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

"a 1s}$S HIS Sdts1c it1Ohs a "ASS AoOHAe
1t swells itself up III an apparent en-
deavor to impress the beholder. Its
greet mouth well represents its chief
power. 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 will
be boastful: an air of superior wisdom
and knowledge will he proudly assum-
ed-all will crOak in harmony. All will.
tell of dire results that would follow.
involving the interests of both the
present and the future life. it their
counsel be not followed. However con-
ficting the creeds. the differences VIII
be ignored in the general proposition
that nothing ancient must be disturb
ed. or looked into. or Arepudiated.
The Divine authority of the Church, !
and the Divine right Of kings. aside
from the Church. will not be allowed
to conflict. Any persons or teachings
in conflict with these boastful and I'M
scriptural claims will he branded as
everything rile. at the mouths OF these
frogs speaking from pulpits ana
platforms and through the religious
and secular press The nohler senti-
ments of some will be Strangled by the
philosophy of the same evil spirit
which spoke through Caiaphas.. the
high priest. respecting Jesus. AS GAIA
phas declared it expedient to commit
a crime in violation of justice. human
and Divine. to be rid of Jesus and His
teachings, SO this frog spirit will ap-
prove Of every violation of principle
necessary to their Self-protection.
The croaking of these frog" spirits or
doctrines will gather the kings and
princes. financial political. religious
and industrial into one great army.
| The spirit of fear. inspired by the
croakings of these frogs will scourge
the passions of otherwise good and
reasonable men to fury. desperation.
In their blind following Of these evil
spirits. evil doctrines. they will be
ready to sacrifice life and everything
ON the altar Of what they mistakenly
suppose is justice, truth and righteous
ness. under a Divine arrangement.
For brief time. as we understand
the Scriptures. these combined forces
of Arma geddon will triumph. Free
speech, free mails. and other liberties
which have come to be the very breath
of the masses in our day. will be ruth
lessly shut off under the plea OF neces-
sity. the glory of God. the commands
of the Church. etc. All will seem TO De
serene, until the great social explosion
in our context described as the great
Earthuuake.' An 'earthquake. IL
symbolic language. signifies socla
revolution, and the declaration of the
context Is that none like unto 1t evel
before occurred. Revelation xvi. IL
10, Jesus described it AZ time OF
trouble such as never was since ther'
was nation-Matthew xiv. Il.
The Lord Will Gather Them.
The false. frog-like teachings VIII
gather together into one host the great
the rich. the wise. the learned and TN
kings of the earth. to battle. At TN
inncture Divine Power will step 1of
ward, and our text tells us that III
, shall gather the marshaled nosts
Arma reddon-to the Mountain or De
struction The very thing which the
sought to avert by their union. federa
) ton. etc. will be the very thlnS the
will hasten Other Scriptures tel
that God will he represented by I'll
cro.t Messiah, and that He Will De .
J. tho side Of the MASSES. Thus we rea
y IN Daniel xii. |: lat that time sha
Michael the Godlike One-Messlan
stand up''-aSSume authority. he WI
i take possession Of His Kingdom III
u manner. little looked for by many
those who enormously have pee
s. claiming that they were His Kingdom
J. and authorized by Him to reign In d
name and in His stead.
Il Jesus declared. His servants We al
- INTO whom We render service Son
L. NAV he rendering service to Satan az
ie tn error. who claim to be renderlt
IL service to God and to Righteousness
and some of these may he serving
&c norantly. as did Saul of Tarsus. WI
% "verilv thought that he did Coo ser
II ,..e'' i'm uersec,ltin. the Cburch II
~ same principle holds true reversed
AZ
self responsible for the moral charact
of each soldier who fights Ill MS u
i! tlas so the Lord does not vourh TOT e
- moral character of all who Will enll
!" and fight OH His side OF any questio
ne His servants they are to Whom I'll
1" render service" whatever the motl
'e or object prompting them.
i! The sa me principles will apply In I
t. coming Battle Of Armageddon Gos
side of that battle will be the peop''
4" side. and the very nondescrlpt no
the people. will be pitted at the peg
- ming Of the battle Anarchists. Hoci
us ISIS. and hot-headed radicals or eve
I'LL scboo, OF reason and unreasoa. Will
w =, the forefront of that battle 1
e' majority OF the poor and the mlu'
ee class prefer peace at almost any PR
We 4 ,vmparatively small number. 90
cv' conset.rated people. will at heart