The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-19
The Reverend Doctor Gregg Says
Earthquakes Are Signs and
Fulfilled Prophesies.
TIC PRECEDE CHRIST'S RETURN.
One Passage in Bible Indicates
That Great Upheavals Are
s'atan's Death Throes.

! That earthquakes are signs OF spiritual
| significance TO the world and will p-eceie
| the coming of Christ the theme of the
| sermon delivered yesterday evening by the
Reverend Harris II. Gregg. at the Wash
| ington and Compton Avenue Presbyt erau
| Church. The minister calls attention to the
fact that at one place in the Scriptures it
| Is indicated that great commissions, such as
that at Martinique. and the destruction
| caused by them. are the evil wrought by
| Satan in mis- death throes.
The topic was suggested by the still con-
| tinuing eruption in the West indies. during
| which the city of st. Pierre was destroyed
| and large area of two islands devastated
This tremendous display OF subterranean
| forces should. in the opinion of Doctor
Gregg, be considered warning by the
nations. since such things according to
the Scripture, are to Immediately preceds
the return OF Jesus Of Nazareth;
begin to come 10 pass, then look up, and
lft up your heads, for your redemption
draweth nigh And then shall they see he
and great glory"
Referring specifically to Martinique. Doc
tor Gregg said:
st Pierre has been destroyed by the ter
rihle eruption of Mont Pelee. But Paris
ceases not in its revelry of unbclef. Nero
still fddles in the Twentieth Century while
said that there was no danger, and pre-
vented the people escaping from the de-
struction Of the city and the destruction
are telling sinners to-day that there is no
danger and no coming wrath Of God. say
that earthquakes are signs. They are full
flled prophecies"
The text was found in Matthew xviii. 2:
There was great earthquake" Through
out the gospels and Old Testament Doctor
Gregg finds an analogy between prophecies
CT destruction and EARTHQUAKES
He said, in part:
When Christ died under the Judgment OF
earth. II is noted that. Behold, the veil
or the temple was rent in twain from the
top to the bottom: and the earth did quake
arose from the dead and destroyed the
power of death and the grave. it is noted.
Behold. there was a great earthQuake
When the Bible foretells great political,
social commercial. national and religious
l..,s, rsySiutions. 1t also announces great con,
xulslons In IN nature ,na ssS as signs
when Christ prophesies that, during his
absence from the earth. there would be
also prophesied there as shall be- famines and nd
pestilences and earthquakes in divers
places
just preceding his return in glory to this
earth. to set upon the throne of his glory.
there will be great convulsions in nature
as signs that satan's power of destruction
Christ 1t is said: I will show wonders in
the heavens and In the earth. blood and fire
and pillars of smoke; and there shall be
signs in the sun and in the moon. and in
the stars; and upon earth distress among
nations. with perplexity; the sea and the
waves roaring; mems hearts failing them
for fear. and for looking after those things
which are coming on the earth; for the
powers of heaven shall be shaken
And Christ said unto them: I beheld
Satan as lightning, fall from heaven" And
the great drag was cast out. that old
serpent called the devil and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out
with him And 1 heard loud voice say
ing in heaven, Now is come Starvation and
strength. and the kingdom of our God and
the power of his Christ Woe to the In
habitants of the earth and the sea; for the
devil is come down unto you, having great
wrath. because he knoweth that he hath
but a short time.