The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-04-13


heaven ecclesiastical system) are be-
ng shaken. Humanity is questioning
the clergy and their creeds and de-
isre to know waht part the Lord is
playing in this great conflict. Con-
tnuing Jesus said that at the end of
the world there would be upon the
earth distress OF nations, with per-
pleXity, the sea and the waves roar
my trcstless humanity and mems
hearts failing them for fear" Who
doubts the fulfillment Of this scrip.
ture in this very hour?
We have not attempted 10 produce
all the evidence we have a. our COM
maud to prove that the end Of the
world has come, but are satisfied to
rest our case upon the testimony Of
our Lord Jesus. Summing up the
evidence as obtained from the Lord
Jesus when asked by his disciples to
tcl them what shall be the proof of
the end of the world, we find true to
our Lords statement, in 1914, the ma
t.ors We're angry-nations are against
nations, famine is threatening. pesti-
ioHcc i, undermining humanity, es-
I ecially vcucrcal diseases, which are
said to be more destructive than war
and is shifting all grades of society,
and both sexes of all ages. Earth
quakes (reyolutions) are rumbling in
divers places. The Jewsl have re-
armed to Jerusalem. The Gospel has
been preached to every nation, as it
Was in Noah's day. The people are
needless of the warning that the end
of the world has come; the sun
(Christ's righteousnoss) is darkened,
and the moon Claw dspensation) is
not giving her light; the tsars (the
clergy) have fallen from their spirit
ual position of truth; the powers of
heaven (ccclesiasticism) are being
shaken, and distress with perplexity
is upon the whole earth and mems
heart, are failing them for fear
II, as we are confident, the world
is at an end we have much as yet, ac-
,crdlng to scripture, to experience. A
uay of darkness and gloominess, let
all the inhabitants of the earth
,remble for the day of the Lord is
great and very terrible, and who can
abide? (Joel 2:2-ll. And bring dis
,ress upon men, because they have
sinned against the Lord" (Zeph. 1:
ll-lS.) Go to now, yc rich men,
weep and howl for your miseries that
shall come upon you" (Jas. 5:1-6.)
Their silver and their gold shall not
be able to deliver them in that day of
The wrath of the Lord" (Ezek. 7:17-
49, "Then shall be great tribula-
,iOn, such as was not since the be-
ginning of the world" Matt. 24:21.)
There is always some pain and suf-
.cring accompanying the birth Of new
conditions, but the distress, pain and
agony yhiCh will accompany the pass
ing of the present order of things
and humanity's birth into the world
to come will be many folds greater
than it would have been had the
clergy done their duty as faithful SER
wants, and seen to it that Christian
dom was fed upon the proper food Of
Gods word and plan of salvation. The
clergy as glass have existed since
,he third century Some have been
good, honest christian men, but by
far too many have been unfaithful,
disloyal, unrighteous men. In chap
ters 33 and "a the prophet Ezekiel
scathingly arraigns this class and
points out how they are responsible
m greater degree than any other
class Of men on earth TO rthe preesnt
war and the great trouble that shall
follow. (Ezek. 34;3-4; Cor. l0-2lO
Let US leave the dark picture for a
moment. The apostle, Peter, after
describing this trouble time says:
Nevertheless, we, according to his
promise look for new heaven (spir.
tual controD and new earth (earth-
ly government) wherein dwelletf
Righteousness. The scripture abounds
with promises that righteous gov,
ernment is to be established in tn,
earth. Gsiah 9:9) Our Lord Jesus
himself promised that during hii
reign all who are in the tomb shall
come forth and that all shall have 4
fair and impartial trial for life Tn,
scriptures abound with PROMISE lat
there shall be a resurrection Of tn,
dead both of the just and the unjust
(John 5;2S, 20; Acts 24:15, II, 81
In conclusion | wish to say to the
pure in heart, the consecrated, that
the end of the world has come there
fore let us look up and lift up our
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