Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-02-09


rors. Incidentally he
E,LseA2 SlS3229lsssz3 showed that many
or us have been
wrong I'm thinking or him a fire-stoker
in a far or torture chamber. others.
equally in error and out OF accord with
the Scriptures. in denying Satan's per
sonality and claiming that the name rep
resents merely the principle OF evil. From
the Scriptures Pastor Russell pointed out
that he who Is known as Satan OF Adver-
sary OF God was not another God evil OF
disposition and thus contrary to our Gre
ator. nor was ne in any sense created evil.
He was an angel OF light. or rather. The
Angel OF Light. He was a Prince or Su-
peror amongst the angels-a covering
cherub." as described I'm the Scriptures.
He was glorious. beautiful. intelligent. one
OF the highest OF Gods creatures on the
spirit plane Angels I'm general In the
Scriptures are referred TO as sons OF God
and as stars. bright luminous. glorious.
The original name Of Satan before his
transgression was Lucifer. which signi-
ies bright and morning star.
One might suppose that an angel OF
Lucifer's dignity and glory would have
been thoroughly content with the wonder
ful position OF Divine favor which ne en-
1oyed But Il Is not always those who
are without name and fame and bless
ings who are ambitious for higher things
As the millionaire desires more millions
so Lucifer. rich In Divine favor and bless
ing honor and greatness. longed for stu
more. He was ambitious It seemed to
him that tie Divine Program worked
slowly He longed for an opportunity to
put into exercise his own brilliant
schemes. These schemes naturally were
secreted in his own heart. He revealed
them to no one. He said In his heart. he
would ascend above the stars. he would
be as the Most High isaiah xiv. 10. 40.
Not that he thought OF usurping Jeho-
vah's Empire but merely that he coveted
a little corner OF the Universe where no
could be supreme. above the other angels.
exercising his own genius This unholy
thought disloyal 10 his Creator he har-
bored. instead OF repeiling moral pol
son-instead or saying. ITO my God
will be true" Ny life and every blessing
I owe him. lie is All-wise. whether I'M
derstand all OF his doings or not
Lueifer Tested-Proved Disloyal
None OF the holy angels were disloyal to
God and foolish enough TO prefer Satan.
Satan's first opportunity for putting his
ambition into practise came when mother
Eve was created and he heard the Divine
message that through the human pair
the earth would be peopled with a race
OF their kind. Ambition whispered. Sc
cure the pair as the foundation for your
empire and soon they Will MI the earth.
and your long-cherished desires win have
fulhllment
The story OF the deception OF mother
Eve by falsehood and of father Adam's
disobedience and practical suicide because
Of his love for his wife. Is the we'll
known Bible study. Satan achieved his
ends and became. as Scrpturally declar-
ed. The Prince OF this world (John xiv
800. But. alas his Kingdom IL one OF
darkness. Sin relgns And death. the
penalty OF sin. has brought TO mankind
pain and sorrow. mental and physical
pire OF 1000 100000 is a wretchcd one
whose only hope Is In God and the Di-
vine professionalism I'm due time the Re
deemer. as the worlds Messiah. shall take
the Scepter OF earth and bind Satan for a
thousand years. release mankind from tbs
bondage of sin and death. and give e
Adam and all his race a full opportunity
for return to Divine favor. as at first en-
joyed. and OF knowledge, both OF good and
evil. OF which mother Eve too precipi
lately partook.
Untruthful and a Murderer
The speaker quoted Jesus the grea
Teacher. as saying that Satan was
murderer from the beginning. and abod,
not In the Truth" John viii. 4D This
he said corroborated the many othe
statements of Scripture respecting IN,
personality Of Satan An evil principl,
could not truthfully be termed muir
derer and a falsiher. Such terms coul,
apply only to an intelligent being sucl
as the Bible describes Lucifer. now Gale,
Satan.
St. Paul likewise refers to Satan as
person. saying. I'VE are not ignorant O
his devices" III Corinthians a. ID: AM
again. I'VE war not with flesh and blOo'
merely. but with wicked spirits In higl
power (Ephesians vi 12 The speake
held that Satan has certain evil angel
OF an inferior grade subordinate to hin
.ryho hn Is ha m rtrIa
The Prince OF demons" These he said
he might refer to more particularly mex
Sunday. Through these evil spirits 10
six thousand years malevolent innuenc
has been exercised upon mankind.
Not only have they preyed upon huma
weaknesses and passions. but. advei
saries OF God. they have used every dc
vice at their command 10 misrepresent IN
Divine character and Plan. putting dark
ness for light and light for darkness
was these false teachings. propagated b
Satan and his demon subord, - tes. tha
the Apostle referred to as doctrines {
devils" Il Timothy w. u.
The Losos In Contrast With Lueife
The speaker believed that St. Paul ha
in mind the rebellious and degenerai
course OF Lucifer and intended TO inst
tute contrast between the course
those IN the passage which declares ths
Christ. the Logos. meditated not a usurp,
ton. not TO be like God but. on the COZ
trary was willing TO humble himself an
take a bondmans form and then to b
come obedient unto death, even the deaf
Of the cross. The Apostle declares. Hi
hath God highly exalted and given nan
which is above every name'-to whi'
angels bow. The contrast Is that Lucif
allowed pride TO ranlkle IN his heart al
10 lead him to rebellion. while the Logo
fully loyal to jehovah submitted himse
obediently 20 every test OF loyalty "a
piled The one who sought 10 exalt hir
self will be abased 70 the Second Deaf
The one who humbled himself I'm obet
ence to death the death OF the Cross "