The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22

the fact remains The prophecy we
are examining is nearly three thou.
sand years old. but II Is as good. as
sure, and as mcaningful today as ever
1t was.
We are not OF those who would
harass the minds Of our fellows with
fear. Rather we would point them to
the fact that behind this cloud of trou.
Bile there is glorious silver lining
Of Millennlal JOY aud blessing for all
the families Of the earth. Rather we
would encourage all who have the
hearing ear to zeal and faithfulness
in their conservation. that they may
"make their calling and their election
sure" to n share in the Kingdom Clio.
ries and escape those things coming
upon the earth" duke xxi, So In a
word. the Gospel of Christ Is not n
message OF dnmnation and fear and
torture, but. as the angels declared,
Good tidlngs OF great JOY which shall
be unto all people" duke II. 10).
Deliveranee of the Church Pictured.
In the fourth and fifth verses fol
lowing our text the Church is sym
bolically pictured as the City or King
dom OF God. his dwelling-place. And
the stream Of Truth Is represented as
river making the City clean and
fresh and glad. The proclamation is
made. God is in the midst of her!
She shall not be moved! God shall
help her early in the morning" early
in the Millcnnal morning The Church
Is to be "a frSt-fruits unto God" Her
salvation as the Bride of Christ will
be accomplished early in this Mil
lcnnal morning. oh, how glad will
be all those accounted worthy of a
place in that elect Church-"the
Church of the FirSt-bOrns, whose
names are written in heavenw "She
shall not be moved" is in agreement
with the first verse in assuring us that
Gods people will be preserved from
fear and doubt and misunderstanding
of the events of that time of trou-
bic" and that their faith will enable
them to triumph ut Il time when 9th
ers will be in great distress and per-
pleXity duke xxi. 2Gl.
The Genties Ragged.
Beginning with the 9th verse the
Prophet gives "A brief synOptical pic
ture of the time of trouble and its
contamination and the inauguration of
universal peace, The heather Gen
tile pcoplesD ragged" These words
describe the tumut which will pre-
vail amongst humanity in the great
time of trouble before the climax is
reached. Raging" angry voices arise
from public meetings, and in the more
private meetings of the lodges of La
Dor and Capital, and through the col
umns of the Press to the extent per-
mitted. In Germany the raging
| Press for some time has been muz-
! Zled The same is true in other ma
lions. In Great Britain, in the United
States and in France there is fear
| of tumut through public Press rag
| ing" and everything possible is done
! to restrain it. Whoever sees that an
| archy is the most dreadful terror con-
| fronting Civilization must realize the
| wisdom of reasonable restraints upon
| his own tongue and upon the tongues
of others. Nevertheless the Scriptures
show us that all effort to suppress the
tumult and the angry voices of men
selhshly raging" out against each
| other will fail.
The prophetic picture continues
"GOd uttered his voice; the earth melt
ed" The unfaithfulness of humanity,
| the camor of greed, both in rich and
in poor, will be answered by the Al
mighty, "Giver of every good and per-
feet gift" He will utter his voice."
or, as another prophet declares, He
will speak to the people in his anger"
for their correction. for their reproval.
The result will be that the symbolcal
earth (society) will melt-the social
structure of civilization will disin-
tegrate, Another Scripture declares
that that disintegration will be so
great that every mans hand will be
against his neighbor."
But the Prophet haStens to assure us
that in the midst of all this tumult the
Lord will be with his consecrated peo-
pie. We read The Lord of hosts is
with us. The God of Jacob is our
refuge" This promise applies primari-
ly to the consecrated Church Of Christ
Spiritual Israel. But it also Sec
ondarily applies to heshly Israel, the
Jewish nation. which will participate
in this time of trouble, but be saved
out of it, as the Scriptures declare
Jeremiah XXX, u. In this time of
trouble the Lords jewels. his saints.
will be gathered to their heavenly
home, after which Divine favor will
begin to return to Israel (Romans ri.
25-30,.
The Psalm closes with a picture of
the devastation which will prevail
throughout the world as a result Of
human seltshness and blindness
Capital and Labor will rise up to
terrible cataclysm Of anarchy, awful
for rich and poor alike. Only Gods
saints will then have peace. and that