The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-07-10

the clergy as whole are teaching
error, and naturally they ask the
question. "Why do they do it?' +
The proper answer to this question .
is found in Isaiah 81: lG-l1. BE /
sure and read it.
The present condition Of things .
were forc-told, by the Lords ser
wants. Holy men of old as they
were moved by the Holy Spirit or
| invisible Power Of Jehovah, 2nd F.
! Peter /: u. The Divine mind fore
| knew all things that would trans /.
| pire and cause a record 10 be made /.
i'm advance Prophecy is history /.
written in advance Of happening of
events. Only the Divine mind could /.
have forc-told and forc-known such /.
events. In this day and time ii is !
not at all common for q preacher !
! 10 be asked by some of his mem |
| bcrS. an explanation Of some pha- !
SeS of the Scripture and almost in
variably that preacher will answer
the question like this, "Thc Bible
cannot be understood by layman.
even though it was explained tol
him" In fact we hear very little
lcNplanation Of the Bible any more.
These preachers have become very
| Indifferent to the teachings Of the
Lord and are dead asleep as to the
| importance of events tranSpiring
now. Through the prophet. the
Lord foretold this very condition.
The Apostles of old spoke of them
I selves as servants of God, but the
modern clergymcn take the name
Of Doctor Of Divinity Cd. D. and
call themselves the watchman of
their respective Gocks and claim to
be Gods walchmen. Now, of this
class the prophet of the Lord wrote:
Ills watchmen thc preachers) are
blind. They are all dumb dogs Cd.
D.. They cannot bark, sleeping,
lying down, loving to slumber Gov
ing ease and comforO. Yea! They
are greedy dogs which can never
have enough and they are Shep-
herds that cannot understand,
| (know nothing of the TRUTH. They
all look to their own ways. every
one for his gain (money collections
and honorS) from his quarter (hiS
dcnominaiion) Isaiah So; 10-11,
| The secrets Of the Lord is with
them that reverence Him. Psalms
/ %: If. The first thing essential TO
tive understanding of Jehovah'S
plan is a full and unreServed con-
Sccration to Gods Will at any cost.
This means that such one will
never seek to please himself or
b man-made organizations or systems
to the will Of God. To find out
Gods will one must study his word,
o. namely the Bible, and once assert
ing the will of God, one should do
his (God'S) will without fear of
man or hope of promised earthly
reward.
God promised that in due lime his
plan would be unfolded 20 man.
His due time to unfold it to the
true Christians proceeds the time
for its unfolding to the world in
general. Jehovah showed the Pro-
phei Daniel a vision of events to
tranSpire, covering a long period of
time and ending in time imme-
dialclN preceding the full establish
mcnt of MeSSiah'S Kingdom on the
earth Daniel did not understand
the meaning of the vision, because
il was not intended to be under
stood in his time. Daniel said: 81
heard, but understood not" In
I other words, Daniel bCheld a vision
! and heard the words of explanation
but did not understand their mean
} ing. Then he said. "Oh my Lord
, what shall be the end of these
lhingS?" And he, Jehovah said:
go thy, Daniel, for the words are
70 closed up and sealed until The time
of the end. Many shall be purified
and made white and tried; but the
} wicked shall do wickedly and none
of the wicked shall understand but
the wise shall understand" Dan
Up: $40. Bible Chronology shows
70 that the time of the end" is per
| iod of years during which period
! those who reverence Jehovah will
ne ptIlnlllcu 10 unucISldllu lne Sc
p cretS of his plans and tn Sc are they
= who are termed. wise, not wise ac-
cording to earthly wisdom, but wise
/ according to Gods manner. The
). modern clergymen do not pretend
to study and teach the Bible bui
n they study theology-man-madC
: theories. They call in question the
= very authenticity of the Holy Scrip
= lures and depend upon the wisdom
r of the world. Concerning such
/. class il is written: 81 will destroy
' the wisdom of the wise, and will
1 bring to nothing the understanding
Of the prudent. Where is the wise ?
g Where is the scribe? Where is the
$ diSputer of this world? Hath moi
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