Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-28

just as Satan endeavored to twist and misap-
ply the Bible to Jesus in His wilderness temp
tation Mark 1, 49,. Thus Satan has caused
gloss darkness to cover the heather and consid-
cradle darkness to cover the civilized earth.
But in the morning OF the new dis
pensation. which Is to bring so much blessing
to the world of mankind In the opening Of the
eyes of mans understanding, and In physical
blessings and comforts. As result We have
the wonderful conveniences and appliances OF
steam and electricity, the printing press and
candle and quill pen Of the past. Whatsoever
doth make manifest is light and special light
Is due also at this time to Gods consecrated
people. The illumination now granted to the
eyes of understanding as Christians, through
Bible study helps, is intended to be for the
Christian what the light is In nature.
MANS subserviency TO Satan is an unwill-
ing 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
Satans overthrow. According TO the Bible our
Lord at His second advent VIII bind the al
versary, for a thousand years that He may
deceive mankind no more. Meantime all the
blessed influences Of light and truth and grace
will be let loose in the world and as result,
the knowledge of the glory Of God shall fiji
the whole earth Instead Of the darkness OIL
the night OF sin and death there Will be the
morning Of joy and gladness and restitution
and blessing. The sun Of Righteousness VIII
arise with healing in his beams. OF that glO-
rious day Saint Peter spoke, saying. 'Iimes
of refreshing shall come from the presence OF
u
before was preached unto you, whom the heav-
ems must retain until the times OF restitution
of all things which God hath spoken oy me
mouth of all the holy prophets since the world
began acts, 3:19-2D. Satan's destruction, ae-
cording to the Bible will not be consummated
until after the millennial Kingdom OF christ
shall have accomplished its glorious work Of
uplifting humanity out of sin and death con-
dtions to full human perfection and the image
Of Cod All the unwilling ana disoOedlent wi1i
with him. be destroyed in the second death
extinction-from which there VIII be no re-
demption recovery. -
1.-The missionary work Of blessing and uplift-
ing ALI the families Of the earth is appointed
OF God for the millennlal kingdom-and, tnank
God, the evidences are that 1t is very near, yea,
in a sense. already beginning. Its blessings are
intimated by the wonderful 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 work. The qualification Is
that each must be copy OF Gods dear Son
so far as heart intention Is concerned. linen
these missionaries will be glorified like their
Lord, on the spirit plane and with him they VIII
constitute the kingdom Of Gods dear SON
which for q thousand years will bless the world
and bring to pass all that the Lord our God has
spoken. and more than we could have asked
CHRISTIAN people have no need to upbraid
themselves on the score that the missionary
efforts Of eighteen centuries have accomplished
comparatively little. They have no need TO be
discouraged with the fact that the census retsrns
show that in the past century OF the greatest
missionary endeavOr the propOrtiOnate numbers
of the heather (six hundred millions century
aco--twelve hundred millions today. This Is all
as God foreknew and intended. God did not pur-
nose the conversion OF the heather during this
age. but commissioned his people TO preach his
gospel to every nation for witness, that the
elect missionaries for the future work might be
gathered from every country, people and tongue.
Gods will has been done. The adversary tenn
porarily nisled the church into a misunderstood
ing of her mission. He sought to have US
lower our standard of saintship, in order to In
crease the church far and near. He sought TO
oppose the divine will by lowering the stand
ards of santship so to include the masses
of mankind. He thus worked against divine
arrangements. But he has not succeeded. God
has merely allowed him to prove. test. separate
and manifest the sants-the very elect
THE GREAT TIME OF TROUBLE.
1.-THE coming of the light, the loosing Of the
letters of ignorance and superstition from the
minds that are not submitted to God. the scrip
lures show us. will result in a great time Of
trouble in which the passions Of men but par
TALLY enlightened will do great violence to the
entire social fabric. We see the preliminary
steps already being taken, and, in the light OF
the scriptures, see the awful catastrophe
which will result The world is rapidly resolv
ing itself into two mighty powers. selfishly and
with Enlightenment. preparing for a head
long collision which will mean wreck and ruin.
tribulation and anguish, TO practically the whole