The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-01-14

Thy wrath is
confederation Ills
After Introductory remarks upon his
text, the speaker read Isaiah 34:IS;
jeremiah 25:15. 16. 27-3S: Isaiah 66:l5.
16: Luke 2l:2426: Revelation 6:9-11; 2
Thessalonians 1910. Their united tes-
timony, be claimed. referred TO the
present time-mistranslated the end OF
the world; properly interpreted. the
end of the Age. inaugurating the New
Age-''the world to come" Gods peo-
pie Israel typiied Spiritual Israel. All
others were called the nations. the peo-
pie. Gentiles. and were outside cove
nant relationship with God II we rec
ognize sanity people Of all denomina-
lions as the true Church, and all 9TH
ers as Gentiles. we shall get into
alignment with the Divine mind From
Il this viewpoint alone can Biblical
prophecies be understood
The Divine rod Is to be expected
upon the so-calIed Christian kingdoms
nominal Christians. Responsibility
Il and punishment will be proportionate to
8 failure to live up TO knowledge pos
& sessed Gods wrath and the coming
n judgments are wholly different from
3 the creedal legends respecting eternal
torture for all except the Elect
g Elsewhere God shows us that the
= troubles of the Day of Wrath are the
& outgrowth of human wrong-doing. and
e that these dire penalties for sin would
81 have wrecked our social and religious
81 fabric long ago. had He not held back
& the storm of human passion until the
end of this Age. Just so soon as that
storm shall have taught humanity
needed lessons and liquidated long
standing accounts, Messiahs Kingdom.
with clean slate. will be inaugurated.
"The Recompenses of Zion"
We have reached the end of the
world-end of this Age, the Pastor de
clared. Then he explained that, al
though God has provided. through Je-
sus' sacrifice. for absolute forgiveness
4of all sins and frailties traceable to
original sin. and that certain wflful
sins have been more or less punished
during the lives of the sinners. never
theless this will not be a full settle
ment for sin Persecution of the Body
of Christ is IL crime against God: and
Divine curse has rested upon their per-
secutors. whose responsibility has been
proportionate to knowledge.
The great trouble closing the Jewish
Age was retibution for unsettled
claims Of Justice duke II 80. 51l The
generation then living had far greater
responsibility than had those preceding
them They had Il great Light. shining
from Jesus and the early saints.
The Bible intimates that similar ag-
gregations of punishments are due In
the end of this Gospel Age. AS Jesus
foretold. the Kingdom class have suf-
fered violence. while outwardly the
Ciotent have posed rs the True Church
The Time of Trouble now beginning
will be the squaring Of Gods accounts
According to Scripture. the closing
of this Gospel Age will witness the
mnrtyrdom of the last members OF the
Body of Christ. In our day more re
fined process OF persecution obtains
Some are 0ibbeted by the pulpit: some
are roasted In the press; some have
their tongues cut out In that their
words are misrepresented. and they
are denied hearing Yet the Bible
seems to imply destruction also
Babylon what is known as 1.-The
christian world will be punished for
these crimes against Gods saints.
"Christendom" of today corresponds
EXACTLY to the Iewry OF Jesus day.
Misna ming itself ''Christ's Kingdom
lit is intent upon the preservation Of
4the great Babylon which II has con-
kstructed willing to do anything to
avoid the destruction foretold.
u Hypocrisy the Greatest Of All Sins.
q Time was when men really thought
that kings ruled as part Of Christ's
Kingdom. that human destiny was In
/ the hands Of the clergy. that the nom
elect we're doomed to eternal torture.
Bnt that day has passed No longer
deceived, the clergy know that Sheo,
and Hades represent the death state.
and not fire or torture In any sense.
They see Gods character clearly; they
perceive that the Kingdoms Of this
world are merely political Institutions.
Nevertheless. the Divine character Is
still blasphemed: God is still misrepre-
scented to the people.
Two hundred thousand professed
ministers OF Christ stand before the
world to-day. telling legends Of the
Ozark Ages and hindering people from
n knowledge Of the Truth. Does not
such hypocrisy, such blasphemy
against God, such deception OF the
people. deserve great punishment. and
/ l. 1t not nigh-eyen at the door!