Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-29

the Lord upon this subject implies the
removing OF all things that can be
shaken. 30 that only the unshakabIe
things VIII remain: and these unsh0k-
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 iniqulty; and when we reflect that
the shaking will be such us to loosen
and destroy all these imperfect things
OF the present time, we can imagine
better than we can describe the sever
lty Of that shaking.
In the Revelation this same thought
Is expressed under the figure OF n
mighty earthquake, the like OF which
there had not been before and will
never be thereafter. 1levelation 1G1S.)
throughout the Apocalypse the term
earthquake Is used to symbolically rep.
resent revolution. What we are to eX.
pect, then. will he great revolution,
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 between the literal and
the tiguratiye; therefore the literal
earthquakes have their part to play In
the great Program. Not only are they
to serve the Church rs signs corrob.
Grating the prophecies respecting the
approach Of the great Tine of Trouble
which closes this Gospel Age, but they
are to serve also another purpose IA
particular purpose
The Scriptures clearly intimate that
our physical earth has not yet attained
the grand perfection which the lord
designs that II should have, to be lit
for the blessed ones whose home, as
the Paradise OF God, 1t shall be
throughout all eternity. Be 1t 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 change
OF nature from human to spirit, which
will prepare them for Heavenly condl.
lions, spiritual conditions. But for the
remainder Of mankind Gods provision.
according to His Word is not the
change Of nature but restoration TO
the perfection OF human nature and
the development Of the earth to that
perfect condition which win make II
as whole the antitype OF the Garden
OF Eden-t4la Paradise restored.
peIuge Then, Fire and Earthquake Now
We have already called attention TO
the fact that the food Of waters in
Nooh's time was caused by the break.
Ing Of the last OF II series Of rings that
once surrounded the earth after the
manner Of the rings OF the planet Sat.
urn. FUreknowlng the wickedness
that would develop amongst mankind
and the power that would be exercised
amongst men by the giants Of that
day Genesis G;Il, God had so timed
the breaking OF this last ring that the
food Of waters would serve the pur.
pose OF ovcrthrowing that order Of
things aud making ready for the next
feature OF the Divine Program, the
present order, which began after the
Dcluge, upon the coming Of Noah and
bis family out Of the Ark.
Similarly, the Scriptures teach, God
has reserved for the appropriate time
In the end OF this Age certain great
physlcal disturbances necessary 10 the
development Of the earth and Its prep.
aratlon for the Reign Of Righteousness
and blessing of mankind, so that the
troubles incidental to this change will
come upon the world US disastrous
foods, etc, ana will cooperate In the
bringing OF mankind into sore straits
and trials Of faith and patience, which
VIII result In anarchy aud the complete
shaking, not only OF the physical earth.
but nlso OF the social earth and The &c.
clcslasucal, or Heavenly" institutions,
in order that All unstable things may
pass away ana that the new order Of
things may be ushered In on u perm0.
nent basis, having the Divine approval,
and meaning ultimately the grandest
blessing for our rucc
From this standpoint u certain class
eau read the signs Of the times iutelll.
gently aud with confidence; and this
class tho Scriptures call the Lords
Little Flock duke 1892, counted fool.
lsh by the world, but counted Of the
Lord ns "the wlso' who are TO "undcr.
stnnd." Daniel 12sl0) 10 these the
Master Himself addressed these words,
"Thero shall be signs In the sun, IN
the moon nnd IN the stars; and upon
earth distress of natlens, with pcrplex.
Ity; mems hearts failing them Tor fear,
ana Tor looking after those things which
Ore coming upon The earth; for the
powers OF heaven shall he shaken"
And again, when these things begin
to come to pass, then look up, ana M
up Your heads; for your dellyeNncc
draweth lgh,"-Lukc 2i;25, 20, 2S,
The Lords consccrated people, pos.
sesscd OF Ills Spirit cannot In any
sense Of the word rejoice at the trlb.
ulotlon coming upol others. Their ne.
loIciug can be only In respect TO the
glorious things which they hope to cy.
perlcncc, nud which they know to be
near by these outward signs. Their
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