Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-16

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EyN8S@h sGAsx@H know effect y
SAEy5SN2S1&SA8S&.& that the day OF
the Lord so COM
I(PASICR RllSSFlDl eth as a thief in
the night. And
when they shall
say. peace and safety. then sudden Ge-
struction cometh upon them as travail
upon Il woman with child and they shalt
not escape. But ye. brethren, are not in
darkness that that day should overtake
you as a thief. We are children OF the
light Thessalonians v. is.
The speaker declared the world incred-
ulous respecting tho Divine supervision Of
earth's affairs. Its sentiment today was
prophesied by st. Peter. who declared that
''Wllcre is the promise of His presence?
all things continue as they We're
from the foundation of the world."-II
Peter Iii. A.
The world is not expected to understand
the Divine tines and seasons. plans and
purposes. The Redeemer declared that the
Father hath hidden these things from the
worldiy-wise and prudent and has re-
vealed them unto babes-the humble-
minded. the footstep followers Of Jesus.
1.-THE Wise Shall Understand"
The Prophet Daniel, referring To the
present day, declared, None of The wick
ed shall understand, but the wise shall
understand" (paniel xii. l0) To UNDER
stand the secret purposes OF the great
jehovah in advance of their accomplish
ment implies a nearncss and touch and
acquaintance out of the ordinary. And so
Gods people, beSottea Of the Holy Spirit.
are His children, and such. if loyal. are
privileged to know the things of God
year, the deep th.ngs'-the things made
known only to the sanity, the Spirit-be-
gotten who, in proportion to their faith
fulness. are in tune with the Infinit One.
The speaker likened this relationship
between God and His saints to wireless
Biography. Coos people have co-herers
tuned in harmony with Himself by His
| Word and Spirit. These can receive much
OF the deep things of God. The worldly
have no co-herers at all-no means.
therefore, of communication with the In
finite, a co-herer in the Holy Spirit. but 1T
is not tuned to the proper key and is.
therefore, not prepared to receive the deep
things of Divine communication.
Our world for 5000 years has been q bat
tlefeld on which the hosts OF darkness
nave largely prevailed over the compare
lively small number Of children OF the
light. who. in an enemy's country nave
stood forth for God, the Redeemer. the
brethren and the Truth against the
"Prince of this w~or,d"-Satan.
Harvest Time Is Here.
Is this condition OF things to continue
forever? Does God intend that to all
eternity there shall be this battle between
light and darkness. with the darkness In
the ascendant and controls? No! The
bible declares that a great change and a
New Dispensation is at hand. in which
the order of affairs will be reversed. Then
the children of the light under Messiah,
the glorious King, will dominate. Sin and
sinners will be forcefully brought into
subjectoin and. after due opportunity fol
recovery, wilful evil-doers shall be utterly
destroyed.
The Lord has been doing a work during
the period of the reign of sin and death
He has been selecting two classes of chill
dren of tho light, both to be used in tn,
great-world-wide work of the next Age
God refers to His work in agriculture
terms; for instance, with the Jewish ma
ton, He did a plow.ng. narrowing, sow
ing, c%ultivating and reaping work. Thei
blowing time preceded the entrance OF tn
nation into Canaan. The Law inculca
ton was the sowing. The reaping of tn
Age was at its close: Jesus vas the Chic
Reaper. His Apostles were associates. 7
them He sad, IT sent you forth to real
that wherein We had bestowed no labor
other men labored and We are entered int
the fruits OF their labors." The saint
then reaped were gathered into the Cos
pei garner at EeNtecoSS dHN oASSA NC,
tribulations the field was cleansed OF 1t
chaff.
This Gospel Age has similarly been
time Of plowing, sowing and reaping. tn
tribulations Of the early church were as
ISOLATED with the sowing of the preciou
seed. Again we are In q harvest time
.sThe harvest IS the end Of the Age" Til
time the gathering Of the fruitage will b
to a still higher plane-to ''glory. homo
and Immortality" by participation in tn
FIRST (ch.eD resurrection" Then will TO
low the cleansing OF the field again b
fiery troubles-''a time OF trouble such 8
never wal since there was a nation.
That trouble time will be a blowing an
narrowing time OF q new dispensation fc
=. a worldwide crop under the most favor
able conditions. These three differer
, ages. however, produce different crops
different as are their conditions.
The Day Of che Lord.
: Our text looks down to the present tin
) Ito the harvest Of this Gospel Age
I the completion of the gathering OF I'll
. Church Of the F%irstborn." It assures !,
! that sudden obstruction IL impending ov'
the present social n religious order Al
that this win not be discerned by Il
4 masses. They viii be saying. Peace a.
: SAFETY. Federation and. Triumph. when
Z the close OF h harvest the pl0wms
shall overtake the reaper. The awf
= trouble OF anarchy - to follow close
e upon and really to overtak1 the reapir
work Of this Age. Others may Sunni
one thing or another with Nore or less
!. accuracy. but only 'ssys. brethren." wi
b to the privilege OF the eonS Of God. "
4 realise the situation fullyand enter In
4 the Joys Of your Lord beyond the veil n
aecape the trouble. the ploW1ng time