The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-27
God Uttered His Voice.;
the Earth Melted
By PASTOR RUSSELL
81 RrcoLlyn Tabernacle

| believe, Is rapidly nearing fulhllment
All bible students recognize the fact
that many Of the Psalms are Mes
slanic. that Is to say they apply TO
the time Of the Inauguration OF Mos
slabs Millennlal Kingdom. Some Of
them detail the peace and Joy and
blessings which will then prevail
emOng men. when the great ieveling
| processes OF that time will raise aIi
the worthy poor and degraded and
VIII humble all the proud. establish
Ing society under such new conditions
that the new order OF things is sym.
bclically styled In the scriptures IA
new heavens and a new earth. where
In dwelleth Righteousness" UI. Peter
III. l3). Others of the Psalms describe
In highly fgurativo terms the work of
the Millennial Age. For instance. We
read.
Therefore Will not we fear, though
the earth be removed. and though tho
mountains be carried into the midst
OF the sea" Fear Is the great tor.
ment OF the majority OF our race. IL
/ Is the lash which tho adversary fire..
I quently uses TO drive away from God
those who need his sympathy and
love and succor. To such tho Lord
speaks tenderly saying. Come unto
me. all ye that labor and are heavy
laden. and | will give you rest" And
again. God declares his name to be-
Love and says. Their fear toward mo
Is taught by the prccepts OF mon
not by hts word isaiah XXX. 80 Ho
would have us trust him AZ a great.
loving, generous father. saying. Like
as n father pitieth his children, 20 the
Lord compassionate those Who revof.
ence him" psalm elf. i3). A love.
more love. perfect love. comca into
our hearts II more and more casts out
the fear which the adversary would
inculcate and which has burned into
mems minds and consclences the doc
trines OF DEVILS" to which the apostle
refers Il Timothy ~, ID.
The fact that the scriptures prophet
ically describe tho overwhelming Of
the social order and the great govern.
ments OF the earth must not be- I'M
derstood TO signify that the Bibla
counsels revolution or anarchy On
the contrary. all OF Gods people
throughout the scriptures arc coun
seled To live peaceably with all men.
SO far as possible. They are coun-
seled not 20 use carnal weapons. not
To take to the sword FOR the settle
ment OF disputes. but rather To sui
fer injury They are counselcL that
God Is the great Overload, and that
although he Is no; now ruling direct
iy amongst men he a. fully the mas
ter OF the situation In that he could al
any time overthrow all opponcnia. lie.
does not acknowledge that his will Ia
now done in the earth. but tells US
that II will be- done by and by and
encourages us to pray and 10 hope and
10 wait for II. He tells US that Satan
is now the Prince of this world" by
virtue of the fact that he deceiyes ths
minds and hearts Of the majority God
would have his people understand
something OF his great program, but
he would keep this hidden from all
others: hence the impossibility Of ok.
planning spiritual things TO carnal
mind Il Corinthians II. IA. None Of
the wicked shall understand" (Dauiel
iii, l0).
The great creator has contentcd
himself with such a supervision OF hu,
man affairs as leaves much rcspon.
sibili;y In human hands He merely
interferes to raise up or 20 cast down
on occasions when the interest OF his
cause and program may demand For
instance. the case OF the Pharaoh.
raised to the throne OF Egypt. In
Moses day. God there raised 10 the
throne man 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 man to praise him
and the remainder he restrained. Sim
ilarly. God previously raised Joseph
to the governorsbip OF Egypt for his
own purposes.
We are not of those who would
harass the minds OF our fellows with
fear. Rather we would point them to
the fact that behind this cloud of
trouble there II a glorious silver lin.
lng OF millennial 10Y and blessing for
all the families Of the earth Rather
we would encourage all who have tho
hearing ear to zeal and faithfulness in
their conservation. that thoy may
make their calling and their election
nre" To u share In the kingdom glo-
ries and escape those things coming
upon the earth" luke XXI. 3Gl liza
word. the gospel OF Christ IA not a
message of damnation and fear and
torture. but. as the angels declared,
Good things OF great Joy which shall
Dc unto all people" U4uke II. l0l.
Beginning with the sixth verse thu
Prophet gives a brief synoptical pie.
ture OF the time OF trouble and It's
consummation and the Inauguration
of universal peace. The heather
GENTLE peoples) ragedl" These
words describe the tumult which will
prevail amongst humanity IN the great
lime OF trouble before the climax Il