The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-11-08

Armage d o n"
Revelation xvi, 16) The speaker said;
Armageddon in the Hebrew signifies
the "Hlll OF Megiddo,r or Mount OF De
struction. II was famous as battle
Geld In Old Testament times.
The Lord has seen ct TO associate the
name Armageddon with the great con
trovesy between Truth and Error.
right and wrong. God and Mammon.
with which this age will close, perish.
and the New Age OF Messiah's glory
be ushered in. He has purposely used
highly symbolical figures Of speech In
the last book Of the Bible. evidently
with a vlaw to hiding certain impor-
tant truths until the due time for their
revealment But even In the due time
the Bible assures rs, None OF the
wicked shall understand" Daniel xiii
8, 10l-none who are out Of heart har
mony with God-but only the wise or
His people-the wise virgin" class Of
the Masters parable.
| have long avoided presentation OF
my understanding Of our text and its
context. take Ii up now by request
and because believe Il is due time to
be understood. disclaim any special
inspiration. In some particulars my
views agree with those OF other Bible
students. and in other respects they
disagree Each nearer must use MS
own Judgment do his own Bible study.
and reach his own conclusions.
Kindly remember that ! am not re
sponslble for the figures OF speech used
by the Lord. My interpretations do IN
deed constitute terrible arraignment
OF institutions which we have all rever-
enced and which embrace good people
OF good words and good works. Cod
sanity people in these various inshtu-
lions. being comparatively few. are
ignored when systems as whole are
dealt with in prophecy.
The Dragon, Beast, False Prophet.
Our context tells MS that three i'm
pure spirits teachings will 20 forth
from the mouths OF the Dragon. the
Reast and the False Prophet and these
three will be in accord. and symbohcal
ly the doctrines are represented by
"frogs" These three doctrines are 20
have mighty influence throughout the
civilized earth. They are 90 gather
the kings and their armies 10 the great
Battle OF mageddon.
The ecclesiastical kings and princes
and their retinues Of CLERGY and faith
mi adherents. win be gathered In solid
nbalanx-Protestan and Catholic. The
kings and captains ~ industry. and as
many AS can lc Influenced 10y them.
will be gathered to tho same side. The
political kings and princes. with all
! their henchmen aud rctaincrs. viii fol
| low in line on the same side The
financial kings aud merchant princes
and all whom they can influence by The
most gigantic power ever yet eIercis
ed In the world. Will Join the same
side. according 20 this prophecy.
These doctrines Of demons repre-
scented by the frogs" win lead many
noble people IN this great army 70 as
sumo on attitude quite contrary ID
their preference. For a time th'
wheels OF liberty and progress will be-
turned backward and medieval re
straInts will bc considered necessary
Tor self-preservation-fo the mainte
nance OF the present order N things
In giving this Interpretation. " II
necessary Tor us to indicate what u
symboilzed by the Dragon. the Beast
and the False Prophet. Bible students
~ nearly al denominations agree viii
rs that the Dragon % Revelation
represents the purely Civil Power
Protestant interpreters generally agres
that the ~Benst Ike leopard h'r'e
lation xiii. p represents the i'apnry
But fewer still. we fear. VIII lse ready
to support our view that Professionalism
Is the Image Of the Feast tlirveln fini
xiii. n, IN our context given another
name. the False Prophet We urE'
30 one 10 accept our Interpretation
nor shall We think hard % any whS
refnSe e. We viii neither slandrr MOI
otherwise injure them now. nor threat
On them with eternal turture. fhe'
have ffe same right % their views thai
have. and the same right to mah'
then known o. others. And ]. 10
one. will bs very giad 20 consider any
thing which opponents may 50 norti
a. their Interpretations % cur TIT.
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ne symbollsms % Scripture. dEnt
b Understood are always forcrful
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