Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-02

them suffer for missing the Truth
which they did not love. Thus they
will be In the condemned host, fight
ing against God" because of their lack
of love for the Truth.
1t is sad to say that we all as Chris
tians have been iaboring under thor
Ough delusion respecting Gods Plan.
We have claimed that Christ set up
Ills Church in Kingdom power. and
that the Church has been reigning on
the earth as His representative. On
the strength Of this delusion. Jews and
heretics have been prosecuted to death
as opponents to Christ's Kingdom. All
the while we thoughtlessly repeated
the Lords prayer: '"rhy Kingdom
come: Thy will he done on earth. as in
Heaven" We knew that the Redeemer
said that He would come again to
make lis His Bride and joint-heirs: but
we ignored the Scriptures We were
drunk. as the Scriptures symbolically
say. "all nations were drunk" with the
that will constitute the frog spirit
which soon will begin to crOak and to
prepare for Armageddon.
The Bible presentation Is that the
world IL a section Of the universe in
rebellion against Divine authority. nm
der the captaincy Of Satan and his rs
ISOLATED fallen angels. by Divine grace
Jesus has already tasted death for
every man." and the merit Of that sac
rifice must. eventually. grant Adam and
his posterity II full. fnir opportunity
for the attainment of everlasting life.
All who TINS seek the Divine program
and are walking in the ligh, may know
something ut least respecting the "times
and seasons These brethren "are
not in darkness. that that day land
that battle Of ArmageddOnI should
Overtake" them ''ns thief" - IN
awareS.
Armaeeddon Not Vet but Soon.
For forty years the Armage,l,ioE
forces have been mastering for both
sides OF the conflict. Strikes. lOckOutS
and riots. great and small. have been
merely incidental skirmiShps ms the
paths Court and Army scandals in
Europe. Insurance. Trust and Court
scandals in America. have shaken pub
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
trustful Of the other Bitter and angry
a
more manifest The lines OF battle are
daily becoming more distinctly marked.
Nevertheless Armagrddon cannot yet
be fought Other matters intervene,
according to prophecy
Gentle times have still two years t.
context must yet receive Hfr-power
The Image must he transformed from
mere mocha niSm to living force
Protestant Federation realizes that its
organization will still be futile unless
It receive vitalizatiOn-unlesS it's clergy
directly or indirectly shall be reeog
nized as possessed Of apostolic OrdinM.
ton and authority to teach This the
prophecy indicates will come from the
two horned beast. which. we believe.
symbolically represents the Church of
England. High-handed activities Ut
Professionalism and Catholicism. Orcrat-
ing in conjunction for the suppression
Of human liberties. await this vivifying
Of the Image. This may come soon.
but Armageddon cannot precede 1t. hut
must fOllOw-perhaps Il year after it.
according to our view Of the Prophecy.
Still another thing intervenes: Al.
though the Jews are gradually lowing