The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-18
4ARMAGEDDON.
Present Great War Prelude to World.
Wide Revolution Says Pastor
Baker

to the lecture at Eggan's hall Sunday
afternoon, when Pastor w. A. Baker OF
Portland, spoke on "The Battle OF
Armageddon." He took for his text,
Rev. 16:13-16, associating with it
zeph. 3:S; lisa. 2:2-4, and Dan. 7:13-14.
Never before has the term Arm
ageddon" been so prominently before
the mind of thinking people, as during
the past six months. That which civ
ilizaton dreaded. and Christendom
fondly believed impossible has come.
the 'War of Nations" The world
staggers back appalled, at it's hor-
rors. How keen the prophetic vision
of Jesus when he foretold: Upon the
earth distress Of nations with per-
plexity; mems hearts failing them for
fear and for looking after those things
that are coming upon the earth"
The speaker defined "Armageddon"
as mount Megiddon," range Of hills
in Palestine, the word being translated
tion." He declared it was used in a
figurative sense, to represent that
great event, referred to as "The bat
tie of the great day of God Almighty
That would involve all the nations of
Christendom. Attention was called to
the terms dragon" beast" and false
prophet" of the text. They were said
to represent three great institutions
in human society," active in bringing
together the "kings of the earth"
with their henchmen and retainers,
for the battle of Armageddon. He said,
"These kings of the earth include, not
only the crowned heads of Europe and
elsewhere, but the great financial,
commercial, industrial, and ecclesias-
tical kings with their institutions and
supporters. The dragon of our text
represents the political divisions of
Christendom; the "beast," the papal
system and "the false prophet" the fed
Grated Protestant churches, referred
to in Rev. 1875 as "the image of the
beast"
The present European war which
may yet involve the present neutral
nations, was said to be but the pre-
lude to "Armageddon." This war and
its consequences was foretold in Joel
Jer. 25:26-3S and lisa. Balls.
"The soldier of today is not the sol
der of 100 years ago; We have taken
the ignorant serf and slave of other
centuries and educated him, taught |
him now to read and write, pushed |
back his brow and taught him how to |
think. What will happen when these
soldiers come back to find themselves
and families in direst want, and be-
gin to realize that all this cost of blood |
and treasure was spent to satisfy the
whims of selfish, designing men and
Institutions? Rebellion and anarchy"
Pastor Baker pointed out that this
year is the climax of the Prophetic
period called 1.-THE times of the Gen
tiles" a period 1920 of years beginning
about 606 B. G. and ending 1914 A. d.
This lease of Gentle power having
expired, the time has now come for the
setting up of the Messianic kingdom.
Hence this present war and subsequent
which will destroy the pres
mt social and ecclesiastical systems,
o make way for "the new heavens
md new earth wherein dwelleth right
,ousness'' e Pet. 3:13).
In closing he urged more careful
tudy of the Bible, making use of helps,
oncordances, ETC., which by Divine
Providence are today available to all.
lie called attention to the fact that
PASTOR Russell in his Scripture
studies" twenty years ago pointed out
his present European war as being
ue in this very year, according to the
'ible.
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