Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-25


Divine arrangements But he has not
him to PROVE. test. separate and mani
fest the saiits-the very elect
A Great Time of Trouble.
1.-THE coming of the light. the loos-
ing of the letters of ignorance and
superstition from the minds that are
not submitted to God. the Scriptures
show us, will result In a great time OF
trouble, in which the passions of men
but partially enlightened will do great
violence TO the entire social fab
ric. We see the preliminary steps
already being taken. and. in the light
of the Scriptures. we see the awful
catastrophe which will result. The
world is rapidly resolving itself into
two mighty powers. selfishly and with
acknowledgements, preparing for
headlong collision which will mean
wreck and ruin. tribulation- and an
guish. to practically the whole world.
The Bible. in calling attention to this
great time of trouble. warns the peo-
pie of God. so far as possible to avoid
both sides of the controversy. saying.
Seek meekness; seek righteousness.
it may be that We shall be hid in the
day of the Lords anger (Zephaniah
ii, B.. With the wreck of present in
situations comes the end of Satan's
regime. So terrible will be the heat of
passion and strife engendered at that
time that the Scriptures declare that
if it were not for the Elect there
would be no flesh saved (1ark xiii.
2O). The interposition of the Elect as
the Kingdom of God under Jesus. the
great King and Head of the Elect. is
the silver lining to that dark cloud.
The moment of mans extremity will be-
come the moment of Gods opportunity.
$50 terrible will be that time of trou
BILE that the Scriptures symbolically
represent it as whirlwind; as food:
and as fire. Some have mis-interpret-
ed these Scriptures and are expecting
| a literal burning of the earth. but the
Lord denOminates it the fire of his jeal-
ousy.' which will devour Society. And
then he tells us that following the fire
| of trouble he will turn to the people a
| pure message that they may all call
/ upon the name of the Lord to serve
| him with one consent tZephaniah iii. 81.
| Satan has had much to do with COR
| rupting the message originally given to
| the Church by Jesus and the Apostles.
| The Earring creeds have made dis
| cordant sounds which have driven
many noble and logical hearts away
| from the Bible Gods assurance is
that the completion Of the Church is
| near: that her change to the heavenly
| glory in the First Resurrection will
| soon be accomplished and that then
! the reign of SIN and DEATH will end
under the Kingdom of Jesus. Then
the bondage of the world to ignorance,
superstition. ETC.. will terminate: then
all the blind eyes will be opened and
all the deaf ears will be unstOpped' and
the Lords pure message of Divine
Justice. Divine Love. Divine Wisdom
and Divine Power exerted on mans
behalf shall be made known to every
| creature
Fellow Christians. what an incen-
tive to become more and more loyal
and earnest as the servants of so great
and gracious a Sovereignty-that of
our Father and our Redeemer. And
what an incentive we have to seek
first. in preference to all earthly inter.
ests, share with our Savior in his
Millennial Kingdom and it's gracious
work of human uplift-from the depths
of sin and degradation to the heights
of earthly perfection and eternal life!
Let us. as the Apostle exhorts, lay
aside every weight. and the sin that
does so easily beset us. and let us run
with patience the race set before us
Hebrews xii. H. This race is for the
crown of glory as members of the
Elect Missionary Church and for the
glorious opportunities then to be at.
forded for the realization of the most
glorious dreams of service for the King
of kings and Lord of lords.
1--WE cannot suppose that Satan's
Empire is entirely satisfactory to him.
self Undoubtedly his original thought
was the organization of realm resem-
bling that of the Almighty. But the
course of sin is ever downward. re
obtain control of our first parents they
were misled into steps Of disObedience
-sin-and the Adversary himself. hav.
ing STARTED upon the wrong course car
maintain his own standing and king
dom only by determined opposition tc
Jehovah. This is the significance OF
the name given him in the Scriptures
Adversary
'"The Scriptures set forth that all hu
mainly must. either now or some time
come to the point of decision between
obedience to God and disobedience
The obedient will be guided back tc
ultimate harmony with the Creator
and obtain the reward of life eternal
On the contrary. the disobedient. the
wilfully rebelious against God and his
righteous arrangement, taking the