The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-05

IF the people for the public good The
crisis will he reached when the hither-
10 uphOlders of law shall become vio-
latOrS of the law and reSisters of the
will Of the majority as expressed by
the ballot. Fear for the future will
lead the well-meaning masses to desper-
alton; and anarchy will result when
Socialism fails.
The Clouds Silver Lining.
Horrible would Ie this outlook for
the future did we not have the infalli-
bla Word of God assuring rs of n
glorious outcome. Divine Wisdom has
withheld until our day the great knowl-
edge and skill which is at the same
time breeding mi,lionaires and discon-
tents. Had God lifted the veil thou
sand years sooner. the world would
have lined up for its Armageddon n
thousand years sooner. But that
would have been too soon for the hi
vine purpose, because Messiah's King
dom is to be the great Thousand
1ear-Sabbath Of the worlds history.
God in kindness yelled our eyes until
the time when the gathering to Ar
mageddon would Immediately precede
Messiah's taking to Himself His great
power, and beginning His reign.-Reve-
lation xi, II. IS.
"Send Them Strong Decisions"
st. Paul wrote prOphetically of our
time, that it would be one of serious
trial and testing to many protesting to
be Christians. The reason for this he
states-they received not the Truth in
the love of it. Oh Thessalonians ii, 10.
IL They preferred their own errone-
Gus theories, the Apostle explains. and
therefore God will give them over to a
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. 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 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 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: Thy Kingdom
come; Thy will be done on earth, as in
Heaven" We knew that the Redeemer
said that He would come again to
make us His Bride and joint-heirs; but
we ignored the Scriptures. We were
drunk, as the Scriptures symbolically
say, "all nations were drunk with the
false doctrine. 1t is this false doctrine
that will constitute the frog" spirit
which soon will begin to croak and to
prepare for Armageddon.
The Bible presentation is that the
world is 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
rifice must. eventually. grant Adam and
his pOSterity 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 Armageddonl should
overtake" them las a thief" - I'm.
awareS.
Armageddon Not Yet but Soon.
For forty years the Armageddon
forces have been mastering for both