The Delta independent., 1912-11-29

49, -, uens,ana Nlngdom These
will hide the Lords time and walt pa.
tiently for II: they will he of good
courage. knowing the outcome outlined
In the more sure word of prophecy"
to which they have done we'll to take
heed. las unto light shining In
dark place until the Day dawn I'll
Peter l. 10
The masses will be restless Of their
restraints. hut will he conscious OF
their own waaknpss as compared to the
kings and princes financial. religious
and political. which will then hold
sway. Resides. the masses have no
sympathy with anarchy. They realize
truly that the worst form of govern
ment is better than none. The masses
will seek relief through rhe hallot ana
peaceful re-adiust menf of earth's af
fairs for the elimination of evil. for
the placing of monopones ana utrrrrIes
and the supplies of nature In the hands
of the people for the public good. The
crisis will be reached when the hither-
to uphOlders of law shall become viO-
lators of the law and resisters OF the
VIII ct Tue ui't!nTily dS eXpTeSSeu ny
the ballot Fear for the future will
lead the wel-mpaning masses to desper
alton: and anarchy will result when
Socialism fails.
The Clouds Silver Lining.
Horrible would he this outlook for
the future did we not have the tnfaIli-
BILE Word of God assuring us of a
glorious outcome. 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 thou
sand years sooner. the world would
have lined mp for Its Armageddon
thousand years sooner But that
would have been too soon for the d.
vine purpose. because Messiah's King
dom is to he the great Thousand
-Sa bbnth of the worlds history.
God In kindness veiled 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 Delusions."
st. Paul wrote pruphetically Of our
time. that II would be one Of serious
trial aud testing to many PROGRESSING to
be Christians The reasou for this he
states-they received not the Truth In
the love of IL I'll Thessalonians II. TO-
IL, They preferred their own errone-
Gus theories. the Apostle explains. and
therefore God will give them over to a
strong deluson." 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 he In the condemned host ''tght.
ing against God" because Of their lack
of love for the Truth
II is sad to say that we all ~ Chris
tians have. been laboring under u thor.
ough delusion Respecting Gods Plan.
We have claimed that Christ sct up
His Church in Kingdom power. and
that the Church has been reigDing on
the earth as His representative On
tho strength of this delnsion. Jews and
heretics have been prosecuted 10 death
az opponents to Christ's Kingdom. All
the while we thoughtiessiy r.penfed
the Lords prayer: Thy Kingdom
come: Thy will he done on earth. ~ in
i1e8Nen- We hbtW ti4il iut tttuttiEtT
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 symbolicaily
say. ''ali nations were drunk" with the
false doctrine IL Is this false doctrine
that will constitute the frog spirit
which soon will begin to croak and to
prepare for Arma geddon
The Bible presentation is that the
world IL n section OF the universe In
rebellion against Divine authority. nm.
der the captninry of Satan and his M
sorInted fallen angels BY Divine grace
Jesus has already tasted death for
every mnn." 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 see 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 ArmngeddonI should
overtnke" them las thief' - un
awn.es.