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

II swells itself up In an apparent en-
deavor 10 im.ssss the bebolder It's
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 the Church OF Rome,
and from the Civil authorities. all IN
full agreement. The spirit OF all will
be boastful: m air q 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, II their
counsel be not followed. However con.
dieting the creeds the differences win
be ignored I'm 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
10 conflict. ANY persons or teachings
In conflict with these boastful and I'M
scrIpturai claims will be branded as
everything vile. 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 IL expedient 10 commit
a crime in violation Of justice. human
and Divine. to be rid Of Jesus and His
teachings. so this frog spirit will APP
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 he
ready TO sacrifice life and everything
on the altar ~ what they mistakenly
suppose is justice. truth and righteous
ness, under Divine arrangement
For a 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
lessly shut on underthe plea Of neces
sity the glory Of God. the commands
OF the Church. etc All will seem 10 be
serene. until the great social explosion
I'm our context described as the great
Earthouake" An earthquake. ln
symbolic language, signifies social
revolution. and the declaration o. the
context is that none like unto it ever
before occurred CReveation xvi rs
49, Jesus described IL as time of
trouble such as never was since There
was a nation Matthew xiv. q.
The Lerd will Gather Them.
The false. frog-ike teachings will
gather together into one host the great
the rich. the wise. the learned ana the
kings OF the earth. TO battle. Al TINS
iuncture Divine Power will step for
ward. and our text tells Ms that NE
shall gather the marshaled hosts Ia
Armaceddon-to the Mountain OF De
struction The very thing which they
sought 10 avert by their union. fedora
ton. etc. will be the very thing they
will hasten other Scriptures tell ms
that God will be represented by Tue
Great Messiah. and that He viii he OH
the side Of the masses Thus we rcou
In Daniel xii. I: AT that time shall
Michael rthc Godlike Onc--Messiah
stand up"-assumc authority. He VII
take nosSessiou OF Ills Kingdom in
manner little looked for by many of
those who crroneously have beer
claiming that they were His Kingdom
and authorized by Him 10 reign IN Hi'
name and in his stead.
Jesus declared. His servants We ar
unto whom We render service Soh'
may be rendering service 10 satan an'
10 error. who claim Ia be rendering
service 70 God aud SO righteousness
and some ~ these may be- serving "
norantly. rs did Saul OF Tarsus. we
verify thought that he did God % srrV
, ice" IN prosecuting the Church. TIE
same principle holds true reversrly
As an earthly king does not hold nun
self responsible for the moral character
OF each soldier who fights in his bat
/ ties so the Lord does not vouch Tor th'
moral character OF an who win enlis
and fight on His side ~ any question
His servants they are 10 whom the'
render service" whatever the motive
or object prompting them
The same principles will apply DO th'
coming Battle ot Armageddon God
side OF that battle win be the people
side. aud the very nondcscript host
the people. will be pitted az the begin
ming ~ the battle. Anarchists. Social
ists. and hot-headed radicals ~ ever
school OF reason and unreason. VIII Id
in the forefront ~ that battle. Thl
minority ~ the poor and The middi'
class prefer peace nc almost any price
A comnaratively small number. God
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