Graham guardian., 1915-12-10

4 anCes for mans
blessing. Evidently the time Is near
when all the world may enjoy release
from excessive toll and hardship. So
gradually have these blessings come
that we scarcely realize what progress
has been made.
twenty-five hundred years ago, the
Pastor explained. the Bible foretold
these blessings as characteristic of
The Time Of the End" Daniel
l2:4J Bible students find that this Pc
! riod began with 100 A. d. For more
| than century we have been living in
The Time of the End" This phrase
means, not the end OF the world, but
Of the reign of Sin and Death. We
are entering a New Era. in which all
the evil conditions of the past six thou.
sand years will terminate. Soon earth's
great Sabbath. the Golden Age of
prophet and bard, will be ushered In.
While these blessings are designed
for ALL yet because of mans ingrained
SetishneSS they have gravitated into
the hands of few. This has caused
pride on one side and Jealousy on the
other. AS result, an irrepreSsihle
conflict Is about to be precipitated. AL
ready we see a great war of nations,
each endcavoring to get the lions share
Of the blessings which God has prOvid-
ed In these latter days. The nations
have become jealous and envious of
one another as they see opportunities
of wealth and power opening up; and
this gruesOme conflict has resulted
Present Blessings From God.
The speaker urged his audience not
to lose sight of the fact that our Won
dcrful blessings did not come by mans
ingenuity. that just as brilliant men
have lived in the past, but that God is
letting in the light Of the dawning
New Dispensation. Behind this is an
other thought If in their imperfect
condition mankind can accomplish so
much, what will they do when made |
perfect under Messi0hs Kingdom?
Then again, if Gods feeble creatures |
can accomplish so much, who can !
measure the power of the Almighty |
perfect in Wisdom, Justice. Power and |
Love?
When we consider what God hath |
wrought in connection with humanity |
we are still more astOnished. The hu. |
man body can oil, feed and manipulate
itself. can think for itself, can direct |
its own course. If mankind could |
make such a machine, they would have |
something of which to be proud. When
we realize that all our wonderful in
ventions are but imperfect copies of
our Creators works, that man merely |
uses principles which God has employ
was made an earthly image Of his
Heavenly Creator.
Light Breaking Through Darkness.
The Pastor showed that while we
have realized Gods Wisdom and Pow
er us manifested in nature, we have
been seriously handicapped by false
doctrines grossly misreprescnting our
Creator as devoid of Justice and Love
These misconceptions came down from
the Dark Ages. But the incoming Age
|
stltiOn of the past. and is bringing in
the light of the knowledge Of Gods
Ory.-Habakkuk 2:14
To see this clearly we must look in
the right direction. There are people
today who are looking toward the west
for the sunrise. We See learned men
who have knowledge OH many subjects
making the mistake of thinking that
Evolution is our God and, not seeing
an intelligent God. holding that Evolu-
tiOn is mans only hOpe-that ulti
mately there will be the survival OF
the fttest." Think Of present condi
tions in Europe The fittcst are fall
ing in battle. The unfit are left at
home to propagate the families Of the
future. EvolutiOnists do not stop to !
think that at the present rate of in.
crease the world would one day be vast.
Iy OverCrOwdcd. that coal and oil fields
would be exhausted and that limit
would he reached in other directions
hat things cannot continue at the pres.
nnt rate for any length Of time.
But the Bible points out that mans
extremity will be Gods opportunity.
After permitting mankind to have all
Ihesc blessings Of our day, He will al
low them to dash themselves to pieces
In great CataClysm of trouble; to
Inake shipwreck Of all their boasted
.wentieth century civilization. But be-
fore mankind's complete destruction,
MCssiah's Kingdom will intervene and |
speak peace to the nations. After the
storm there will be a great calm.
Christ and His glorified Church will
DC Gods Channel for the restoration
If whOSOevcr will of all mankind