The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-17

lttAsIDR RUSSEtD| l,abltatioh, Hehatil
restraints Under tile thick darkness for
Judgment of the Great Day" tJude
81 He said:
Last Sunday we discussed the fall
of the angels, who surcnmbed 10 sin.
| first Introduced by Saian's rebellion.
and continued by mans fall from Ds-
| vine favor. Mans fall had to do with
The fall OF the angels. aud they in
| turn have hati much Ia lio with mans
| further IpFversion mentally. morally
and physically 81 i'aui declared. that
| We wpestle not With flesh aud blood
merely. hal with wicked spirits in high
| Positions. tplles!ans ';:l2
Pastor Russell said that many who
read Ills sermons IN the newspapers
viii laugh nj what may seem 10 Ire his
snrerstitions belief that fallen angels
| are In close propinquity with humanity
ri continual power fuf evil. tiod and
Truth opposing Personally he knnws
nothing OF SpirItism: for. obedleht To
the Divine command lie avoids every.
thing occult Ills knowledge or Spirit,
ism comes mainly from the billie. but
Is well Supported hy the testimony oi
many rescued from Spiritishr
The Bible styles the fallen angels
| demons. translated devils IN our Com.
mon Version These demons. not o,lr
forefathers. have perverted the True
Gospel, st Pau refers 80 their insid
ious teachings rs doctrines of demons
\ These demons have basPheiIi-d God
| by teaching that He prepared foi
the everlasting torture of nearly ali hu
manity the Elect-at the hands
OF ire-proof demons.
| Thus the human mind was turned
against God in dread Thus humanity
learned TO think of Satan and his asse
ciates as In some fur-oR place-not near
them. But now. the Pastor said. that
humanity are gradually learning thal
/ the theory of great torture place Is a
4 hoax. these demons would lead truth
seekers TO the opposite extreme, and
convince them that there is no suct
place, nor are there any demons.
Cast Down to Tartarus.
The Bible. however. teaches that
these spirits are near us--in our at
mosphere- and that they have powell
over us only as we yield our Wills &c
| their suggestions. and our minds to sin
. WA
st Peter says that Satan goes about
through the earth. seeking whom BIZ
| may devour; and that his host OF fnlIer
| angels are present power for evl
throughout the world Jesus bids nj
pray, Deliver US from the Evi! One.
| Pastor Russell said TINT st. Peter tell.
US that the fallen angels were cas-
down to Tartarus at the time of tn,
Deluge. The word fa,tdyps IL used onl,
once in the Bible. and mlstranslated nell
We must not confound the Biblt
story of the fall OF the angels with tn,
symbolic picture OF the Revelation
where Satan Is east out of heaven. sail
the speaker This does not refer to th,
literal Heaven. 1t lisa fgnrltive descrip
ton Of events which occurred long ago
when the Roman Empire was over
thrown and papacy set Itself up. claim
| Ing to be Messtah's Kingdom.
satan's First Lie Perpetuated.
The Pastor then showed at som
length that although God could hav
destroyed Satan at any time. yet FL
has permitted him to continue in hi
course for six thousand years, In orde
TO demonstrate tue evil character O
sin. in contrast with the beauty of hoIi
ness. When men aud angels shall huv
learned their lesson well. Satan and al
who love sin will die the Second Death
Note Satan's persisteucy and effroni
cry. said the Pastor God distinct
told Adam that dlsobedience wou
bring death Satan contradcted th
Almighty pointbmnk. declaring, ~
shall not surely die" When mankin
experienced death. Satan continued /
peryert Gods Word and mems mind
by saying. that when men die. they d
not die really; but that a dead man !
more alive than Is At living one
Il This absurdity has been repeated t
our race century after century. unit
all believe Sainn's lie and discredi
Gods Word The way back to TO
and to sanity of reasoning Is to rept
date the lie. aud believe i;od'S Truth
The dead know not itnytiiiic !"
If the Truth prevailed. where woul
come In prayers and masses for tn
, dead? If the dead know not anythin;
! how can they suffer in hell or pnrg,
tory? Where would come in the belle
of those who claim to have commune.
! ton With the dead: