Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-29
CREENEVILLE

Sunday evening Rev. R. D. Trick Of 1 the Federated church delivered the l ninth lecture on The Plan of the Ages, covering the tribulation and the king dom. This involved a study of the Book of the Revelation. The first three chapters of this book deals with the history of the church from start to finish. The remainder deals with the tribulation primarily. MT. Trick inter- prets the book on the basis of the re- suits found therein. Chapters 4 and , give us a picture of the church that is taken up to meet the Lord in the air. This is the glorified church. Chapters 6S gives us the opening of the seven seals, which results in the redemption of the Jews, and we have 144,0oO out of the 12 tribes. of Israel These are of course representative In the beginning 5f the 14th chapter we have 144,000 more seen in their glorified state. These are not named. so the question naturally arises in the mind, who are they? MT. Trick is of the opinion that these are described by the portion of scriptures lying between the Sth and 14th chapters; s: 2-5, they are those for whom prayers have been offered through all the age; 10: S-11, | they are those who have the book II: 1-3. they are those who have been measured (please notice the court of. the Gentiles are not measured): 12: 1-e. it is the body that has been driven into the wilderness: 13: 1-1s. it is the body of believers which have been gjersecuted by the beast that has ten horns and seven heads These things are revealed during the blasts of the seven trumpets. Chapter 14 gives us the fall of. Babylon The condemnation and the description of Babylon is given in chapters 15-1S which set forth the pouring out of the seven bowls of Gods wrath.
 Who is Babylon? The woman that sits on the scarlet beast which has seven heads and ter horns and is drunk with the blood of Christ,s nao- pie. With her defeat and dethrone- ment the tribuiation comes to an end with the binding of Satan for q thou- sand years. During the tribulation the devil has his own way, the hinderin 2 force being removed, and works out his own end, and is finally defeated and doomed. It is Israel and inc church that passes through the trim iation. The world in the sense of humanity is the stage on which the drama is played.
 At the close of the tribulation we nave the establishment of the king com, in which the church will re.gn With Christ and the Kingdom parabIas will be enacted and the world redeem 5 ca. Alter the thousand years the worM will be tried once more m tbs field of Armagedden. The devil will be deteated and cast into the lake of fire : On Friday evening Miss Dorothv itasiam of 16 Fourth street celebrated her llth birthday. Fourteen friends 5 were present and she received man1 gifts of eongratulation. Games were . p.ayed and a very attra etive tab1a ,,-
 set with a large birthday cake in the center with Il candles on it and sur. rounded by cookies, candy, fruit anf other goodies. Mrs. Haslam also serveG them with ice cream. The party broj.s
 up at late hour, they all wishing th.
 hostess many happy returns of th, D day. 'h'
 James Murphy of Boston spent tb.
 week end with his parents. MT. anf
 Mrs. c. O. Murphy, of Central ayenlle Mrs. William Byrne and family o . Pawtucket, R. l.. is visiting with Mrs n William Burton of Prospect street.
 Miss Marion Drescher of Fourtl
 street is confinedfto her home witl
 bronchial pneumokia.
 Mrs. Walter Allen of Brooklyn N r., spent the week end with Mrs . Thomas Haslam of Fourth street.
 Joseph Sullivan of New York is wis
 iting at his home on Fifth street.
 Harry Pion of Fourth street spen
 the week end in Plainfield.
 Earl Maynard of Fourth street. wh
 has been confined with the grip an
 tonsilitis, is able to be out again. b Mrs. William Burton has returned t N her home on Prospect street afte ,s spending several weeks in Providene,
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