The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-04-13


cur in the thought that such climax
is indicated in the prophecies. for the
year 1915. But be the date as it may
the fact remains. The prophecy we
are examining is nearly three thou
sand years old, but it is as good, as
sure, and as meaningful today as ever
it 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-
bic there is a glorious silver lining
of Milennial joy and 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 share i'll the Kingdom glo-
ries and escape those things coming
upon the earth" duke xxi. 3G). In
| word. the Gospel of Christ is not a
message of damnation and fear ana
torture but. as the angels declared.
Good tdings of great joy which shall
be unto ali people" Duke ii, 10).
Delivcraroe CT 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 dwellng-place. AND
the stream Of Truth is represented as
river making TIE City clean ana
fresh and glad. The proclamation is
made. God is in the midst of her.
She shall not he moved, God shall
help her early in the morning early
in the Millennal morning. The Church
is to be "a tirst-fruits unto God" Her
salvation as the Bride of Christ will
be accomplished early in this Mil
lennial morning. Oh. how glad will
be all those accounted worthy of n
place in that elect Church-"the
Church of the First-borns. whose
names are writtcn in heaven" "She
shall not be moved" is i'll agreement
with the first verse In assuring us thar
Gods people viii he 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 at time when 9th
crs will be IN great distress and per
pleXity duke xxi, go.
The Gentileo Ragged
! Beginning with the 9th verse the
Prophet gives Il brief synoptical pic
| ture of the time of trouble and its
contamination and the inauguration OF
universal peace The heather Gen
tile peoples ragged" These words
describe the tumult 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
mittcd. In Germany the raging"
Press for some time has been muZ
zed. The same is true in other ma
tons In Grent Britain. in the United
States and in France there Is a fear
Of tumult 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
selfishly raging out against ench
other will fail
| The prophetic picture continues
"God uttered his voice; the earth melt
| ed" The unfaithfulness Of humanity.
| the clamor 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. ''fe
| will speak to the people in his anger
| for their correction. for their reproval
| The result will be that the symboiicat
earth Society will meit--thc social
structure of civilization will disin-
tegrate. Another Scripture declares
that that disiniegration 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
! ondarly applies to teshly Israel, the
Jewish nation. which will participate
in this time of trouble. but be saved
out OF it, rs the Scriptures declare
| Jeremiah xxx, -. 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 Xi
2J-30).
The Psalm closes with a picture OF
the devastation which will prevail
throughout the world as Il result Of
human SellshncSS and blindness.
| Capital and Labor will rise up to IL
terrible cataclysm of anarchy, awful
FOR rich and poor alike. ONLY Gods
saints will then have peace. and that
! because Of their knowledge of the
grand outcome; because of their faith
IN GOD and their willingness to ac-
cept whatever his providence should
send. Mark the grand symbolic apos-
trophe with which the Psalm closes,
May its lessons draw us nearer to the
Fountain of Grace and give us rest.
peace ana joy through obedience or
heaft to him. He UmmanueD maketh
wars TO cease unto the ends of tie