The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03

IN afternoon theme was
Hereafter" In his
WMMMM evening address he
*#WMA discussed Satan and
2 suggested valuable
lessons. from his err
@SSSSS;SsS,TA rors. Incidentally he
showed that many
Of us have been
wrong in thinking q him as a ire-stoker
in a far OF 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 IL known as Satan. or Adver-
sary Of God, was not another God evil Of
disposition and thus contrary to our Gre
ator. nor was he In any sense created-evik.
He was m angel Of light. or rather, The
Angel Of Light. He was q Prince or su-
perior amongst the ansels-a covering
cherub." ~ described In the Scriptures.
He vas glorious. beautiful. Intelligent, one
Of the highest Of Gods creatures on the
spirit plane. Angels In general In the
Scriptures are referred to - sons Of God
and a starr, bright. luminous. glorious.
The original name Of Satan before his
tfanssression was Lucifer, which signi-
nes . bright and morning star.
Ono might suppose that an angel Of
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been thoroughly content with the wonder
full position Of Divine favor which he en-
5oys6 But II u not always those who
are without name n lame and bless
lngs who are ambitious for higher things.
A. the millionaire de1ires more millions,
20 Lucifsr. rich In Divine favor and bless-
Ing. honor and greatness. lonsed for stan
more. He was ambitious II seemed 70
him that the Divine Program worked
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achemes. These schemes naturally were
secseted In his own heart. He revealed
them to no one. He said In his heart ne
would aecV& aR2ye the stars; he would
Not that be thou6ht 81 usurplng 3tho-
vah's Empire. but merely that he coveted
. little corner Of the Universe where he
could be supreme. above h other angels.
exercising his own genius. This unholy
thought disloyal to he Creator. he har-
~son-instead Of saying. 10 my God ]
viii be true" My life M every blessing
I owe him. He u All-wise. whether I an
derstand all Of his doinss or not.
Lusfsr Tsstsd-Prevsd DisIeysl
None Of the holy angels were disloyal to
God n foolish enough to prefer Satan.
O6SoAA = AISS ORpOS SohiAty AOT putting ~
ambition into practise came when mother
Eve was created n he heard the Divine
message that, through the human pair.
the earth would be peopled with q race
Of their kind. Ambition whispered, Be-
cure the pair a. the foundation for your
empire n soon they will MI the earth.
and your long-cherished desires win have
fulnllment.
The story Of the deception Of mother
Tuo INV fa1oohnCA o~A - %n<AAa AAo-s~
disobedience and practical suicide becauee
Of his love for his wife. 10 the we'll
known Bible study. Satan achieved his
ends and became, 81 Scripturally declar-
ed. The Prince Of this world" (John xiv,
so). But, alas! his Kingdom 10 one of
darkness. Sin reigns. And death, the
penalty OF sin. has brought to mankind
pain and sorrow. mental and physical.
with moral depravtty. Today Satan's en-
pire Of. 1.6o0. 00o. 900 IL q wretched one,
whose only hope Is in God and the .Di-
vine provision-that in due time the Re-
deemer. as the worlds Messiah, shall take
the 6cepter Of earth and a Satan for a
thousand. years, release mankind from the
bondage of sin n death, and give to
Adam and all his race a full opportunity
for return to Divine favor. as at FIRST en-
evil, OF which mother Eve too precipt-
lately partook.
Untruthful and a Murderer
The speaker quoted Jesus. the great
Teacher, as saying that Satan was q
murderer from the beginning. and abode
not In the Truth John Will, AZ. This,
statements Of Scripture respecting the
personality of Satan. An evil principle
could not truthfully be. termed a muir
derer and a falsiher. Such terms could
apply only to an intelligent being. such
as the Bible describes Lucifer, now called
Satan.
st. Paul likewise refers to Satan as a
person. saying. I'VE are not ignorant of
his devices QI Corinthians II. III: and
(merely). but with wicked spirits in high
power (Ephesians vi, 12). The speaker
held hat Satan has certain evil angels
Of an inferior grade subordinate to him
and over. whom he IL the prince or ruler
The Prince Of demons" These. he said.
he might refer to more particularly next
Sunday. Through these evil spirits for
SIX thousand years a m~alevolent influence
has been exercised upon mankind.
Not only have they preyed upon human
weaknesses and passions, but. as adver-
saries Of God. they have used every de-
vice at their command to misrepresent the
Divine character and Plan. putting dark
ness for light and light for darkness. It
was these false teachings, propagated BY
Satan and his demon subordinates.' that
the Apostle referred to as doctrines Of
devils Il Timothy Nv. y.
The Logos In Contrast With Lueifsr
The speaker believed that st. Paul had
in mind the rebellious and degenerate
course Of Lucifer and intended to insti-
tute a contrast between the course Of
those IN the passage which declares that
Christ, the Logps, meditated not a usurpa-
ton. not to be like God, but. o the con
trary, was willing to humble himself and
take a bondman's form and then to be-
come obedient unto death. even the death
Of the cross. The Apostle declares, Him
hath God highly exalted and given q name
which Is above every name"-to which
angels bow. The contrast is that Lucifer
allowed pride to rankle In his heart and
to lead him to rebellion, while the Logos.
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