The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-08-31


And for this cause God sendeth them working
Of error that they should believe lie:
That they all might be judged who believed not
the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Thus, the apostasy heads up n and reveals,
THE ANTICHRIST His 'time' is the last
seven years.
(0) THE APOSTASY will retain ''the form
Of goodness, but deny the power (Holy Spirit
thereof" The churches then will be filled with
these characters who will make the times perious,
trying, painful, terrible to all who will live godly
- II Timothy SLY:
This know also, that in the last days perilous
times shall come,
For men shall be lovers of their own selves,
covetous, bOasters proud, blasphemers disobedient
to parents, unthankful, unhOly,
Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false
accusers incontinent fierce despisers of those that
good,
Traitors, heady, highminded lovers of pleasures
more than lovers of God;
Having a form of godliness but denying the
power thereof: from such turn away
For of this sort they which creep into houses,
and lead captive silly women laden with SINS led
away with divers lusts,
Ever learning, and able to come to the
knowledge of the truth
(lO) Men with corrupt minds will then dis
pute the things of God i Timothy 6:3-5:
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to
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Jesus Christ and to the doctrine which is according
to godliness
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about
questions and strfes of words whereof cometh envy
strife, ratings, evil surmisings,
reverse disputings of men of corrupt minds
and destitute of the truth, supposng that gain is
goodness: from such withdraw myself.
(11) THE GREAT APOSTASY is the de-
parture from the faith and taking up with doc
trines of demons (Spiritualism, Christian Science
Russeism, Seventh Day Adventsm, Theosophy
Mormonism, etc, etc. and is the following of
seducing spirits i Timothy 4:1-7
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the
latter times some shall depart from the faith giving
heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of demons;
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their con-
science scared with hot iron;
Forbidding to marry, and commanding to alb
stain from meats, which God hath created to be re-
celved with Thanksgiving of them which believe and
know the truth
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to
be refused if it be received with Thanksgiving:
For it is sanctifed by the word of God and
prayer.
If thou put the brethren in remembrance of
these things thou shalt be good minister of
Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith
and OF good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained
But refuse profane and old wives fables, and
exercise myself rather unto goodness.
Hence, the great need of trying the spirits or
teachers. Il John Al
Q2) THE APOSTASY REPUDIATES the
Second Coming of the Christ = II Peter 3 8. 4 !:
Know this first, that there shall come in the last
days scofers, walking after their own lusts,
And saying, Where is the promise of His coming?
for since the fathers fell asleep all things continue
as they were from the beginning of the creation.
This is now so on every hand The Methodist
apostasy is trying to effect an organization to
combat the teaching on the Second Coming of
the Christ
(l3) Jesus foresaw just what the apostate
churches would become by the time of His re-
turn - Revelation 3:14-22:
And unto the angel ofthe church of the Laodiceans
write These things saith the Amen, the faithful and
true Witness the beginning of the creation of God
| know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor
hot would thou vert cold or hot.
So then because thou are 1ukewarm, and neither
cold nor hot, will spue thee out of My mouth
Because thou sayest, am rich, and increased
with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest
not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and
poor, and blind, and naked:
counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire.
that thou mayest be rich; and white rament that
thou mayest be clothed and the shame of thy naked
salve, that thou mayest
AS many as love, rebuke and chasten: be
Jealous therefore, and repent.
Behold, stand at the door, and knock: if any
man hear My voice, and open the door, will come
in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me-
TO him that overcometh will grant to sit with
Me in My throne, even as also overcame, and am
set down with My Father in His throne
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the churches.
1t is not the Church of God, or of Christ, but
THE CHURCH OF THE LAODICEANS" -
of the 1aity, of the people the peoples church,
where each member does as he pleases. Behold
your great worldwide, mustard tree, end time
church,
Great, many and wonderful works, increased
with goods rich nnWerfrl In need of nothing bit