t3;s.9. Note the 9th verse. another
reminder Of the beauty Of our Cod Asin
our text IL is "Egypt'-thc world-that Is
TO be smitien and healed and the people
delivered when Egypt shall "cry unto
Jehovah" because Of the oppressors
The simple presence Of our august wit.
ness tells as Of men who lived Just after
the food In the dawn Of the present evil
world under the usurpaton Of "The God
this whorid' who cnslaves the race) ante.
dating the bar5arism and savagory into
which man digresscd Of scientists whose
mighty minds grasped the profoundest
problems 4 the universe and practically
solved them In the grandcst building ever
reared on the earth in its oricntation and
scientific constru, ton the one perfect
structure. and itself symbol Of perfcctio1
IN the vcry centre of the land portions Of
tho earth this immovdbio witness tcsii6cs
to the skill and lofty intellectually Of some
Of esrih's workmon. even after the anti.
diluvian world that then was and some
measure Of the vitality that Adam could
transmit had waned. cycn in those that
retained The human line in purity-apsrt
from the Elohim admixturc that corrupted
the line and the whole earth Il will be a
most astounding witness unto Jehovah that
bis word ls true and lhat enolnfInn h false