The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20


Had mankind remained In harmony
with God. the whole world would havo
become AZ Eden.--oencais s;iT-1s.
God foreAnew just what would oc-
cur. however. He foFeknew Adams
sin and fall. as well as the mental,
moral and physical deseneracy which
would result from the disobedience OF
our first parents. lie foreknsw our
weakness and imperfeotlon. our at
tempts az moral. religious. and mental
reform and az mental and physical
health. Yet He permitted all this %
come e. pass. sin entered the world
and has continued 10 rest upon the
human family for six thousand yeara-
Gods penalty upon man is death.
and II matters not whether that death
come through war or pestilcnco or
famine or by slower processes. Mean
time. God would use all 81 mans sx-
periences OF the past six thousand
ears AZ q great lesson on the exceed
Ing sinfulness of ain and ON tho utter
hopelessness of any othsr help than
that which Fod Himself has provided.
Prom the creation OF Adam until
now has been period o. sir thousand
year days-naans work weck--dnring
which he has been permitted 70 try
everything he could imagine for his
own relief from ain and It's penalty Of
death. After these sixty centuries
humanity Is Etili dying-mentaily.
morally and physically. cur only hope
IL in God: and he has arranged that
His blessing shall come through Mea~
slabs Kingdom. when we shall have
reached our. extremity. Mans extrcm-
lty win be Gods opportunity.
so far from gaining life everlass-
ms for our race. ell our efforts have
accomplished nothing. Our most
learned physicians and specialists de-
clare that the world IL on the verge of
collapse; and that as the present rata
q increases there would not. In one
hundred and sixty years, bs enough
sane people In the world TO care for
the insane. They tell us that various
diseases are increasing 80 rapidly "a TO
endangsr tho race In q very short
time and that this la true notwith-
standing tho fact that sanitary condi-
tions are made necessary, even % the
extent OF individual drinking cups
ANARCHY OF ARMAoEpOoN.
This war and the following An
archy OF Armageddon will prove con
ciusiveiy the need OF Divine interposi-
ton In human affairs. Ar Jesus said.
speaking OF the present trouble and
the resulting anarchy. Unless those
days should be shortened. there should
no flesh be saved'.--Matthew 24:22.
Doubtless earth's great rulers aave
done their best Having 4 false idea
Of what constitutes Measiah's King
dom, each seems 90 think L their mia
sion TO conquer the world They also
believe they foTessa a general uprising
Of Socialism. and their hearts are fail
ing them fearing the things coming on
ire earth.
While thsy knew this w.ouid 10 the
worst war swsr known. they preferred
IL 10 what they were striving TO ward
Off and have succeeded in warding of
for the present But shev have lost
their best blood. their best energy.
money, commerce. etc. ami when the
war Ia ended. their disappointed peo-
piss vii be greatly angsred a. their
rulers. Then will come the deter
minntion for something like Socialism
This the governments viii endeavor To
put Down and will suoceed partially.
Then WI come the great explosion
thu ArmaEsddon OF the Scriptures
Thts Time 81 Trouble will i8st preceds
Messiahs Kingdoms--Dan ME f2.i
Through q confusing translation
the Bible calls this trouble the end
Of the world. n should be. the end ~
the Age II f. 70 be followed by tho
weird 20 come. wherein dweleth right
eousness.--n~w heavens the churcn in
glory. and . new earth.--the world in
accord with Gods law. % Fmter s.13l
Thls trouble In also styled a whiriwlnd.
tidal wave. . consuming FIRE Mis-
understanding these symbols. our
cre@dz declare that the earth In 90 be
burned up. On the contrary, Messiab's
kinEdom viii inangurate a New Dts
penaation. which will establish ths
long promised peace on earsh'."---Acts