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


but in all times and under all circum-
stances, will the peace of God Which
passeth all understanding" keep the
hearts of His faithful people,
Therefore will we not fear, though
the earth be removed, and though the
mountains be carried into the midst Of
the sea-" Fear is the great torment
of the majority Of our race. 1t Is the
lash which the Adversary uses to drive
away from God those who need His
sympathy. love and succor. To such
the Lord speaks, tenderly saying
Come unto Me- all We that labor and
are heavy laden, and l will give you
rest"
God declares His name to be Love
Through the Prophet Isaiah He says,
"This peoples fear toward Me is
taught by the precepts of men"-not by
His Word. He would have us trust
Him as great, loving Father; for He
says. Like as father pitieth his chill
dren, so the Lord compassionate those
who reverence Him." psalm 1O3:13.)
AS love, more love, perfect love, comes
into our hearts, it more and more casts
out the fear which the Adversary
would inculcate and which has burned
into mems minds and consciences the
doctrines of demons" to which the
Apostle Paul refers-1 Timothy Al.
Biblical symboIosy Explained.
To His people the Lord says, "Fear
not their fear, neither be afraid" "Let
the peace of God, which passeth all
understanding, rule in your hearts"
Be faithful; be trustful! Accept the
assurance that "all things shall work
together for good to those who love
God, to those who are the called ac-
cording to His purpose" This class
will not fear when the earth shall be
removed and when the mountains shall
be carried into the midst Of the sea.
They might indeed be astonished and
IN trepidation If the reference were to
literal mountains; but the language is
lfigurative. The people of the Lord. I'M
der His instruction, will not be in dark
ness, that the Day Of the Lord shall
overtake them as thief, although 1t
will come as snare upon the whole
world.-Luke 21:35.
In the symbology Of the Bible the
term earth is used to represent the So
cial structure; for the mountains, which
constitute the backbones of the CONT
nents, symbolic the Kingdoms of the
world, supported by the social struc-
ture. AS the earth represents the fix
ity of the social order, the sea repre-
sents the restless, turbulent, dissatis-
fed classes which lash against the
earth and continually seek to swal-
low 1t up. The removal of the "earth"
symbolizes the disturbance of the social
order. The swallowing up of the
mountains by the seas represents the
overwhelming of some of the great
Kingdoms of the earth by the uprising
of the people in anarchistic rebellion
against social order.
The fact that the Scriptures prophet
ioally describe the overwhelming of the
social order and the great governments
OF the earth must not be understood to
signify that the Bible counsels revolu-
ton or anarchy. On the contrary,
Gods people are counseled throughout
the Scriptures to live peaceably with
all men, SO far as possible They are
Instructed not to use carnal weapons,
not to take to the sword for the settle
nient Of disputes, but rather to suffer
injury. They are counseled that God
is the great Over-Lord, and that al
though He is not now ruling directly
amongst men He. is fully the Master of
the situation in that ut any time He
could overthrow all of His opponents.
God does not acknowledge that His
will Is now done in the earth, but He
tells us that by and by it will be done
here. and He encourages us to pray for
It, to hope for it and to wait for it. He
tells us that Satan is now the prince
OF this worldp by virtue of the fact
that he deceives the minds and the
hearts Of the majority. God would
have His people understand something
OF His great Program. but He would
keep this hidden from all others.
Hence arises the impossibility of ex-
planning spiritual things to carnal
mind Il Cor. 2:14). None Of the wick.
ed shall understand" Daniel 1910.
Divine Supervision of Human Affairs.
The great Creator has contented
Himself with such supervision Of this
world as leaves much responsibility
for human affairs in human hands. He
merely interferes to raise up or to cast
down when the interests of His Pro-
gram may demand. For instance, take
the case of the Pharaoh who was rails
ed to the throne Of Egypt in Moses
day. There God raised to the throne a
man of great determination. and him
dered from reaching the throne other
men not so favorable to the carrying
out of the Divine Purposes. Thus,
without interfering with the free moral
agency of the king Of Egypt, God used
the wrath Of man to praise Him, and
the remainder He restrained. Similar
~, He had previously raised Joseph to
the governorship Of Egypt for His own
purposes.
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