Evening journal., 1921-07-18
Sees END OF
DEVILS reign
With Return of Christ Right
Shall Rule, Bible Stu
dent Says
EVIL DOMINANT
FORCE IN WORLD

national Bible Students Association, /
w. f Van Amburgh. OF Brooklyn,
N. Y, delivered a lecture yesterday !
in the Jr. o. q. A NJ. Han.
He spoke Of the Devils reign as
nearing an end" Present conditions I
Of unrest are but preliminaries to
the annihilation Of the Devil and the |
establishment by God of a king |
dom Of Righteousness with His Son
as King in all the earth" the
speaker declared.
Mr.. Van Amburgh is secretary and
treasurer Of the International Bible
Students Association, which position
he has held for many years. He
spoke in part as follows:
MANY people do not believe in a
personal devil That he is a per-
sonai being OF great ability and
power and has a thoroughly organ
lied government. is frequently mem
toned in the Scriptures. Most Of
the troubles that have afflicted. the
human race can be traced, directly
or indirectly. to him without love-
conscience, mercy or justice, he has
used men and angels as pawns to
further his schemes of personal
ambition Human history is writ
ten in the blood Of his victims. If
there be a God Of justice. wisdom.
love and power. why has he per-
mitted such a being to exist, has
been asked by millions. Yet there
seems to be some latent power exer-
cised occasionally on behalf of right
How is Il? The poet says:
Careless seems the great AEenger;
Histo-y's pages but record
One de n-grapple in the darkness
'Twixt old systems and the Word;
Truth forever on the scaffold.
Wrong forever on the throne
Yet the scaffold rules the future,
And behind the dim unknown
Standeth God, within the shadow.
/ Keeping watch above his own
The solution is greater than most
men imf@ine. as it embraces all the
| intelligent creatures Of the universe,
and spans ages The Bible explana-
tion is simple and intensely inter-
esting. When man refused to rec
ognize God. but preferred his own
way, God permitted both men and
angels TO try any and every form OF
lf-government they desired CRom.
| I; 21-32). The results, so apparent
/ to all, are expressed in the words Of
a prominent editorial writer, HUI
manity has failed to save humanity.
God alone can save the world
Evil has not always been active,
l - -
dominant force in the world. 1t has
welded the whip with merciless
hand and has met with but Rttls
successful opposition Justice and
power are nov coming forth to theii
own, ana the forces OF evil, resent.
ing interference with their frauds
have risen in one great powerful
combine TO retain their stolen hon.
ors and goods. The result is tn,
greatest crisis the world has evel
known. Old dogmas, theories. Gus
. toms, political, financial and relig
ious, are scattered around like deaf
. men during a battle, offensive and
unburied. Many noble-minded, en-,
deavoring to revive these deat
bodies, thinking they are fightini
for the right. are really upholdini
wrong. Others, endeavoring TO Sc
up new standards. are really hght
ing for the right, but doing so in
wrong way Millions are confessed
To gain a height and see the rea
principles involved. the might
forces engaged; to locate the leader
and their armies would give a pros
pective not otherwise obtainable
ana reveal the dawning rays of Par
adise Restored. obscured since tn
closing of the Garden Of Eden.
Paradise Lost.
Even a brief study OF the Bibl
shows that the earth is Gods deal
ing place with man, past, presen
and future II was made special
for man, TO be his ternal home;
province OF Gods universal empir
I, lisa As; is. Matt s. 5. 6: 10l
: Adam was created a man and nlace
: in charge of the earth as its kin
! and caretaker- (Gen. i: 26-2,
2:15). His eternal life and happi
2 ness we're fully provided for-Gei
. 2; S-19. 3; 22). His disobedienc
did not alter Gods plan TO peopl
I the earth with perfect human be
4 ings. Adam lost his position. HON
( and life. He is now dead His chi
. dren suffered in his loss-Rorn- 5: 1.
e ISL Later another purchased a
a his rights and possessions for tn
= purpose of giving them back
p Adam and his children-(Luke Is
10. Acts 3:19-21). The latter pa
Is of Revelation pictures mans restoi
70 alton to Paradise on earth. perfec
Il with everlasting life. again in God
n image.
- Satan organized principantie
n powers; appointed rulers Of darkne
p and placed wicked spirits in his
!" Cheavenly) places (Eph- 6: -. q
. Evil thus became dominant in Il
y world. not because God could n
- prevent il, but by his sufferanc
u that the contrast between good al
evil might be the clearer manifesto
Later Satan was expelled fro
heaven-Ouke 1919. The ScFi
lures describe Satan's kingdom
IN composed OF three parts; first,
u spiritual. composed OF angelic
ings who are in league with Sata
devils like him-Guke HID; Sc
y ond, a phase visible TO man, script
y, ally termed wild beasts referring
- Kingdoms and nations that rule
u violence. a beastly disposition. a
y. called the Kingdoms Of this wor
-(Rev. 13; /. Matt. 4; S, 81; thii
n the 'false-prophet systems Of rel
~ ion, by means Of which Satan b