The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-04-19

out the symbolic scriptures an earth
quake is always used to symbolic
revolution. (See l Kings 1911, 12)
And so in the book of Revelations
which is book of symbols, the Lore
describes it as "a great earthquake
such as was not since men were upon
the earth, so mighty an earthquake
and so great" (Rev. 1919
Thus with this great earthquake
(revolution) will fall the crowns Of
earth and events will then lead on tC
the next phase of the time of trouble
anarchy.
The Lord, in picturing the thirc
phase. of the trouble uses the symbol
of fire. In Zeph. 3:8 we read: "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 assemble the Kingdoms
to pour upon them my indignation
even all my fierce anger, for all the
earth shall be devoured with the
FIRE of my jealousy" The fire of
Gods anger of His righteous indig-
nation is to burn against all evil sys-
TENS until it has completely consumed
them. (see also Nal. AID
Gods righteous character is
against sin in every form, and will
eventually destroy sin entirely
completely-and all that are sinful.
Thus the APOSTLE Paul says: "The
Lord our Col is a consuming fire"
(Heb. 1920
Before the people wake up from
their blind condition, they will pass
through "a time of trouble such as
never was since there was nation"
dan. 12:1)
The Lord Jesus Christ, in answer to
the disciples question, after covering
twenty centuries of history and com
ing down to our day, says: "Then shall
be great tribulation, such as was not
since the beginning of the world to
this time, no, nor ever shall be (after-
wards), and except those days should
be shortened there should no flesh
survive. But for the elects sake
those days shall be shortened" by
the establishment of Messiah's king
dom in the hands of His elect Church
Matt. 24:21, 22).
Thus with this great time of trou-
BILE "this present evil world" or order
of things, will be brought to close,
and then will open up what is termed
in the scriptures "the world to come
-"wherein dwelleth righteousness
| (Heb. 2:5; 2 Peter 3:13; Matt. 1882
Satan will not be the "prince" OF
"god" of THAI world as he is now, fol
we read in Zach. 14:9 that 1.-THE Lore
shall be king over all the earth in that
day"-the milleninal day--the frs
age in the world to come. And Christ
being 1.-THE PRINCE OF PEACE
lisa. 500 we may be assured that His
government will be righteous one
When He takes control, He will make
"wars to cease unto the end of thu
earth" (Psa. 46:9). When His judg
ments are abroad in the earth the in
habitants of the world will learl
righteousness lisa. 26:9). He will
"turn unto the people pure Language
(message) that they may all call upoi
the name of the Lord to serve Hin
with one consent" (Zeph. $50. He will
put into operation the new covenan
arrangement, not according to tn
covenant God made with the children
of Israel when He took them by tn
hand to lead them out of Egypt
which covenant they break, though H
was an husband unto them" "Bu
this shall be the covenant that / viii
make with the house of Israel afte
those days, saith Jehovah, l will pu
my law in their inward parts, an,
will write it in their hearts, and viii
be their God and they shall be m,