Evening journal., 1911-02-18
How Sunday Will Be Observed Throughout the Different City
DISCOURAGED PROPHETS
FLIGHT
Kings l9-February 10
"Tbey that wait upon the Lord shall
renew their strength."-lsaiah
1891.

20; 81.
So signal victory of Truth Owes
error. Of God over Baal. doubtless
greatly encouraged Elijah. the Proph-
e. II was Gods victory aud Elijah re-
ioiced ON that account. and because
he had. in so largo deg zee. been the
Divine agent IN the matter. But soon
he learned that Queen Jezebol was
ne implacable n foe as evor. She
viewed the matter. not as a combat
between the Almighty end Baai, but
as between her prophets and Elijah.
When she learned that her prophets
had been slain. she was cnraged and
sent word TO Elijah that his fate must
be tho same So unexpected tum
OF affairs Elijah had not anticipated.
He had the courage to meet tho King
and to denounce the eight hundred
and fifty priests Of Baal. but q mere
message from a woman Slapped his
courage. He fed into the wilderness
there. strangely enough. TO pray
the Lord to take away the life which
he had ~un away TO protect.
Lot us not forget, however, the
suggestion In the previous study that
tho course OF Elijah was intended 20
be typical.--to foreshadow the eXper-
fences Of the church during this Cos
pei age Let us examine this feature
little further and note the type and
antitype.
Not only is Jezehel referred TO in
Revelation as symbolizing a corrupt
church system. including false doc
trines amongst the Lords nominal
people (Ahab. her husband as repre-
seuting tho civil power and Elijah
typical OF the sanity class OF the
church,. but let us also note that the
time OF no rain was also typical, as
mentioned in the Book Of Revolution.
-Four times is this same period Of
three and a half years referred TO az
| the period in which the true saints
/ Of God were hidden from the eyes u
/ the word IN general I'm wilderness
/ condition. And during the Same per-
/ iod there WAS a great drouth and
famine. spiritual amongst tho people.
/ Those three and half years. In Rev
citation, are styled three and a half
times, and again. twelve hundred and
sixty days. and again. forty-two
months.-Rev 1874, 1876. 1885,,
1875.
"The StilI Small Voice.
In Revelation. however. these va
rious references 10 three aud q half
years arc symbolical each day for
yoar-and hence signify twelve hun
dred and sixty years In the antitype.
Many believe that those years began
TO count In 53S A. II. and that they
ended In 1898 Those who thus I'M
do~staud the matter recognize the in
creased interest IN the Bible which
followed 1898 10 signify the time of
rain frefreshment and hlesing) which
for the past century has brought
great enlightenment to tho Who'll.
world But. however We may ami,
, those three and a half years. SYM
holical years twelve hundred an,
= sixty literal years.. most evidentl,
4 they cover the antitypical period rep
|, resented by Eliiahs experiences Ii
the wilderness.
II this be a true application II i'm
plies measure Of fear and coWardic,
for a time on the part Of Gods saint,
people. As Elijah again went into
hiding II would imply that tho SANITY
ones became obscure. While they
were in this wilderness condition a
second time, God directed their course
and taught them some important les
sons. represented I'm Eliiah's exper-
fences related I'm this lesson He was
shown a strong wind, tearing tho
mountains and breaking in pieces tho
rocEs. but this was not the Lord q
manifestation Of himself, but merely
an illustration Of power. The next
lesson was an earthquake. but neither
was this the Lord. Next came a fire,
but not in this could Elijah fully dis
Germ the Lord. Finally came the still,
small voice and wonderful message of
grace and Truth. In this Elijah rec
ognized God as he did not recognize
him In the other manifestations.
The antitypical Elijah Gods saint
ly people, are today learning 10 dis
eliminate between different manifes-
tations Of Divine power through diff.
ferent agencies. Windy strife of
words, which comes even as q hurri-
cane. bringing devastation TO the
present order Of Society. Is not the
voice Of God, but the voice Of hu-
manity. The earthquake, represent
ing a great time OF social unrest. dis
turbance, upheaval, is not Gods mes
sage TO Elijah. but, nevertheless. Is a
manifestation Of another power which
he has In tho world. by which ulti-
mately, the present order of things
viii give way before the Kingdom OF
his dear Son. The fire. representing
consumption. destruction, anarchy. is
not the Lord, but merely human pas-
sions which he will permit The
Elijah class are TO understand Cod
through the still small vofca heard
by the ears Of their hearts-the voice
3 Of Truth, the voice OF Gods Word
speaking TO his people today mos
wonderfully, yet unhoard by the anti
typical Ahab. Jezebel and others. in
tended only for the antitypioal Elijal
classt-he Lords faithful followers.
, II Have Yet Seven Thousand"
, Notwithstanding this voice. Elini
, felt disconsolate aud desired to die
thinking Of himself as being alon,
consecrated to the Lord But tn
! Lord answered him, FL have left m
seven thousand in Israel who hav
not bowed the knee unto Baal" SINH
larry today there are two classes H
spiritual Israel. One class Is in the will
derness Condition. separate from tn
world. Another. a large class is still
more or less associated with am
/, bound up in Babylon, although a
! heart they do not acknowledge an,
! but tho true God nor bow the kne'
4 TO others.
\ when ye hea~ / am come. then car
We arise,
The joy Of your heart springing up q
your eyes?