Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-01

harasS the minds OF our fellows with
fear. Rather would we point them to
the fact that behind this cloud OF
trouble there is glorious silver lin
ing" of Millennial joy and blessing fol
all the families Of the earth. Rather
would we encourage all who have the
hearing ear to zeal and faithfulness in
their conservation, that they may
make their calling and election sure
to share in the Kingdom glories and
escape those things coming upon the
earth" In a word, the Gospel Of
Christ is not message of damnation
fear and torture, but Good Tidings OF
great joy which shall be unto all PEG
ple," as the angel declared
Deliverance of the Church Pictured.
In the fourth and fifth verses OF
Psalm 46 the Church of Christ is sym,
bolically pictured as the City Of God,
His dwelling-place; and the Truth is
represented as river, making the City
clean, fresh, glad. The proclamation
is made, God is in the midst of her;
she shall not be moved! God shall
help her early in the morning. early
In the Millennial morning. The Church
is to be "a First fruits unto Cod" Hel
salvation as the Bride of Christ will
be accomplished early in this Millen
NAL morning.
Oh, how glad will be all those ac-
counted worthy of place in that elect
Church-the Church of the First-borns
whose names are written in Heayen
The promise "She shall not be
moved" is in agreement with the first
verse in assuring us that the people Of
God will be preserved from fear, doubt
and misunderstanding of the events Of
that Time of Trouble, and that their
faith will enable them to triumph at
time when others will be in great
distress and perplexity, as our Lord
foretold;zLgke p &c. --.seassgy
"The Gentiles Ragged"
Beginning with the 9th verse, the
Prophet gives a brief synoptical pic
ture Of the Time of Trouble and it's
contamination and Of the inaugural
ton Of universal peace. THE heather
[Gentile peoples] ragged" These words
describe the tumult which will prevail
amongst humanity before the climax
Of the great Time of Trouble is reach
ed. Angry voices arise from public
meetings, and in the more private
meetings of the lodges Of Labor and
Capital, as well as through the col
umns of the Press to the extent per-
mitted. In the various nations there
is a fear of tumult through the raging
of the public Press, and everything
possible is being done to restrain it
In some countries the Press has been
Smuzzled' for some time past.
: Whoever sees that anarchy is the
most dreadful terror confronting civ.
ilization must realize the wisdom OF
reasonable restraints upon his own
tongue and upon the tongues of 9th
ers. Nevertheless, the Scriptures show
us that all effort to suppress the tu-
multi and the angry voices of men
selfishly raging against each other will
fail
AC PAOpACIAS p1IIulS SOAC1uuCS-
God uttered His voice, the earth
melted" The unfaithfulness of hui.
manity, the clamor of greed, both in
rich and in poor, will be answered by
the Almighty, "Giver of every good
and perfect gift" He will utter His
voice.; or, as another Prophet de.
clares, HE will speak to the people
in His anger" for their correction, for
their reproval. The result will be that
the symbolic earth Society will melt
the social structure will disintegrate.
Another Scripture declares that so
great will be the disintegration that
every mans hand will be against his
neighbor."
But the Prophet hastens to assure us
that in the midst Of all this tumult tho
Lord will be'with His consecrated peo-
pie. We read, 1.-THE Lord of hosts is
with us; the God of Jacob is our Ref
uge." This promise applies primarily
to the consecrated Church of Christ.
Spiritual Israel; but it also applies sec.
ondarily to Natural Israel, the Jewish
nation. These will participate in this
Time of Trouble, but will be saved out
of it. AS another Prophet declares, 1T
is even the time Of Jacobs trouble; but
he shall be saved out Of it."-Jer. 30:7.
In this Time of Trouble the Lords
Jewels, His saints, will be gathered to
their Heavenly home. After this has
taken place. Divine favor will begin to
return to Israel. as pointed out by the
Apostle in Romans 11:25-3O.
The Psalm closes with a picture of
the devastation which will prevail
throughout the world as result of hui,
man selfishness and blindness. Capital
and Labor will rise to terrible cata
olysm Of anarchy, awful for rich and
poor alike. Only Gods saints will then
have peace: and 1t will be the result of
their knowledge of the grand outcome.
Of their faith in God and of their will.
ingness to accept whatever His provi-
dence may send
All this trouble. however, will but
prepare the world to realize that al,
thouph man NAV plap oDd orropu ayar