The Holbrook news., 1913-01-17

ASIOR RUSSEID) a., a placed ae; called 1'1..,lI in
 AT m a g d d 0 n"
 Reveation xvi. 16) The speaker said:
 Armugeddon in the Hebrew signifies
 the Hill, of Megiddo." or Mount of De
 structiOn. It was famous as battleT
 field in Old Testament times.
 The Lord has seen fit to associate the
 name ArmagPddon. with the great con-
 troversy Between Truth and Error.
 fight and wrong. God and Mammon.
 with which this Age will close. perish
 and the New Age of Messiah's glory
 De uShered in. He, has purpOsely used
 highly symbOlicaLi figures of speech in
 he last book of the Bible. evidently
 with view to hiding certain impor-
 tant truths until the due, time for their
 revealment. But even in the due time. | fher Bible. ,.assures us. None of, the
 wicked shall understand" Daniel xii.
 0. 1OI-none who are out of heartdh dhar-
 ihony with ftiodn but only the wise of
 His peoble-the i"wise virgin" class of
 the Masters parable
 | haze long, avoided presentation of
 my understanding of our text andt it's context. l take it up-now by request and bPcnuSp l believe. it k due time to be understood 4Irdisvlaim any siierial inspiration In some particulars my views agree with those of other Bible Students. .Andl in other respects tIev diSiisrFe Each hearer must use his avn iudgme8t. d9 his owu Bible study. and reach his own conclusions.
 ] Kindly. reinPmltE that. au not re SponSihie for ihe figures of speech used i'y the 47osd My misconceptions do in deed constitute. q terrible arrGgnment nf' fn2tibutidnS which. wa have alEFeUer- enred and which embrace good people. of good words and gond works. Gods saiiif1y people in these variois institu- tinns.-Deing comparatively few. are ignored when systems as whole are dealf wftI-in prophecy.
 The Dragon Beast, False Prophet.
 Our context telIs-cps. that three i'm pure spirits ,teichifgsl will go forth from the nruitls of the Dragon. the Beast ,tnd5HecEilse Prophet. El0i these thrppswill be in accord. and symbolis-ll- i ly the doctrines are represented by -frogs>>+ These three -(iottT'lnvs-4lre to l ha Ye -aeIntghty 7tnfilpnce throughout the 1 civilized earth They are to gather 1 the kings ;ind tilsii' armies tn the great ! Battle of. ArynaEpddo1I:
 The ect.lesia<ti,.al kings and princes. i ana Nllet-, r,tblTeS' Of clergy and Taith- ful adherenfS. will he gathered in solid | pfalanx -I'ro.estant and Catholic. The kings and captaius of industry, and as K < will he gathered to the same Side. The Iplitical kings and pripces;, with, all their. heprhplen and, rftainprS, will fol- low riIt line on ithe same side. {, The finaR6ia lkingS4 and pseH;hant princes. and all whom they can infinence by the most gigantic pdwer' ever yet eXercis Ad in he world will join theh S;fme <id6i atrordiift, to this prophecy
 These :doctrineS of dein6hs." 'refre- sSntetl by tIfe frogs will lead many noble people in this great army to as Sume aB attitude quite rcontrary to their preferences For 2 time the turned haGkward dntE: medieval, re- straihtS will ibe considered necessary for telf-praServatibhLfor rtiIe mainte- nance bf the present order if thfngs.4 ,Ep, giving this ihterpretatIbn. il. lis necessary for us to indicate what. is by the ,Rragpn.. the Beast. md the False Prophet. Bible students ,f nearly all denominations agree with IS dthqt4 the, ;pragop", ,of. Revelatipp 'epresents the pureiy" Civil Power Protestant interpreters ,geher4ifly agree that the Feast like leopard" rReve- atiph Bxiii'Rl FegresfntS thel Papncy. But fewer still. we fear. will be ready 0 s'Ipnort,Our riewithat Rr6restantism $ the'" Image of the Beast" GSevelation ziir 15I in bur- context given another 1ameiI .;,the False Prophet" we urge 10 ;-one, to, accept our interDfetatfoB. lor shgIl, we, think, hard of any who ;efnse it. We will neither slapder nor ,therwiSe iRjure,them ,nowJ nor threat sn them with eternal ,tOrture. They lave the same right to their views that
 have. and the same rfghtNto make hem Rnd%h to others. And. I. for me. will be very glad to consider any hing which opponents may set forth Is their ipterpreta tionf of pur text .: "upclean Spirits Like. ,Frogs.Tr The symbolisms of Scripture. right ' understood are always forceful When the Holy Spirit used a. frog 0 symbolically represent certain