The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-07

that for satan to cast out his own
hosts would signify Z warfare In the
camp o1 the evil ones. which woul1
imply thai 6atanse house was divid6d
and would soon fall. It would ~
foolish. therefore, for Satan to cast
gument should have no weight.
But. said Jesus, those OF you who
reahze that am casting out demons
BY the dnger Of God. the power of
Gods should have no doubt that this
power. which possess more than
Others 2 an evidence OF special favor
timony that the power Of Gods King
dom 70 being exercised In your midst
Jesus power in casting out demons
showed that He was thoroughly COM
petent to deal with Satans and that
had the Kingdom bean sef mp 1t that
been bound. or restrained. then.
However. In view Of the f0retold re-
lection OF Jesus and His Kingdom. the
work OF binding Satan did not pro-
gress. but delayed until the aecond
Coming Of Jesus. Then. he win take
His great power and reign. AT that
time He win deal with Satan and his
sub0fdinate demons: yea, with all
that have cultivated sin and the spirit
Of Satan, which has 20 seriously got-
ten hod Of humanity
The Binding OF Satan.
Our Lord tells that in the end Of
the Gospel Age Satan shall be bound
for the thousand years Of Messiah's .
glorious reign, that he may deceive
mankind NO longer. He has been de-
ceiving and .doluding them for six
thousand years, misrepreeenting the
Heavenly Father a. the worst being
Imaginable. predestinatjng Thousands
No -
Jesus pictures satan's control Of
the world. hkening him to q strong
man armed and guarding his palace.
He can maintain. his control until q
stronger comes, overcomes him and
takes possession of his wrongly-ac-
quired valuables. Thus Jesus fore
told that His own Messianie kingdom
will be stronger than that Of Satin.
The result viii be the deltveranca OF
mankind from the curse Of sin and
death which has rested upon the race
for now six great days OF q thousand
years each. Aessiah's kingdom will
be the great Seventh day. or Sabbath,
in which all who will accept the Sa-
vior may enter into res.
Meantime Jesus. according to the
Fathers plan. through His own mes
sage and the message of the Apostles.
has been gathering out OF the world
q bride class. to be His joint-heirs in
the kingdom. Satan II allowed con-
siderable liberty In the testing Of the
1oyaity Of all these. There can be only
the two masters. Knowingly or ig-
norantly. people are serving the Ono
or the other. AS Jesus said, He that
II not with Me is against Me-
The Whole World Obsessed.
st: Paul declares that the Prince Of this
" %orS 3S now =; Tcreth In the hearts
took up this same thought. and nkensd
tne word to the poor demoniac whom He
had a, re released from satan.s grasp. Similar,
from the power Of Satan.
Jesus represents such hearts a. swept
Cod Teceived. But He declares W that E satan IN
win seek to regain control Of such throush
the spirit of the world-pride, anger. mai
the. Devil. (Matthew ls:is-z6) ':Whom
resist, steadfast in the faith" writes the
tie { tha. sssan xs be nSs
blessing received through the knowledge
Of God win become a curse and an injury:
will be worse than before he came into
relationship with Christ. =
Jesus emphasized this, declaring that as
9 tie light Of the = ruth @ . the xrsce SeAef of
God. received must not be hidden, but
e. et the sht TO y6na sns Of g6
guis.-ed and the darkness would prevail
The eye represents intelligence: ana al
Or fnteilissnce. the whole body is blessed
thereby: but II the intelligence be de-
;strcyed. the whole body will suf1er and be
.Dvery one therefore, receiving the pro-
cfous light should take heed lest no lose
the light: hers zepresents the eniishtsxn. txe.
ment OF the Holy Spirit. which has tho
greatest power to bless us: and this, IL
darkness than that We experienced before
coming to knowledge Of the Lord