Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-05

llfAolElk kOooELLJJ the Hebrew tongue
Arm gedd o n"
Revelation xvi. l6l The speaker said:
Armageddon in the Hebrew signifies
the Hill of Megiddo." or Mount of De-
struction. 1t was famous as battle
| field in Old Testament times.
The Lord has seen dit to associate the
name Armageddon. with the great con-
| troversy between Truth and Error
| right and wrong. God and Mammon,
with which this Age will close, perish.
and the New Age Of Messiah's glory
be ushered in. He has purposely used
| highly symbolicaI figures of speech in
the last book of the Bible. evidently
with view to hiding certain impor-
| tant truths until the due time for their
reyealment. But even In the due time.
| the Bible assures us. None of the
wicked shall understand" Daniel xii,
| 8, 10I-none who are out of heart har-
mony with God-but only the wise of
His people-the wise virgin" class of
the Masters parable.
l have long avoided presentation of
my understanding Of our text and its
context. take it up now by request
and because believe 1t il due time to
be understood. | disclaim any special
inspiration. In some particulars my
| views agree with those of other Bible
students. and in other respects they
| disagree. Each nearer must use his
| own judgment. do his own Bible study.
| and reach his own conclusions.
Kindly remember that | am not re-
| sponsible for the figures Of speech used
| by the Lord My interpretations do in
deed constitute terrible arraignment
| Of institutions which we have all rever-
enced and which embrace good people,
of good words and good works. Gods
| sanity people in these various institu-
tons, being comparatively few. are
| ignored when systems as a whole are
dealt with in prophecy.
The Dragon, Beast, False Prophet.
Our context tells us that three i'm
pure spirits teachings, will go forth
| from the mouths of the Dragon, the
| Beast and the False Prophet, and these
| three will be in accord. and sym bolical-
L
frogs" These three doctrines are to
have a mighty influence throughout the
civilized earth They are to gather
the kings and their armies to the great
Battle of Armageddon.
The ecclesiastical kings and princes,
and their retinues of clergy and faith
| full adherents. will be gathered in solid
phalanx-Protestant and Catholic. The
kings and captains Of industry. and as
many as can be influenced by them,
will be gathered 20 the same side. The
political kings and princes. with all
their henchmen and retainers. will fol-
ldaR in line on the same side. The
financial kings and merchant princess
and all whom they can influence by the
most gigantic power ever yet exercis-
ed in the world. will join the same
side, according to this prophecy,
These doctrines Of demons" repre-
scented by the frogs" will lead many
noble people in this great army to as
sumo an attitude quite contrary to
their preference. For time the
wheels of liberty and progress VIII be
turned backward and medieval re-
straints will be considered necessary
for elf-preservation-for the mainte-
nance of the present order Of things.
In giving this Interpretation, 1t Is
necessary for us to indicate what is
symbollzed by the Dragon. the Beast.
and the False Prophet. Bible students
of nearly all denominations agree with
rs that the dragon" of Revelation
represents the purely Civil Power.
Protestant interpreters generally agree
| that the Beast like a leopard" tReve-
iation xiii. p represents the Papacy
But fewer still. we fear. will be ready
to support our view that Professionalism
is the Image of the Beast (Reveation
xiii, 15l in our context given another
name. 1.-THE False Prophet" We urge
no one 20 accept our Interpretation.
nor shall we think hard OF any who
refuse It. We will neither SANDER nor
otherwise injure them now, nor threat
en- them with eternal torture. They
| have the same right to their Views that
! have. and the same right to make
| them known y others. Adj l, for
one. will be very glad to consider any
| thing which opponents may set forth
as their interpretations of our text.
| "Unclean Spirits Like Frogs"
The symbolisms of Scripture. right
ly understood are always forcefuL
| When the Holy Spirit used a frog"
to svmbo.irally represent certain
| doctrines or teachings. we may be
sure the true application will ft well.
A frog has a sage look. wise look
Ii swells itself up In an apparent en-
deayor to impress the beholder. Its
great mouth we'll represents its chief
| pe+~er. 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 viii
be boastfuI: an air of superior wisdom
and knowledge will be proudly assum-
ed-shI will croak in harmony. All viii
tell 81 dire results that would follow.
involving the interests OF both the
present and the future life, II their
CO 1nseI be not followed However con-
aieting the creeds. the differences viii
be ignored IN the general proposition
that nothing ancient must be disturb
ed. or looked into. or repudiated-
The Divine authority of the Ch-rch.
and the Divine right Of kings. astde
from the Church. will not be allowed
to conflict Any persons or teachings
In conflict with these boastful and un-
scriIfurai claims wiz be branded al
everything rifle at the mouths or thess
| .froEs" speaking from uEiDifs and