Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-04

of us have been
wrong In thinking Of him as q frs-stoker
in 4 far or torture chamber: others
equally In error and out OF accord with
the Scriptures. In denying satan's per
sonaiity 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. or Adver-
sary Of God, wal not another God evil OF
disposition and thus contrary to our Gre
atSognor was he in any sense created evil.
He was an angel OF light, or rather, The
Angel Of Light. Hs was a Prince or 6u-
perior amongst the engels-a covering
cherub," as described In the Scriptures
He was glorious, beautiful. intelligent, one
of the highest of Gods creatures on the
spirit plane. Angels In general In the
scriptures are referred to as sons of God
and ~ stars, bright, luminous. glorious.
The original name OF Satan before his
transgression was Lucifer, which sigLi-
fies q bright and morning star.
Ons might suppos that an angel Of
Lucifers dignity and glory would have
been thoroughly content with the wonder
ful position of Divine favor which he en-
joyed. But 1t Is not always those who
are without name and fame and bless
ings who are ambitious for higher things.
As t.e s~aAszionoirs dcefrcs x1iurs m1IiIons,
so Lucifsr, rich In Divine favor and bless-
ing, honor and greatness, longed for still
more. He was ambitious It seemed to
him that the Divine Program worked
slowly. He longed for an opportunity to
put into exercise his own brilliant
schemes. These schemes naturally were
them to no one. He said In his heart. he
would ascend above the stars; he would
be as the Most High isaiah XIV, u. 10.
Not that ne thought Of usurpine Jeho-
vah's Empire, but merely that he coveted
a little corner Of the Universe where he
be supreme, shove the other angels,
exercising his own genius. This unholy
thought, disloyal to his Creator. he har-
bored, instead OF repelIing a. moral pol
will be true" My life n svery blessing
/ owe MIN. lie is Ail-wise. whether 7 un-
derstand all of his doinss or not.
Luolfsr Testsd-Provsd DisloyaI
None Of holy angels were disloyal to
God and foolish enough to prefer Satan.
1atan'a Arst opportunity for putting hts
ambition into practise came when mother
Rive wal created and he heard the Divine
message tkat. through the human pair.
the earth would be peopled with q race
Of their kind. Ambition whispered, Ee-
cure the pair az the foundation for your
empire and soon they win fill the earth,
and your long-cherished desires viii have
| fulillment
The story OF the deception Of mother
Hve by falsehood, and OF father Adams
d~isobedience and practical suicide because
OF his love for his wife, Is the well
known Bible study. Satan achieved hii
| ends and became, as Scripturally declar-
ed, THE Prince Of this world John xiv
&A. But, aiast his Kingdom L. one Of
darkness. Sin reigns. And death, tht
penalty OF sin. has brought to mankin
pain ana sorrow, mental and physical
with moral ~depravity, Today satan's en-
pire OF 1900. oo. 600 Ia 4 wretched enc
who's only hope is la God and tho Di
vine provision-that in duo time the Re
deemer. as the worlds Messiah. shan TAX
the Scepter of earth and bind Satan for (
thousand years, release mankin from tn
bondage Of sin and death. and give Il
Adam and all his race q full opporturit,
for return to Divine favor. as at first en-
joyed. and OF knowledge. both OF good ent
evil, of which mother Eve too preoipi
lately partook.
Untruthfui and a Murderen.
The speaker quoted Jesus. the grea
Teacher. as saying that Satan was
murderer from the beginning, and abod
not In the Truth" uohn via. ~. This
he said. corroborated the many othe
SAatEttlEHlS Oh 5CIIpIlF% respecting tn
personality of Satan. An evil principi
could not t~ruthfuliy be termed a muir
derer and a g~alsifer. Such terms coul
apply only to an intelligent being, aucl
as the Bible describes Lucifer, now callel
Eatan.
St. Paul likewise refers to Satan as
person, saying, W. are not ignorant o
his devices" III corinthians II, IL; an
again. I'VE war not with flesh nd bloc
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power (Ephesians vi. 1z). The speske
held thai Satan has certain evil angel
of an inferior grade subordinate to hir
and over whom he is the prince or ruler
The Prince OF demons These. he said
he might refer 10 more particularly mex
Sunday. Through these avil spirits 10
six thousand years a malevoIant ~infiu-na
has been exercised upon mankind.
Not only have they preyed upon huFns'
weaknesses and passions, but. as sdver
saFies OF God. they have used every de
vice at their command to nsisreprasent IN
fDtyine character and Plan. putting DARK
ness for light and Light for darkness.
was these false teachings propagated b
Satan and his demon suhordinates. tha
the Apostle referred to al doctrines Q
aeyss r. Allnotny ~, u.
The Lesos In Contrast Wish LucifeE
Tho speaker believed that st. Paul ha
IA mind the rebeliious and degensrat
eeurac Of Lucifer n intended to inst
tute q contrast between the course 3
those in the passass watch declares cha
Christ, the Logoa, Eaeditated not g usurpa
ton. not to BE- ike GOD. but on the con
trarys was willing 20 humble hinassis an
take o bondn1sns form and shsn 20 Be
roxae ohedlsnt unto deatas even the dealt
Of shs cross. The Apostl$ declared "fAz
hath Cos highly exalted and gayezs q naEn
which is above avery nannstQ eh}eI
angels bow. The contrast e that LucsKs
allowed pride 10 gaSsk1a Ia btu heart aa'
u lead BIN - rebellion. whFzA tbs k1s2s
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