Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-29
SEES END OF
SATAN'S reign
Judge Rutherford Quotes
Scripture in Support of
Statement
EARLY WORLD
PEACE PREDICTED

Judge Rutherford. famous as
Rible student In a sermon delivered
In the Queen Theatre yesterday ar
ternoon predicted the certain lend
~ the world" quoting from scrip
ture in support OF his statement
that satan's reign is In sight. Thu
Judge said that 10 offset the mes
ianio kingdom satan has attempte,
TO organize the nations OF the world
into league. drawing the CONNER
cial. political and ecclesiastical
powers into a combination 20 this
end. Judge Rutherford said in part:
st Paul states that Satan Is the
god Of this world. World" here
means the commercial, political
social and ecclesia stical organization
of men. Almost all observe that an
unseen evil power Influences the ar
fairs OF men. causing selfishness.
lying. fraud, deceit, cheating. steal
ing, all kinds Of immortality. murder.
wars, famine, pestilence. revolution.
etc. Il is important that all under
stand the cause. for their own pro-
lection.
"All dominion rightfully belongs to
Jehovah. He created man perfect
and gave him dominion over the
earth. God created Lucifer. spirit
being perfect. Lucifer became am
bilious and said: ! will be like the
most high God. isaiah 1910 I
will have an empire n my own. tn is
wicked ambition led him 10 cause
the downfall or Adam and Eve. the
first man and woman. He deceived
them by telling the frst lie There
is no death He Is the father OF lies.
John SAD For mans disobedience
God sentenced him 70 death and
drove him from Eden. Thereafter all
OF the human race descending from
Adam were born: hence they were
born imperfect and sinners.
Jehovah changed the name OF
Thcifer giving him -four names. 10
wit: Satan. which means opposer:
iragon, which means devourer; SER
9ent which means deceiver: and
ievil. which means slanderer. This
evil one induced a large number OF
the angels 81 heaven TO follow him
into wickedness. These. together with
satan, filled the peoples Of earth
with violence. God then destroyed
the world or order Of things that
then was. by the great flood g Peter
$3.50. saving out OF that destruction
only Noah and his family. At the
same time he restrained these evil
angels In darkness until the iudg-
ment day az the end Of the world
then begun Peter "a: Jude g.
with the descendants OF Abra-
ham God formed a nation and made
covenant with them and named
them the nation or Israel with this
nation he established the true re-
iigion. Satan with the nations aside
from Israel established the false re-
ligion, causing them 10 worship
devils. God warned the Israelites to
svoid intercourse with the nations
under Satan's dominion. Because
israel disregarded Gods warning. he
enforced his decree against that ma
ton; and I'm the year sos B. c. the /
nation was overthrown and a gentle I
nation permitted to establish uni |
versal rule in the earth. Satan there |
became the god OF the whole world |
or order Of things. From that time 1
forward his earthly organization Is |
symbolically designated In the I
Scriptures under the title wild /
beast.
'Satsn's Invisible organization con-
slsts OF host OF evil spirits. These
also deceive by incorporating the
dead and inducing the living TO be
lleve that their dead friends are alive
and can communicate with them
Thus Satsn's original nte-There is
the foundation for all OF their
fraudulent, deceptive actions.
God through his prophets indi-
Gated that the period OF universal
gentle dominion would be 252O
years; and beginning In COS E. c..
this period would necessa rily end in
1914 A. u. That would mark the
1ate OF Gods vengeance upon Satan's
empire when he would begin 10 over
throw II IN his chosen way.
God promised TO redeem man.
from death and TO restore him 10 his
original dominion. To accomplish
his he sent his beloved Son Jesus
10 the earth. Jesus by his death
UPON the cross and resurrection pro-
rided and presented the great ran
som price for the purchase OF man.
Iesus assembled to heaven and at
Pentecost began the gathering to
himself OF his church. This selec-
ion OF his church must continue I'M
70 he returns for them, as he prom
sed. (John 14:1-G. Those VINO
ire faithful unto death have the
'romise OF being with him, spirit be-
ngs. in the new heavens.
From Pentecost forward Chris
ians have been looking for the sec
md coming OF the Lord. for the
'verthrow OF Satan's empire and for
he establishment OF the kingdom of
ighteousness. ST. Peter, discuss
ng these worlds, Gays: We. ac-
ording to his promise. look for new
eavens and a new earth. wherein
welleth Righteousness. @ Peter