The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-06
Zion's Al-Night With God

empire-ZION.
"In the Book of Daniel, in the Second and
Seventh Chapters we have the first distinct
reference to this fifth universal empire
nation which God will establish in His own
time; and God has time for everything.
"Jesus Christ preached the Gospel of the
Kingdom. God sent His Son, Who was made
the Foundation Stone.
"The preachers tell us that the Kingdom
is over yonder,' up above the clouds. If you
are Christian you will agree with me that
in the Old Testament, God had an organi-
zation that was a Theocracy.
"God had an organization when Christ was
here upon earth.
"God always has had His people and His
organization.
"God never founded the religious organi-
cations in the world today. I am here to say,
through Leaves of Healing and The Theocrot,
that He never founded such conglomeration.
GOD has never had, nor ever will have,
more than one organization, one prophet, or
one leader, at one period of time.
JOHN ALEXANDER DowIE, GoD,s PROPHET
"The time came when God sent His man.
John Alexander Dowie raised the banner and
proclaimed the Theocracy. He was brave
enough to face scoffing world. He stirred
Christendom; he stirred the United States;
he stirred the world The day is coming
when the whole world will have to settle the
question, Who was John Alexander Dowie?
"John Alexander Dowie was Gods proph-
ct and, therefore, Zion is here tonight. God
has never left Himself without at least one
witness on this earth.
'"The message John Alexander Dowie de-
livered was not his own: it was Gods mes
sage land that is what made the apostate
churches howl.
'The time came for the man who had
founded Zion to take his departure, but God
had another man to take his place. and to
show the world that His people were not left
without leader
ZION MEN, CITIZENS OF THE KINGDOM
"a testing period came. We must all be
tried in the furnace. You never know what
is in man until he is tried. John Alexander
Dowie had thrown out the Gospel net. For
a long while there never was a month in
Chicago when he did not receive from one
hundred and fifty to three or four hundred
members into Zion. They have all been
tested and tried
"Have you vision of Zion? What does
| it mean to you? In building Zion, God has
taken people from all nations -Englishment,
Germans, Scotchmen, Irishmen, Americans,
and all the rest of it.
lions LEADER CALLS THE PEOPLE
the churches, the people call the preacher
and when he does not whistle to suit them,
they butt him out.
''In Zion, we proclaim the One Eternal God,
and Jesus Christ the Son of God.
my place as Zion's leader is not one to be
envied. tits not an easy position to fill, but
am perfectly willing to go on, if God will
let me, and condemn every sin in the catalog.
Today | have reached the place where my
work is almost entirely constructive The
establishment of Zion Schools is construc-
tive work and when | shut my eyes and see,
by faith new Zion Tabernacle, that will be
constructive work. We are going to have it.
There are ways in which it can be brought
about, if we work together.
''If we obey the motto for 1917, which you
soon will read, the results will astound the
world
"The papers are full Of the heroic sacri-
fees people are making in these times of war.
Let every man and woman in Zion give their
lives their time, their talents, their ALL, for
the upbuilding of Gods Kingdom.
"My only thought is Zion-the building up
of Zion.
GOD WILLING TO SUPPLY ABUNDANT
RESOURCES TO A FAITHFUL PEOPLE
81 am very glad to see you. This is a
magnificent sight.
"The year 1916 has been a good year in
many respects. We shall enter upon the new
year well prepared to proclaim the Gospel of
the Kingdom Of God.
''In short time we shall have the Sacri-
fetal Offering, and I want you to see in your
mind the eight hundred and sixty three chill
dren enrolled in ZION Schools. I want you