The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-14

llRASIQR RUSSELL) the Hebrew tongue
Arranged don"
(ReveIation xvi, l6l The speaker sud
Armageddon In the Hebrew sgulIier
the Hill Of Megiddo," or Mount OF De
structiOn. II was famous ms a MItlp
field In Old Testament times,
The Lord has seen fit to associate the
name Armugeddun, with the great con
troyersy between Truth aud Error
right and wrong. God and Mnmmun
with which this Age will close, perish
and the New Age Of Messiah's glory
be ushered In He hnS pUrpOSply used
highly symbUIiNI figures OF spperh N
the last book IT the Bible, evidently
with II view 10 hiding certain impor
tart truths until the due time for their
reveament. But even In the due time,
the Bible assures us, None Of the
wicked shall understand" (Dnnicl xii,
8, l0l- none who Nre out Of heNrt har
mony with God--but only the wise Oi
His people-thr 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 N due timr t.
be understood I dIscINIm any special
inspiration IN some particulars my
views agree With those VI other Bihle
students, aud In other respects they
disagree Each henrpr must use ms
own Judgment, do his own Bible study,
and reach his own conclusions
Kindly remember that am not re-
spousible for the figures Of speech used
by the Lord My interpretations do IN
deed constitute terrible arrangement
OF institutions which we have all rover
eDced and which embrace good people
OF good words aud good works Gods
sanity people IN these various lnsttn,
lions being comparatively few, nre
ignored when systems III whole nrr
dealt with IN prophecy
Tho Dragon, Beast, False Prophet
Our context tells ~ that three I'm
pure spirits deNchIngS, with so forth
from the mouths OF the Dragon, The
Beast and the False Prophet, and these
three will be IN nccord, and synbolrnl
ly the doctrines are represented 10y
frogs" These three doctrines ure 20
have Il mighty influence throughout the
civilized enrth They Nre 10 gnthef
the kings aud their armies TO the grehl
Battle Of ArmNgeddOn
Tho ecclesiastical kings ana princes
aud their rctInues Of clergy ana fniih
ful udhcrcnts, will be gathered IN solid
nhalanS= Protestant aud Catholic. The
kings and captains Of industry, Nnd ns
many M cnn he Influenced by them
will be- gathered to the sune side, The
poI!tcnI kings and princes with MI
their henchmen and retnnerS, viii FOL
low IN line on the sNme side The
financial kings aud merchant princes
aud all whom they can Influence by the
most gigantic power ever yet cScrciA
cd IN tho world, will Join the Hnmo
side, according TO thiA prophecy,
These "dOctrinea OF demons" fenre'
scented by the "frogs," will lead mahS
noble people In this great army to Ma
sumo an attitude quite contrary to
their preference, For time the
wheels Of liberty and progress VIII b.
turned backward and medieval re'
atrnInts will be considered necessary
Tor self.prerervHtion= the mAinte
nance OF tho present order or things
In giving this Interpretation, II In
necessary for IN 10 indicate what II
aymbolzed by the Dragon the BcnHi,
and the False Prophet Bible atndents
OF nearly NIL denominations agree WITH
ns TINT the dragon" Of Revelation
represents the purely Clvil Power
Protestant Interpreters generally agree
thnt the "I'pnN Ike n leopard 'lirre
lntiOn Sll q representa- the FbnncF
Hut fewer aIIll we fenf, will be- ready
20 support our view TINT Professionalism
In the "lmage Of the llenst Revelation
Kill ~ In orr context given another
name, "thr False Prophet" We urge
no one 10 accent our interpretation,
nor shall We think hard or any VINO
refuse 1t, We will neither shndef nor
otherwise lhjnre them now, nor threat
on them with eternal torture, They
have thp samr right to their views TINT
| have, mud the same right to make
them known ~ 0lhera, And |, for
sne, will h. very gnd % consider any
tbipp whlrh OpnOnehta may set forth
AZ their interpretations Of onr text
"Unelesn spirits Like Frogs"
The pynllmllams Of Scripture, rRhi
iy understood nre always forceful
When the Holy Nplrll used n frog
to Hymh0llraly represent certain