Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-05-23

S%3$k3 HS&a2Ss 8Hasl were MEDIUMS. not
tlASlClR. RUSSflt1l between dead and
living humans. hut
between humans and demons the
fallen angels. Yet the Pastor snid all
this SO kindly that none could possibly
take oifense,
He opened his address by declaring
that the common conception respecting
satan's appearance and whereabouts
Is wholly false. bhlt not upon Scrip
ture, but upon human Imagination,
handed down from darker day, The
Pastor believes In personal Satan.
who is iieelzebub. prince OF demons
He believes Che Bible 10 teach that
Satan Is an angel OF high rank, pos
sesSed OF superior powers. eutfanllihg
bis associates, and hence their leader
That SATIN Is not ia some faF.off
place with his fallen Angels. torturlng
millions Of humanity, the Pastor made
very clear. He showed That the Scrip
lures teach. on the contrary, that since
the Deluge Satan aud his associates
are under restraint, confined IN Tar
tarns our atmosphere. Satnn Is very
literally "the prince OF ne power Of the
air, and his demon host are members
of this aerial power, maievoient re-
speeding God and righteousness. and
especially foes OF Jesus followers.
Thr Lio and Where Told.
The lie was told In Eden. The ser
pcnt was sat&ns tool. Satan was the
original rebel Tie fallen angels re-
bellcd long afierward The Pastor
would not say that the serpent could
not sp@lk under Sltnnic ollsession, but
Inclined TO believe that Il spoke by its
actions, Ry eating the forbiddep, fruit
aud not dying, the serpent seemed 20
give the Ne 70 Gods Word Through
the serpent satan declared 10 The wo-
man. "Ye shall not surely die" and
suggested that God was trying 60 keep
herself ana Adam ignorant. and that
they Should assert their rights, by
eating the forbidden fruit.
The Pastor nude very clear Satap's
object In telling this lie. Sainn WAS
ambitious to hive dominion, to manl-
fest his superior ability as sovereign.
When man was created. with power
to propagate his Species. Satan saw
his opportunity ~ alternating the
first pair, he would eventually caldufe
a race. and become spiritual ruler Of
earth TO carry out this program. he
started his first lie
satan's Plans Changed.
When Satan perceived that mankind
were perlshing. be thought 70 cireum.
vent Cod by introducing fresh hfe Into
humanity This he dill by seduclng
some Of the angels 10 ulatefiatze and
rear human families. The Pastor
pointed out Scriptures describing this
DETECTION. Thus was produced . rare
Of glants. born III opposition TO the
Divine will, and therefore aeyillshs
Soon The earth was filled With slo-
Ience. Mankind wefe rapidly bceom-
ing demonfzed Apparently. Noah and
bis family alone remained uneantaui,
mated. Then the Deluge, which God
had foreknown and Withheld until this
time, swept away both giants and hui
manity. None who received their life
from angels We're Of Adamie stock. aud
hence will have no resurrection
Satan, Thwartea, Triss Again.
The fallen angels aul Satan were
then restrained from naturalization
Thus Satans second plan for empire
failed. SIN rebeliious. he took 10 8
new scheme lie would iinblttcr hu-
mainly against God and ti.us defeat
Gods plans He must deceive them
into thinking God 70 he q monster He
mast keep them ia ignorance. AZ a
basis for this scheme. he gsed bis
original He
For 1000 years, Satan has inStillcd
thar lie into the minds Of Immunity
How wonderfully he has succeeded the
whole world * witness, NotsitIi~tand
ing the fact that nia'n's tive senses tell
him that the dead are dead. the fnasses
believe that the dead are more alive
than before they died NotwifhSirud
ing the consistency u Gods 'Word,
Thou shalt surely die,' the whole
world Is efislaycd hy satan's lie, "Ye
shall nnt surely die
spiritism. obsession, Possession.
While acknowledging that some ne-
diums are frauds. tile Pastor believes
the majority Of them are sincere, but
deceived Many of them thoroughly
believe that they communicate with
the dead. Only the Bible can save
them from that delusiou II alone
shows thar demon host is coVperat-
ing with Satan, 70 uphold his lie.
All should accept the Scriptnfal fes
timony that the dead are dead, that
Jesus death IL the Redenaiionrriee
and that the resurrection + the Ribii
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