Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-12-06

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have the same right TO their views that
! have, md the sumo right 20 make
them known TO others And I. for
one. will ne very glnd 60 consider any.
thing which opponents may set forth
Ms their Interpretations Of our text.
"Unolosn Spirits Like Frogs"
The symbolisms OF Scripture. right
~ understood. are always forceful
When the holy Spirit used frog
10 symboIlcally represent certain
doctrines or teachings. we may be
sure the true application viii ut we'll
A frog has a sage look. a wise look.
II swells Itself up In an apparent en-.
deayor TO Impress the beholder. Its
great mouth well represents it's chief
power. used TO croak
Applying these symbols. we learn
that an evil spirit. influence. teaching.
Will come from the Protestant churches
federated. from tho Church of Rome.
and from the Civil authorities. all In
full agreement. The spirit OF all will
b. boastful: an air or superior wisdom
and knowledge will DO proudly assum-
ed-nIl will croak In harmony. All will
toll Of dire results that would follow.
involving the interests OF both the
present aud the future life, II their
counsel be not followed. However CON
nictlng the creeds. the differences will
be Ignored I'm the general proposition
that nothing ancient must be disturb
ed or looked into. or repudiGted.
The Divine authority OF the Church,
aud the Divine right OF kings. aside
from the Church. will not be allowed
10 conflict. Any persons or teachings
In conflict with these boastful and un.
scrlpturnl claims will be branded as
everything riIe. NJ the mouths OF these
frogs" speaking from pulpits and
platforms and through the religious
and secular press. The nobler senti-
mcnts OF some will be stranglcd by the
philosophy OF the same evil spirit
which spoke through Calaphas, the
high priest. respecting Jesus. As Gaia
phas declared 1t expcdlent TO commit
a crime In violation of Justice human
aud Divine. TO be rid OF Jesus and His
teachings, so this frog spirit will mp
prove OF every violation OF principle
accessory 90 their self-protection.
The croaklng OF these frog" spirits or
doctrines will gather the kings and
princes. financial. political. religious
ana Industrial into one great army
rhe spirit OF fear. inspired by the
,roaklngs OF these "frogs," will scourge
the passions of otherwise good and
reasonable men 60 fury. desperation.
In their blind following OF these evil
spirits. evil doctrines. they viii be
ready TO sacrifice Iifo ana everything
on the altar of what they mistakenly
suppose IL justice. truth and righteous
ness, under Divine arrangement.
For brief time. as we understand
the Scriptures these combined forces
" Armageddon will triumph. Free
speech free mails, and other liberties
which have come to be the very breath
" the masses in our day, Will DO ruth
essly shut OFT under the plea OF neces-
slty. the glory of God. the commands
u tho Church. etc. All will seem TO DO
serene, until tho great social explosion
in our context described as the great
Earthquake" An earthquake" In
symbolic language. signifies social
revolution. and the declaration OF the
context Is that none like unto it ever
before occurred. (Revelation xvi. IS,
i0) Jesus described II as time OF
trouble such as never was since there
was n nation. Matthew xiv, u.
The Lord viii Gather Them.
The false, frog.like teachings win
gather together into one host the great.
the rich, the wise. the learned and the
kings OF tho earth, 10 battle. At this
luncture Divine Power will step for.
ward. and our text tells us that HE
shall gather the marshaled hosts to
Armageddon--to the Mountain OF De-
structlon. The very thing which they
sought TO avert by their union. fedora
ton. etc. will DO the very thing they
will hasten Other Scriptures tell US
that God will be represented by the
Great Messiah, aud that lie will be on
the side OF the masses. Thus we read
In Daniel xii. /; AT that time shall
Michael 1.-THE Godlike One-Messiahl
stand up"-assAne authority, He will
take possession of His Kingdom In a
manner little looked for by many OF
those who enormously have been
claiming that they were His Kingdom.
aud authorized 10y Him 20 reign In His
name and In His stead
Jesus declared, His servants We are
unto whom ye render service" Some
may be rendering service 20 Satan and
70 error, who claim 70 be rendering
service TO God and 90 righteousness;
and some OF these may he serving isS.
noWntly. as did Saul OF Tarsus. who