The fool-killer., 1920-01-01
This GENERATIDN."
Blake, Okla, Ri. 1, Box 81.
Mr.. James Larkin Pearson,

MI. James Lafkln PEARSON,
Boomer, N. c.
Dear Sir:
have been reading your paper
for some time, and have enjoyed
it very much. Of course [ don't
know whether you are correct in
all your views and predictions or
not. We will just have to wait
and see.
I have read the Bible quite a
bit myself, and try to learn all
[ can from the Book. So my pur-
pose in writing you this letter
S to get some information from
you, or to learn what you think
or know about certain scriptures
that | have been bothered about
for some time. I have pondered
over them a good deal, but can
not get any satisfaction out Of
them. And as you are writing
on the predictions of the Bible,
| want to get your ideas about
these scriptures. They will be
found in Daniel 12:1-2 and Mat
thew 24:21-35.
Now here are some scriptures
that speak of a time when
Gods people would be delivered,
and a resurrection, and the sec
ond coming of Christ, and a
gathering of His people. Now I
understand these scriptures to
both point to the same place and
time. Now here is where [ am
troubled. The time of trouble
chat Daniel speaks of and the
great tribulation that Christ
speaks of seem to point to the
same place and time for their
fulfllment, and the destruction
Of Jerusalem seems to be the
place where Christ puts their
fulfillment, because He finishes
his predictions by saying:
"This generation shall not
pass away till all these things
be fulfilled"
The destruction of Jerusalem
and the coming Of Christ seem to
be connected together by the
word Immediately" and it all
was to be done in that genera
ton; hence the time for the full
fllment is in the past, and SO it
looks to me like they have fail
ed.
Now [ would like to have your
say on these scriptures, for they
have greatly discouraged me. If
you could show me that those
scriptures have not failed, it
would be a great satisfaction to
me and strength to my faith.
Yours truly,
VILLAIN MIKEMAN.
Pearson's Reply
My dear MI Mikeman:
You have evidently been get
ting your information about the
book of Daniel from the Ency.
clopedia Britannica or some SINH
lar work gotten up by the High
er Critics." And if such is thu
case, I want to tell you right nov
that you will have to unlearn al
that stuff before you can hope
to get yourself straight on thes'
matters that are bothering you
In matters Of purely historica
or secular interest the Encyclo
pedia Britannica may be reason
ably reliable; but when it CONES
to dealing with prophecy and tn
prophetical liturature of tn
Bible it goes plum hog-wild. [
seems to make a studied effort t.
get just as far from the truth a.
possible. And [ am afraid yol
:, have been getting your informa
ton from some such source a
that.
No, the scriptures you men
ton do not refer to the destruc
ton of Jerusalem in A. D. &c
There are people who try t
teach such stuff, but there is n
sense mol reason in it. In bot
Daniel and Matthew it is plainl.
stated that the Second Comm.
will be ushered in by a Time o
: Trouble such as never had bee,
: before and never would be agar
and Daniel says "and at tina
time thy people shall be deliver
ed, everyone that shall be foun
/ written in the book" Tha
seems to include both the House