The broad ax., 1912-11-16

lators OF the law and resisters of the
VIII Of the majority as expressed by
the ballot Fear for the future win
lead the well-meaning masses to desper-
alton; and anarchy will result when
Socialism falls.
The Clouds Silver Lining.
Horrible would be this outlook for
the future did we not have the infaIlI-
BILE 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 millionaIres and discon-
tents. Had God lifted the veil a thou
sand years sooner. the world would
have lined up for its Armageddon q
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-Sabhath OF the worlds history.
God In kindness yelled our eyes until
the time when the gathering to Ar
mageddOn would Immediately precede
Messiah's taking TO Himself his great
power. and beginning His reign.-Reye-
latiOn xi Il. rs.
Send Them Strong DeIusions.5
St Paul wrote prOpheticaIly Of our
time. that II would be one Of serious
trial and testing 10 many processing to
be Christians. The reason for, this he
states-they received not the Truth In
tho lnVn NJ Tha--,1.,g,--E
Ill They preferred their own errone-
Gus theories. the Apostle explains. and
therefore God will give them over to a
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 labOring under a 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. 'all nations were drunk" with the |
false doctrine. II 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 a section Of the universe in
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 postPrity full. fair opportunity
for the attainment Of everlasting life.
ALI who thus seq the Divine program
and are walking IN the light may know
at least Respecting the times
and seasons These brethren are
not in darkness. rhlJ that day land
that battle of ArrlagridnnI should
1vertake" them "lS thipf'' un-
lwares.
Armaseddon Not Yet but Soon.
For forty years the ATmagpddon
iorces have been mastering for both
Iides Of the conflict. Strikes. IockOuts
Ind riots, great and small. have been
merely incidental 'skirmishes as the
,elligerent parties crossed each Others
)aths. Court and Army scandals in
europe. Insurance. Trust and Court
candals in America. have shaken pub
ic confidence. Dynamite plots. charg-
d by turns on employees and on en-
IlOyers. have further shaken conf
Ience and tended to make each dis
rustful Of the other. Bitter and angry
ceilings on both sides are more and
more manifest. The lines Of battle are
ally becoming more distinctly marked.
Armageddon cannot yet
'e fought. Other matters Intervene,
ccording to prophecy.
Gentle times have still two years to
un. The Image Of the Beast OF our
ontext must yet receive We-power.
he Image must be transformed from
mere mechanism to a living force
Federation realizes that its
rganiZation will still be futile unless
receive vitalization-unless its clergy
Irectly or indirectly shall be recog-l
lied as possessed OF apostolic Ordina-
lon and authority to teach. This the
rophecy indicates will come from the
wo horned beast. which. we believe. IL
ymboHcaIly represents the Church Of
,ngland. High-handed activities Of
and Catholicism. operat-
u in conjunction for the suppression
human liberties. await this vivifying u
{ the Image. This may come soon.
ut Armageddon cannot precede It. but
inst foIlow-perhaps q year after II. =
to our view Of the Prophecy. q
dAIu a-csbar Nhfnr Enfarvonoa. Al