Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-08

Armageddon
. Revelation xvi. l6l The speaker said
ArnngeddOn inSthe Hebrew signifies
tbe Hill of Megiddo" or Mount Of DE
,.stF0ctiOB It was famous as a battle
field in Old Testament times.
The I.Vrd has seen Dit to associate the
name ArnageddUn. with the great con
rOveby between Truth and Error.
right and wrong. God and Mammon.
with which this Age will close. perish.
and the New Age Of Messiah's glory
De nshered in He has purposely used
mighty Symbolical figures of speech in
thee last book Of the Bible. evidently
with view to hiding certain impor
tant truths until the due time for their
IeVealment. But even In the due time.
tneo bible assures us. None of the
wicked shah understand" Daniel xii
y, To- none who are out of heart har
emoDS with God hut only the wise of
His people the wise virgin" class Of
the Masters parable 90
, have long avoided presentation OF
ny Understanding of our text and Its
: context lotake it up now by request
and because ! believe it is due time IL
be understood | discIaim any spe,.ial
inspiration In some particulars my
views agree with those of other Bible
students, and in other respects they
disagree. Each nearer must use his
own Judgment, do his own Bible Study.
and reach. his own conclusions
Kindly remember that am not re.
Sponsihle for the figures of speech used
BY thu Lord. My interpretations do in.
D, deed constitute terrible arraignmpnt
u: Of institutions which We have all rever
i snced and which embrace good people.
Of goUd words and good works. Gods
sanity people. in these various institu.
: lions. heing' comparatively few are
ignorpd when systems as a whole are
. dealt with in prophecy. %
The Dragon, Beast. False Prophet
E. Our context tells us that three i'm
pure spirits 'teachingsl will 90 forth
from the mouths of the Dragon. the
= Beast and the False Prophet. and these
three will be in accord. and symbollral
y the doctrines are represented By
; frogs" These three doctrines are to
have mighty influence throughout the
civilized earth. They are to gather
the kings and their armies to the great
Battle of 'ArmageddOn
The ecclesiastical kings aud princes.
and their retinues of clergy and faith
ful adherents. will he gathered in solid
.phaanS-PrOteStant and Catholic. The
kings and captains of industry. and ms
many as can he influenced BY them.
will he gathered to the same side. The
political kings and princes. with all
thar 'henrhmen and retainers. will fol.
low in line on the same side The
financial kings and merchant princes.
and all whom they can influence by the
o most gigantic power ever yet exercis.
ed. in the world, will join the same
side: according to this prophecy,
90 TheAe doctrines of demons" repre-
seAted0 by the "frogs." will lead many
: noble people In this great army to as
= sumo an attitude quite contrary to
their preference. For a time the
Q wheels of liberty and progress will he
turned backward and medieval re-
@ ttsaints will be considered necessary
FOB self.preseFvatiOn-fo the mainte
Raace of the present order of things
In giving this Interpretation, It Is
3 necessary for Us to indicate what Is
'symbpllzed BY the Dragon. the Beast
aand the False Prophet. Bible student,
a of rearly all denominations agree witt
Gus that the "DsagOn" of Revelation
represents the purely Civil Power
Protestant interpreters generally agre'
chat the Beast like leopard" IReve
. At1on XIII. q represents the Papacy
But fezser still. We fear. will be read,
to support our glew that Professionalism
Is the"Image Of the Beast Revelatlol
xiil9 l5I in our context given anothe
name, the 'FaEes Prophet" We urg
no @e 10 accept our Interpretation
nor shall we think hard Of any VIII
. refuse 1t. We will neither Islander no
otherwise injure them now. nor threat
% en- them with eternal torture. The
have tEessafne right to their views tina
q. have and the same right to max
them known to others. And |. 70
one. wAl be very glad to consider any
thing which opponents may set fart
IS their interpretations of our text.
"unelean Spirits Like Fsoes."
The symholisms of Scripture. righ
y oundersto0d. ere always forefu
Q When the ROy Spirit used a ~fras
90 SymbOllcaIly represent cerial
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