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OF the people for the public good. The
crisis will be reached when the hither.
to upholders of law shall become VIC
lators of the law and resisters of the
will of the majority as expressed by
the ballot Fear for the future will
lead the weii-meaning masses to desper-
alton; and anarchy will result when
socialism fails
The Clouds Silver Lining.
Horrible would be this outlook for
the future did we not have the infalll-
BILE Word of God assuring us of a
glorious outcome! Divine Wisdom has
withheld until our day the great knowl-
edge and skill which is at the same
time breeding millionaires and discon-
tents. Had God lifted the veil thou
sand years sooner. the world would
have lined up for Its Armageddon a
thousand years sooner But that
would have been too soon for the Di
vine purpose, because Messiah's King.
dom Is to be the great Thousand
Year-Sabbath of the worlds history
God In kindness yelled our eyes until
the time when the gathering to Ar
mageddon would Immediately precede
Messiah's taking to Himself His great
power, and beginning His reign.-Reve-
| lation Xi, II, 1S.
"Send Them Strong Decisions"
st. Paul wrote prophetically Of our
| time, that it would be one of serious
trial and testing to many protesting to
be Christians. The reason for this he
states-they received not the Truth in
the love of it. I'll Thessalonians ii, 10.
H. They preferred their own errone.
GUS theories. the Apostle explains. and
therefore God will give them over to a
strong delusion," and let them believe
the lie which they preferred, and let
them suffer for missing the Truth
which they did not love- Thus they
will be in the condemned host. fight
ing against Cod" because of their lack
Of love for the Truth.
1t is sad to say that we all as Chris
tians have been laboring under a thor.
ough delusion respecting Gods Plan
We have claimed that Christ set I'D
His Church in Kingdom power, and
that the Church has been reigning on
the earth as His representative. On
the strength of this delusion. Jews and
heretics have been prosecuted to death
as opponents to Christ's Kingdom. All
the while we thoughtlessly repeated
the Lords prayer: "rhy Kingdom
come; Thy will be done on earth, as in
Heaven" We knew that the Redeemer
make us His Bride and joint-heirs; but
we ignored the Scriptures We were
drunk, as the Scriptures symbolically
say, 'all nations were drunk" with the
false doctrine. 1t is this false doctrine
that will constitute the frog" spirit
which soon will begin to croak and TO
prepare for Armageddon
The Bible presentation is that the
world Is section of the universe in
rebellion against Divine authority. un
der the captaincy of Satan and his as
ISOLATED fallen angels. By Divine grace
Jesus has already tasted death for
every man." and the merit of that sac
rifice must eventually, grant Adam and !
his poSterity full, fair opportunity |
for the attainment of everlasting life.
ALI who thus see the Divine program |
and are walking in the light may know
at least respecting the times
md seasons" These brethren ARE
not in darkness. that that day land
that battle of Armageddonl should
1vertake" them 'as a thief" - un,
lwares.
Armageddon Not Yet but Soon.
For forty years the Armageddon
orces have been mastering for both
ides of the conflict Strikes, lockouts
md riots, great and small, have been
merely incidental skirmishes as the
parties crossed each others
,aths. Court and Army scandals in
europe. Insurance. Trust and Court
candals in America, have shaken pub
ic confidence. Dynamite plots, charg
d by turns on employees and on en-
lloyers. have further shaken conf
lustful of the other. Bitter and angry
ceilings on both sides are more and
nore manifest. The lines of battle are
ally becoming more distinctly marked.
nevertheless Armageddon cannot yet
e fought. Other matters intervene.
ccording to prophecy.
Gentle times have still two years to
I'm. The Image of the Beast of our
ontext must yet receive tife-power
he Image must be transformed from
mere mechanism to a living force,
Federation realizes that its
rganization will still be futile unless
receive vitalization-unless its clergy
irectly or indirectly shall be recog.
lied as possessed of apostolic ordina
on and authority to teach. This the
rophecy indicates will come from the
wo horned beast, which, we believe,
represents the Church of
,ngland, High-handed activities of
and Catholicism, operat-
lg in conjunction for the suppression
f human liberties, await this vivifying
the Image. This may come soon.
ut Armageddon cannot precede it, but
lust follow perhaps year after it.
TO our view of the Prophecy
Still another thing intervenes; Al