Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-08

((RASI0R. RUSSElLlJ the Hebrew tongue
A-------- Armag gedd n"
Revelation xvi, 16) The speaker said:
I Arlnageddon in the Hebrew signifies
the Hill of Megiddo," or Mount of De-
struction. 1t was famous as a battle
field in Old Testament times.
! The Lord has seen fit to associate the
name Armageddon. with the great con-
troversy 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
be ushered in. He has purposely used
highly symbolica figures of speech in
the last book of the Bible, evidently
with view to hiding certain impor-
tant truths until the due time for their
revealment But even in the due time.
the Bible assures US, None of the
wicked shall understand" Daniel xii,
8, 10l-none who are out of heart har
mony with God-but only the wise of
| His people--the wise virgin" class OF
the Masters parable.
| have long avoided presentation of
my understanding of our text and It's
context. | take it up now by request
and because | believe it is due time to
be understood. | disclaim any special
lnspira ton. In some particulars my
views agree with those of other Bible
students, and In other respects they
disagree Each hearer must use his
own judgment, do his own Bible study,
and reach his own conclusions.
Kindly remember that | am not re-
| sponsible fer the figures OF speech used
by the Lord. My interpretatio do in
| deed constitute a terrible arraignment
| Of institutions which we have all rever-
| enced and which embrace good people,
| of good words and good works Gods
| sanity people in these various institu-
| tons, being comparatively few, are
| ignored when systems as whole are
dealt with in prophecy.
The Dragon, Beast. False Prophet.
| Our context tells us that three I'm
| pure spirits tteachingsl will 60 forth
| from the moAths of the Dragon, the
| Beast and the False Prophet. and these
| three will be in accord, and symbOlcal-
| ly 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 and princes.
and their retinues OF clergy and faith
| fuI adherents. will be gathered in solid
| phaianx-Protestant and Catholic. The
4 u n,,1
many as can be Influenced by them.
! will be gathered to the same side. The
political kings and princes, with all
their henchmen and retainers, will fol-
| low IN line on iNo SHmC side The
| financial kings and merchant princes.
| and all whom They can influence by the
most gigantic power ever yet exercis-
! ed In the world will join the same
| side, according to tins prophecy.
These doctrines of demons repre-
| sented by the frogs" will lead many
/ noble people in this great army to as
| sumo an attitude quite contrary to
their preference For time the
| wheels of liberty and progress Will be
! turned backward and medieval ~
! straints will be considered necessary
for self-preservation-f the mainte-
nance of the present order of things.
In giving this Interpretation, 1t 10
necessary for us to indicate what II
symbollzed by the Dragon. the Beast.
BSd the False Prophet Bible students
| Of nearly all denominations agree with
us that the dragon" of Revelation
represents the purely Civil Power
Protestant interpreters generally agree
that the Beast like a leopard" Reve
| lation kill, 2, represents the Papacy
But fewer still. we fear, will be ready
to support our view that Professionalism
| Is the "Image of the Beast Revelation
xiii. 15) In our context given another
| name. 1.-The False Prophet" We urge
no one to accept our Interpretation,
nor shall we think hard of any who
refuse It, We will neither slander nor
otherwise injure them now, nor threat
en- them with eternal torture. They
have the same right to their views thai
I have, and the same right to make
them known to others. And |. for
one will be very glad to consider any
thing which opponents may set forth
as their interpretations of our text
"Unciean Spirits Like Frogs"
The symbolisms of Scripture. right
ly understood. are always forceful
When the Holy Spirit used frog
to symbolically represent certain