Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-12
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too infer that the end of all time i.
near, for we read in the Bible that
the earth endureth forever and shall
be inhabited. Iieferred to the gentle
times. Jesus says, Jerusalem shall
be trodden down Of the gentiles till
the times of the gentiles be fulfilled. -
When the kingdom was taken from the
Jews the GENTLE kingdoms were to
rule the world until Christ should
come to establish His kingdom. Then
God says. 81 will give It to Him
whose right it is. - The gentiles were
to rule the world for certain period
of time and according to Bible chron-
logy as understood by many Bible stu
dents, the gentle lease of power is
ont this year and the powers of Eu-
rope seem to be getting due notice that
their lease of power is out, and, Of
course, we need not hope that our
country will escape, for the kingdoms
of this world must become the king
doms of Christ, for the Bible says so,
and they are not going to give up
without a desperate struggle. The
great battle Of Armageddon must be
fought The wrath Of our God must
be appeased, not in tormenting His
creatures after death, but here in this
life, fol there is to be time of treu-
BILE such as never has been since there
was nation and never shall be again
Only think Of the thousands who are
being hurled into death over in Eu-
rope. We cannot hope that all these
men who are killing each other are
Christians but would it not be awful
to suppose that they were being sent
to eternal torment According to the
teaching of the Bible, they are only
falling asleep In death to await the re-
surrection when all who are in their
graves shall hear the voice of the Son
Of Man, and come forth. Not part,
but all. Again tue apostle Paul tells
us that there is to be resurrection of
both the just and the unjust, and he
does not say a thing about eternal tor
ment, either, but he does say that he
has not failed to declare the whole
council of God. OF course. all who
wish to believe in hell Of torture are
at liberty to do so, but prefer to be-
lieve in God Of love aad mercy, wis
dom, justice and power, who would
not suffer any Of His creatures to be
tortured eternally in flames.
Those who take the parable of the
rich man and Lazarus literally are
like tbs clergyman who was trying to
convert a negro and an Irishman. The
negro responded to his preaching and
was converted, but he could make no
impression on the Irisbman. They |
we're both condemned to death and the |
clergyman made last call and said to |
the Irishman, Tomorrow this negro |
will be carried to Abraham's bosom |
while you will suffer eternal torture"
"Oh," said the Irishman, "bad luck
to you, do you think Abraham will
thank you for stuffing a dead niger
into his shirt" The Irishman realiz
ed the situation far better than the
clergyman, who was SO blinded by
the Creeds and ,superstitions of the
dark ages that be could not under
stand the true teaching Of the word Of
God.
We are now living in a most won
derful time. The Lamb of God Is
opening the seals Of the Book and its
teachings are being more clearly
brought to our minds than ever before.
OF course, the world cannot receive
these things as yet. "None of the wick
ed shall understand, but the wise shall
understand. That is the virgin
class, the blide Of Christ. SO let as
examine ourselves prayerfully and see
il we are to be accounted worthy Of a
place in the kingdom Of Christ to
reign with Him thousand years and
bless all the families Of the earth.
when all the willing and obedient will
walk up the highway of holiness to
perfection, and the willfully wicked
will be destroyed in the second death.
Lon, anu Oil buo pIOpuoUS iaOIn o"AA
ual and those that follow after as have
spoken have likewise foretold of these
days. Acts 3:24 AS to bringing
Pastor Russell here for debate, his
time is taken up with more profitable
work, but l am sure not one of the l.
B. s. A. are afraid to debate with
anybody for Jesus has said to His fol-
lowers, 81 will give you mouth and
which all of your adversaries
will not be able to gainsay or resist. :
As long as we have the truth for a
'hield and buckle, we do not fear the
iery darts Of the enemy. $50 let us
study to show ourselves approved un-
20 God, q workman that needeth not
'e ashamed, rightly dividing the
word Of truth
Amt BELLE.