The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-01-23

things?
Do the people know that Jesus the
Christ said, II will come again?''
Do the nations of earth realize that God
has something to say about national en-
titles and boundary lines, and peace and
war?
Is it believed that God has a Kingdom
to be established and maintained on earth
among men with humanity as subjects and
that Righteousness must be done, and that
Christ shall be King?
God sometimes in the past used the ma
tons of earth as His agents to prepare the
way for some momentous event and can
it be doubted that, today, some power in
Europe is being used of God to bring or
der out of the Babylon Of nations there
clamoring for the integrity of their
| boundary lines? And when that is done,
Gods will must be obeyed. God had
chosen family, Israel, highly favored,
destined to receive the homage Of all other
nations, and through the Christ, the Heir
of that nation, all who would in faith ap-
propriate His life may participate in it's
blessings "For the nation and kingdom
that will not serve thee shall perish; yea,
those nations shall be utterly wasted
The sons also Of them that afflicted thee
shall come bending unto thee; and all
they that despised thee shall bow them
selves down at the soles of thy feet; and
they shall call thee, The city Of the Lord,
The Zion Of the Holy One of Israel"
The war status Of today is not Of chance,
nor Of design on the part of any of the ma
tions involved. It is purely the unfold
ing, in the proper time, of the terrible con-
dition prophesied in the Scripture that
should come upon the world It is purely
the effect of personal and national I'M
Righteousness, the logical consequence Of
confusion of tongues, of habits, customs,
business interests, and religious practices,
and no degree or quality of diplomacy
could avert the struggle. The time for
national changes, even the destruction Of
nations, is ripe; and the Babylon of hui
man struggle must give place, soon, to
the benefcent reign of Truth But first
the old order Of things must be set aside
destroyed. The kingdom which Christ
came to proclaim must be exalted, and it's
Ruler must do His work, and every sign
points to the speedy consummation of that
long foretold event. Different ideals, diff
ferent purposes, pure and true, must
obtain. Mans ways and thoughts are
not Gods ways and thoughts. every
man is british by his knowledge; every
founder is COMPOUNDED by the craven
image: for his molten image is falsehood,
and there is no breath in them They are
vanity, the work of errors in the time
of their visitation they shall perish. The
Portion Of Jacob is not like them; for He
is the Former of all things and Israel is
the rod Of His inheritance. The Lord of
Hosts is His Name. Thou art My Battle
Axe and Weapons Of war: for with Thee
will [ break in pieces the nations and with
thee will 1 destroy kingdoms; and with
thee will | break in pieces the horse and
his rider; and with thee will I break in
pieces the chariot and his rider; with thee
will l break in pieces men and women;
and with thee will [ break in pieces
captains and rulers. And [ will render
unto Babylon all their evil that they
have done in Zion in your sight, saith the
Lord. Behold, [ am against thee, O de-
strOying mountain saith the Lord, which
destroyest all the earth; and will stretch
out My hand upon thee, land roll thee down
from the rocks, and will make thee
for thee stone for corner, nor stone
for foundations; but thou shalt be desc
late forever, saith the Lord. X Prepare
against her the nations, with the kings Of
the Medes, the captains thereof, and all
the rulers thereof, and all the land of his
dominion And the land shall tremble
and sorrow for every purpose of the Lord
shall be performed against Babylon, to
make the land of Babylon a desolation
without an inhabitant. y For thus saith
the Lord of Hosts, the God Of Israel, the
daughter Of Babylon is like threshing-
floor, it is time to thresh her: yet little
while, and the time Of her harvest shall
come DER. 81.
Babylon, without doubt, means confus-