The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-15

M @5l uA'o P'''.e
(8SI0R RUssELL l in the heOrsS
dom Revelation xvi, 16). He said;
Armageddon in the Hebrew slgnlt1es
the Mount OF Destruction. The Lore
has associated the name Armageddon
with the controversy between Truth
and Error, during which the New Age
of Messiahs glory will be ushered In
"unclsan Spirits Like Frogs"
Three unclean spirits will proceed
from the mouth Of the Beast, the
Dragon and the False Prophet, and
will assemble the kings and their ar
mics on one side for the great Arma-
geddon battle. In this symbollcal Ian
guage, doctrines are represented as
"frogs." Frog characteristics are pom
pousness, initiation Of dignity, and
croaking. The symbol signifies that
these three Systems will send forth
similar teachings.
They will look toise, and see little re-
speeding differences between them
They will pirate on Apostolic Authority,
the Divine prerogatlves Of the clergy
and the civil power. They will croak
respecting the results of personal ana
press liberties and cause the wheels OF
progress to turn backward.
The kings md their armies represent
political kings, princes and retainers
commercial kings, princes and retain
ers; and religious kings, princes ana
retalners Each Of these will marshal
millions of humanity, The croaking
OF the 'unclean spirits" win bring these
to a condition Of frenzy,
The Dragon of Revelation repre-
sents the Civil power; the leopard rep
resents Papacy; "False Prophet Is an
other name for the Image-of the Beast
of Revelation Kill, II, l5-Federated
Professionalism. Good people In these
Systems are being led into the Arma
geddon battle without realizing that
they are to Eight against Cod"
The Bible declares that God has com
mitted to the Gentle Governments the
privilege of ruling the earth during
period of $500 years-"The Times Of
the Gentles," Meantime God has
been electlng Il sanity few from all ma
lions, to he associated with Messiah
In His Kingdom NegIectlng the teach
ings Of the Bible, Christendom thinks
that their armies are to fight the Chris
tian warfare Suddenly the most ter
rlbe revolution will occur. Revelation
xviii. 10; xvi, 49, The masses Will
hope for victory through the ballot.
When this final recourse shall have
failed the social explosion will bring
anarchy. "There shall be time or
trouble such as never was since there
was nation" Daniel xii, ~ Our Lord
added Except those days be short
ened, there could no flesh be saved
Matthew xiv, 81, 22J But the Elect,
with their glorious Head, win Install
"the New Heavens and Earth"
Armaseddon Not Yet but Soon.
For forty years the Armageddon
forces have been mastering for con
fict Strikes. lOckOuts and riots, Court
and Army scandals In Europe, lnsur
ance, Trust and Court scandals In
America have shaken public conf
denee. Dynamite plots, charged by
turns on employees and on employers
have made each distrustful Of the 9th
er. The lines Of battle are distinctly
marked. Bur Armageddon cannot yet
be fought, according to prophecy.
Gentle times have still two years to
run. The Image Of the beast" Of our
context mus he transformed from 4
mere mechanism to lipinO force Prot
estant Federation realizes that Its or.
ganlzatiOn will be futile unless II re-
ceive vitalizatiOn-un Its clergy be
recognized ~ possessed Of apostolic
ordination to teach. This the prophecy
indicates VII come from the two-hOrn-
W. OthSAt He i'AuullNullg NNS
Church Of England Professionalism
and Catholic SIN, operating in commune
ton for the suppression Of human lib
critics. await this vivifying Of the I'M
age, which rmageddon must follow
perhaps a year after, according to the
Prophetic Wlrd
stu another thing intervenes: AL.
though the ews are gradually obtain
ing control II Palestine, and although
nineteen mi 'ionalres are there, never.
theless prophecy requires an evidently
larger number Of wealthy Hebrews t.
be there Def re the Armageddon crisis
Jacobs trouble In the Holy Land
will come at the very close Of Anna.
geddon. Then Messiah's Kingdom will
begin to be manifested In the land OF
promise Through Its Diylnely appoint.
ed princes Messlah's Kingdom, all-pow.
erful but invisible, viii begin to roll
away the curse and lift up mankind.