The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-20
Noted Speaker Delivered His
Famous Address. The
Battle Of Armageddon"
INTRODUCED BY
MAYOR GREENHUT
Declares Present Conditions
Were Prophesicd Twenty
Five Centuries Ago and
Al Nations Will BE In
yolved-War the Prelude
To Armageddon.

Declaring that the present var was
prophesisd twenty-five centuries ago.
that ali nations win become involved
and iater that lasting Feaca may be
hoped for. Pastor Russell delivered
his famous lecture. THE Battle % Ar
mageddon' at the opera house last
night. Pastor Russell. who L. touring
the country, IL Ia Pensacola on his
second visit He was introduced hv
Mayor 0reenhut In few appropriate
remarks. 60 the large audience which
practically filled the op,ra house.
Pastor Russeil'E discourse on the
Battle of Armageddon was based
upon the words Of Jesus respecting
the distress ~ natl ns with pernleN
lty." uuke alas. a. He referred
70 the literal Megiddt. where mani
great battles were fought in ancient
thner ard wh~ee Ged E0uuun1muwvs -.
ties a great triumph. ~ III oul
that the word Armageidonv uscd
symbolicaliy in the Book OK Rcvela.
ton 20 refer 10 tho grat climax og
earth's strife. lie declared that "a
would mean tho final overthrow Of the
powers Of sin, for thereafter Messiah's
Kingdom viii rule the world. lie de-
clared that the Bible pictures three
distinct stages OF the trouble with
which this Age win end and the New
Dispensatinn he inangurated first,
the present war. weakening the ma
tions and christening the people.
second. following the war a great rev.
olution. syrnbolicaily STYLED IN tho
Bible an earthquake such as never
was since men were upon the earth.
third. a period OF anarchy, resulting
from the failure ~ mankind to be- able
20 adjust themselves 10 the new condi-
tons.
This anarchy IL in tha Bible sym
bolicaiiy styled fire" ia declared,
-the fire ~ Gods anger. which viii
consume the present heavens and
earth-not thu literal earth. FOR ~
abideth forever not the literal heax-
ems, either. The symbclieaI heaven
II the ecclesiastical systens-~mnd the
symbolical earth II thu social svatsfne
81 the present These vglii succarns
10 the FIRE of anarchy. which viii
destroy an present institutions and
eventuate IN the worlds preparation
for Messiah's Klngdom--A rev heaS-
en- and q new esrth--she desirc ~ all
nafions.''--Rev. aisl; Hsesni a:a.
AS Elijah the Prophet typin@d ths
course Of tho true Church OF God and
her final taking O. Heavsn. 80 these
great events coming upon the earth
were shown e. Elijah IN advance 81 his
taking away. The winds that rent IN.
rocks represented the present war
/ The earthquake represented the rev
oiuslon. The fire represented the an
arrhy. Then follows the sifll small
voice q God, speaking peace through
Jesus Christ This - the pure mes
sage. in contrast with 4 confusion of
creeds which have been preached and
\ which have mlsrepreN@nied the Divine
character and plan. Ths knowledge
/ ~ the glory of cod win then fIl the
whole earth. Until none shall need a.
say - his neighbor Know thou the
lord: FOR an viii know him.~-Jcre-
+ miah gf.34
SAYS FIRE rs SYMBOLIC.
& The pastor referred 10 tlte fact thHt
all the creehA In ChrlHtsndom had
mistaken this fire 20 be literal one.
/ Instead 81 symboiic. forgetting that
/ fire h repeatedly used in the Bible %
+ represent severe trial Think X not
strange concerning the fiery trial
i which u 20 Try you--the Church.
Sc. Peters words respecting the fire
+ correspond 70 the words % zephan-
labs prophecy. n Peter 4:tzs Ze-
phaniah ass.sl. There. after telling
about thu fire that wouid consume
the social earfA. the Lord declares that
then He will turn % the people a pure
message. that they may al call upon
Hls name a. serve film with ore con
sent. similarly - Peter. after tell
+ ing how the present Hyfnbolicsl heav-
ens---ecciealaatletl systems the
| symhoiiral esFth---fhe social order
viii pass away IN this fire Of anarchy
SAYS that there viii BE- nsw heavens