The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-23
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OWN YOU kindly throw some light on
the subject q The taii OF some neg % tb's;r
original habitation and harmony WIN
God? Also. explain in what way theS
Answer.-In Genesis VI. 2, we read that
the Sons of God (the angels took unto
themselves wives of ti9e@-dauS hters Hr
men," AS the result Of these nesaihancss
there vera produced giants IN those days
mighty me15 men OF rs-
gels went contrary to the Divine VIII IL
leaving their former Dabitstien, the spirit
ual realm. for the Apostle In writing
about them SAYS that the Lord hath e
served them in ase-lastiog chains. under
darkness. until the judgment of the great
day'' dude 81 These are the spirits IN
paatsmfne) by His death and resurrec-
ton q Peter $500 The ''ags-lastilg
chains. under darkness" SIGNIFIES that
ness of the night. '-uattl' the judgment
time. when they will be released from
their chains
Tae veur Bible and read carefully the
following citations:-Exodus xxi, Is,
Deuteronomy xviii 9-12; Levtticus xix, 81;
k. 6. q; II kinss xxi; 2 s; p y; SnT':1-
1911; Revelation xxi s; Isaiah VII, lS-9o'
xix. Luke viii, 30; ~, IS, IS, Al From
these Citations, it becomes apparent that
Of the race by gaining control of the VIII
In many instances the mind has been com
DiGf6AE
safaIien angels and the victim made a
"demoniac,"
OFF Jesus actually destroyed the devil
the Apostle Peter. years after, say to tue
Lords followers, the Christians. 'Your
adversary the Devil goeth about as
vsur."eI Peter '. s.? "a Subsc-iberj
Answer-We know Of no Scripture
which declares that Satan. the DevH, was
az he Af
Lords crucinxion. On the contrary there
are many passages to be found n tae
Bible in which it is set forth that SATAN
will not be destroyed until at the close OF
the Thousand years of MessiaRs reign,
after having been bound during that long
period Note the following citations and
time from the death Of the Lord Jesus On
Calvary.-CHebrews II, Il; Revelation xA-
2, 3, "A. 15.)
contained in the question, as wen as from
the general prevalence of evil and SUI
ferine in the world that the great Ad-
yersary is very much alive Then aga4n,
we note that there Is a great deal OF de-
ception IN the world that the people axe
greatly deceived in many particulars.
When the Lord Jesus shall appear at
His second coming, the great enemy Of
the race Will be bound and then. when
the knowledge of the Lord shall FIJI the
whole earth as the waters cover the deep.
all shall know the truth, from the least
TO the greatest CHabakkuk ii, Il; Jonn
i. 81
Own you kindly explain the follow
ing v6rse-'He-e is wisdom Let Mira
that hath understanding count the Rura-
Der of the beast: fer il is the number OF a
man: and MS number is six hundred tn ee
score and STANDARDIZATION xiii, Is? %.
A RI
AnsEer-TFHs passage Of Scripture has
been interpreted in about six hundred and
sixty-six different ways. As - ~ z4ch one
is correct We would not presume to de-
eide. However; we viii subEsit
swer that may be accepted OF rejected as
the reader may elect Sc to do. In the
seventh chapter Of Daniel. fOG- great uni
vereal Kingdoms or governments are rep
ress1tsd under the symbols OF beazss-1he
lien. bear, leopard. and dragon These are
Babylon. Medo-Psrsza- Greece. and Rome
The first two verses Of this 18th chaptsr
d Revelation. describes still another
beast. having all OF the characteristics Of
The '-dragsn''-Pagan Rome, described
IN Revelations xii 2 The gavernErsut of
Raue was q com b&natien Of civil ana
autbS-ity; the emperor bezas
called 'sPoEtifsx Maximus, or chief
priest The old pagan arrangement OF
rIene was superseded by new civil aoa
government which exercised
an of the beastIy powers and authority OF
the former system. This last system IS
sometimes referred 10 in the Scriptures as
babylon It is the great Mystical
of which the ancient city was a
type Babylon, the city, is said 70 have
been divided up into Go squares Anti
typical Babylon. the beast" the false
system, will probably have
the same number Of divisions-rel1g1ous