The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-01-11

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growing conviction that God the Almighty called
the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in ZION
to serve great and marvellous purpose IN the
closing years of this dispensation.
1T is an important thing with me to review
each day. Suppose you begin tomorrow. To-
morrow night, before you close your eyes in sleep,
review your life for the day. | believe you will
find, in one single day, some things which in no
sense comport with the Word Of God the Al
mighty and you will have reason to be sorry for
thoughts, perhaps not expressed; for words
spoken that you can never call back, and deeds
done that you would give anything in the world
if you could undo and blot out
II pray that God, by the Holy Spirit will take
the teaching you have had particularly the
plain teaching that you and I are Fastening on to
the Judgment seat of Christ where we will give
an account for all the deeds done while we have
lived here on this earth in the body and drive
it home to every heart No excuse will be al
lowed. We will stand by Our record. To
some, Christ will give reward to others, He
will give none.
| "The close of year ought to be great
time Of awakening. That is the reason why
say it is solemn time. It is like birthday. It
is milestone in your life.
II pray that there will not be one in this au-
dience who has had the light and who has not
already taken his or her stand, who will not
come forward and publicly profess Christ and
decide definitely for God and ZION, henceforth to
serve Him and to be true and living witness
| for Him. This ought to be the prayer of every
child of God in this house. You ought to be in
travail that sons and daughters of God may be
born.
1T almost seems to that if you let this
opportunity pass tonight - while, of course, in
my heart | hope you will have another, and that
IS my feeling, although | have no authority for
telling you tonight that if you neglect this oppor-
tunlty, you ever will have another it may be
your last
Beloved, it is solemn time, because you have
had every chance that people could ask for;
nothing more remains to be done. IF you will
hear the call of God and take your stand in earn
est, that will solve the problems of your life
| AS thought OF this meeting and read in the
afternoon papers the statement that some of
the large cities would see tonight the greatest
! round of revelry ever known in the history of
the United States, [ thought how thankful | am
to God that | will go to Shiloh Tabernacle for
the most blessed time with my God and brethren
that | have ever had, while cities will go on
great drunk, and indulge in RIGHTEOUSNESS and
debauchery indescribable Hell itself could not
be very much worse
Either tonight, or sometime soon. thew will
have their last New Years eve revelry, for the
old world trembles tonight and the breath of the
apocalypt1c judgments are blowing in our faces.
Soon the Pearl will be completed and Christ will
take the Church out of this world and then He
will hurl the judgments upon goddess world and
an apostate church.
Boys and girls! Young people! I talk to
you | am not talking to middle aged and old
people only; am talking to YOU. Young man
young woman you who have life before YOU.
Give your hearts to God and do it TONIGHT!
After the next selection, you will have the
opportunity to come forward for the Rioht Hand
of Fellowship" -''-'-
The BRIDE OF CHRIST
The "Halleujah Chorus from Hnudeps
messiah" was rendered by the Choir and Or
chestra the audience rising and remaining stand
ing as is customary during the rendition of this
magnificent selection
Addressing the audience the General Overseer
then said
"Last Lords Day afternoon in nv exnos;-
tion I covered the Seventeenth and Eiehteenth
Chapters of Revelation In the Nineteenth
Chapter you have the four Alleluias and the
fourth one is the grand Alle1uia chorus.
And after these things I heard great voice of
much people in Heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation
and glory and honor, and power, unto the Lord
our God
For true and righteous his judgments: for
rupt the earth with her fornication, and hath a.
Venged the blood of his servants at her hand.
And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke
rose up for and ever.
And the four and twenty elders and the four,
beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the
throne, saying Amen; Allelua.
| You have the four and twenty elders, repre-
senting Old and New Testament saints, mention
ed in the Fourth Chapter of Revelation where the
Rapture takes place, where the door is opened