River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-10-22

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things will remain; and these unshak-
able things he associates with Gods
Kingdom of righteousness. When with
the eyes of our understanding open
we look about us, we see very many
things that evidently are not perma-
nent, not right, not satisfactory to God
and to all who love righteousness and
hate iniquity; and when we reflect that
the shaking will be sSch as to loosen
and destroy all these imperfect things
of the present time, we can imagine
better than we can describe the sever
ity of that shaking.
In the Revelation tbs same thought
is expressed under the figure of a
mighty earthquake, eSe like of which
there had not been before aad Will
never be thereafter. Reve1ation $3.50
Throughout the Apocalypse the term
earthquake is used to symboIcaHy rep
resent revolution. What we are to ex-
pect, then. will be a great revolution.
a great earthquake, the great shaking
of the present Institutions which will
overthrow everything that is not of
the Lords establishment and approval
In the Divine order there seems to
be a harmony betweeA the literal and
the figurative; therefore the literal
earthquakes have their part to play in
the great Program. Not only are they
to serve the Church as signs corrob-
Grating the prophecies respecting the
approach Of the great Time of Trouble
which closes this Gospel Age, but they
are to serve also another purpose-a
particular purpose
The Scriptures clearly intimate that
our physical earth has not yet attained
the grand perfection which the Lord
designs that it should have. to be At
for the blessed ones whose home, as
the Paradise of God, it shall be
throughout all eternity. Be it noticed
that the Scriptures clearly point out
that the Little Flock, called of God
during this Gospel Age to be the Bride
Of Christ, are to experience a change
of nature from human to spirit, which
will prepare them for Heavenly condi-
lions, spiritual conditions But for the
remainder Of mankind Gods provision
according to His Word, is not the
change of nature, but a restoration to
the perfection of human nature and
the development Of the earth to that
perfect condition which will make it
as whole the antitype Of the Garden
of Eden-the Paradise restored.
DeIuge Then, Fire and Earthquake Now
We have already called attention to
the fact that the flood Of waters In
Noah's time was caused by the break
ing Of the last of series Of rings that
once surrounded the earth after the
manner of the rings Of the planet Sat
urn. ForeknOwing the wickedness
that would develop amongst mankind
and the power that would be exercised
amongst men by the giants Of that
day Genesis go, CO he& ss sihas
the breaking of this Essk ring ssaaE tie
flood Of waters wouM serve tho pur-
pose Of overthrowinG that order Of
things and making ready for the next
feature Of the Divine Program. the
. present order, which began after the
Deluge, upon the coming Of Noah and
his ldUlIly OUT Ol TIE ATh.
Similarly, the Scriptures teach. God
has reserved for the appropriate time
in the end of this Age certain great
physical disturbances necessary to the
development of the earth and its prep
aration for the Reign of Righteousness
and blessing of mankind SO chat the
troubles incidental to this change will
come upon the world as disastrous
floods, etc., and will cooperate la the
bringing Of mankind into sore straits
and trials Of faith and patience. which
will result in anarchy and the complete
shaking, not only of the physical earth.
but also of the social earth and the &C.
clesiastical, or heavenly" institutions,
in order that all unstable things may
pass away and that the new order Of
things may be ushered in on a perma
nent basis, having the Divine approval,
blessing for our race.
From this standpoint certain class
can read the signs of the times intelli
gently and with confidence; and this
class the Scriptures call the Lords
Little Flock duke 1880, counted fool
ish by the world, but counted Of the
Lord as "the wise" who are to under
stand" Daniel 12:10.) To these the
Master Himself addressed these words.
There shall be signs in the sun, in
the moon and In the stars; and upon
earth distress of nations, with perplex
ity; mems hearts failing them for fear.
and for looking after those things which
are coming upon the earth: for the
powers of heaven shall be shaken"
And again, when these things begin
to come to pass, then look up, and lift
up your heads; for your deliverance
draweth nigh. Luke 81 :25. 20. %.
The Lords consecrated people, pos
sessed of His Spirit, cannot in any
sense of the word rejoice at the trib-
ulation coming upon others. Their re
joicing can be only in respect to the
glorious things which they hope to ex
perience, and which TREY know TO be