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

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Azzx1NA - place called In
llRASlQR. RQSStID the Hebrew tongue
Arranged don"
Revelation xvi. iel Tie speaker said.
Armageddon In the Hebrew signifies |
the Hill Of Meg,ddo." or Mount Of De |
struction II was famous as a battle
Geld in Old Testament times.
The Lord has seen at 10 associate the
name Armagcddon. 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 ushercd In. lie has purposely used
highly symbollcal figures Of speech In
the last book Of the Bible, evidently
with n 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.
0. i0l-uone 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 its
context. take Il up now by request
and because ! believe IL II due time 10
be undcrhtood disclalm any special
inspiration. In some particulars my
views agree with those Of other Bible
students aud In other respects they
disagree Each bearer must use bis
own Judgment do his own Bible study.
and reach his own conclusions.
Kindly remember that am not re-
sponslblc for the figures OF speech used
by the Lord. My interpretations do In
deed constitute n terrible aTaignment
Of institutions which we have all rcycr
euced aud which embrace good people
OF good words and good works Gods
sanity people Ia these various institu
tons. being comparatively few. are
ignored when systems rs n whole mr.,
dealt with In prophecy
The Dragon. Beast. False Prophet
our context tells ~ that three. im
pure spirits teachings will go torii
from the mouths ~ the Dragon. IN,
/ Beast aud the False Prophet. And thcs'
three will he In accord. and symbollcnl
ly the doctrines are represented by
frogs" These three doctrines are e
have mighty Influence throughout th'
civilized earth They are 20 gnthe
the kings aud their armies 20 the grea
Battle Of Armageddon.
The ecclesiastical kings and princes
and their rctlnues Of clergy and faith
fuI ndherents. will be gathered IN soll'
phalanx Protestant and Catholic. TIT
kings and captains OF industry. and n
many M can he Influenced by them
will be gathered 20 the same side. tn
polltical kings and princes with nj
their henchmen and retainers, will FOL
low In line on the same side, tn
financial kings aud merchant princes
and all whom they Gun influence by IN
most gigantic power ever yet eIerci'
ed In the world. will Join the sam
side. according 10 this prophecy
These doctrines Of demons repr'
scented by the frogs" will lead man
noble people In this great army 20 ~
sumo an attitude quite contrary
their preference For n time th
wheels OF liberty and progress will b
turned backward and medieval u
stroInts will he considered necessnr
for self preseryation-fo the mnini'
nance ~ the present order or things
In giving this Interpretation u
necessary Tor us % Indicate what
symbollzed 10y the Dragon. the Beas
aud the False Prophet Bible student
az nearly all denominations agree Wit
ns that the Dragon" ~ Reyelntio
represents the purely Civil Powe
Protestant interpreters generally agr'
that m. "Reast ike leopard dseV'
latIon xiii. p represents the Papac.
Rut fewer still. we fear, will be read
10 support our view that Protestantis
"a the "Image Of the Beast (lievelauo
xIu. i5 10 our context given anoth'
name. 1.-THE False Prophet" We uri
no one 10 accept our interprelatlo
nor SHAH we think hard OF any WI
refnse II We will neither Islander ~
otherwise lnjure them now. nor threa
en- them with eternal torture, The
have the same right 10 their views IN
have. aud the same right to mai
them known TO Others. And l. .
one VIII be very glad 20 consider an
thing which opponents may set Tor
Z as their interpretations OF our text
i "unelsan Spirits Like Frogs"
u The symbolsms Of Scripture, rigf
II " understood, are always toreei'
a when the Holy Spirit used "froi
IN symbollcally represent eerta