Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-22

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don Of God, and you yourselves thrust
out."-Luke xiii, 28.
Bible students in the past, resting
under terrible fear Of an eternity OF
torture after death. were inclined to
twist the statements Of Scripture into
supports for their misconceptions, We
are now breaking loose from some OF
those horrible nightmares Of the Dark
Ages, finding that the Bible, rightly in
terpreted. does not substantiate them.
The hobgoblins and demons Of torture.
cloveD hoof. forked tail, malignant
glance. pitchforks and tongues Of flame
came down 70 Us, not from the inspired
Word OF God, but from the pens OF
mlsanthropic poets and the brushes Of
ambitious painters who revelled In the
portrayal Of blood-curdling scenes and
endeavored to make them more awful
than the tortures Of the Inquisihon
chambers Of their own day.
SO far from describing Satan and his
demon hosts as torturers Of the dead.
the Bible tells US plainly that the dead
are asleep" aud will know nothing OF
10y or sorrow until the awakening time
IN the dawning of the Messianic King
dom. and that Satan and his demon
hosts Of fallen angels are not far ofT
stocking fres. but near by us. powers
Of the air" 1t tells us also that these
seek to oppose the Divine Program and
TO ensnare our race by personatlng the
dead. using as their channels deceiv'
ed spirit mediums as they used witches.
wizards and necromancers In the past.
Satanic influence Near
81. Peter. 80 far from believing that
Satan is far Off stoklng Ores, described
him as roaring. angry lion, going
about amongst men seeking whom he
might devour- deceive, involve In sin.
St Paul forewarns us that Satan and
mis- agents are crafty and are TO be ex
pected TO present themselves as angels
OF ight-leaders IN advanced truth.
We are assured that this dreadful. IN.
furious agency has been dcceiving the
whole world for centuries The Divine
promise Is that MeBslnh's Kingdom
shall bind or restrain sntaD for ii thou
sand years that be may deceive the
people no more until Messiah shall dc
liver up the Kingdom to the Father
The Scriptures specially forewarn US
Of great activity on the part OF the
evil spirits In the end OF this Age, and
Intimate that they will have much to
do with che great Time Of world. wide
Trouble which win precede the lnaugu
ration OF Messlah's Kingdom Il Ia
time for us to be on the lookout for
those wonderful manifestations Of dla'
bollsm which for a time viii seem to
make many OF our poor race mudly In.
eane, brutal. inhuman. diabolical This
~ the real danger from tho demons-in
the present life, and not In the future,
They viii deceive and torture hu'
manlty 70 the limit Of their permission,
when they win be restrained by the
King OF Glory and the bright shining
OF the sun OF Righteousness, which
will usher IN the New Day Of earths
blessing and restitution.
The words weeping and gnashlng
OF teeth represent, not new condi.
gions amongst men. but those which
may be witnessed every day-sorrow.
heartache grieyous disappointmenti
and this Is the use Of this expression
in The Bible. We should dismiss all
thought that the experiences mention.
ed will ba after death and tho result Of
aovtures inflicted by demona
Jews Bitter Disappointment
10 our text the Lord graphically
pictures the disappointment OF tho
Jews when they shall nud out how
great was their mistake IN the rejec-
lion OF Jesus and His Message. They
win hnd that the glorious opportunity
offered 70 them OF becoming members
IN the Bride OF Christ was the highest
favor tnat Divine mercy could offer
them as the chlldron Of Abraham.
They viii become aware Of their loRu
of the heavenly portion and also Of
ihe earthly portion OF tho Divine
promise. They viii then come to un.
derRpnd that the promise to Abraham
dealt with two seeds, ono heavenly
enc otber earthly, and that the faithful
ones Of past Ages, Abraham, Isaac
and JnrOh and an the holy Prophets
and other faithful ones Of their ua'
Tlnn. viii he rewarded With the high
90 posltlonH Of honor In tho earthly
phnm Of Measinh'e Kingdom. while
they. who had the opportunity OF en-
terlne the atll higher the spiritual
nhtae Of that Kingdom. failed because
~ aareadinepn o. heart 70 receive che
tlcdwn,or They WIN iind that come