The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-04

III 'H9o9No 49, = 80 49, -
/ Derors and all rulers Of the old world
/ are ruling by The grace Of God.
But now We are in The daHning Of
the miGsn.al raorliug when the sun oil
righteousness shall arise (Mst. Az
and dispel the darkness Of ignorance
and superstition which held the people
in bondage for 5000 years The i'm
mortality Of the soul and eternal tor
ment for the wicked are the Two great
est receptions which Sa'7n, The gcd Of
this age, has used 70 whip the people
into support Of his fl'se theories, and
he has many agents among men 10
help him carry into force his blasphe-
nous doctrines, some ignorsntly, as
did Paul, but others willing through
selfish motives
Just so with the warning nations, they
are all branded as Christian nations and
each one praying to the same God that
they may be the masters Of the situa-
ton and be able to kill their fellow
Christians OF other nations who do not
believe just as they do.
Thus they plunge ahead trying to
carry out what seems TO be their plans
and schemes not knowing that they are
fulfilling prophesy and carrying out the
very things which God foreknew and
told US through the prophets they would
do. Yet the fercest of the trouble, we
are told, will be anarchy. Zeck 8-9, IL.
Those who have kept the masses
under control are responsible in a
measure for the present outbreak and
will be the direct cause OF the CON-
plete overthrow Of all earthly govern
ments. Notice the prophecy in Jer
Is, %, %, SO.
For TO begin TO bring evil on the
city which is called by name (Christen-
dom, Babylon) I will call for sword
upon all the inhabitants of the earth,
saith the Lord of hosts. The Lord will
call aloud from on high and utter his
voice from his holy habitation; he shall
cry out very loudly over his (nominaD
habitation (Christendom) he shall give
a shout as they that tread the grapes
against all the inhabitants Of the earth.
A tumultuous noise shall come even
to the ends of the earth; for the Lord
hath controversy with the nations, he
holdeth judiment over all flesh; he will
give them that are wicked to the
sword, saith the Lord.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold,
Evil shall go forth from nation to nation
and a great whirlwind shall be raised
up from the farthest ends of the earth
And the slain OF the Lord shall be at
that day from one end Of the earth
even to the other end OF the earth;
they shall not be lamented, neither
gathered and buried, they shall be
drug upon the ground.
In scriptural usage the terms such
as battle, earthquakes, fire, storms,
foods, tempest and whirlwinds are used
as symbols to represent certain stages
Of the impending trouble which owing
to the complex and peculiar conditions
arising no one symbol could describe.
I cannot help sympathizing with all
who are striving for peace and yet l do
not wish for God to change his arrange
ments.
He has told US through the prophet
Dan. 12-1 that this present evil world,
or age, will close with a time Of trouble
such as was never before, and would it
not be wiser to get ourselves in con
dition that We should be approved Of
God rather than to try to change his
program.
1t is necessary for the nations to pass
through this great time Of trouble in
order to melt mems stony hearts and
to eradicate selfshness and teach them
their own helplessness and bring them
in humility to the attitude OF teachable-
ness so when Christ has established his
kingdom and began his reign they will
be willing to learn OF him. Zeph 6.
Isa. 2-3 Frank Shell.