Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-16

occasions when the In1cr<St If his
Cause and Program may demand. For
instance. the case Of the Pharaoh.
raised 70 the throne Of Egypt. In
Moses day. God there raised 10 the
Throne a mar Of great determination
and hindered from reaching the throne
other men not so favorable to the car
rying out Of the Divine Purposes.
Thus, without interfering with the
free moral agency Of the king. God
used the wrath Of mar to praise him
and the remainder he restrained Sim
ilarly. God previously raised Joseph
to the Governorship Of Egypt for his
own purposes.
The Prophet describes the tunult Of
that day Of overwhelming trouble.
when Gods Kingdom win be estab
lished. saying Of the sea that will
swallow up the mountains. THE wa
ters roar and be troubled: the noun
tains shake with the swelling thereof"
psalm XVI, 81. 1t is probably true
that such socialistic and ~anarchistic
EOIIiuES ndNt uldnJ LiLbto III AAC Pdob
caused the Kingdoms Of earth and
their rulers to tremble. But some day.
according to the Scriptures, the final
catastrophe will How near that
day may be who a tell? Quite a
good many earnest Bible students con-
cur in the thought that such a 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
thu. fact that behind this cloud of trou-
BILE there is a glorious silver lining
Of Millennial 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 a share In the Kingdom glo-
ries and escape those things coming
upon the earth" duke XXI. 36). In a
word, the Gospel of Christ is not a
message Of damnation and fear and
torture, but, as the angels declared,
Good tidings Of great joy which shall
be unto all people" duke Ii, 10).
Deliverance 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
a 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 Millennial morning. The Church
is to be "a first-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 a
place in that elect Church-'tbe
Church Of the First-borns, whose
names are written in heavenr' "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-
BILE" and that their faith viii enable
them to triumph at a time when 9TH
ers will be in great distress and per-
plexity duke xxi, go.
The Gentiles Ragged.
Beginning with the 9th verse the
Prophet gives a brief s%ynoptical pic
ture of the time Of trouble and its
consummation 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