Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-10-11

these is Satan's Kingdom OF Dark
ness: the other is Christ's Kingdom
of Light. Everywhere the Scrip
lures declare that darkness covers
1.-THE earth, and gross darkness the
people This condition obtains be-
cause Satan is the prince of this Age
ruling in the hearts of the children
of disobedience." Many render him
service without realizing that fact. Ii
they knew that they are serving Sa-
tan, they would cease to do so. But
people have been deceived No one is
serving God who has not entered in
to Covenant of Sacrifice with Him
through the merit OF our Lord Jes-
u.s. sacrificial death at Calvary. But
Satan's Kingdom is soon to be super
seeded by the Messianic Kingdom of
Light. Then the true Light shall
shine worldwide, and all mankind
shall be blessed with opportunity of
attaining human perfection and ever
lasting life.
When our Lord uttered the words
OF the text, He was the Man Christ
Jesus, the prospective King, the pros
pective Priest, the prospective Light
of the world. Our Lord has not yet
enlightened the whole world. During
His earthly ministry He put His light
on a candlestick. and it is still giving
| light TO all within the Household OF
Faith. 1t is not giving light to the
world. But the sin. the jealousy, the
misunderstanding and the pride of
the religious leaders of His day led
them TO secure His crucifiXion; and
Titus His light was temporarily eX-
| tinguiShed
SO has il been with our Lord s
true followers all down the Gospel
Age. In proportion as they have let
shine the light which they have re-
ceived from Him, in that proportion
have they been lights to others. But
the darkness still hates the light, and
has endeavored to quench it by per-
scouting the light-bearers. So nu-
merous are the children of disobe-
dience" that probably nine-tenths of
! the human race are under the con-
troll OF the Prince OF Darkness.
Darkness Beginning to Disappear
The Pastor explained that God has
not appointed the Adversary to be the
ruler of this world, but that Satan is
a usurper, taking advantage OF hui
man weakness and imperfection due
to the fall OF the perfect man Adam
the progenitor OF mankind. Meantime
God has refr;ined from restraining
Satan, except when the Adversarys
schemes might otherwise interior
with Jehovah Gods great purposes
MAYNARD. Satan's misrule has
brought darkness over ali the earth.
pann1n
have drunk OF the wine provided by
the symbolic Woman who sat upon
the symbolic Beast.
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All have had more or less expert
ence with this stupid condition of
spiritual drunkenness. Some OF us
are now getting awake and soberei
up, although the majority. even OF
pTofessed Christians, are still serv-
ing Satan. AS we give careful heed
Ito Gods Word, and see the terms OF
service, We realize that very few are
serving God, are following in Jesus
footsteps. Whoever would render ac-
ceptable service co Him must first be
come His children through full con
secration TO Him and the begettins
lof the Holy Spirit--all to be accom-
plished through the merit of Jesus
According to The Scriptures we are
now living in the time when the Sun
OF righteousness (Malachi APP is
about 10 rise. Nothing can be palmer
than the fact that this Sun has not
been shining during the past eighteen
centuries. When il arises, all 9th I
ligh will be obscured by its bril-
liancy. all dark places will be expos
ed, all hidden things will be brought
t. light. The Bible gives Deauti-
fnl picture o. what will take place
when the Sun OF righteousness snail
have risen. The knowledge OF God
glory viii then be ocean deep. lisa
l:35; Psalm ~; etc.
That will be the time when the
trac Iignt will Tighten every man
that cometh into the world. ,JohI
l:9.) Ii has not come during the
Gospel Age, because this period wa.
set aside in the Divine Plan as the
time when the Church was TO be Sc
lected from amongst Jews and Gen
tiles. When the Church shall hav,
been completed and glorified. ther
the Sun of righteousness will rise
for our Lord and His Church are x
constitute this SUM attheo
l3:36-43.
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