River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-10-08

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RASLOR RUSSELD many things. A
number of famous
cartoons illustrating popular thought
on this subject are shown in the re-
markable PHOTO-DRAMA OF CREA-
T1ON, well known throughout the
United States and Canada.
The Pastor said: God seems to have
given the Book of Revelation with the
intent of covering up great and i'm
portant truths, not only because these
truths were not due to be understood.
but because He designs to keep certain
features of His Plan from the world
Being a book Of symbols, the Revela
ton will not be understood by the
world in general; but the Bible assures
that when the due time for revealment
comes. the wise amongst His people,
"the wise virgins" shall understand.
The Prophet Daniel, who tells us that
the Time of the End is the time for
those wise toward God to understand
His great Plan, gives two particular
signs by which this time will be espe-
ciaIly Marked First, MANY shall run to
and fro: second. Knowledge shall be
increased" Daniel 12:4) Today we
see this prophecy fulfilled. All over
the world the people are running to
and fro as never before: and all over
the world are opportunities for knOwl-
edge such as have never before been
known. The remarkable fulflment of
this prophecy characterizes our day as
the Time of the End. In which this
Gospel Age is to be concluded and the
Messianic Age to be ushered in--the
time when Gods people will under
stand and prepare for their change.
In the Scriptures God has seen fit to
associate the name of IsraePs famous
battlefield with the great controversy
between Truth and Error. Right and
Wrong. with which the change of dis
pensation will take place. While the
phrase, Battle of ArmageddOn." is
heard on all sides and is applied in
many ways. nevertheless Christians re-
alize that in the Bible this phrase is
used in a spiritual sense. Therefore
If the present is an opportune time to
consider this Battle of the great Day
of God Almighty. surely it is the prop
er time to view it from its true re
ligi0us standpoint
Before we proceed to set forth our
understanding of the symbolic Ian
guage of the Revelation, we wish to
state most emphatically that we are
saying nothing whatever against gOdly
Christians at any time or in any place.
in any church or out of any church.
We realize that the Word OF God con
veys a terrible arraignment of some Of
the great systems Of our day-sOme
that we long have reverenced. that we
have esteemed as containing many of
Gods people. We have nothing to say
against godly individuals. but what we
have to say in the Interpretation Of
Scripture is in respect to these systems.
Agencies Mastering the Hosts.
Coming to the Interpretation Of the
symbols of Revelation 16:13-16. we find
that the Scriptures mention three agen-
cies connected with the gathering of
the hosts to this great battle. We read
that three impure spirits, teachings, will
go forth from the mouths of the Drag
on, the Beast and the False Prophet.
and that these three will be in accord
These three doctrines symbOlically
represented by frogs. are to have
mighty influence throughout the civ
ilized earth: they are TO gather the
kings and their armies TO the great
Battle of Armageddon
The ecclesiastical kings and princes.
with their retinueS of clergy and faith
ful adherentS, will be gathered in
solid phaianx-Protestant and Catho
lies. The kings and captains of indus
try. and as many as can be Influenced
by them. will be gathered to the same
side. The political kings and princes,
with all their henchmen and retainers.
will follow in line on the same side.
The financial kings and merchant
princes. and all whom they can inf1u-
ence by the most gigantic power ever
yet exercised in the world. will join
the same side. according to this proph
they are coming to Armageddon.
These doctrines of demons" repre-
scented by the frogs. will lead many
noble souls to assume an attitude quite
contrary to their preference. Fer
time the wheels of liberty and prog