The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-06

/ sion; but in the end, it will be known
that the grand victory Of justice and
truth, and the punishment of inquity
with its just deserts was brought about
by the mighty power of the King OF
Kings and Lord of Lords. All Of these
things are to be accomplished In the
now, closing days of the Gospel age.
The noise Of this great controversy
is now being heard world wide, and
the nations are angry. The prophetic
word of the Bible, gives word pic
ture of our day, now rapidly becom-
ing apprehensible, saying: "a noise
shall come even to the ends Of the
earth; for the Lord has a controversy
with the nations; he will plead with
all flesh; he will give them that are
wicked to the sword, saith the Lord"
Hear we now what the Lord saith.
Hear We, o mountains (Kingdoms OF
earth), the Lords controversy, and
We (hitherto) strong foundations Of the
earth (sociaD for the Lord hath con-
troversy with His (professed) people"
He will give those that are wicked to
the sword" Jer. 1881; Micah 6:1.2).
Hear again the prophet Isiah 34:1-2-8,
concerning this controversy: Come
near We nations, to hear; and hearken,
we people: let the earth hear and
all that is therein: the world, and all
things that come forth Of it Gall the
selfish and evil things that come Of the
spirit of the world); for the indigna.
ton of the Lord is upon all nations,
and his fury is upon all their armies;
he hath (taking the future standpoint)
utterly destroyed them, he hath de-
livered them to the slaughter, and
their land shall be soaked with blood,
and their dust made fat with fatnes5.
For it is the day Of the Lords ven
geaHce, and the year Of recompence
for the controversy of Zion. Even this
terrible calamity, though severe upon
the world, as nations, thus daShing
them to pieces as a potter's vessel,
will prove valuable lesson to them
when they come forth to see and un-
derstand that Jesus distinctly teaches
that the sun Of righteousness, who will
arise with healing in His beams, and
whose, light will constitute the New
Day, will bring great intelligence and
enlightenment to every creature.
In various terms and figures Of
speech the Bible attempts to give us
little glimpse of the glorious condt-
ton of that Day. The New Day and
the Kingdom will be "the desire of
all people" In the Day the righteous
will flourish, and evil-doers will be
cut Off from lIfe During that thou
sand-year Day of Messiah's King
dom, Satan is to be bound, that he
may deceive the nations no more"
(Rev. 20:2-S). Landlordism will come
to an end, for "They shall not build
and another inhabit; they shall not
plant and another eat the fruit there
Of" but Shall long enjoy the work
of their hands," Isaih 65:22. The light
of the knowledge of the glory Of God
shall fill the whole earth as the waters
cover the face Of the great deep. Qsiah
11:9; Habakkuk 2:14.) "And they
shall teach no more every man his
neighbor, and every man his brother,
saying, Know the Lord; for all shall
know Me, from the least of them unto
the greatest. Saith the Lord" (Jere.
miah 2:1D. He maketh wars to cease
to the end Of the earth; and they shall
beat their swords into plowshears and
their spears into pruninghooks; ana
nation shall not lift up sword against
nation, neither shall they learn war
any more. (Psa, 1863; lisa, 2;4). These
are only a.mere outline Of the many
things foretold by the Holy Prophets,
and our Lord and His Apostles, due
no VITO be made known; and why
do the clergy not tell the people?"
Space in these colmns win not per.
NIT of the good news which the Angel
said to the Shepherds in Luke 2;1O,