The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-10

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| dor began to pass away. The war.
/ involving nearly all the nations or
. earth, continued for about four
/ years, and lis dcstructiyen,s Of
T treasure and human He is unparai-
l"l"d IN any other time of mans his
/ tory.
" viii be noticed that Jesus said
/ this would b" accompanied 10y fam
In" Since the coming Of the war
! there has been great distress I'm the
word because OF tho shortage OF
food. In many OF the countries OF
Eurupc thousands have literally
starved TO death. Tho food shortage
In every country on earth IL very ap.
I parent aud the cost Of living mounts
higher ard higher. This Is not due
10 the fact that the earth Is less
conductive. nor is II due TO the
fact Of mans inability to plant
and produce more, but Il is
lu' 70 the unsettled conditions re-.
sulting from the world war. which
conditions Jesus clearly forotold
would accompany the war: and Il IL
another evidence that 1914 marked
the beginning OF the end Of the
world for 1"sus plainly said These
are the beginning Of sorrows.'
Furthermore. IT is observed. Jesus
said that the war and famine would
hc accompanied 10y a pcstilcnce. This
has hccn literally fulfilled. The
Spanish Influenza swept over the
earth and in less than ~ months
the victims from that dread pesti-
lcntial disease outnumbcrcd two TO
one of those who died during tho
great world war In four years; and
now this IL being followed IN tho
European countries by the drcful
pcstilcncc Of typhus. against which
the people are being warned.
Again Jesus said that the war
famine and nCstil"u'C would bc fol
lowed by earthquakes II was not
unusual for jesus to use syniiuiir
language; In fact, he often used SYM
bolic language or dark sayings to
conceal the real meaning until the
due time should come. In biblical
rTm biology earthquake means rcvo-
lution. Following the war have come
famine, pcstilenCc and revolutions
IN many countries--some bloody and
'ome bloOdlcss. Russia has eNpc-
ricnced her revolution and there the
Eahylonish systems have fallen. The
name thing has occurred in Ger
many, in Austria and Hungary: and
the spirit OF revolution IL rife every
where. This does not mean the end
OF tho trouble, but IL does mean, ac-
cording to Jesus words. that the
old world legally ended IN 1914. and
the process OF removing the worn
out systems Is now progressing
preparatory to the Inauguration OF
Mcssiah's kingdom.
Corroborniiyc Testimony.
II will be interesting here to OK
anime "a picture that Jehovah caused
to be made centuries ago. The
prophet Elijah was used as a type
OF the true followers Of Christ Jesus
His journey to Mount Horcb pic
lures the journey of the true Chris
tians down to the time Of the end of
the world. The Lord directed him
20 go forth and stand on the noun
tain. picturing the church In such
position az to obtain a clear vision
of the events about To transpire and
transpiring. To Elijah the Lord
said: "Go forth. and stand upon
the mount before the Lord. And.
behold. the Lord passed by, and
great and strong wind rent the
mountains (symbolically represent
ing kingdoms). and brake in pieces
the rocks (strong parts thereof) be
fore the Lord: but the Lord was not
in the wind (syInbolic of war;: and
after the wind an earthquake (sym-
holIc OF. reVolution); but the Lord
was not In the earthquake: and after
the earthquake "A fire (symbolic of
greater troublcs): but the Lord was
not in the fire and after the fire a
still small voiCe."-1 Kings 19:11,12
In 1898 Pastor Russell. the great
est Bible student Of modern times,
commenting on the above Scripture,
said:
The four exhibitions Of the Lord.
given to Elijah, represent, we be
liovo, four manifestations IN which
the Lord IL about to reveal himself
to mankind. tho first three OF which
will prepare men for the final one.
IN which will come the desired bless
Ing to all the families of the earth
These are:
"GD The mighty winds rcndinE
the very rocks. Blowing winds seem
to be used In Scripture for wars. The
wars, whose dark clouds have
threatened the civilized world 40
ominously for the past 30 years.
have been miraculously hindcred to
give opportunity for sealing the
LORDS consocrat"d people in their
forehcads intellectually with the
present truth We are therefore TO
expect that when these winds of war
shall he let loosc, 1t will mean cat
aclysm or warfare which shall di-
vide kingdoms (mountains)--
figured hy the mighty wind shown
to Elijah Il Kings 19:ll). which
rent the rocks. But Gods Kingdom
will not follow the epoch OF war
the world will not thus be made
ready for the reign of Emmanuel.
No, n further lesson will be needed
and viii be given. II Is represented
in
"(2) An earthquake. Throughout
tho Scriptures an earthquake seems
always to represent revolution. and
II Is not unreasonable to expect that
an era OF general warfare would go
arnus" the lower classes Of Europc
and so discomfort them with their |
lot tand especially with the condi- |
Ions which would follow such n
war; that revolution would he the |
next thing in order. CRevelation |
1919 But. severe though those |
revolutionary experiences will be 10 !
tn" world, they are not sufficient
10 prepare men to hear the voice Of
God, II Will require
"t3) The fire from hcaycn-an
epoch of divine Judgments and chas-
tisements upon n maddencd but un-
converted world, wild in anarchy, as