The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-11-15

the placing OF mOnopUiies anu utlliues
and the supplies of nature in the hands
of the people for the public good. The
crisis will be reached when the hither
to upholders of law shall become vic
lators of the law and resSters of the
will of the majority as expressed by
the ballot. Fear for the future will
lead the well-meaning masses to desper-
alton; and anarchy will result when
Socialism fails.
The Clouds Silver Lining.
Horrible would be this outlook for
the future did we not have the infalli-
BILE Word of God assuring us of
glorious outcome. Divine Wisdom has
withheld until our day the great knowl
edge and skill which is at the same
time breeding millionaires and discon-
tents Had God lifted the veil thou
sand years sooner. the world would
have lined up for it's Armageddon a
thousand years sooner But that
would have. been too soon for the Di-
vine purpose. because Messiah's King
dom is to be the great Thousand
Year-Sabbath of the worlds history.
God in kindness yelled orr eyes until
the time when the gathering to Ar
mageddon would Immediately precede
Messiah's taking to Himself His great
power. land beginning His reign.-Reve
lation XII. II. 10.
"Send Them Strong DeIusions."
st. Paul wrote prophetically Of our
time. that it would be one Of serious
trial and testing to many protesting to
be Christians. The reason for this he
states-they received not the Truth in
the love of it. Oh Thessalonians ii. 10.
Id They preferred their own errone-
therefore God will give them over to
strong delusion." and let them believe
the lie which they preferred. and let
them suffer for missing the Truth
which they did not love. Thus they
will be in the condemned host. fight
ing against God" because Of their lack
of love for the Truth.
It is sad to say that we all as Chris
tfans have been laborlng under thor
ough delusion respecting Gods Plan.
We have claimed that Christ set up
His Church in Kingdom power. and
that the Church has been reigning on
the earth as His representative. On
the strength Of this delusion. Jews and
heretics have been prosecuted to death
as opponents to Christ's Kingdom. All
the while we thoughtlessly repeated
the Lords prayer: Thy Kingdom
come; Thy will be done on earth, as in.
Heaven" We knew that the Redeemer
said that He would come again to
make us His Bride and joint-heirs: but
we ignored the Scriptures. We were
drunk. as the Scriptures symbolically
say, tall nations were drunk with the
false doctrine. It Is this false doctrine
that will constitute the frog" spirit
which soon will begin to croak and to
prepare for Armageddon.
The Bible presentation is that the
world Is section Of the universe in
rebellion against Divine authority. un-
der the captaincy of Satan and his as
ISOLATED fallen angels. BY Divine grace
Jesus has already tasted death for
every man." and the merit of that sac
rifice must. eventually, grant Adam and
his posterity full. fair opportunity
Tor the attainment of everlasting life.
All who thus seek the Divine program
and are walking in the light may know
something at least respecting the times
and seasons : These brethren "are
not in darkness. that that. day land
that battle Of fArmageddonI should
0vertnke,' them ''as a thief - un-4
awares.
Arna geddon Not Yet but Soon
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