Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-28
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PULPIT.
PASTOR RUSSELL'S
DISCOURSE
The Overthrow Of
Satan's $ Empire

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 intelligently 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 heather, 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, antagonistic to the
Bible, have been palmed Off upon US
as veritable Bible truths-just as Satan
endeavored to twist and mlsapply the
Bible to Jesus in his wilderness temp
tation Mark /, 13). Thus Satan has
caused gross darkness to cover the
heathen 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 conveniences 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 to 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
Satans overthrow According to the
Bible our Lord at his Second Advent
will bind the Adversary for a thou
sand years tlfat he may deceive man
kind no more. Meantime all the bless
ed influences of light and Truth and
grace viii be let loose in the world
and as a result, the knowledge Of the
glory of God shall fill the whole
earth Instead Of the darkness of
the night of sin and death there will
be the morning of JOY and gladness
and restitution and blessing The sun
of righteousness will arise with heal
ing in his beams or 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 iii, 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
fun 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-
dempton 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 It 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 schooed and tested and found
worthy OF the great and honorable
work. The qualification Is that each
must be copy Of Gods dear Som
so far as heart intention is concerned.
Then these Missionaries win be glori-
fed like their Lord on the spirit plane
and with him they win constitute the
Kingdom OF Gods dear Son which
for thousand years Will bless the
world aud bring TO pass all that the
Lord our God has spoken, and more
than we could have asked or thought
"Chrlstan people have no need 20
upbraid themselves on the score that
the missionary efforts OF eighteen cen
turtles have accomplished comparative
ly little. They have no need 10 be dis
couraced with the fact that the census
returns show that IN the past century
OF the greatest missionary endeavor
the proportionate numbers OF the hea'
then hive doubled lsix hundred mil
lions century ago-twelve hundred
millions today This is all as God
foreknew aud intended. God did not
purpose the conversion OF the heather
during this age but commissioned his
people to preach his Gospel 10 every
nation for ,citRess, that the Elect Mis-
slonaries for the future work might
be gathered from every country, peo-
PIE and tongue. Gods viii has been
done The Adversary temporarily mis-
led the Church into a misunderstand-
ing of her mission He sought 70 have
us lower our standard OF salntshlp, IN
order TO Increase the Church far and
near. lie sought 20 oppose the Divine
VIII by lowering the standards OF
sAintship 30 as 70 include the msssea