The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-30

spirits Seek to seduce humanity. and gain
control over them through hypnotisni,
spirit mediunship and various occult
Influences.
Personate the Dead.
In order to attract humanity, and to
cover their own identity. these evil spirits
represent, or personate, the dead, Wnen
they hold communication with humanity
through mediums. ouja boards. clairvoy-
ant and clairaudlent powers they are
deceivers. like the great adversary.
sharers of his spirit, in opposition TO God
and truth They uphold Satan's original
lie namely, Thou shalt not surely die.
They have deceived the heather world
along these lines, and In large meas
Urn Christendom also, so that today re-
tably re " believe the teachings of the
scriptures-ihat 1.-The wages of sin is
death that the soul that sinneth II
shall die" and call the wicked will God
destroy" etc
Satan's Lie perpetuated
Thus the original lie of Satan. where
with he deceived and murdered our race
is strl peYpctuated foisted upon heathens
and Christians 1t is by this means
that Satan is the emperor of the world,
or In scriptural language, the prince
of this world" the "god of this world
He has no divine appointment to onlce
and power; he has usnrped from man all
the authority he possesses. By working
upon human prejudice and superstition ne
rules all except those who are the LORD
people. and guided by the counsel of HIS
word These receptions respecting the
penalty upon man serve to becloud eV-
erv important doctrine of the scriptures
and become the foundation for wrong the
cries of purgatorial torments and efernai
torments In hell The scriptures declare,
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nal life except by coming into harmony
with God through Christ. 'TIe that hath
the Son hath life, and he that hath not
| the Son shall not see life"--the death PEN
atty shall remain on him.
No one could believe in eternal torment,
nor In purgatory. nor In masses Tor the
! dead If satan's lie we're discerned. In
consequence of the erroneous heller that
/ man IL more alive when he is dead than
/ he was before he died, the scriptural
! teaching of a resurrection Of the dead mas
lost rs meaning: for how could there be
I a resurrection OF the dead II everybody
! is more alive after death?
Nevertheless, the word OF God stanaetn
sure-"The soul that sinneth shall die,
"rbe wages of sin is death" Christ has
redeemed the world from this penalty,
I and as a consequence there Is TO be a
! rssnrreetion of the dead. both of the just
! and unjust The just, the few, VIII CON
/ stitute the glorfed church, VINO, WIN
, Christ, during the millennium, Will Judge
/ or grant trial, TO the UNJUST many VIZ
will then come forth from the tomp
and bo made acquainted with the truth on
tha suhiect-to obtain eternal life II they
will. bv harmony and obedience, other
wise second death.
Satan to Be Bound.
The speaker quoted Revelations 2o:f'
| showing that with the completion OF tine
church Satan is to be bound for 1000 years
| following. In which the church will reign
with her Lord in millennial glory for the
blessing and uplifting OF the world. he
declared that this means the worlds re-
lease from ignorance and superstition and
blindness, and the privilege of all to come
to the liberty of the sons Of God
The speaker intimated that he had reas-
ons for believing the time for the over
throwing Of Satan's empire Ia nigh at
hand. but time would not permit him to
discuss this feature In detail. He inti-
mated. however, that the transformation
from the reign of sin to the reign OF
| Christ Is not to be expected along the
lines of the worlds conversion He point
ed out that the heather population had
| doubled during the last century, although
| II was very faithful one so far as the
witness of missions was concerned. There
were 800 900 heathens a century ago
and there are 200 900 heathens today,
and IL all the heathens could be convert
ed to the same happy conditions which
prevail in this city today It would mean
to all true-hearted Christians that the
work of reformation and conversion
| should at once be begun all over again.
The speaker declared that the over
throw of Satan's empire would come at
the second coming of Christ, and the ex-
! ercise of His great power and glory, and
| the enlightenment of the world In con-
junction Herewith. He declared that the
| binding of 1.-THE prince of this world Is
| now in progress through the diffusion
OF the light of truth In the minds of the
people; but that Satan is resisting in
every conceivable manner and is bringing
| STRONG delusions' to bear from various
| quarters, and especially through spirit
ISM miracle working and cures of dis
ease--to dulude mankind, to hold them
| under his snares.
The speaker understands that the COM
| plete overthrow OF Satans empire will be
in connection with great time Of trouble
| and awful anarchy, which he believes the
scriptures predict to be imminent. and
which he believes he sees preparations
| for in every direction.
The discourse closed with an exhorts.
| ton to all the people of God to more care
! fully study the scriptures to be on guard
| against spiritism and occultsm of every
| kind to accept the Bible teaching that
| the dead are dead that Gods provision
! of blessing for them Is through the resur-
| rection of the dead. and that the conse-
| Grated ones OF the church of Christ should
seek TO make their calling and election
| sure as members of the kingdom class.
| that they may have a share also in the
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| upon all the world OF mankind.