Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-05-22

IlPASIC)R RUSSELlJI between dead and
living humans but
between humans and demons 49, the
fallen angels. Yet the Pastor said all
this so kindly that none could possibly
take Otfense
He opened his address by declaring
that the common conception respecting
Satan's appearance and whereabouts
is wholly false. built not upon Scrip
ture, but upon human imagination,
handed down from a darker day. The
Pastor believes in a personal Satan.
who is Beelzebub, prince of demons.
He believes the Bible TO teach that
Satan is an angel Of high rank, pos
sessed of superior powers, outranking
his associates, and hence their leader.
That Satan is not in some far-otf
place with his fallen angels torturing
millions of humanity. the Pastor made
very clear. He showed that the Scrip
lures teach, on the contrary, that since
the Deluge Satan and his associates
are under restraint. confined in Tar
tarus-our atmosphere. Satan is very
literally 1.-THE prince of the power of the
air." and his demon host are members
of this aerial power, malevolent re-
speeding God and righteousness, and
especially foes of Jesus followers.
The Lie and Where Told.
The lie was told in Eden. The SER
pent was Satan's tool. Satan was the
original rebel. The fallen angels re-
belled long afterward. The Pastor
would not say that the serpent could
not speak under Satanic obsession, but
inclined to believe that it spoke by its
actions. BY eating the forbidden fruit
and not dying, the serpent seemed to
give the lie to Gods Word. Through
the serpent Satan declared to the wo-
man, "Ye shall not surely die" and
suggested that God was trying to keep
herself and Adam ignorant, and that
they should assert their rights, by
eating the forbidden fruit.
The Pastor made very clear Satan's
object in telling this lie. Satan was
ambitious to have dominion, to mani
fest his superior ability as sovereign.
When man was created, with power
to propagate his species. Satan saw
his opportunity. BY alternating the
first pair, he would eventually capture
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
We're perishing, he thought to circum-
vent God by introducing fresh life into
humanity. This he did by seducing
some of the angels to materialize and
rear human families. The Pastor
pointed out Scriptures describing this
detection. Thus was produced a race
of giants, born in opposition to the
Divine will, and therefore devilish.
Soon the earth was filled with VIC
lence, Mankind were rapidly hecom-
ing demonized Apparently, Noah and
his family alone remained uncOntami-
mated. Then the Deluge, which God
had foreknown and-withheld until this
time, swept away both giants and hu.
manity. None who received their life
from angels were of Adamic stock, and
hence will have no resurrection,
Satan, Thwarted, Tries Again.
The fallen angels and Satan were
then restrained from naturalization.
Thus Satan's second plan for empire
failed. Still rebelIious, he took up
new scheme. He would lmbitter hui
mainly against God. and thus defeat
Gods plans He must deceive them
into thinking God to be Il monster. He
must keep them in ignorance. AS
basis for this scheme, he used his
original lie.
For 1000 years, Satan has instiled
that lie into the minds of humanity,
How wonderfully he has succeeded the
whole world Is witness. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that mans five senses tell
him that the dead are dead. the masses
believe that the dead are more alive
than before they died Notwithstand,
ing the consistency of Gods Word,
''Thou shalt surely die" the whole
world is enslaved by Satau's lie, "Ye
shall not surely die"
spiritism, obsession, Possession.
While acknowledging that some me