Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-11-16

and the supplies OF nature In the hands
u the people for the public good The.
crisis will be reached when the hither-
10 upholders Of law shall become vio-
Iators of the law and resisters of the
win of the majority AZ expressed by
the ballot Fear for the future will
lead the well-meaning masses to desper-
alton: and anarchy viii result when
Socialism fAfis-
Tho Clouds Silver Lining.
Horrible would be this outlook for
the future did we not have the infaili-
BILE Word Of God assuring IN of a
glorious outcomei Divine Wisdom has
withheld until our day the great knowi-
edge and skill which is at the same
time breeding millionaires and discon-
tents. Had God lifted the veil a thou
sand years sooner, the world would
have lined up for It's Armageddon n
thousand years sooner. But that
would have been too soon for the Df-
vine purpose. because Messiah's King
dom Is to be the great Thousand
Year-Sabbath Of the worlds history.
God In kindness yelled our eyes until
the time when the gathering to Ar
mageddon would Immediately precede
Aessiah's taking to Himself His great
power. and beginning His reign.-Reve-
iation II. IL. Is
"ssnd Thorn strong Deiusions-.
St Paul wrote propheticaIly Of our
time. that It would be one of serious
trial and testing to many processing to
be Christians. The reason for this he
states-they received not the Truth In
the love of it Oh Thessalonians III, 10,
III They preferred their own errone-
Gus theories. the Apostle explains. and
therefore God will give them over to q
strong delusion." and let them believe
the lie which they preferred, and let
them suffer for missing the Truth
which they did not love. Thus they
will be in the condemned host. light
ing against God" because Of their lack
of love for the Truth
1t Ia sad to say that we all a. Chris
tdans have been laboring under a thor
ough delusion respecting Gods Plan.
We have claimed that Christ set up
His Church In Kingdom power. and
that the Church has been reigning on
the earth AZ His representative. On
the strength Of this delusion. Jews and
heretics have been persecuted to death
as opponents to Christ's Kingdom All
the while We thoughtlessly repeated
the Lords prayer: Thy Kingdom
come; Thy will be done on earth. as in
Heaven" We know that the Redeemer
said that He would come again to
make as His Bride and joint-heirs: but
we ignored the Scriptures We were
drunk. AZ the Scriptures symbolically
say. ''all nations were drunk" with the
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that will constitute the frog" spirit
which soon will begin to croak and to
prepare for Armageddon-
The Bible presentation is that the
world In a section of the universe in
rebellion against Divine authority, un-
der the captaincy Of Satan and his as
sociated fallen angels By Divine grace
Jesus has already tasted death for
every man." and the merit of that sac
rif1ce must. eventually. grant Adam and
his posterity a full, fair opportunity
for the attainment of everlasting life.
All who thus seek the Divine program
and are walking in the light may know
something at least respecting the times
and seasons" These brethren ARE
not in darkness. that that day land
that battle of ArmageddonI should
overtake" them las a THIEF - n-
awares.
Arn,aesddon Not Yet but Soon
For forty years the Armageddon
forces have been mastering for both
sides of the conflict Strikes, lockouts
and riots. great and small. have been
merely incidental skirmishes as the
belligerent parties crossed each Others
paths Court and Army scandals in
Europe. Insurance Trust and Court
lie confidence. Dynamite plots. charg-
ed by turns on employees and on en-
ployers, have further shaken conf
dence and tended to make each dis
rustful of the other. Bitter and angry
feelings on both sides are more and
more manifest The lines of battle are
daily becoming more distinctly marked
Nevertheless Armageddon cannot yet
be fought Other matters intervene.
according to prophecy
Gentle times have still two years to
run The Image of the Beast of our
context must yet receive Hfe-power.
The Image must be transformed from
q mere mechanism to q living force
Protestant Federation realizes that its
organixa don will still be futile unless
1t receive vitalization-unlees its clergy
directly or indirectly shall be recog-
nized as possessed Of apostolic ordtna-
lion and authority to teach This the
prophecy indicates will como from the
two horned bs9st which We; hel3eves
oymbotealiY represents the Church Of