The Glenwood post., 1912-11-09

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A frox has = sage ienk. q wtse ko0k-
IL sweais itself up In an apparent 60
deavor TO imprexs the hehol<ies. tts
great oouth I~ell reprsaents N eAAsf
power. uaed to croak.
Applying thee symbols. re kan
that an evil spirit. iunueDce. tearhing
will come from the Protestant churches
federated. from the Churrh Of ltOme.
and from the Civil authorities. .ll In
full agreement. The spirit Of ali wili
be boastfui: an air Of superior wisdom
aud knowledge will be proudly assum-
sd-aii Will croak in harmony. All will
tell Of dire results that would follow.
involving the interests OF both ths
prevent and the future life. n their
counsel l,e not followed However con
0t.tiRs the creeds. the dinssences Will
he ignored In the general proposition
-. o. loOked into. or repudiated-
Ths Divine authority Of the Church.
and the Dtvins right OF kinsa. asSde
froo tbs Church. will aot b. allowed
- coanict Aay per.oUs o. teachinxs
u coaAict With these boastful and ~
senptural claims will be beas1e1 -
everything rtls. at the DOuths of thsas
''frogs" spsakinG from pulpits as1
platforms aud through the religious
and secular pesas Ths sobies sssu-
Dent8 Of soos will b. stranSied By tAs
philosophy Of the same svu sptrit
which spoke through CaiapAaa. tbs
high priest. respecting Je~us. A. Gaia
phas declared II expedient b commit
q crime In violation Of justice. human
and Divine. to be rid Of Jesus and His
teachings. N this frog" spirit will ap-
prove of every violation Of principle
necessary TO their self-protection.
The croaking OF these frog spirits or
doctrines will gather the kings and
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 to fury. desperation
In their blind following Of these evil
spirits. evil doctrines. they will be
ready to sacrifice Hfe and everything
on the altar Of what they mistakenly
suppo~e 10 Justice. truth and dghteoua-
ness. under q Divine arrangement.
For q brief time. ~ We understand
the Scriptures. these combined f0rces
Of Armageddon will triumph. Free
speech. free mails. and other liberties
which have come to be the very breath
Of the masses In our day. will be ruth
lessly shut O6 under the plea OF necss-
sity. the glory Of God. the commands
Of the Church etc. All will seem to be
serene. until the great social explosion
in our context described a. the great
Earthquake" An earthquake" In
symbolic language. signifies social
revolution. and the declaration Of the
context 10 that none like unto 1t ever
before occurred. 0Revelatiou xvi. lS.
49,, Jesus described 1t a. . time Of
trouble such as never was since there
was a nstion.-Matthew xxiv, 81.
The Lsrd will osthss Them.
The false. frog-Hks teachings win
gather together into one host the great.
the rich. the Wise. tbs learned and the
kings Of the earth. to battle At this
juncture Divine Power will step for
ward. and our text tells " that HE
shall gather the marshaled hosts to
Arusa gejdOn-to the Mountain Of DE-
strsction. The very thing which they
sought to avert BY their union. federa-
tion. etc. will be the very thing they
will hasten. Other Scriptures tell Of
that God will BE- represented BY the
Great Messiah. and that He will b. on
the side Of the masses. Thus ws read
In Daniel XII. I: AT that time shall
Aichaei 1.-THE Godlike Ons-Messiah ]
stand up" -assume authority. He Will
take possession Of His Kingdom in q
manner little looked for by many Of
those who erroneously have been
claiming that they wers His Kingdom.
and authorized BY Him to reign In His
name and in His stead.
Jesus declared. His servants ye are
unto whom ye render service" Some
may be rendering service to Satan and
to error. who claim to be rendering
service to God and to righteousness;
and some of these may be serving ig
uorantly. as did Saui Of Tarsus. who
''verily thought that be did God a serv-
ice" In prosecuting the Church The
same principle holds true reversely.
As an earthly king does not hold him
self responsible for the moral character
Of each soldier who dghts In his bat
ties. - the Lord does not vouch for the
moral character Of an who will enlist
and eight on His side Of any question
"His servants they are to whom they
render service" whatever the motive
or object prompting them.
The same principles will apply In the
coming Battle Of ArmaKeddoa. Gods
side Of that battle will be the peoples
side. and the very nondescript host.
the people. will be pitted at the begin
ming Of the battle. Anarchists. Social