The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-10

nerc and there in the corridors, .,a =,
. .,c HtGetS discussing the subject rhn
thc ~ Nic"S were evidently shared by
Mas s .;,,,'hiS .nmc,bt,,- ,aliogethGr the meeting
Jg"s give Sucn attention 10 tho ,nrs..,,,@
for" :" 't,. Uhir'l IAN ialnisicr And never be-
4 message To tho Jews
What Pastor Russell Said.
Ire speaker read 10 his audience man,
quotations from the propneriss or
biplc relating to HionIsp1. the hrsi ono
., which Was Psalm eli lG-S. "TIn,;
5nr ur', ,h %iIjS ,, anq havc mercy upon Zion
inr 'hv t'tne 10 taYor her yea lhe eai
.illlc' = come. For Thy servants ia kc
r,iehsurc ~ her stones and favor thc d,isi
,usreoi ihen shall The Gcnliies lear the
nc Garth Thy glory. When the ord
his hi'1' 1,r, nu,ld "a up Zion he shall sppcgr IN
Pastor Russell declared tbat while ou,.
u. mad inclined H. discard tho EihIa as
Unreliable alrnS the lines uT higher rrj-
I''9''' ne itd SuoseuucullN given IL very
-s..s sarI,Ssl ,uoE, entirely apart from all
reeds auJ throres of men This stud Z
n9u Siratly enlightened his mind and had
gwen nm a very different view OF The
sacred book Hc now has absolute
oonhdHnte IN 1t. lie now realizes, not
only that there is n great Creator, bu,
,'at ne Is definite. orderly. In his deal
ns6 With humanity. in his shapine Of
earth affairs. For instance, .th., iirsf
'dlEu bDpl'1 mentions tho time
me set tilno, for Tho return Of divine
isNor 10 Zion. So ne finds matters all
through the scriptures. In due time pa
Nin' solomon and others represented Je-
hoVeh in III" Kingdom of Israel and sat
upon the throne ~ The Kingdom OF the
Lord. Later The kinc.lGrn ws& t,I.,n
ilonl Hedekiah. The last ~ the line OF
payi1 to- SIT unon the throne Of Gods
typical kingdom. Whom Tho dominion
was taken from him ih" Gentle gov
ernmenis were recognized. but not in the
same naunsr Hs was Israel None of
them was designated the Kingdom Of cod.
ruc
Bui Gentle governments were prom
issd lease 90 power during tnc period
when Israel would bu cast off from Gods
laFor. Then az TN" end OF the appoint
cd time IN" Gentle lease OF cstrthlv
power in turu. and Gods original pro-
vision for Israel 10 represent his king
dom in the world. would return. These
ar" thc set Times referred TO by the
Psslmist. Gods promise 10 David-"The
sure ntercics of David were that of
the fruit Of his loins one should SIT on
tho throne OF the Lord forever. The
rsal purport of his promise was thai
Messiah. the long promised king OF
Israel would hc the root aud OFF shoot
of thc Davidir line and blessed of the
Lord: his kiUsdom should be ever
all of The divine promises made to Abra-
hani-"m thy seed shall all the families
OF the earth be blessed"
Zedekiah Rejected.
So long as God acknowledged tho ma
I ion of Israel as HIS kingdom their kings
" ere His reprcsentativ but when Hcdc-
kiah was rejected II was not inconsistent
on the Lords part 10 recognize The Cen
tile governments as above suggested. or
King Iedckiah We read: 80 thou profane
that IniIuity should have an end. Re
move the diadcm. Take Oft The crown.
This shall not b" the same. | viii over
turn. oy@rlnrn. oYrrigrn II unlh he come
whose right IL is (Mcssshl. and will
give ii unto Him" (li1elicl XXI. 70. 2ID.
II Was at this vcry time that God gave
tho lease OF earthly power to Ncbucha1-
nczzar and his Successors as is related
in Daniels prophecy. Ncbuchadnczzar
but disrcmcmbcrcd his vision
Daniel the prophet. madc prisoner AT an
earlier date. was, by Divin" Providence.
introduced To the king aS the one person
i'm all the world able 10 rchesrsc th" kings
dream and TO give its Interpretation. and
his power 50 10 do is declared to have
bccu OF the Lord.
NebuchdnezZar Vision,
The vision WAS of n stupenduus image.
It's head of gold represented Ncbuchad-
nczZar's empirc-Bsbylon. It's breast and
arms of silver represented the Mcdo-P Per-
sian empire. Its belly and thighs Of brass
the Grccian empire. Its
ST rong legs of iron rcDrcSCn ted the Roman
empire east and west. lis feet OF iron
and clay represented papal Rome. The
iron continues 10 represent civil govern
ments. and the miry clay. making them
appear Ike stone. represented ecclesiasti-
ciSm as jt Is now mixed UP with the poll
tics OF the ten kingdoms of Europe. The
whole period OF time in which these vari-
GUS Gentle governments would dominate
the world would last until Mcssiahs
promised kingdom And this period Is
symbolicslly stated TO have been seven
tlmes:' that is, seven years-cVdently
nj hnliGul
AT their end the lease OF earthly pow
or OF Gentle governments VIII terminate
in the great ;ime OF trouble lorctold by
Daniel ixii., -. Then Messiah shail
stand UP Ip the sense OF assuming con-
troll OF carths affairs and Gentle gov
crumerts VIII cease. cUr all nations shall