Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-03-06
THE CRASH OF NATIONS
IN ARMAGEDDON


Travelling under the auspices of the
international Bible Students Associ-
alton of New York City, Benz H.
Boyd spoke in the Court House here
Sunday afternoon. He said in part:
And He gathered them together in
to place which in the Hebrew tong
Tie is called Armageddon. "-Rev. 16:16
The greatest crisis of the ages is
upon the nations of earth. 1t there
tore becomes the solemn duty of all
Christians to sound the alarm. Com
corning this day Jehovah says Sound
an alarm **let all the inhabitants of
the land tremble; for the day of the
Lord KS night at hand" Job. 121.
1t is likewise important to point the
people to the divine solution of the
worlds perplexing problems.
AS result of the World War the
nations are bankrupt and the flower
Of humanity has gone into the grave
Selfishness, fraud, profiteering and ha-
the burdens of humanity unbearable.
Distrust, perplexity and fear have TAX
en- hold upon men in all walks of life
The nations are feverishly preparing
for war and vying with each other in
producing the most devilish instru-
ments of deadly destruction. Internal
disturbances increase daily. The fiery
volcanoe rumbles and roars and ever
and anon breaks forth in flame Many
cry peace, Peace" when there is no
peace. Thoughtful men of the world
sense the approaching horrows and
speak of them in no uncertain terms.
From some we quote-"A new chap
ter is opening in the history of Eur
ope and the world, with a climax of
horror such as mankind has never yet
witnessed" -Lloyd George.
"We are headed towards chaos.
Wars and revolutions menace Europe
like angels of wrath".-G. Ferrero.
eve do not know what to do; out
most acute and experienced specialists
confess themselves baffled. They will
tell you that in the history of state
craft they are familiar with no other
complications so obstinate as this. We
do not know what to do, yet we know
we must do something and we are
thinking and debating the whole time
what this something shall be."-Prime
Minister Stanley Baldwin.
Armageddon Defined
Armaqeddon means the great and
final conflict between right and wrong
truth and error. Armageddon was the
great battlefield of Palestine. Here
many of the decisive and bloody con-
flicts of the Old Testament history
were fought. Throughout the Bible
God uses this old battlefield and its
name to picture or type the great con-
flict that shall engulf and overwhelm
Christ;andom at the close of the Chris
tian age. Jesus debated that the end
of the world Greek age) would be
marked by Nation rising against ma
ton, kingdom against kingdom, fam
ines, pestilences and earthquakes in
divers p1aces."-Matt 24:3-7.
"Then would be tribulation such as
had not been since the world was es-
tablished and unless God should in
tervene the race would wreck itself;
Matt. 24:21-22.
Is there no possible way to avert
the great storm of Armageddon? Five
years ago it was possible; now it is
impossible Had the clergy and the
principal of their flocks taken heed to
Jesus words and told the people the
truth had the profiteers ceased de-
frauding the people and dealt righteous
ly with them; had the politicians faith
fully represented the people, and had
all these accepted the testimony of
Jesus and yielded to the establishment
of his kingdom, the great storm just
ahead would have been averted. Ger
emiah 1873; 23:19-22; 26:y2,13) Due
warming was given; they failed to heed
the warning, hence the impending
crash of nations.
For many years Bible students have
been telling the people that a great
change in the worlds affairs would
begin in 1914. They based their con-
ciusions upon the fact that God over
threw Israel in 606 B. c.; that at that
time the Times of the Gentiles began;
that through his prophets he indicated
that the Gentle dominion should con-
tinue for a period of ESQ years, and
then the Lord Jesus whose right it is,
would take unto himself his power and
reign.
It is easy to see that this period
must end in A. D. 1914, and SO it did;
as all the physical facts attest.
The Divine Remedy
World peace will be established
only by the Prince of Peace, whose
kingdom is now here. Luke 11:2;
Isaiah 90, y. The God of Heaven
is now establishing his Kingdom that
shall stand forever Daniel 2:44; 10,
IA, 27)
In this great Kingdom of the Lord
on earth, truth and love shall triumph.
Sin and evil, yea all the workers OF in
iou;ty (injustice) shall utterly perish.
(Romans 623; Matt 25:41 -46; 2 Thess
10y. This thousand year reign of
Gods kingdom on earth, (Rev. 20:6, S:
9, 10 Twill destroy death, sin, disease,
and all that works as whitening
blight to our poor hapless world at the
present moment. | Cor. Is rs, 20. Rev.
d "a, Tca.oL n, no