Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-07
WHAT MAY Be EXPECTED
To FOLLOW THE WAR
Pastor NJ. L. Kerr Makes Address
al knights of Pythias Hall.
TELLS BIBLE PROPHECIES.
Saws Anarchistic Conditions Will Exist
Before Establishment of Gods
Kingdom.

n,
livered lecture to large and atten-
tive audience yesterday afternoon and
last night at Knights of Pyhias Hall
on After the War What r
The speaker used the Scriptures in
tracing the various steps leading up
to the present European conflict. and
also in pointing out what may reason
ably be expected to follow. He de
clared that all peace expeditions
would end in failures. because the
problem was greater one than hu-
man ingenuity can solve.
lie referred 10 the prophecies of
Daniel, Zephaniah, Joel and others TO
prove that the war now raging all over
the continent of Europe is the prelude
+ to the Armageddon of the Bible.
Therefore wait we upon me. saith the
Lord, until the day that | rise up to
the prey for my determination is to
gather the nations. that may assem-
The kingdoms, to pour upon them
mine Indignation, even all my fierce
anger for all the earth shall be de-
youred with the fire of my jealousy"
He showed that the burning up of
the earth could not be regarded as lit
eral, since the Scriptures clearly indi-
cate that the earth abideth forever"
and that the earth is to be made glo-
Tious as Gods footstool He inter
preted this symbolic language TO mean
that the present arrangement of hu-
man society would be burned up de
stroyed
Result Is Predicted.
The nineteenth chapter of First
Kings shows how this great trouble
that is commencing 20 engulf the
whole earth is to result The prophet
Elijah was made to stand upon the
mount before the Lord,a Behold the
Lord passed byand great and strong
wind rent the mountains and brake i'm
pieces the rocks before the Lord: but
the Lord was not in the wind and az
ter the wind an earthquake: but the
Lord was not in the earthquake: and
after the earthquake a fire; but the
Lord was not in the fire. and after
the fire a still small voice In the
Scriptures many tropes ana figures are
employed; Bible prophecy was con-
cealed in this manner until due to be
understood and it could not be under
stood until in process of fulfllment
s'The word wind whenever used
symbolically in the Bible, means war
strife The four winds, that is. four
wars, or universal wars, were to be re-
strained until the servants of God were
sealed in their foreheads. according to
the revelator. The wars should come
as pictured here by the Prophet Eli
jah's experience. but God would not be
in the war Though the various ma
tions at war claim the guidance of
God, we have the positive declaration
of Gods Word that He is not i'm the
wind. The rocks and the mountains
also, must be interpreted symbolicaIly
The mountains represent governments,
and the rocks the bulwarks or resour-
ces of society. These are to be rent
by the war broken in pieces.
After the wind was an earthquake.
We have already learned that the word
earth. when used symbolicallv. repre-
sents human society organized. The
quaking of the earth would. therefore.
represent the shaking of society. AT
the present time there are marked evi-
dences of discomfort among the people
OF the belligerent nations Recently
news leaked through the censors that
thousand women gathered in Berlin TO
protest against existing conditions.
They want more food and better food
and want their husbands and sons TO
return from the trenches. Doubtless
there are many instances of this kind
that are not permitted to be made pub
lie. But the Lord was not in the
earthquake
Next came the fire. The growing
discomfort viii develop into a bitter
feeling of strife and will bring about
state of anarchy Note. if you please
that the winds of wars are to cease
before the earthquake is fully deyel-
oped aud that following the earth
quake will come the fire. or anarchistic
conditions
After the ire came the still small
voice. This, We believe. refers to the
assumption of authority of Jehovah
God. and the establishment of Christs
kingdom on earth. As Jesus stilled
the raging seas. when His disciples
feared capsizing, commanding the
waves Peace. be still. so He viii again
stand forth (for we believe this mir
acle to be typicaI and command the
raging seas of human passion TO be
still
Then we viii have fulfilled the
promise OF the prophet, And the desire
of all nations shall come There is
nothing satisfactory about present con
ditions, either political, religious or
social; but the new conditions will be
eminently satisfactory. so much so thar
the nations viii say Come. let us go TO
the mountains (kingdomi of the Lord
He win teach as OF His ways, and we
will walk in His paths
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