The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-28


Nelson, of Kansas City, who discusses
the present day situation and its APP
plication to the prophecies made in
the Bible The communication is in
teresting and The Free Press is
pleased to give ii space 1t is as fol-
lows:
well l have often thought of you
and would like to know what the
last lesson | gave you was about. 1t
has been so long | have forgotten. l
suppose you have it all in your head
and perhaps in your heart. If so,
you ought to be quite we'll prepared
to take exceptions by this time if
you found any. | have met few old
friends | left here ten years ago.
They are sure believers without
wayering This is my first letter to
anyone since lest Christmas. l have
had the pleasure of addressing a few
congregations since l came back The
interest has been exceptionally good.
| am still studying the signs of the
times, the movements of the nations
and the fulfillment of the prophecies
1t is the most convincing evidence of
the plan and purposes of God mani
tested to us in these flast days. The
last days of Gentle rule Days of
deception-days of Observation-Disclosures
when mems hearts are failing them
for fear, and for looking after those
things that are coming ON the earth.
| will give you few of the many
Bible references that point directly to
these days. do it because / am
deeply interested in the subject and
furthermore | believe anyone that
reads and understands will naturally
be more or less interested.
You will remember that when
was with you, | mentioned the safe
ty cry that had been sounded around
the globe, and the destruction that
was sure to follow. Also that the
world is ripe for the harvest. The
harvest commenced in Europe and
will take in the whole civilized world.
The harvest is in the field and Jesus
says the field is the world Matt
1898
Science, theosophy and nearly all
systems of religion are drifting away
from the plain teachings of the Bible.
We are living in an age of great de-
ception. The prevailing spirit of the
times is finance and commerce. The
prime factors of war, carnage and
bloodshed. The rich are getting
richer, while the poor are getting
poorer. And yet the, ultimatum win
be the rich men shall weep and howl
for the miseries that shall come up
on them. JAS. Sis, inclusive. The
evidence of this applying to our day
and generation is centered in the
eighth verse. Take my brethren the
prophets that have spoken in the
name of the Lord, for an example of
suffering. Affliction and Of patience
Here we will notice a few things the
prophets have said. Joel SO, Pro
claim ye this among the Gentiles,
prepare war wake up the might men.
Let all the men of war draw near
(All the Gentiles). Then in the
thirteenth verse, Put We in the sickle
for the harvest is ripe. Come get you
down for the press is full the fats
overflow; or their wickedness is
great
Nov notice what Jesus says the
harvest is. See Matt. 1899, The
harvest is the end of the world Cor
age). Notice another prophet speak
ing of the same thing Daniel 1874,
but thou o David shut up the words
and seal the book even to the time
of the end, many shall run to and fro
and knowledge shall be increased In
the first of this same chapter. Daniel
says: And there shall be time of
trouble such as never was since there
was nation even to that same time
Let us hear from the prophet Isaiah,
1921: For behold the Lord cometh
out of his place to punish the inhabi-
tants of the earth for their iniquity
The earth also shall disclose her blood
and shall no more cover her slain
Another prophet, Nahum in the sec
ond chapter, first five verses describes
the condition to be manifested in
the days of his preparation. The
shield of his mighty men is made
red. The valiant men are in scarlet
The chariots shall be with flaming
torches in the day of his preparation
they shall rave in the streets, they
shall justle one against another in
the broadways. They shall seem like
torches, they shall run like the light
nings.'
ut appears to me these prophets
had a better idea of what was coming
than ex-President Taft, President
Wilson or Colonel Roosevelt Even
Billy Bryan and Henry Ford do not
seem to understand it as well as these
old prophets.
at might be well to hear what
Jesus said. Because if there was
anyone competent to contradict what
these prophets have said it would be
Him.
Jesus says in answer to three per-
tinent questions given Him by His
disciples. Matt. 24:3, When shall
these things be?' The destruction of
the temple. The sign of Thy coming
and of the end of the world. Tor
age) In reading this chapter we find
Jesus referring to the abomination of
desolation spoken of by Daniel the
prophet, showing that He recognized
Daniel as time prophet.
Jesus description of the moral
status of the times He is speaking of
shows that there was to be false
Christs. He also warned against be-
ing deceived nv false nrODhotS all