World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-09
QUESTION NO. 81,
Question Cor Ministers to Answer

II Gnl Is mere powerful ihDn Satan.
pud II 10 pnrlI * The l.ori's ard
ne fllnrss thereof Why dnes God
AlInw ne aclrd 70 destroy his peoplp
aud take HE enrih and the 'ulIness
thereof awa, from lis people ard leave
them pnol md ipn claim The poor ms
His I,eop'y Now # was rich in
MS WnrId', goods you'd " De Just IN
me 10 tpRe NY goods away from my !
fnmilt anl give item - mY enemies
and lravr my family with nothing and |
ll,en ~, love my family?
Esplnin dis and will come again
IS, G Merritt
The first thought expressed Is
IL God il more powerful than sat-
an why does he allow satan TO-
take the fullness Of the earth.
The first thing that we shall All.
swer. is, shat il is true that God il
more powerful than satan this
fact was Thoroughly decided in the
/ first great battle fought between
the Two characters as we shall
learn III this language,
Aud there was war in heaven; Mi
chael aud his angels fought against The
dragon, aud the dragon fought and his
angels,
And prevailed not; neither was their
place found any more in heaven.
And the great dragon was cast out,
lint old serpent. called the Devil and
Satan, which dcccvelh the whole world;
hu was east ont into the earth and his
angels were cast ont with him
And heard loud voice saying in
heaven, Now is come salvation, and
strength, and the kingdom Of orr God.
and Tie power of his Christ; for The
accuse, Of our brclhren Is cast down
which accused them before our Goo
day and night,
And they ovcrcame him by the bloo,
OF the lamb. and Ivy the word Of thci
testimony, and they loved not their live
unto the death, REV la- i--11)
Now brother Merritt and tn,
readers Of the CREsstr you hav
before Won the first great battl
between God and satan or III 9th
or words, the Crea tor and the cre
ture-And yoW can notice tina
God was more powerful than sat
an; who after God had over com
him IN heaven cast him to eart
And after he had been cast
earth then it became necessar,
for another battle to be fought o
enrih-So God sent his son Chri,
Jesus to earth clothed in flesh an
met satan once more upon II
battle plalns--Gained the victor
--Brulslng satan S head; cutting
a certain great power which
had to deceive Gods people wi,
$50 from this we can understal
that God wasand is more powerf
than satan--Yet this does not ),
isfy the next inquiry, which wou
be does God own the earth al
the fullness thereof and if so W
does he allow satan TO destroy
people. OF course this is a gu
ton asked by the many and VT
not blame mon for asking it for
God owns the earth ano tho f
ness. Aud that he is more pow
full than satan; why would
allow satan to rob him of
things--Which would be rob-
him Of his glory for it is true Il
Paul said this:
For the earth is tho Lords. and
tulncss thereof, q Cor. l0--o0.)
Subject which brought
forth from the month of Paul
the offering of sacrifices
Jews or lsraelites who. had b
left under the law or gospel Of
cnmcislon--Did offer the old
rlfices and those who believed
Christ through the law of faith
gospel of uncircumcision set 70
the Lords supper--Thesc thi
Paul had ordained i'll all churc
as he said: