Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-11-08

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the placing OF monopoiies ana utilities
and the supplies of nature In the hands
of the people for the public good The
crisis Will be reached when the hitler
TO upholders of law shall become vlo.
iators OF the law aud resisters of the
Will of the majority as expressed by
the ballot. Fear for the future will
lead the well-meuning misses 10 drs,er.
alton; and aDarchy Will result when
Socialism fails.
The Clouds Silver Lining.
Horrible would be this outlook for
the future did we not have he mfalii.
bic Word of God assuring us of a
glorious outcome! Divine Wisdom has
withheld until our day the great knowl.
edge and skill which is at the same
time breeding mlllionalres and discon-
tents. Had God lifted the veil n thou
sand years sooner. the world would
have lined up for Its Armageddon n
thousand years sooner. But that
would have been too soon for the Di-
vine purpose. because Messiuh's King
dom is to be the great Thousand.
fear-Sabbath of the worlds history.
God In kindness yelled our eyes mtIl
the time when the gathering to Ar.
mageddon would Immediately precede
Messiah's taking to Himself His great
power. and beginning His reign. -Reve.
lat!on ri. II, 1S
"Send Thorn Strong Delusions."
st Paul wrote prophetically of our
time. that 1t would be one or 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. I'll Thessnlunnns ii. 10
l1) They preferred their own CHROME
GUS theories. the Apostle explains. and
therefore God will give them over TO n
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.
1t Is sad to say that we all rs Chris
dans 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 reignlng ON
the earth MS Ills representative. On
the strength of this deluslon 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 I'm
Heaven" We knew that the Redeemer
said that He would come again to
make us His Bride and jolnt-heirs: but
we ignored the Scriptures We were
drunk. MS the Scriptures symbollcnlly
say. "all nations were drunk" with tho
false doctrine. 1t Is this false doctrine
that will constitute the frog" spirit
which soon will begin to croak and to
prepare for Armngeddon.
The Bible presentation is that the
world Is section Of the universe I'm
rebellion against Divine authority, I'M
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 snc-
riiice must. eventually. grant Adam and
his posterity n full, fair opportunity
for the attainment of everlasting life.
All who thus seek the Divine program
and are walking In the light may know
something Mt least respecting the times
and Seasons" These brethren ARE
not in darkness, that that day land
that battle of Armageddon should
overtake" them ''as n thief" - I'M
awareS.
.eArmaecddon Not Yot but Soon
For forty years the Armageddon
forces have been mastering for both
sides of the conflict. Strikes, loc;onts
ana riots. great and small. have been
merely incidental skirmishes us the
belligerent parties crossed each others
paths. Court and Army scandals in
Europe Insurance. Trust and Court
scandals in America. have shaken pub
lie confidence. Dynamite plots. charg.
ed by turns on employees and on en-
ployers. have further shaken conf
dence and tended to make each dis
trustful Of the other. Bitter and angry
feelings on both sides are more and
more manifest The lines of battle are
daily becoming more distinctly marked.
Nevertheless Armageddon cannot yet
be fought Other matters intervene.
according to prophecy
Gentle times have still two years to
run. The Image OF the Beast OF our
context must yet receive Hfe-power.
The Image must be transformed from
mere mechanism to n living force.
Protestant Federation realizes that its
organization will still be futile unless
1t receive vitalization-unless It's clergy
directly or indirectly shall be recog.
nized as possessed Of apostolic ordina-
ton and authority to teach This the
prophecy indicates will come from the
two horned beast. which. we believe.
symholically represents the Church OF
England. High-handed activities of
Professionalism and Catholicism, operat-
Ing In conjunction for the suppression
Of human liberties, await this vivifying
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