Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-02

But fewer still. we fear. Will be read,
to support our view that Professionalism
is the Image of the Beast" (Revela tor
xiii. Is, in our context given another
ia me, 1.-The False Prophet" We urge
no one to accept our Interpretation
nor shall we think hard Of any who
refuse it. We will neither Islander moi
otherwise injure them now. nor threat
en- them with eternal torture. They
have the same right to their views that
| have, and the sumo right to make
them known to others. And l, fol-
one will be very glad to consider any
thing which opponents may set forth
rs their interpretations Of our text.
"UneIean Spirits Like Frogs"
The symbolisms Of Scripture, right
y understood. are always f0rceful
When the Holy Spirit used frog
to symi'oically represent certain
doctrines or teachings, we may b
sure the true application will at well.
A fsog has sage look. wise look.
1t swells itself up In an apparent en-
deavor to impress the beholder. Its
great mouth we'll represents its chief
power, used to croak.
Applying these symbols, we learn
that an evil spirit, influence. teaching,
will come from the Protestant churches
federated, from the Church of Rome.
and from the Civil authorities, all In
full agreement The spirit of all will
be boastful; an air Of superior wisdom
and knowledge will be proudly assum-
ed-all will croak in harmony. All will
tell of dire results that would follow.
involving the interests of both the
present and the future life, If their
counsel be not followed. However con-
dieting the creeds, the differences will
be ignored in the general proposition
that nothing ancient must be disturb
ed, or looked into, or repudiated.
The Divine authority of the Church.
and the Divine right of kings, aside
from the Church, will not be allowed
to conflict. Any persons or teachings
in conflict with these boastful and un.
scriptural claims will be branded as
everything rile. at the mouths of these
frogs" speaking from pulpits and
platforms and through the religious
and secular press. The nobler senti-
ments of some will be strangled by the
philosophy Of the same evil spirit
which spoke through Caiaphas, the
high priest. respecting Jesus. AS Gaia
phas declared it expedient to commit
a crime in violation Of justice. human
and Divine. to be rid of Jesus and His
teachings, so this frog" spirit will ap.
prove of every violation Of principle
necessary to their self-protection.
The croaking of these frog" spirits or
doctrines will gather the kings and
princes. financial, political, religious
and Industrial into one great army.
The spirit of fear, inspired by the
croakings of these "frogs." will scourge
the passions of otherwise good and
reasonable men to fury. desperation.
In their blind following of these evil
spirits. evil doctrines, they will be
ready to sacrifice life and everything
on the altar of what they mistakenly
suppose Is justice. truth and righteous
ness, under Divine arrangement.
For brief time. as we understand
the Scriptures. these combined forces
Of Armageddon will triumph. Free
speech. free mails. and other liberties
which have come to be the very breath
of the masses in our day. will be ruth
ieSSly shut Off under the plea Of neces-
sity. the glory of God. the commands
Of the Church. etc All will seem to be
serene. until the 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 'I.evelation xvi. 18.
49,, Jesus described it as a time Of
trouble such as never was since there
was a nation Matthew xiv. 81.
The Lord vii, Gather Them.
The false. frog-ike teachings will
gather together into one host the great.
the rich. the wise. the learned and the
kings of the earth. to battle. At this
junctlIre Divine Power will step for
ward, and our text tells us that HE
shall gather the marshaled hosts to
Armugeddon--tO the Mountain Of De.
struction The very thing which they
sought to avert by their union. fedora
ton. etc. will he the very thing they
will hasten Other Scriptures tell us
that God will he represented by the
Great Messiah. and that He will be ON
the side of the MASSES Thus we read
in Daniel xii. /: AT that time shall
Michael the Godlike One-Messiahl
stand up"-,lssume authority. He will
take posscssiun of His Kingdom In a
manner little looked for by many Of
those who enormously have been
claiming that they were His Kingdom.
and au .horizcd by Him to reign in His
name and in His stead.
Jesus declared. His servants ye are
unto whom We render service" Some
NAV be rendering service to Satan and
to error, who claim to be rendering
service to God and to righteousness;
and some of these may be serving lg-
norantly. as did Saul OF Tarsus. who
verify thought that he did God serv-
ice" IN prosecuting the Church The
same principle holds true reversely
AS an earthly king does not hold him.
self responsible for the moral character
Of each soldier who fights In his bat
ties, so the Lord does not vouch for the
moral character of all who will enlist
and fight on His side of any question
His servants they are to whom they
render SERVICE" whatever the motive
or object prompting them.
The same principles will apply In the
coming Battle Of ArmageddOn Gods
clio 4,f that Ianttla will lo tin naOnla,S