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

OuV Thought tnnt
In itself an earthquake is n sign Of
the end Of the Age; but the prevalence
Of earthquakes since the beginning Of
this twentieth century properly enough
attracts our attention to "What say
the Scrlpturest' upon this subject
Our text Is from the Masters own lips
IA part Of His description OF the
trouble coming upon the world In the
close Of this Gospel Age, preparatory
to the inauguration Of the Millennial
Age and Its glorious manifestation Of
Righteousness under the King of kings
The Master was answering Il ques.
tlon asked by His disciples respeoting
the End Of the Age and The signs
which would mark It's close In the
context our Lord had told them that
they might expect to hear Of wars and
tumuls, but not to be terrified; for
although such things would occur,
they would not be indications that the
end Of the Age was near Then, com.
Ing 70 the events TO be expected at she
close Of the Age, He used the words Of
our text, He also declared that before
these terrible Indications Of the End Of
the Age, His disciples would suffer
prosecutions In the synogogues, church.
es. etc, for His sHke and for the
Truths sake,
Fire OF This Day Symbolic.
Our Adventist friends have also been
calling attention to Scriptures predict.
ing great tribulOtion upon the world
In the very near future; but our mes-
sage Is Il very different one from
theirs aud is used for very different
purpose Their message Is that the
conyulslons Of nature now due viii re.
suit In ~ wreck VI matter and u crush
Of wOrlds'-ln the utter destruction of
our race aud the reduction Of this
earth 10 mass ot cinder; aud they
use this message Ns Il club TO drive the
Wicked to seek protection OF the Lord
Re II noticed how different ~ our
reference TO these ctlamtcs We hold
with the Scriptures that "the eurth
abideth forever; that cold and heat,
summer aud winter, viii continue MS
long as the earth remains; and that
God mado not the earth IN vain, but
formed Il to bo inhabited, -Ecclcslastes
Ia; Genesis $50; Isaiah i5t9
We have already pointed out that
the 1re OF this Day Of the Lord will be
u symbolic one, Just az the "1ery
trials" OF the Church throughout this
Age have not generally consisted even
In part OF literal flro; and that the
fiery troubles coming upon the world
win overthrow present Institutions
political, social, financial and religious
--and will engulf the whole world In
anarchy. In the Scriptures this Is
rymbollcally called In some places a
food and IN others consuming fire.
We have also pointed out that the
passing awny OF present institutions,
symbolically called "ibe heavens and
the earth thOt are now" viii bo fol.
lowed by the establishment OF "a now
heavens aud new earth, wherein
dwclleth rightcousncss'-lhc rcorgun'
lgntlon Of society along lines Of Divine
approval lnllmOtcd by the words Of
our Lords prayer "Thy Kingdom
come, Thy win be done on Garth as II
N done IN Heaven"
Fearful Sights and Great Wonders
We win not attempt to prognostlcate
the character of the trightful signs
which belong to the closing Of this
Age, hut they are very particularly
mentioned by our Lord and were also
forctold by the Prophet locl saying,
~ win show wonders In heaven above
and slgns In the earth beneath, blood
and Gre and pillars Of moke"-Joel
$3.50; Acts 2tl0
The Apostle Paul refers to the same
thing IN Hebrews l2,g0.9S lie alludes
to the establishment VI the Law Cove.
uant NJ Mount Sinai ANA the wonder.
fnl manifestations which nt that time
caused Moses Nnd all Israel to fear
nnd quake. Then he tells us that those
events were typical, or npumtive, Of
tho stlll more wonderful shoklngs,
signs, etc, to be expected nt tho clos
Ing OF this Gospel Age when the King.
dom OF God Is about to be established
Nnd the New Covenant Obout TO 70 into
cncct between God and mankind nt
the hands ot the greHt Mediator, Jesus
Chriet nuu thp Thun,h