The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-23
PEOPLES PULPIT.
PASTOR RUSSELL'S
DISCOURSE
The Overthrow Of
Satan's S Empire


warned against hypnotlsm, mind cures,
ETC., practiced by well-meaning but de-
ceived physicians, ministers and 9TH
| ers. He declared that al these tended
| to break down the human will, the
! God-glven barrier and defense of man
kind against the encroachments of
| these fallen angels. who seek contin-
ually TO intrude themselves into the
mind, thoughts and will of men. He
warned all against occult influences of
every kind, urging that the human will
| should be preserved and should be
submitted only to the Almighty, and to
him only inteligentIy in accordance
with his instructions In the Bible.
Overthrow Of Satan's Empire.
Satan, through false doctrines
| doctrines of DEVILS has entrenched
| himself In the superstitions and preju-
dices, not only of the heathen, but also
of the civilized. The creeds of the
| Dark Ages evidenced the fact that he
had much to do with their formulation.
| His false doctrines. antagonlstic to the
Bible, have been palmed Off upon us
as veritable Bible truths--just as Satan
| endeavored to twist and misapply the
| Bible to Jesus I'm his wilderness temp
tation Mark |, 13). Thus Satan has
| caused gross darkness to cover the
heather and considerable darkness to
| cover the civilized earth. But we are
in the morning of the New Dispensa-
| ton, which Is to bring so much bless
| ing to the world of mankind In the
opening of the eyes of mans under
standing, and in physical blessings and
comforts. AS result we have the
wonderful convenicnces and appliances
of steam and electricity. the printing
press and the electric light. as instead
of the tallow candle and quill pen of
the past. whatsoever doth make
manifest Is light; and special light Is
due also at this time TO Gods conse.
Grated people. The illumination now
granted TO the eyes of our understand
ing as Christians. through Bible study
helps, Is intended 10 be for the Chris.
tian what the arc-light is In nature.
MANS subserviency to Satan Is an
unwilling captivity, Even those who
realize their bondage do not generally
recognize by whom they have been
enslaved. But gradually the bonds
are breaking as we near the time of
Satan's overthrow. According TO the
Bible our Lord at his Second Advent
will bind the Adversary for II thou
sand years that he may deceive man
kind no more. Meantime all the bless
ed influences Of light and Truth and
grace will be let loose In the world
and as n result. the knowledge of the
glory of God shall I'LL the whole
earth Instead Of the darkness Of
be the morning OF joy and gladness
and restitution and blessing. The sun
of righteousness will arise with heal
ing In his beams OF that glorious
day Saint Peter spoke, saying. Times
Of refreshing shall come from the
presence of the Lord. and he shall send
Jesus Christ, who before was preach
ed unto you, whom the heavens must
retain until the Times of Restitution
of all things which God hath spoken
by the mouth Of all the holy prophets
since the world began (Acts Ill, 1920,
Satan's destruction, according to the
Bible, will not be consummated until
after the MILLENNIAL KINGDOM
OF CHRIST shall have accomplished
| Its glorious work of uplifting human
ity out Of sin and death conditions to
full human perfection and the image
Of God. All the unwilling and dis
obedient will be counted as servants
Of Satan and will. with him, be de-
stroyed In the Second Death-extinc-
tion-from which there will be no re-
demption or recovery.
Great Missionary Work.
"The missionary work of blessing
and uplifting 'all the families of the
earth Is appointed of God for the MIL
| lennial Kingdom-and. thank God. the
evidences are that II is very near. yea.
In sense. already beginning. Its
blessings are intimated by the wonder
ful progress of our day. Everything
waits until the predetermined number
| Of Missionaries shall have been called
| and schooled and tested and found
worthy Of the great and honorable
"a
work. The qualification is that each
must be a copy OF Gods dear Som
so far as heart intention is concerned.
Then these Missionaries will be glori-
fed like their Lord. ON therspirit plane
and with him they will constitute the
Kingdom of Gods dear Son. which
for thousand years will bless the
world ana bring to pass all that the
Lord our God has spoken. and more
than we could have asked or thought.
| christian people have no need to
| upbraid themselves on the score that
| the missionary efforts Of eighteen CEN
turtles have accomplished comparative
Iiy little. They hive no need TO 10 dis
courased with the fact that the census
returns show that 10 the past century
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