The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-01-30

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Revelation xvi IT,, 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 fit to associate the
name Arnageddon. with the great con-
trorersy 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 symbolical figures OF speech IN
| the last book Of the Bible. evidently
| with view to hiding certain 1mpor-
tant truths until the due time for their
! revealment But~ev in the due time,
| the Bible assures us. None OF the
wicked shall understand" Daniel XII.
q. 1O,-none who are out of heart har-
mony with God-but only the wise OF
His neople-the wise virgin" class or
the Masters parable.
have long avoided presentation or
nv understanding of our text and It's
context. take it up now by request
and because believe it is due time to
| he understood. diSclaim any special
inspiration. In some particulars my
views agree with those of other blDle
students. and in other respects they
disagree. Each heurer must Use DIS
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 a terrible arralenmen'
Of institutions which we have all rever
enced and which embrace good people
Of good words and good works. Coos
SANITY people in these various instltu
tons, being comparatively feW' are
ignored when systems as whole arr
dealt with in prophecy,
The Dragon. Beast. False Prophet.
Our context tells us that three I'M
1 pure spirits tteachings' Will go tort'
from the mouths Of the Dragon. III
Beast and tia False Prophet. ana tnes
4 three will he in accord. and Symbollca
Il IL the doctrines are represented "
\ ..froys," These three doctrines are {
j have Il mighty influence throughout IN
civilized earth They are to game
q the kings and their armies to the grea
u Battle of Armagedd"n.
4 The ecclesiastical kings and princes
q and their retinueS of clergy ana 1alti
3 fuI adherents, will be gathered in SOIL
u ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Catholic. In
s. i,inps and captains of industry. and &
h MANY as can he influenced ID? lnen
q will he gathered to the same SIZE. IL
81 nolitical kings and princes. with
Il their hpnchmen and retainers. Will 70
y low i'm line on the same size.
- financial kings and merchant prince
and all whom they can influence NY II
most gigantic power ever YET exerc'
ad in the world. will join the san
-. side. according to this prophecy
These "doctrineS of demons. repr
: sonted nv the frogs" will lead mai
! noble people in this great army 10
:. snne IN attitude quite contrary
their preference, For a time
wheels of liberty and progress VIII
+,rnad backward and medieval
straints will he considered neressa
h for self -preservation-fo for the maln1
y nance of the present order or thlnSS'
n In giving this interpretation. it
n necessary for us to indlcate "na'
q svmbolized by the Dragon. the Hea
:, and the False Prophet: Bible stnoe1
ls ,f nearly all denominations agree )"
os that the Dragon of Revelatl
- renresents the purely Civil TO"
as Protesta MT interpreters generally as'
y that the ..Reast like a leopard (Re'
~ la+ion xiii. 2, represents the Papa
N Rut fewer still. we fear will be re;'
s. to support our view that i'rotestailt !
ne 10 tbe "Iuage, Of the Beast tReve'au
xiii. IL, i'm our context given aho''
name. 1.-THE False Prophet we III
o. no one to accept our lnterpre'ati
nor shall we think hard of any
I'd rafuse if I'VE will neither SANDER
m otherwise iniure them now. nor tnre
Sc on them with eternal torture
ne have the sa ME right to their views
as have. and the same right TO III
- +hom known to others. Ana l.
.ne will be very glad to consider
lining which opponents may set TO
III ns their interpretations OF our text
~ "lJnclean Spirits Like Frogs
ST. The symbolisms Of Scripture. RI:
ou ~ understood. are always torct
Uzhen tbe Holy Spirit used TT
"a. - svmbolicaily represent cert
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