The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-08

81 rulers ana, unOef Tne1r 1nRT1-
cation, from the political rulers, Is
what we should expect shortly as the
fulfilment of this prophecy. The OPP
position that Will arise win be against
the Lord and against those who are
particularly His representatives and
mouthpieces in the world. The FEEDER
ated religious interests, fearful OF the
Truth, and with cherished plans op-
posed to it, will shortly denouncs 1t as
Caiaphas denounced Jesus. His dec
|laration was, It is expedient that one
man perish, rather than u whole ma
ton. John 11:5O.) AS Jesus was cru
Gifted ''for the good of the cause" as
seen by the religious rulers, so we may
expect that the last sanity members
Of the Body OF Jesus will similarly
suffer for the supposed good Of the
cause, as viewed by the Scribes and
Pharisees Of our Day.
God In Heaven Shall Laugh.
When Jesus was cruciied, His enc
mics supposed that His influence
would be gone, and that their projects
would flourish. But God laughed at
them, for they were really accomplish
ing His will. 1t was necessary in har-
mony with Gods arrangement that
Christ should suffer. Similarly, it is
necessary that the last members OF the
Church, the Body Of Christ, should
suffer with Him and enter into His
glory, by the resurrection change"
Then, too, instead Of succeeding, the
plans Of the rulers all failed. Under Di-
vine disfavor they entered the time Of
trouble, which eliminated i'm the COM
plete overthrow Of their polity. Here
we are to expect the same. The d.
vine purposes, instead Of being thwart-
ed, will be helped onward by human
opposition to the Divine Plan.
The plans Of these kings and rulers
will be measurably carried out because
(see verse II the heather, the Gentiles,
the i%rrelig1ous, will rage, win be in
.tumult, striving for liberty and bless
Iings in their own strength, not know
ing Of the Divine arrangement for the
Inauguration of the new Kingdom.
which is to bless all the families of the
earth.-Genesis 2S:14; Galatians BIG, %.
The declaration further is that 1.-THE
people 1.-THE favored people of God,
nominal Christendom] will imagine a
vain thing" They will be deceived, as
they are at present, into the expecta-
ton that they will be able to convert
the world and bring in the Messianic
Kingdom, or into believing, as some
do, that Messiah's Kingdom has al
ready come and has Intellectually been
attempting the control Of the world I'M
til now. They are waiting now for a
few millions to be poured into the
missionary treasury to effect the
worlds conversion and to insure Gods
will being done on earth as In Heaven.
The picture Of Gods laughing at the
poor human pride which will thus
vaunt itself is a forceful one. The
failure that will come both to the pro
fessed people of God and to the world
will be a great lesson in humility,
never to be forgotten. The absurdities
of the position would make all laugh.
IL they could strip themselves Of their
pride and realize that, without Divine
interposition, Gods win could never
prevail on earth as In Heaven.
"A naughty Spirit Before a Fall"
The Lords next step win be to pro,
lduce the Time of Trouble, which will
teach mankind the great lesson they
have declined to learn otherwise.
t'Then shall He speak to them In His
wrath, and vex them in His sore dis
pleasure" That will be the Time of
Trouble so prominently mentioned
throughout the Bible, "a time OF trou.
BILE such as never was since there was
a nation mo, o ever shall be" aft
erward.-Daniel 12:1; Matthew 24:21.
Human pride, human schemes, which
have ignored the Divine Program, will
all in that time OF trouble show their
weakness. The result will be as describ-
eddy the Prophet. But when the judg.
ments of the Lord are abroad in the
earth, the inhabitants of the world will
learn righteousness" isaiah 26:9.a HUI.
manity's heartaches and disappoint,
ments will eventuate in blessings, as
they shall realize Gods great and
wonderful Plan. with Its length and
breadth and height and depth OF In.
finite Love. In the Kingdom OF Mes
siah. 'sThe desire OF all nations shall
come" (Haggai 2:7.) The iron rule
will compel obedience, while the Mes
sage OF Gods grace will, as promised
go forth as the Sun OF Righteousness
inaugurating the New Day.
The concluding verses OF this pro
phetic Psalm clearly indicate that the
trouble under Messiah's Kingdom viii
burn against those persons and those
institutions which are unjust. nm.
rlgnEeOus, unnoiy. On Lne contrary, IA
who love righteousness and hate In.
EQUITY will be welcomed to associate
themselves under Messiah's standard
whether they be rich or poor, infuenlI
tial or otherwise.
As Seem In Former Times.
However strange it may appear *
us now, a serious misinterpretation o1
this very prophecy OF the Second
Psalm was made BY i well-intention
ed forefathers. And that misinterpre
tation brought into the world q vas
amount OF trouble and prosecutions.
1T came to- be generally believed tina
the Redeemer would not come to Sc
up His Kingdom. 10 bind Satan and Il
bless the world. A new theory rose
gradually culminatingstn the year s0l
A. D. 1T claimed that the Church, be