River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-12-24

God has not exercised power and force
In dealing with humanity therefore He
will not do so in the future. The BIZ
BILE, however, assures us that Messiah's
Kingdom will be forceful one. He
will rule the nations with. a rod of
IRON" AS vessel Of a potter they
shall be broken to shivers."
We have reached this time 1t is the
breaking and shaking processes fore
told that now beginning. are causing
this Time of Trouble. which before it
ends will be the greatest trouble ever
known. The shaking, as we have al
ready shown, will be social. political.
financial and religious. The creeds.
representing the monstrous fallacies
engrafted upon the teachings of the
Bible in the Dark Ages. will be shaken
to pieces, and all the great institutions
misnamed churches" will be shaken
with them. Only the one True Church
will stand-not the Church Of England.
not the Church of Rome. not the
Church of Germany. not the Church
of Russia. but the Church of God. 1t
will include all sanity followers of
Jesus of every nation and denomina-
ton; and 1t will exclude all others.
"Peace on Earth"-Very Soon.
How glorious the hope that Messiah's
Kingdom, backed by Divine power.
will speedily set the worlds affairs In
order, bringing peace out of confusion
war Sfrifof Human cfronUfh u1oa
ened, human pride humbled into the
dust, human hopes dashed, the world
will be ready for the New Day-the
New Era. The Bible beautifully pic
lures it as the rising of the Sun of
Righteousness with healing in His
beams-scattering the darkness. ignO-
rance, superstition, sin. death. that
have caused the night of sorrow never
to be forgotten.
The Lords people, awake and look
ing In the right direction. already per-
ceive that we are in the dawning Of
the Millennium-that the blessings
which have come to the world during
the past forty years are Millennial
blessings, foregleams Of still greater
favOrs soon to be poured out. These
Millennial blessings have not brought
proper responses in human hearts. In
stead of gratitude. the spirit of selfish
ness has begotten discomfort, cOvetous-
ness, which will shortly eventuate, as
the Bible tells, with every mans hand
against his neighbOr and against his
BROTHER Ezekiel 1921; Zechariah $40.
~ Came Not to Send Peace"
But do the Scriptures contradict
themselves? What did the Great Teach
er mean when He declared. Il came
not to send peace on the earth, but a
sword? (Matthew 1O:34.) He refer
red prophetically to the effect which
His gracious Message OF love and ia
vOr would produce in the world during
the reign of Sin. He we'll knew that
the Prince Of Darkness would oppose
all of His followers, as well as Him.
self. 1t was foretold that ,whosoever
would live godly would suffer persecu-
ton; and SO it has been. Eighteen cen
turtles have proven it!
Our Lord sent forth His followers
unarmed, like Himself, to be peace
makers, to be helpers, to follow peace
with all men and holiness, without
which no man shall see the Lord" He
counseled His followers, He that TAX
eth the sword shall perish by the
sword" But their Message of peace
and love and the coming Kingdom
which shall bless the whole world and
fulfil the angelic prophecy of our text
these things seemed to anger the
world-not merely the vicious, the un-
godly. but the worldly professors of
gOdliness who have schemes. plans and
theories of their own to work out.
which are contrary to the Gospel Mes
sage. The darkness, more or less mix
ed with selfishness, hateth the light.
the Truth, the Love Of God, neither
cometh to the light. lest It's deeds of
darkness. self1shness, selfish ambition
and hypocrisy be made manifest
The Master knew what the effects OF
His Gospel Message would be in the
world: and that only those who would
compromise His Message could posi-
oily live at peace-that all who would
be loyal and faithful to Him would
be traduced, slandered, prosecuted
"beheaded." literally or figuratively.
His words. therefore, were prophecy
respecting the tribulations which all
His faithful would surely have.
But more than this, His words were
a prophecy respecting the nations.
What is it that has brought us to our
present degree of civilized savagery?
What is 1t that makes of every bust
ness corporation buccaneer, seeking
the destruction of every competing
financial craft? What Is it that has
sharpened the wits of humanity to
such an extent that the majority find
it difficult to be honest. because they
see so many opportunities for dishon-
esty, while it is impossible for law
makers to make new laws with suffi-
cient rapidity to keep pace with the
intelligent methods of circumvention?
The doctrines of Christ are In Ger
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