The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-17

/ So Ihe dcmonOiogN by which
she. nave been deceived has oper-
nation.
cHRisrE>poM ~ sArAN,s
TRIUMPH
| When God entered into "A Cove.
nant With the lSraeiites at Mount
having anything TO do with these
eNil spirits. whose communica ton
| were through necromancers wiz.
arts, etc. deuteronomy fs.s-i9l
/ lhr DIVINE command was that mo
such agents OF the Evil One were
70 DC permitted TO live In the. land
OF israel, hut BY putting darkness
instead OF light. Satan brought many
OF the israelttes under tho Influence
OF his errors. so that In the DAYS OF
Jesus ono OF His moat prominent
works was that OF casting out
aemons from those who had come
INTO 10 close contact with the evil
spirits that they were ohsosaod by
demons The same was true OF the
APOSTLES. who also east out demons.
a notable Instance was that 90 the
maid that brought her master much
sam through scothssyinK- fortune
triunx, ~. Paul commanded the
evil splritNto come out OF her, and
torthwtth her power 60 foreteii
1913
The tsaehsnws OF Jesus and the
apostles brought a great light into
tho world and established new
standards. IN proportion as their
teachings were received. Tho Bible
tells u4 that as the darkness hates
the light so those who are under
the influenoe OF Satan's fAlsehoods
hated the true Message OF God. pro-
muiketed by Jesus and Ills follow :
ers. Much o. tho persecution OF the
ehildrAa % light must be ascribed
To Ma Tan and his hosts A. we read.
Tho Devil shall east many OF you
INTO prison" etc. Revelation 2sioD
Throughout the eighteen hundred
years OF this Gospel Age. there has
been warfare between the uKht
and the darkness. between gatan'u
false teachings. insiduousiy tngraft .
ell and tho teachings Of the Lord
and IT'S people. who received these
tnso good and honest hearts. Pride
and ambition were stirred up into
tho Church. and those who should
have been humble followers Of Jesus
were misled into pompositY with a
power.
About tho year ,sS A. n. tho Bish-
cps % TIE Church, mlaled BY Satan.
proclaimed themArives 20 be success
sors 10 the APOSTLES in power and
Dtvln. authority. whereas tho Bible
declares that there were only
Twelve Apostle. Of th- Lamb +"
tRsvelation 3t.itD We see clearly
that the Church has their testimony
In the Bible as fully today a. ever.
and. as 81. Paul. who took the place
Of Judas. declares. Tho Word 81
God II sufficient. that the man Of
God may be thoroughly furnished. =
g Timothy a.iT1 Tho dsiuded
bishops. claiming Divine authority.
made many changes from the teach
tnxs OF tho Bible. claiming that they
individually had the same inspira-
ton ns tho Apostles They addition
ally fortified their position by hold
Ing Apostolic Councils. and through
these. making crccda which for more
than twelvs hundred years entirely
suppianted tho Bible.
The first OF these creefs claimed
20 DO sirnpiificstfcn ot tho ufbie
story. making bible study unnec~s-
ssry. The Nie~ne Greed was made
In IN. year s3B A. u. at the Council
OF Mecca. attended by three hundred
and .ishty-four Bishops. at tho In
vitation OF Emperor Constantine.
who paid their expenses. According
TO HIS promise. NJ. backed up this
creed. made at his suggestion and
IN harmony with his assurances.
Hundreds Of thousands Of the
heather forthwith flocxsi into the
Churches. with practically no knowt-
edge Of God or OF the Bible. Con-
sidering u impossible TO immense
these rsnitttudea, tho Bishops
sprinkied them. claiming fun au-
thority for their action. and the
heather following OF the Emperor
are said 20 have been baptiaed BY
the dipping of boughs and branches
Of trees into water and the sprink
ling OF Il upon them in mass
For more than twelve centuries
anybody found in possession OF the
Bible. or studying ". was suspect cd
OF heresy and liable TO persecution
for why should they study the BibIs
when the Emperor and tho so-calied
Apostolic Bishops had declared the
creed TO be a condemnation Of the
Bible. and all that was necessary to
be believed During those twelve
followers OF Jesus were wtthou, the
guidance OF tho Bible. the profsssed
Bishop-Apostles met from tim. to
time and made new creeds contain
ing fresh errors--the very errors
which have troubled the whole
world ever since, and which are stili
troubling IA and confusing US.
The Bible. speaking OF tho influ-
erce OF these false doctrines OF the
civilized world. declared that all ma =
lions were made drunk BY tho wine
q false Doctrines" Revelation
| 81
over the drunken stupor Of error
which has 80 beclouded our faulties
that they led us TO think OF our
Almighty Friend and creatio--the
God OF all grace. the Father OF all
mercies. from whom eomsth down
every good and perfect gift. who
from the beginning has plotted
knowingly and inteliigently for the
creation OF the race. nearly all Of
whom were TO spend an eternity I'm
torture.
SATAN HAMPERED REroRMA-
TON
Any one familiar with history re-
Allies that both Catholics and
Professionals are truer and nobler
men and teachers since the Reforma .
tion time than they we're before.
We are not blaming humanity for
tho reign OF darkness. We are
charging the matter 20 our great
adversary. Satan. as tho Bible does.
II has ever been bis custom TO pose
as an angel OF iight--a lsader--to
defend tho Truth and TO spread
knowledge. whsteas In reality he
has always per.istsntly continued
to BIO the enemy. and adversary OF
God-seeklnR TO thwart every fea-
ture Of tho Divine plan. No doubt.
at many times he has thought him
self successful. not catching the
spirit Of the Divine program. or re-
alizfnR that Coo 10 abIe 10 make all
OF his Vaccinations TO work out
eventually for good
when, in tho sixteenth century,
tho light OF tho Reformation began
to break, the people began to look
past the Bishops and TO inquire what
Jesus and the Apostles had said.
They wanted tho Bible. But for a
time the Bishops stood in their way.
II WINS in the year 1929 A. D.. exactly
twelve centuries after tho making
Of tho first creed. that Professor
Typdale. n cody man and scholar
translated the New Testament into
English and sought 10 give II 10 the
British people. Although printing
and paper had been Invented. he
could not have his work published
in Great Britain. for the power OF
the Bishops was too strong. No
printers dared 20 offend them.
Professor Tyndale finally succeed
ed in having HIS work printed on
German presses in the city OF
Worms, and then imported these
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