Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1912-12-06

Revelation xvi. III, The speaker said;
Armageddon IN the Hebrew signifies
the "llill Of MegiddO," or Mount OF DE
structi0n 1t was famous as u battle
Geld In Old Testament times.
The Lord has seen III to associate the
name Armagpddon. with the great con
troversy between Truth and Error,
right and wrong. God and Mammon,
with which this Age will close. perish.
aud the New Age OF Mpssiab's glory
be ushered in lie has purposely used
highly Symbollcal figures OF speech IN
the last book OF the Bible. evidently
with a view to hiding certain lmpor.
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, l0I--noue who are out of heart har.
mony with God-but only the wise Of
fiis people the wise virgin" class Of
the Masters parable.
! have long avoided presentation of
my understanding Of our text and Its
context, take It up now by request
and because believe II IL due time to
be understood. discluim any special
inspiration, In some particulars my
Views agree with those Of other Bible
students, aud In other respects they
disagree. Each hcnrer must use his
own Judgment, do his own Bible study,
and reach hls own conclusions.
Kindly remember that am not re-
sponsible for the figures Of speech used
by the Lord My interpretation do in
deed constitute a terrible nrraignment
OF institutions which We have oil rever.
eneed and which embrace good people,
Of good words and good works Gods
sanity people in these various lnstitu.
tions. being comparatively few. are
ignored when systems as a whole are
dealt with In prophecy.
The Dragon, Beast, False Prophet.
Our context tells US that three I'm.
pure spirits lteachingsl will go forth
from the mouths Of the Dragon. the
Beast and the False Prophet. and these
three win be iu accord. aud symbollcal.
ly the doctrines are represented by
frog" These three doctrines are to
have d mighty influence throughout the
civilized earth They are to gather
the kings and their armies to the great
Battle of Armngeddon.
The ecclesiastical kings and princes.
and their retlnues of clergy aud faith
fui adherents. will be gathered In solid
phalanx-rrotestant and Catholic. The
kings and captains Of industry. and as
many as can be Influenced by them.
will be gathered to the same side. Tho
political kings and princes. with all
their henchmen and retainers. will fol.
low In line on the same side. The
financial kings and merchant princes.
and all whom they can influence by the
most gigantic power ever Jet exercis-
ed In the world. viii Join the same
side. according to this prophecy.
These doctrines Of demons" repre-
sented by the frogs" will lead many
noble people In this great army to as.
sumo an attitude quite contrary to
their preference. For q time the
wheels of liberty and progress win be
turned backward and medieval re-
straInts viii be considered necessary
for self-preservation-fo the malnte-
nance Of the present order Of things
lu giving this Interpretation. II II
necessary for rs to indicate what is
zymhollzed BY the Dragon. the Beast.
aud the False Prophet Bible students
Of nearly all denominations agree with
us that the dragon" Of Revelation
represents the purely Civil rower
Protestant interpreters generally agree
that the ..Beast like leopard iReve-
lation xiii. a represents the Papacy.
But fewer still. we fear. win be rendy
to support oar view that Professionalism
b the -Imaee Of the Beast' iReyelatiop
Ell. 1h, In onr rnntexf given snnther
name. 'she False Prophet We nrgp
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