Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-11-07

power. used TO croak.
Applying these symbols. we learn
that an evil spirit. influence, teaching.
will come from the Protestant churches
federated, from the Church Of Rome.
and from the civil authorities, all In
full agreement The spirit OF all VIII
be boastful an air Of superior wisdom
and knowledge will be proudly assum-
ed-all will croak I'm harmony. All will
tell Of dire results that would follow.
involving the interests Of both the
present aud the future life, n their |
counsel be not followed. However con
dieting the creeds. the differences will |
be ignored in the general proposition !
that nothing ancient must be disturb
ed. or looked into. or repudlated.
The Divine authority ~ the Church.
and the Divine right u kings. aside
from the Church. will not be allowed
to conflict Any persons or teachings
I'm conflict with these boastful and IN
scriptural claims VIII be branded as
everything riie. az the mouths OF these
frogs" speaking from pulpits and
platforms and through the religious
and secular press The nobler senti-
ments OF some will be strangied by the
phliosopbs Of the same evil spirit
which spoke through Caiaphas, the
high priest, respecting Jesaa. A. Gala
phas declared II eIpedient to commit
a crime in violation OF justice, human
and Divine. TO be rid OF Jesus and TITS
teachings. 20 this frog spirit will ap'
prove " every violation Of principle
necessary to their selfprotection.
The croaklng Of these frog spirits or
doctrines will gather the kings aud
princes. financial. political. religious
and industrial into one great army.
The spirit Of fear. inspired by the
croakings Of these frogs" will scourge
the passions Of otherwise good and
reasonable men 20 fury. desperation.
In their blind following Of these evil
spirits. evil doctrines, they will be
ready 20 sncrince Hfc and everything
on the altar Of what they mistakenly
suppose IL justice. truth and righteous
ness. under n Divine arrangement.
For n brief time. M we understand
the Scriptures, these combined forces
% Armagcddon will triumph. Free
speech. free mails. and other liberties
which have come 60 be the very breath
u the masses In our day. will be ruth.
lessly shut on under the plea OF neces'
slty, the glory Of God. the commands
Of the Church. etc. Al will seem TO be
serene. until the great social explosion
In our context described rs the great
Earthquake" An earthquake" In
symbolic language, signifies social
revolution. and the declaration OF the
context IL that none like unto II evcf
before occurred. tI,cyelation wi. Is
/ iDl Jesus described II NJ time OF
, trouble such ns never was since ther'
|. was nation Matthew xiv. u.
; The Lord viii Gather Them.
The false. frog.llke teachings vii
gather together into one host the great
the rich. the wise. the learned and th'
kings Of the earth. 20 battle. At TIL
Juncturc Divine Power viii step for
ward. aud our text tells Us that III
. shall gather the marshalcd hosts 4
= Atmagcddon-to the Mountain OF ID,
struction. The very thing which the
sought 60 avert boy their union. fedora
, ton, etc. will be the very thing the
will hasten. Other Scriptures tell u
that God VIII be represented by IN
Y Great Messiah. aud that lie VIII be o
u the side u the masses Thds we rch
In Daniel XII. 1: AT that time sha
= Michael [thc Godlike One Messiah
J stand up"-assumc authority. lie wi
take possession OF His Kingdom In
g manner little looked for by many
= those who erroneoualJ have bee
Claiming that they we've His Kingdom
= and authorized by Hin 10 reign In III
y name aud In His stead
y Jesus declared. Ills servants ye NJ
~ unto whom 80 render service" Son
> may be rendering service 10 Satan an
" 10 error. who claim 90 be renderin
; service 20 God and 10 Righteousness
~ and some 81 these may be serving Y
norantly, rs did saul OF rsrsus. WI
= verify thought that he did God ser
y icr" In prosecuting the Church. II
: same principle holds true reversed
10 As an earthly king does not hold hit
ie self responsible for the moral chnracu
e OF each soldier who fights Ia his hn
Q ties. 80 the Lord does not youch for q
y moral character OF all who Will emil
Q and fight on His side OF any quesuo
His servants they are 20 whom the
II render service" whatever the mou'
II or object prompting them.
IT, The same principles will apply Ia q
u coming Battle Of Armageddon God
10 side ~ that battle win be the people
~ side. aud the very nondescript hos
" the people. will be pitted az the begl
re ming OF the battle Anarchists, socii
. lists, and hot-headed radicals or eve
y school OF reason and unreason, VIII
~ In the forefront OF that battle. ~
~ majority Of the poor aud the midd
Oh class prefer peace NJ almost any pH'
or A comparatively small number, Goo
&c consecrnted people. will at heart
n longing for Messlahs Kingdom. The
20 will bide the Lords time and walt =
or tiently for II; they will be OF go
Il courage. knowing the outcome outlln
ey IN the more sure word OF prophecy
at 70 which they have done well 10 IN
ke heed. ~ unto light shining To
or dark place until the Day dawn -
y Peter T. 10
IN 1ha pnassaa will lie restless OF thl