ICIOMF'OR T FOIR THE PEOPLE

1. 'Yh~i ]1; . the Ounu()k f'IJll" til lYorld so Dark?

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2. \\'b.y C~ell.'gymen _~.re Seoifers.

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3. Why are the ~QIions so D'e-S'Fe'J"at sly Prep'a.rmg felil' ,,'at",

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4. 'Why tlae Agita..tion ~Am'ongst th J ews Concerning the R.ebnHding of

. Palesti ne ?

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5. Can Ole "\Y orld be StaJ bilized f

6. 'What i:s Meant by ,t1~.e Kiqgdomol HeaVeD'

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7., ';I[h:a..t Blessings llay thre People Expect· to' 'Come from Itt

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C'OMFORT FOR TnE PEOPLE

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"'The Harp Gf Oorl'" "1rorld D'idress,.....-Why f'

"Can Uu Li.tri1~g Talk tl,~th the Dead?" "M Hli()flS IV uw L i ~'iftf! lV:ill Never Bk v: eic., I/fc.

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COMFORT FO'R THE PEOPLE

~1!'f)r tve knew ~ftl1.tt-kc IV,n,QJ.e ~~io1t groon c' I~ till rl . i:rat"O.Uetfi.. ittvmn rogefh,e'r tl'tdi~ now.~· "Btes«.

,ed. a1\8 tlii(!'!J fit nt rfl.01lffl : ,'or they

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'T' .,', Ire yGii.t ]1925 1 sju ~ b~gmning. ':r.hQl.]gbt£lU I

I • men at 1S1l.Ix,ih times try tQ sOOklli,the boll7.Qll H ~e~

, wl lat a!l'e. th~ ,Hl£PeocrS for the ~i,eat'. ~rwo gon-

tlemen moot in a. gl('3.[ InetNlpolts of tbe WIl:l'hl Mllth of them heiu,g men '!!.It large Sp]1J)II.tb~e~}, ani! ~l(';;i.ring to.;.e hmlUulitv hettel'Nl .. their conversation qulckly tur ,00 tbo slJIl:!h·('t oi fJbe' (lutlMkfot the future. Ifor (lornve:nliellue we eall one of them' jb~·the .I!lJlirne lIf. Huuger ; the !1lthe:r: ~k Barnabas.

UR. Ii 'J!,T'iIlIER: 'TIlese are shsmgll'ly pecu.lhu tiumes

-in which \ve aJTe ]iv~!Ilg, 1I:r. iB~rn.abD!~. I 0.lI1I. not CON· p'kuinm~g, nor ,jJJID I ru [lies~i})'ii~t. ! have ,ru.\\1ay1'1 been o~n8en'lJitil"L", ,and] IW\'e tried to look QI'I ib L-irigbt ~]cle of afbil'.~. nlO t thffi"e ti"ffl many tbillS8 just lmw that ,['t:l'e :n:nlt otJJy 'WH'!rpkxing' 'but ,.t;il'essitlg ,and fund t;(D ltndcl'· Shlll~l Ten ye..'ilI'S 'b.ave }JaEse-il ince Ute g~efJf Yfrodd \\rlll: begsn, "'hen tll!'!t te:rrible srotm s,n-cpt the earth a'nd peace carne, we bUl')in~s's men thl)u_gbt that great pl'O.Sipcrlty would fQ]fOlW, lJr e ZOfJkea for betteJ' cOIJ,~ib~tiQ'ltS .. B1JJ to'e do ~U)lt Bee Utein. n· seems to m.e thlltthe s~nmlhm is well sum~l1tld up, by th,e words 0:£ one oJ!: t.he wm:lcl's _gJlelliit stateshnen_. who \nites f.r,eq1.r.leoJlrH~r f,~,r' the ~mb]i,~ ·tU't~5 QUo4 "" .. h®, at the con-

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OClmfof'i fIX" ihe People

dl.1l!!,i'i)E.. of Hi 24 had tbts to ~flJ' about world eoDruHons:

""l'h~ deepet>t ~b1lLH't!~l!;l1..L l<!ft on m~' m01l1.l b)' 1~24 Is of I!I. wodd onGe iDIlol'e reconcUed to blli~ 'f~l~ 1l'Idl1!sC€lllt colors ('If a .nmv nope flung IIIl! the skry by the GN!L\t\:'riBlII', lIf1ger !J.eoom~ng ye!JJr b~' !i'e:.!.~ :t1::JJlinrer' !lml more Inlldewed \vilth ttle un1'lnol)rftble weat:! e[c 'ttw.Jt follow d lletu.'"e, lEe m ftrmUy tu Im\'e {aded liway aUQ,ge:ith@1l' duri.ll)1: ful!:l ~rC'1lr and ,Ol dilln grey hangs ever the ellitll."

parting for the ugbrn~t.io.n (!Ii e~ch IUIUler by po iSODI gil" pel oiher thrWngs fil'e4 :bo:rn the sir. Furthermon.' be. says :

"C~;clilnes.. eOlnll(j[lilrures., '\1"olea!lI!rel!" tW.1I '!,\~Il.'Iles. (~ltllll1 [::<. 1l1lli:nle.:r--no u(!Ibll'rI\'Rl oif ~I;t:mr'i!! esn De as tel".dlrlle It;; ehcmil'atll wud~re from the ski!!'!s, EI]I!''lJpe i!> ~ttiilJ~ I'e.'ldy fo!" wi:tolesall:e aerial dIem i.0~ l war.l1cnre.

"',,"]1111; LI:u;! hOltioDl>; (l1( Eul\olle 11.1'1;' :l1rc9dy r~l'efl::Jil!"et!l. to do to «lLCh O'Eile'r' i!] the Wlly 0,I" ll!.'"Of}ping pUi.~ilIll gas El!'unil the ~I:ki.eo; ls ,[]!lmQst t.f.HJ> tel'l'lbl~ {Qt" Q'17("ntJllI~ (Hd \\'Qftd d'ip]oll1,ats to, ('Q]]te,]tIip]!l1!c.

",~.t!Ji"ilJl.l ebcmi<:.o';)ll ..... a~.Jh1lR i'!;- tn'Li;! ghost at ~\"~1'.1l nll,ltlt:t"19llc eauncil t.mflle ill l'JID.I"O~. E,.-e.·r~t ~Upl(lm!Llt Ii.tl(D,WS the hQrl'i!ll" hliLat his Oil/l711 !IIitt.im:u ts abh~ to 'wreak ()in another" all~1 h~ im(m S (lie Ilor'ror I:hnt Ililother' IiIIlUlln might wre~~ QH his ..

'·'!'iLe rt~xt wfll' '10 .Enro~ wLU start 'oir wUh ~l rJo()iso.[1 :.;a~ aUm;;k {In some gFeat Euro['Hl!~1l e:it~-_ And LlO Olle itn that e.ibr ,,·m koo""- ~brit: wmr h; till until Ulls aU' eN wiith piljSOIl~ gars friJ,m the sk~' has beet! rna.de,,,

"Tllcl.'lc wUl be 11.0 Wl'i¢,teDJ !lIE'klla'TrQ~:ioll Of\\",Lt": the i:ndes,cdbnble ~l1i;t:lcl: itself \dU be the dee~9r'l'IItill'J"1 of WII.Ir:'

-,,'I,Her dAlll!c.ribillg ill detail how tbt Fmnee C(ludu ,nralyoo Londun; I!ml kill hnutJJ1eds oil: thol1~lwH:lse,f F~pie in a Iew ho.lU"3 be oo,ds:

"Tlw tt:Jl.ole! vrospffl. i"ltd.fEa, 01 1ctlt" a ~ Us tl~!?u·~~ f t~() ~"#~ • is ~I} ·teorrilp(e H~at ~t'8 U3e~e&$' h) tty il) dtol:ms8 ike s"ll'biect KUJ~ !7"t:6' ~ , a,,.nll'.f~!J ~Mi.

"U's tOil t(.ll."rMlJle to bel.i.e"'e-tL1e shul'Y (It \\111ill CAN be done illl tb~ IHIX!; war, But ~.h@ st01i',~'. as 1;'-e U'iil"!'l t", (11111;-

[iDle It, is l.l "rile 5~ury.

"!E\'en the s~Ik.-ll::tt1i!i2d dipiJ!lIDLlW ofiE:t1I1'Cij"lol;!, who al'lf: rarely ilIlr.l!id .of "":II', seem £r1gbJre,!l.ed &1 roll<lr-Ij po~siN!i~ ties, \\'h~" e'i''Ca UII: profib¥:l.'ll' will hi! in druJ~l' in tlds n~w 't~n\J of iighUn.g;" ·.rh~u~ ];wr"l:i~ps, will h~lp' t.o l;Je.cp the (i'l!OI-Ce-"

I ni!lve ku()\\'D.\·ou WI" som~ time, ~[l!\ Barnabns. ][ know Hmt vou lo::eep ilbrea.~t wiill the eu u'en t )l ~"W~ : and I halt'ill noticed trui.t llImidst .au these cl.Ltro~sins thing-I; Umt an) published ani Hla:t are happeliillg, ~f{)l!l maiD.:-

An eiliWrial m. ()J1~ of mur leadmg dailies sums up

the mati:e:r Hk~ t~is: ,

"-From. 1914 tu '~,8. li1ell fe~.· t!llos.e who buil ,t~ L~ lltl",,'€'r to kin the b~d~;. iow dl.sc;nml!lliltln~ In'~llC,l~ tn II.U palJris of 1l1e 'i'Ov.rld ~tll!ld ugl1ll.st 111. Ul.e pre1iiHlA.~ IIi llorees wbl~h tlil"C3ten to oclestl'os !,;hl~Llz!l.ticrll. • • • If un ~1 one L::tll "told ti'. a t tb e begitml.ng 01 tb:i:s (.<eutlll.1i', that the most disn.allrou:; am] d ~tl'l!cU .. e WWl' Q';[ 1l1.lffi!lll hlstlll"Y wou~o(] 'bo;! fought (ljl t>'lte !."Oo:U!l.Cnt ,of .IilUIi'O~ bCt'i\'OOil 109 !Jill!! lIJCI,s, 1[I1'oballl:!<' IJI~S:t of u$l\V\m.lild lliut have beUevet.l the proplla1'Y, 'liVe ~iLOOgU t1'l'iJt 1i~h~u CIUilt1 :1000 fftr fro-Ill U~6 '1J!}6 I}t ~ar· 'bu.\T'i~m fQr ~H1y~hilig '~~e tbat t-o OOI'lVtlrl tlordn: IIDU, tlUl.[ jf· a wal;' ..:lcmd should II fise which tln<eutened h~1 ,eIl,.-elop flny ~"Qi:I~ldemble IJ(liftioll. of U!@ nattens ot tlie carta, the moml .~@rees Qf the ,mrld \li'ou~il l1Ioite ngai nst tt, tbe 1iJ~}Jjf)-al w"l!)lJ~.d ~I to reason. alnd Ilot to Ube sWQ-Ed, ood. the dbm;:ter wotll d be &.vcr'lted. Ml{S, lor th~ mnitz- ~f Jmm!ln ~:-l weetil'Ho-m; ~ltld tile disnp[lQilJ.:!t;meIJ.t IO.f hum!l!D:l l!o,pes t"

1Ll'. Wm. G. Shepher-6.,. the noted Will' CIlll"I'!S1PQlldent anll a~tbQr, with the close or 1924 says Fome !,omwil fhln;"Dj5 .ut the next w~:r that is impeniUng. l!e serves notice hat he wil!t not again hire 'uut as a war (lt1l11:re!;!Iunde:nt in the next w~r. He Iltl)"l';:

'''TJne 'llii:ng tnnt LS be1lIg CQQ'k:ed up b~' !;!'X(ler-ts ~o. E1illWlla at 1ttm; mQm~nt is ~Qwetbi.l!g for e'I'e.r"l,Tbody i!!1!1 st'ay a'l'l.~aY' mm \lnliM dl.1Jt~' l,'al!i; htm as a sol\:lie~+ The aest OOl~.tel!t IJ.et'I'flOOil I1l1.UOOlSbI~WSS tl!ul A.tlmith! wrun be- !In lllJ>'IIlt {!I~1iI 'ro the dogs of \Tar.'"

He PQ.int~ (!Iut how Hie na:tions.. am l'e'lrerishlypR-.

Oomfl()l't flOr ale People

't~ill your US1Uli SIll ile 8indpoi~e OIf mind.. You. Se(IDl to be happy, 1 am glad to s~e you that way; but I hll\o,e wnu ted to ask you 'i~"h~·IDId hew ;you ean be btl py rimi:dfi; such ierr]l:de (oullitian!;;. I be]jeve that I speak the senHln~nlb\ cf milliilllS of otl:lers w llo are di .. tl'ilI.SSOO l:Ul~ perplexed lJeeall~ of what we .see in the world. Jl!ay I ask you what are y('Jny"' eeaelusions about tb.e:;:~ eonditiens l'

],fE. Illl'lN.t'IllA.13.: D@,n1lJt be ~m~conaged, my frienu'_ Offen it i~ darke~t jU!;lt bllfore d"y. Like !r'OllJIseI:f, I am ia£l1'ti]!ial" witb thetenfble d:isa~tcr that is tlwea:beuingm engulf the wadel. I believe, bow€<ver. that if vou • understanu Ole real cause {'Ilr these troublous lime~ you wotdd HkewL:;e t!!ke cm.ll'llge, be glad and smile.

]IJL HmmER: I am keenly 11l1:ere:;teJ to know why you CllUI view the wed.} condition!> .IlS they uc)w emt and still be.happy. TheFfj must be a reason,

MJl.. BARN U.:\l:5 ~ ·.l'heJ'le:is II fiM50D.. Sl!i.PPQse GOOl'ge '\r ~hil!!g:oon, in h j s £al'elH~l1 addl'es£. bad told the people of the U l!I~ted. Statesiliat fr..om. 1914 to ]925 wolllld be

• a t~m e of h'Quble, grea t dietress au d ·pel'fJlexity; ~nd Hl!~t 'tIle~e th]ngs would be but :!I. ~ll!rbil]ger to ill better' thne just at hand; and that Sh0rH}: follerwmg these treubleus tinles conditions weuld greaUy ,i1lnpl'ova for the better and for the bene6.t (If Ull;~ peolD~e. How DIU}", people, do you imagin~, would be ·curefll!Uy ,oonrldel'iIlg juErt now what )If. \l(~llIington had pfi6!l:tct"€d ~ lIut 111111'1. you. eue far greater than Ur. WasbjngOOl!! fore{.old tbis. mueh a:ml !Der~.lI!b". "lrasbing;bOll had faith in God ~:m:l in the Lo.rdJesQ~ Christ. It iatold ,a,i him th[!,t in the terrible winter at YaU!;lY Forge be was otten fmmd in som.e quiet plaee kl:neeHng in tne ~now.

~ Il.ppeW.ill(g to the threne or he8!.veEIly grsee for help.

DonbU~.s5 his pmJ:er.s woe:re lletlJ'd. Mr, __ Wa6hrngton

. T:" 4tH1lMt, trndecl! in th~ Lcmd Jl'at>us Chrls:i:: antil in Ute wOl'd.;; of the Bible.. The gf"6('lt God. of the I.tnlverse, to whom he jpl"aJlldjflu.m!lgh his cltosen J]nPphet.s long ago pl~ilid~" maeked (jut the rolliJitl~ru; thQ[t we lil;jl'W see about t18, and others that shall iollQw, These staTements in the Bible ;,l!.'e rauE~ed prophecies. FJ:lephooy is ll!ilt some vllgue 01' tnyst1rru~ tb.iqg ihart 'mID. never be undersiOQaJ. Proph-

ecy ~'·e(J,ny znea·1':Nll U~e b.isto'ry of the zllori·a bJld i'il ,a:dv',anee. Th:ill eeuld beq[(ilIJ1e only by fhe grellt O~~ine Mind. It Is trulv wdt~: «jKru:m"]1 unto {lor] aJI'e ill lds works, ll;l~m. ih·e begmnm.g.'1 (Act::; It: 18) KIHlm"i!ng whllt was going .k:I troo.srp.in!, he !!illJ!lSi:ll hi.. holy wen, who.i:11 he (;3!Hcd proplillzt ~ to wdte dmvn these tlungs in m:~e;r that when fbe thing.;; i!iJrr~tol!l should come to pa",e, devon~ stndellis of the Bible mjght lilll!,n~" aniJ! l!U'l!del"~t!l.lld th(~ meau)ng anll t.ak!:'ll 'colI!l!'age ,[Illlloomfmt th<ercefrom.

FOE 111S !l.ncc,wl; filla retll!l·rded i:M the Bihle; '1jl'OI" whatsoever tbjng~ were written nf~;;etllne welte \';THOOl!1 f.or 01llI" INirllljllg, that ",'e through .111tn~DOO :1l11t oo.ln.f~,..rt 'ot the BClT'iphrlles might have hope!' -110m ~ns 15:: 4:..

}U1. HUNGER: Bllt, ~[r. lla!rnnlll9$, whut von c:ill propheey has 81~\H:lI~'S !>eemed so rnYl!tfcaJl ::l!ud eH~eceaHro, me that Ihn~'e diH'wulty in gr!lS!~jng it and in fhinking ,"f it <IS l\ea.~.

1ht. E'A!RK.ABilll;: I l"TIOW that Is- true. Mq,;t men l~uk upon spitittuu. ih.ir!gs as things whichean not I;i.e unlileli'i;tooi., and h,nce they do not h:y 1:0 understand them. BlLlt it is Uie will of the Lerd that ~M due time l!l'lC:n than W!ld~iI',;;tBlD.d. Propheey i~ every dSiy being flllUillw bef~r,e 'ou e:J"e~. Let me g:we j'tlU!ID e..'W!ir-llpW.

l'he~tiO:0 is rudy aoout. ike ye.a:rs ohil; f]l.Jibs to s~y, fi!;'e }~e.aIfB .i!!go liitlJe waSliLue'\ill about w~rrele.:,; te~e;l:lh@n&. , T"'"Cnty~fi \I,e ~re,a,!".::: ago it ",'aUld ha\lebeen UmugI't ilU-

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possible to talk iJo. II man five miles a way without e1;'en. a 1iIfi!'~ fo c~uned the two veiees, N ow you sit In }~~1lU" home at n~ght with the doors and \\·iuutm·" closed and ba1fl"e{l, 31H1 vou turn a knob in a Iittle box7 and there comes to you· thtcouglt the w~a& the voice of sweet singers or the sll~h .,f some one else mllIly miles a.li"'aY. YOIl hear as Jliallliy and easll y .QF;; though the speaker 'I'i"ere in {he room witb vou. A t fu~ vou lOaid: "'That is marvelens, that is ~onder£11l !~' Ai.a] e .... en ~(I it is, 'I'ih~t]1> fb€ fuUilme.n:t of propheey~ Mr. lImlgel'.

.1lor'e Ulan 30tH) ye~tr8 ago' Gad,. ,tkrQug'h· lli"s p·rQp'l~et? /o'rct(J'ld. Ute rndiQ.. God had t.1~i~, in mmd. f1'@ID the beginning. We know that cleetriciiy Is necessarily employed., in maio, but we do not know whtlit eleclridtr is. ,y~ know that deebicity is o£~ 5POl..~ of as lightning. In guarded language Golfs }!l'ophet long ago wrote: '''Can!!i thou send lightning::;, filat tbe:y may go. and ~ay unto thee. Here we ~re.?" ~J eb 38: :35 •.

The Propiflet dill[ not at me iimeund.en;bmd what he .... T®ie. 'God lMlld.~rsto(ld it. Ha ]utcnded for: man ~0 uaderataud it when it lrl.~d come to pass.

Through th.eplophet Daniel Jeho.ah said that at the time '{If theend there would 00 great increase in k.nlJ'w1- edge anUi rouch running ~Q <ma. i1:o. (Dan. 12: 4), l,Ve s~ that tbis is now being fl,l!l!fil!letl. Thk is pIlopbecy fulfiled. 111w tim e o.f J1)'hat .eft,u:r you .usk. I .ans-wer:

The time of th.r:, end of the lohg li~ig1it ot sickr 'Ref/·S ~ SQl"'1',j}W, 8 u,.ff~ritJig? !liiul did/res s fm' Im'llt-anUy.. OUl~.r IDt-.opb,ooie;s show that Hus dad: mght shall be follewed by timh of ~lrea& Wessing io.f manldni. OtheTll of God'~ )!l'ojiheb fo.ret{l.ld. that j1!tF>il; beiol'e tbJ2 OO'lnlng of the great blessings to t.he people there 1,,"IJ)lulLd he upon earth gNat wlII.blej gre~t Ol'WW and

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·;.pe;r'iex~~y JjW.d distress, ex9.CUy I:IS yo1ll. ha'il'~ hceu rcFeating· to me.

Yon ~8:y~ and! mi!l.~ioJl;s oi other people say, that HH' "'iVodd lVar weale;w;:d the n~tio:ru, an~ that since th('11

'tha lI.ntions have been growing _-.;eak-er and[ wea~t1t, and that :it is apparent that all nations are: .apprpa('ftlllg' 11 grea:t. eollapse, Why not then try to eseertain the rcasen for ·Uili;? If the great Divine Minli lOiret#Jld the l'mlio II.Dd the ailil!h~~j the railway iruiu~ anti other means ,!d I,apid. tr:a!:!:si:t, and the grea,t mc:reru;e of kmJ,wIedge, ,vb.v no·~ ~ook into(! fhe Bible aste the ·cause of the world b-o,~ble and\'\1~fIIt ma.ioUo.w? H 'i"' .... e ffu~d ai't~

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~migned in the m.ble for the trouble, lll'ight we nut

expect UWt the all- ... ise 0'lil!!1.i;[ lo.ing Gud would also Indi~.d:e a remedy? Tha~t is exaetly what I have found ; . and, bde£ly, rhaJt is the reason wh.yEJ!:midst a.1m the sorl'OW, tUnDoil fm(l! !luie:rmg 1 ean be .• and am. harpy. I lI'ID. not happy because I see the people suffering, bat

.tIm ha.ppy because I know what it means and know what ~b.a.n follow.

Jli&ch has heretQfore ble~'i said aibo~tt 1.92'5.

Mi_y men Oil the 'U.udd, drawing 011 thek ~'1m wisdom, ha~\le pointed. it ~m.t as (Mti;n~ port roJ"it lrea r. others have :rdened to tbe n.ibl!.e~ which is the only true 001ll'OO of informatlen 1Il11 the ~1iI.bjed, "MID1Y people are Ioek:IDg foli" ,sGmethmg phenomenaJlto happen, But if l'fTj see that ,"e are lin a time when prophecy is being ft1ll~ mI:~d, thaI; !!~ilI;luh] be sdffici.ent to cause 1I.I.s t{l COlli:iider calmly !IJld earefully the..<.e pro!:,lieciel !I!$ the.~' are Iulfilled, l;!UM. ttl knnv .. tltl:at a gr,e.at~ wise and lo\,iug' God will guide in the rightpatnE the destinies of those w no t,ry to se:rv,e him, and. iliat l!!litinurb~ly they will. receive a Messing. A. eaw"\d CQn~ideI'0iti.o.n of pl'Ophetly will enatbW yo:q b) be fori.ffi.ed 8!gamst whatS1lf"\I\e.l" comes, and betteraibl!! to meet the 0tJlI..dltti{)US as iliey do COme.

Comfort {O;r th~ People

Yn. HUNan,: But ho'w can ]i; rely upon the Eibi~.? ]U. ]lll~ABA.'E!: 'l'he best pr..oOrf lhatthe Biibre is the werd 0;£ tbe Sllpmme Beitl,g is the fact that in its JD~"'l;fS you. win fillId j;l!Ir,etold e~lIturielO ""go what will h.anSPm_.1· anlID that nl!m' we aee .sooing tho.se things trBinspim e.'UIIJtiy IlS foretuld. Such prophecy oouid emanate !'Jruy £romthe mvifle ~find. Th@ careful studoot of the HibJp fillds thflot it contaiw a marveleus outline of tbe uM!Blc phm or program ; that th~ Ul\st chapters iIlell of the 'CJrfi:lt]on 0'£ Ulan and why SI,In)JJJw came upen the wt:llrld; t hut the [~ ~~~tel"g tel~ p!ldicu~a~~y of fhe ble8~ing~ oom1ngto Pl_; whf'l'e1!!! wnrer:rn,e.d-kl!~@ parts ddail (l.oJ'~ IJrC!p.:U';.!t~C!Ll to cany oll~tbi5 wandel'lui arrangesncnt, Furthermoee, it will ~e f(llilDd that: tile Bible IS CMlcUy illl harmooy with R'3lson and that it will not admit of 111\ un.reasonaiMe mlierp!l'etartion Of' cOD.shnctiou.-I aiu.h 1: 18.

lb!. HUNI~t:R: r aID Jeeply ID.w'eslloo in kIlo'wing m(J<l'e~bolllt these things, lil[ay 1 then pmpQwul w ~'01J~ ~h. Ba.tl:la~bM, a. leW' que~tiOll~.. a"nq! aJSk Y'1Jl!l kindly to, :i~·e me your answer" sud g~\·e tlmt answer fJli(!m the. Bible,. ii yuu find. Uu: OIru\\',~r i~ contained thruoem. ?

:M:R. Eo"UlbOA:J3:lIJS: I shall be glad to ha \;e you do se, aed I will make ,1I.l:J. h"LLe~t ~ndea\lr!;!Ir t1()poil'lt out the answer from the Seriphlll'oo, and. to let jfllll:l, be the jlu,d'gc as to the :r-e-4Sonallle ,Ilediudion _or "Delusioll 00 be df.awn thercefu"Om.

MIl.. RU~mt!R: I W,i(j,u!d. like 00 be able to oeHc\;e the Bille; mid if JOl1l t\a,(J1 shew me that it is l'e::l!;(lnab~e :El.nd! tl:tat(t 01nu~ns the l'eIll.~~y HI the mrnmSM .hWIlnn ki!Mnl I shallll. 00 ,glQ'~ to knowii.t.

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(:Z) ll'hil tu'e $0 t;mJny elergymeu. alut ,t1l·eir par.ishioners SCloll6-1'$ 'f

_ OJ) TV ~tJl ,are tlte 1UlUtmS 80 ite$[J16r,atel.1J pr,eparing [or war.'

(4) Wlig the a,gitat'l~e~~ (tt'Uumgst l,k€. J.eil:$ eO}lCer'~l,ij:~fl the reb ui.fding olf P'aledme?

(5) C(:J:u"Uw 'lr)'Qrld' b~ stabi:Uzed?

(fJ)' W.nat i8 'H.~ea,nt 01) the "'inf)'d'fnJ~ of 1~ ('la;. !_,·e~~. ?

(7) llrl~tH Messil'l!J8 m1a11 th.epeople ezp'ect to cOtne frlom it?

other que tions will necessarlly grow eut of these. Mli:. BA1L"ADlAS: Permit me to ake 1!i.p these questions i!n the order in which you have propoundad them, fit'a!." w ith me rJutientIy ,!,JleW;e_, w hlill!.e I a tte.tll ~~t to an.~;\\ er them,

Why is tbe OutiOiok ·inf theW.orM ,so Dark?

lnen ttl(: great &mau Empire Wa~ c-rumLlmg~ Ulat was iii. dW'k da.y 101' Rome. When the 'Gr-,ocLan world power was falling" that wu a durk day for Greeoo. \Vhen the lLedes and Pe.i:'~.ians 'I\'e'1'1)! fieeing oeiol'e the hordes of Qreeh. that W.illl a dark day {(lithe Me(les amd\ "Pefsi8Jl~, God foretolil fhe ris@tl-nd fa~l of all these - '''o:dd empires, 'When JLermate-m fell Rnd iter rfp1e Wf'Jle e.ar.ried away ~apU\"e.~, that W(IS a dS!.Q::k ~!llY 101" the Jews. A.u~ ~Q l\'~th -the whole world MW, .melud ~i'ftg aU the utiOlI:lS (If Chtisreu.rlom ~(}-fall~.AIl OIlm m great diatreu and ]lerpl'wty; and beoolL.~ them-

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,@.f i,t u a. dal'koutlook W'l' the' wodd. ft.e j!lF'eseni: trollLible upon the llfIItion~ 'eY! eudll! s but the i'ul:rulmot of I'l(rf!lb~. '1'0 a.pprec[ate t:hl~ it is l)fo'fital:ll~ to 0011.sider he:!e' briefly some bistory.

J ehml,ah Ood org,ani.zed on!;) llEdiQn on earth md olily ()nl'~ ,mnd thEit wasthe natiou of Israel, He organ~d it fo1' B purpose. 'l'hQY were bib! people. 'ro Israel he .e,a,m,d:: "You otll:y have 1 known of all thefamili.e$

. of the eadh.~~ (AmosS: 2) He org<l.lli~ed that nation, and dMlit wilb ~t ,DS au exn.m]~le aillUJ t~ d!emQ)l!lStmw t'll' J]]S inteELigent erentures his manner OI dealing '1i"".ith mru:Jtmd. He S:.EI~'O to Um'l J] aUoll a cede. ~r l)ell'fre~ laws, ~tH! le:stJiWHdlt!d llllWliIg4 Umt 11c~ple the true m:u] pure l1eligi(l[J. lIe warned them llgUi.I:Iil,t the vlebLti!,jlD of their (.'O\ienant WiUl. him; and time Ulnlill 3gain tol!) thi1l!r pooplethat. if they pen;i.stcd in flimtxoying hUn and. In IneakiDg iheir cO'veIl41nt,. hlil wuuhl (~eshQy the:m as H uilltion ,lIInd caat them I:Iway.

'That lla!tion had ,SI)!IllC goml kill!.:"; and some wjc~ed ones, Ze,del;.l!ln, the l:Jist kiillg. WIIS a vcry wickro '~U]'Ii:. Because 00:' the repeated ,·jolf)~iofl!! 'lI;If£ irhl cmrenant with bw Jf ehovah faid to th~t nutiont 't'j'here:l:'ore tJ'n.m saffifb"

. fhe Lorn (l,ed, :Jeca.usjji ye ]O,i:I!\·C m ~ide your- iWguiity to iJe rem.ember-e,d .. in t~f; j10ur hllmgressioRS IJ.!l'e' disco'll',med~ so that in all your tlowg,:;; your sim; do appe-.ar; beeause, I say, that ye are comete remeuibeanee, Y'e ~~ be ilik>en \\ifh .the hand. !l..nd tbl(lu, protaue' wIDked prinee 'of .Israel, wbo~ day is CQJlH?~ whentniquity fihaill have au end, UIDJU.l5' ,faLHn the Lord 'God, RelllQ\ie the dmllideIll~ a!lluI· rob oft the erown ; this shall :Mt be ~he Ii$ffie: exalt hlm that is tl)'\'(, (j.nd aua:."'0 him tiat is hliglli"l. I will 'OJ~\Q];'bl)TIiI" ~'.wtllm. evertum it; ,and it slfmn M DO' nuire~ until he come who,w ci'g,bJli it is; and I will ,give it biim.~oj-E~kM 21: 24·21~

Why' (li:e' ;ou~'rook"i.s D:arlJ

Tl1/i~ propnecy Wa Ut~w(l\l tz~l;.(i~menL In :the yea.r 60',6 B. a.,.,-when Ul.C king of Babylon twit Zedekillhpdsonmr, he pUrt. out his eyes and carried him aDd the wbote 1Illl'tien captive io Bnby1on.. 'So they iook t·he king~ aml b~(lUgbt .hln1 up to the king <)j£ J3,atbjrlon to Rib~ab ;andl they ga\i8 jud.:,fIl'Dlent upon him. Audthev deW the ~{IIm; 0{ Zedekiah before his e'if'!5~ mild :pu.t" ~utthe eyes ;;)f Zedelti8!il, and bound hlru. with :fet~rs of bIl!:f~ and, earned him to Babylon," (2. KllJigs 2.a: (),' 'l' )f'dQ'l" to t'bat Hme the other uaUOIlB of· cad·h, wera. 'IID{lKl: the baneful ana! c1.1il influenoo 'of s'a>tan~ who had sEllzed contrel {lV,C"r them, 'rh~D. 000. ~rlll.itmd the O\--e,rthrrow· !)if liomel and the ('arryling 9,way o£ tha't- people, Satan ![!Iyerreacbed thelll. and.

• beeaeie the god of the whole world, By the ·word.. ~'w{jl1"ld" is meant 'I.lIgan~m:lnE!tilJns and gQ'\ie.rning 11{lwel8' of earth,

When, 1 esus was oD earth, he spok€ of S8!tan as the prince, OF invisible ruler '!i)ll the w~rd(l[: <'<Now is the judgment ofihis wmld: now shan tlle prince of this world be cast out." (John 12: 3;:J~) St. Paul plalnly state$ that Satan it;, the g<ld~ or In,;isible ruler, of the evil wO.~la. Jehovah did ]lot p:l'e\ililll't Satail. from takmg possession. God h;l:; IJenilltt-elll blmbe' influence tEte peo,p~.rs m t.he earth in thi!;: that he has net inter:furod. It seems qune cleat that the tet.o.~cn wh~' Gild has .not interfered iiii that it was his purpoiie that the people ~h(lulrdi1il\'e 3.. full. and eemplete lesson in. the baneful efre~ of wreag-domg, sotlmt when his d ue 'time rJiollilid come to m~~ eonrtro'll ,;)i£ the aJlair::; of 1 he earth. the J~o,ple wQo.[d appNeia.~e and love righteousness anil d@ Fight. 'We sheuld not expect Slilltou to alwf.lYil be the· in\~isjjhle. ruler; or god" of Hie Feopl~ Irnd Ilatio.rui of the earth. You will note In the decree j U8'~ g~oOOd bom the pl'~phe-c:y w:ii.~g' the O\'~rthr·ow Q:.f

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bl1;'J.·el that Hod declares th a't ~~JJn(! t uno lID toll,s IlIlmre he \Tho ,\"IlIUM h.i;ll.e I;l ,ju"t light ttl rule t.;lwuld eorne and talk-e charge of the aft'a~r.il o,f earta, But the qU€b'tio.u

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'l'lw Lo",d p,~ain U 1,,p,inte(l out th:a.t th« pet'iod .of tke Gml.t!;Ze :Ptmeli IVfHfld be 2!Jj'(} 1j'(J<(I;I'S. (JL"evItfcus 2'6: ][8) ":rbat is to sav tOE 2520 J'N~ J'enonili would not interfere with the OenWe nations of the earth doing wlilat they could to' €'iabliib .It gmrerW1lCJ1t~o be 'deslred, Dluring all that time ,8!1<tau hilS ovel'"1'!i'<lcb.ed. the J)!IDOCI,d, p~rb~~I]rnud'r of Uu.: yuill:!!;[ t-ta.t:~e~" 'I t it:; to be exped~J HI,l]t lit fill' eud of UI,at peRiod of HI!!ill the Lord would mrel'l:d him~c1f ill the I1nirs 'of the wedd.

It w~s in the )~eat (j1(J(j Jt C. wheu the Ration. uI Israel , as overthrown, that the Geutileb established {ii:

Ilnive'n'oIU ;~mfljro under N'ebuchad:lIez7:.a1r. n w'e .~dd ,6Of:i: D. C. tu U14 . ·n. We have 'Ui20 yealf', the p&iOQ][ (I!{ the Oenlile dOU~m.~OD. T'h~l1~IIi®'r~ it is reasonaMe to expeet that the Gentiles would re1reh the le.-.a[ cnd of their w.liv(l.rsai N:lgnl!. in. ][914-, ,;md UIi1!l ~;~thllig .marb.I w<nuldha!pen aot tha,t timeo. 'Y,e ~bowd oond~Hle from. tho scriptures abOVie mlI!ntioned tha~ in. due time Ood wOl.dd ~eml ORe 'who had t<he .,.ight to. ta.ke dn,<'!r,ge ~ aHai.t·; anu nillt with lhe e:1I.11 of· the 'Gentle 'rimes IGoil. would. begin 'to make kUQ\\'D lUs will toward the wadd. Ttle Jews hllll u flseal Y(Ia\l' beginning in the autumn season, A.cro!Jrtliu u • to the measure (If theJt~wifi,h yeaj"~ the C,CDWe 'ri~es emled. Auo"'Us'li lst, 1914.. Thai net;8ssadlv nUtl'~ed he enil of tJ!!.e world bern tJa.(l ~egal \;iew[I!ou.;t

N ow the gJi~a,toest of all p:iI'!J!pbeliis ever 'on e<I'Jrth was J esus I1f ,N,azal'ethi. As the Son Q1 90(1, he s-rOkff W f1J.I nJb~ohlrre a.uUD,Q.rily.. Devout J ews .reillied: u p~;m tl.tic. p~~ph-

eeie~'. mud 'had lOOked. iOl['wlll'd to the' ti me when 8. g l'U1:lIt 'De}ij\Jerel' ~horulld come pd deHvel: I!!1rael alBa ret up u werld 'Power toO bless mSllikilild. Jesus ta,ught them eencerllingthat kingdom.. Y 1)11. will note thlIt he began his ministry by saying. • .... .r~be kingdem of hel!l>YWi is at :bMld.~' (Ma,tthew 10: in Ymi w:ill nete thilit all his pasables re1a.tedto the e~UlJhlishm!imt ,of the kingdo.m. H:i;s disciples cama to. him and propounded the dil"eCt q1!l~1 ion asto ld18t would be the evidence of the end of tbe' wodd., I( 1l!li!tthew '34. ~ ;J) ']:'hc end of the "'ifOF'M. neeessarily would: mew tine end of the Jiig1b.t 01 the Q,e'flt,ile~ to We \Ii ith.out inkrrulIDtfon. Jesus' 1l1l8t'o'€1' was made ]n propheti.clangua;e. He stated tMt one 0:£ the e"idences IJf the end ~f the world w,O"ul!1 bemarsed by a "Illod d\r Ilf. follot.ed by tami ne, l'estil'ence,. sad I'evoluti"ns~ !Ind. t;1l8it, these things would mark ·thc be,. gilming 0.1 ihe serrows upon the nations of fhe w'lildtll. ~M<ltthcw 24:?, 8.

N 01;',- leok at your diary. M fJ.rr'k t lie au t1(fliM:~ se:(t- 80fi. 0" 1.914, pu~'ti cul(U'l-y A u,gust 1st; eml what bas hap].Jene-d? At that tUn~ ua:ti~:n 'w..e ag.alinst lla:t.iOU, aDd killgdoIn ag.amstk.i:ll\gdom in the gl'{!Jlte~t W,!lI" the world has ev~r known. Then ther..e came qlllcldy : he dread SpiImi:Jh rniuenza., daind!lig millien« of victims in every ~ll.arter of the eadb; lind. wUh it ~l!O!e a g:eat fnmille in many podiops of Eurepe and . Asia. These Ulil!lgs came exactlyen tim~,and Wei' ill flllmment of p~ophecy, which ]ilMpl!J.~~~· fulfi.1!lt!d rn.ElTk{'~l the end of the legal r~igll of 'l:lm:e Gentile ]lowm. 'at mallbi the: Hme ~vhen ·Uw I.:m'd, whos\: Tight ~t i!, took unto MlD:lEeH his Fm1.V'~ an~ began file ~ uster rl~~e.iliiII gs fJO," oru;t Hro d~1;'i! and his emissaries from

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'l'he¥~ll.'Il\'e litUe '@f 11(1 oonfldel!l.ce in b~tOne. 'l'li~y'

hw~' uot wbidt wily to h,iI"III. •

It i ~ 'I\-e.ll kuewn, &S you ~'w:\~eq noted {room the noted war 'oorFellpouili>1!t~ that all 'the nattens a~ IIJ'eparmg iO'EW(JIX. <fhe.se Blltiong have fir,sf; assembled t;h~~l !,i"Ii!'li, wgethei. "rhcy made a. League '!!J,f '$ stieas by which they joinll.'d themselves together. God, throllgh his propJiet, foretold flits, and llikewise iOl'e'oohl that the League ~hoilld fail. "Al:wc·iave yOllU':ii;e1\'e.:;~ 0 ye people, and ye sh:!ill be brok'illu j'n l~i~; and gnre 'eat,. all ~!,e of ill.l" couatr les: gbd yO-lUre! 'i'e~; and ylJ< slleilll. he broken in p.~ sees ;' giro youl!',sehies. 9.ltIU ye sh.all. be breken ~n1 pieees, Take counsel 'together, <.1!llUl ilt ~llaAlI eeme 1<:1 no'light; speuk fhe word, ,aDd it. shall D,ot stand: fOE God is witb us,": (Isaiah 8: 9'l 10) N OIU 00 mte: seri()luj'lll.cOnsider« fkat t1z,e Loo.fI~Ut o'f .1\ eiione 'win pret:.'€1rl1.t at.lloUte,r tv,a,r" There nElLt:i.QDS God has i:eally assembIecl together ~ £(Irefuld for a purpo;;e .. They h;l1v'e i!fllooo1_ HlJ.d and the Lord's kingdom; .&lId[ they all! in position to reeei~'-e the eX!'l'e3SrOn of God's imlignation. as he i~ld ill:roi!l!g"h, his p!'ophet. N{J~13 what this p1"Ophet SIl.y:S: "f'"l'~el'dom: \1JI1l.~,t ye lLi.po:n me, s~Hh t~e ~1Iq]~ ~til, til!, ~·Ulart l:~se up ,to ill;, p~ey; l~:r my de.temt.ll'M8fbon rs t~ ga.k:her .he naboRS, dloc I may :m~ble the ki]l{!llmus, to pour upon them mlne inilignation, even ~I!!I my fierce anger-: wr all the; earlh shall be dev(Jurecl with theme of my :iealoUL ~f/'-Zeph.:il; 8.

"!'he noted war eorrespoedeut from whom Y'(:I:ij. quot~!l ~ayg: UWilli the stil'~et5 ,<liud homes. ceUa~ and Imbwll~rs, h~l,L;;es and. 'busine;ss buildings 'of some grealt city fillled with g.asping, t,\...-istrn.g, cllokillg men, womel,1 arnd ehild.= Fen. or Ultifll:ed ",ith tens, amd!. 1erhQ",!?9 b.unweds of thou@a.IL~ 'of dead, the \"'io.lr]d willl know tbat "'31" has hem deelarOO.'~ r.rbis lJidure is a horrible one, but it i~ iJ],ot

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(Jiv,ePdra'i'i'll.. It is mter,~sUn.g" in view of the {{l~t thacf:, God,"s prephet, 2500 yellfS ago,_ ('Oretold su~h a eonditien ]I!I. these word ... : Wfh:1!I s ~aiJth the l.{lrn. of hosts, Behold, e"l shill go ~odh from, nation to )taLtion. aJ!.!.Q]i a !.!i'e:!lit whlr][lI',ind [terrible wm and trouble] :bali bemised up' nomihe eeastsef {lie '~iili:rtb. A:ndUIC sluin of the ord shall be ,ut that dny fllilm. one end of the e3.l'Ul @¥CD unto the !'J·ibe-r end of the earth;' they !lh.'l!l. noi; be lLameD~e4., ne]~her gaUumed, nor buried; they sha!U be d:il:lI1,g upon the grolmd.;; - .Jerem b.:h 2u: ,!I.~, 33.

"Go,rfJ 1~·~·fJ'P.7~e:t) long e(H~ht,~ies ,~tg'o" /011',(6- to7d t"iM!€t. Uw p~,-,f)fi.te:m·/i; _ ~r,J~;fl ilg rn.fsir}'fo€sJJ 'w,ozrld. be(;.~ome strong ~[;)ul (U·1NJf}r1;n,ct in. the end €If :l:lh~wodd, wl!l.er-e we TlO'W nre ; and iha.:l:ihis i:euil!JTe trouble would come. ('OOJ!f,)~l"IIjng the Rations ~md the tfouble upon them,. be ",ail: "'nlciF f,o!,l'W is meltllid 1:1<. ... 'Ca:1l1>1iI of h'Ol:llhle. Tnet IOO1. to atoll fro, and :..'tagger like a drunken DllIJD, and are at tbe1ir IIr.its' end. Then they ery unt-'O the Lol'd in "IJLeir trouJMe,. and he bdnget\ them. Gut oftbei[" dist!lfe~r,;e~. Hill m,akethth0 st(Ynll n cahl'1,., ~Q U!:at the wa:ve~ UlI:.·t;e;!nI[ lllTe :at]U. '.rhen are Utey glad be.c:8JJJSe they be '~uiet; SQ be brin,geth tlil.em unto, nair desifleli ]n~\~en..'~-Ps!llrn. lID7: 26-3@.

I know HUl!t it ill q]Jim~:ldi ~II} l'luuieJrlS,hmd how one can 8l'1l!ijeaJlil he happy when he S(!('l!> this tel: rible tilme lFUi111dly aP'Plicacning. I want iii!) tell ~TOli ,,'It)", blll\re\-,er~ tb~lt 5!IlU alse may sm!J~c·

If some leved one ,~ Y'Ililll!'$ JI,~d IOll,g suieroll froll\ n mnli.gliant disease, and if the surgoons had informed JiOu th[l!i l~ey must pe'i'fonn upon that lO\red. one a mUJQ r operati~:m., th~t t,b~r; €I1JeF.a~liQ~1 11>{Iu.ld be ver;.\' lil!l I'd on U~ e pw~.ient, iinwt thll.t:fif.lur ~O\l,eJ, 011(: W(J'~d d pass O~'(' r it end reoo,veT' h~a~lfh and. :;;iICengt'b, YlOU ~'j'()l.IhllC'cl tti!IJJI'k~ul ; alDd you W10111d b.e hapJ'}, Otat tbat bJi\"N ~nrlij ~ldier-

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11l,gs 'il"em about to end. Nm'i the whoie' wo:di 0<1 nuwJ-' kind haa IQ:l:lg been 1io1lLfl:eri!1Jlg, even as the Scripii,ures. put it: "Ferwe know that Ule whole cl\ootion groarneUl,and t 1'30 \tailieth in Fain together uub! nCil'W.n _;Rom.EI-Jil£l S: 22,.

The Lor!l~ Christ Je .. m.E~ the grea't Physicfun. ,!IDa SiU"&"€OIl, iii, about, to peoO'.rIn iii. m:aj ij!l,' operstlon. It will lie a toerdlJle twdeal !lin the w~:u;ld;, but that done",there will be no mote trouble, and all manklnd will have an

. eppertunity 10. return t\j)) health and happines.s 'anU!ga~ eycrla.:,iingl!ife.

K oto IWW that when J &,115 ba~ menHonea! the WlIl'rid war, the ~fnIDnes, the p€s.tilences, the l'evolu~io:ns. distress of ]',],t:ltiiIJ:.n.g~ and l)'iliJ!li flring,s ll1aJrkiRg the 'end of the \;orld~ he spew of the g1'eat climax in tiw.re words = "Fer then shill be great tfitlUlJaUoD~ such as w,ru; .not since the begil:'lll!iEg of the worM. loth,[s; time~ 'lUi', jW'#' ever sTudl be. And e~cept those days !Should be shortened, there eheuld no ftesh be ~ved." (Yatthew 24: 21,2,.2) You wilJ1 note tHat he says there will n-eve!" be ~I)UlW;' time 4)£ t~bl~; t01' this l!rl.'3!j or operation w.ilJ. com 1?le~i3 the trouble UpilD I!;he earth- -

"l'ae eutleok is dark norr, 1][1\ Htmger; ~1!l.t th~ flay is, jusf,a,t hand, I boj~ j\OU to be ~f Sood OOlU,[]ge. Tbe.I\e ,,·iIl. nllllions d[e in tliis gl)~t fl'lHlble, to b~ sure ; !Jut wben the kingdoD! of our L'l;I:.i!'d m in futll ojpewatiOll, ill of tbe$e shall, iJ.e' Eillell ~:l!Ick from the gmves~ and ailridst peaceable and quiet cODditio€lllS, will be given .a full <lUi f~il' opporllmity to be 'cbeltient to file Lord, ,and so doWg ,shall be restored ID health and lnt:ppme~il and live iD ha!ppin~S5 :IDo'rev,er,.

1I1li.. HU~W;R = l[(!W 101l:lg will the tr()!uble rust and what may 'I\~ expect to f(ln~w?

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Why Cle'ftrrm~n are Scoffers

Y ma ;];:;. why the clergymen, whQ clalim. to 00 me~dli!l''' in Chrit>tiarlity wooff at the 1lellrlnng of the Bwl}[e, and ra:rHcularly deuy Ule bleed of Je:;rus (:'brist IlS the great reJem pt]\-C pl!'lG:"€' oi il!.lm.kijll.d. This is also in iultilmoot, of pl:,t1'phecy,n.s 1 f;}H1U show lI"6u. Jt i~ one of. the evi dences Uiiilt \\'C have reaehed the sua' of the w'Il'rltl, and that a 'bdter l'ay is just: ahead,

The €"'; cle.I~C-C of th[' (,I!d of the w(I;r ld is Iilfe'wi~e e,vidence or ]JllOoi at the Lerd" s second ,t:(!tmin,g. Y.Olll will observe dalt the two things aNl linked toe'Ctner jin ene question propounded' by Ule apostles to our J'Ol'd ::IS ;IloIlo...-!>: c rv~u n ,. l.Then shall. these thing!': be? a'rn.d wturi :;}I~]IIW b the sign [evidence] of Oil1-' com.iil!lg. 1lI1Jd of the ent! of theworld -;" (Matthew 2'4; 1)) In refeol'J!'illlg' to the same Hille i!l11~1 to what sbou]d beexpeci:e<l at tlll!lt tbnc Jesn . ~ah]: '~'\he]!!, the Sou o£' man cometh, shall he find :faith en the e~rlh ?;'-Luke ]8::.s.

.As you well k~HD\\T. Ul"e, mt!,.j~rit1J of tl~e ,d,e.rY'!Jme1t.- of ale 'U."~rld· t.(J(lu"g belong to Ute

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These clergymen say UI<lt the B]ibfe 'contains smn~1 of the w()Jld. of G-oi1; billt they di.scrcdit m.i\l~ of it They positl \ie~r deny tllat m:m wasereated peded an (1 "\-<'!l5 senteaeed: ~() ~lMtJl!l. because of sin, 'They deny that aU. men beeame ~imi.~lj because o£ Aid!81tr's fl!1wbedience, I1otwwtbJ;;tafldlng the p,]J;cila, dQte~iI'Ient of the Sed ptures, fRom. 6 ~ 12) They ~aim that man is a crcah1li'iC ~i evel ut[®n and is ('omtantly ,ellobing UPWllIIrd: Th,ey [Jositivd)' denjr Uw blood ~f J esus Cbr~iit ,~the r~"m.JPtbe ~nd

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l'acn5om. ~k'e gi¥eJilL lor rasu's ~ijhati@J!![, and h~:l\l'e dtnie!i1. the khugdow. of God and the restoratien bl~J:;dlngs that will eeme to man tbllo1!l_gh i~.

If the l~rd Jl'hovah eeuhl foretell iliroU,gh hill poo'F,heis the World Warl cl!lulqJ he Hot 115 well foreknew and foretel!lJ of th ~e apestate clergymen ,? In the Bible We :read th6e pmphclic words: t. 1"Of ther~ are eertain men 1;11 pt in UlL!l.WUFe':, ""00 were befllre (If old OI!'dained to Hili oon,cl'emnatiou; lillJJ;f,UUy n~en. hiJrni!1g' the gmce of our God into Iasciviousaess, !InJ. denyiDg the onill.y Leed GOttr Enld olU' Lord J CllUJl; Chri st-" (I ude 4,) Arid again the further pNJlrp,hwy: "But th~l'ewern fJEI~~e )]:II!lphets [}ll:eacnen] also' !lnJ(mg' the poo l~].e; eli'en as there slulllm~ be false teachers [preachers] amo.Qg you, wbo p,I"[\,_ try br]llg in damnable heresies, eren denying the L!lJ)Q that bought them, and bring upon themselves Jlwift destructien, And man y shall :folio \~" ,their peralcious WOlfS; bv reason. 01 whom the way oitruth shill be evil sp~ken ~.n_2 Pt_ 2: 1; 2.. -

'lihen we oomidel" what these eiergymeni>ealcll, is it lXl~siM~ to .fit the physical t!lcts m.@r~ a~~li l."'04trely t'Opr'@'ph~cy r Ju~t, ~s these propbe-b foretold,. there ba(J!. oome into theebIl!l.l:'clit!s m.~El wlllo turned the gnee 0'1' Ood into ~.aSi!!lv~USIi.eSl! (UI.a!lt is, !oose handl iJlg o:f the W ottl } and deny.ii!lg our Lord J"e.sHJi! Christ: These are ia]re pw)nehi (jpreaiili.en;)~ and bry reasen of their fabe teachings marly follo'wt:be~:rpern]ciol.lij ways, The :rl'ol}het continues:

"Thl."Ough eoveteusness I!baU ttll~y with feigned words make m~..ha:ndii;e 01 you." (2 Peter .2: ;:I) Otberwise statec1~ because of thelr gl'eilldineas, wHh feigned. WorrC5 'of pleus 5~ ctimoniomm.ess, they ll1aike lI'ie'fchandire of l\cllgion ,and ot those who are tryin.,g to. be religiIHD.S.

.Ag~9, whm you f,aI!k to tH.es:e men aoout th~ 'ooming end of the worldJ the,ll- j,e.er llDd ~corr; and this ~]~-O Is Il blll1m.ent ~!f propheey~ ~ung ago wriUen in the Bible~

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Wirily fllel"f}:yrtreril arC S,c(Jlcrs as wre read: '"That ye may beminlHld of Mile werds whi~h wem SJoken belol1'e bj' tile lllo~y J'r,®"ph~J and o£ the COmntIllDWnenrt. of us lillie a:pe~~l.es of the Lord and Sal:Wi[': bOrli·ring thia first, that theEC $,hatl!l come in the last

f1«I/JS: '/iW'o'.ffers, w~gMtex ~heir o.wn :U~tliO~ ~d Ii~Y~ Where is the pr-enn..~ of hJScomJ!Dg'. fm .s~Dee The £aHrers tell adoo!" sll thing;s 1;l0ntinne as they were from the begilllling of the creation. For"this t]1['Y wiUingWy are ignomnt." -2 Peter;} : 2·-1:1_

Sreeing, them. tbt the LI!lI.rd iOl'eoo~d thatt.lwce p]'(!!tielllde:d ieaeheI'S (IE the Bible wowdbe FioofIcli"5j U' thi s did not h~lPFeM it would be strange. 'lhe ia,ct tll:!1.t it has come ~o j)'1:U;S inoorrobmaii<!Jll ot the L0Hl's U;ord if! further jproof that we are ill the last day~ of t he o~d! order. And if ~'t"e see U~at U~i8 old order lS 1!(ts,si' tg fUb1fJ~'Y to 1'l.~lce '11)(1'.11 J?J' a ltew J. U',e: slwu~(l t(,.lte C"IJrtu'ug,e a9'IYd ,;'cJ.oU:e. Our hearts sho,tdUl be condoned thel'eby.

Of COILur,;;e. we all. bow Umt the ij:Ue ~hepherd. helijl(!g~ to a miniS't,~]" of the g~~pet 'Tlwrl'! ,c,:il'U be no l1I'lOre henol\able tiUe gh'tn t~, Jl. I!!I.aU ib~ll WI ini ~OOl' o[ tile gQ~ £ne~~ sheph.er,at or Clf'l'g)'f£laru, when thai b~JGb "amell' is U1'!et!i l¥Jl the pU!r~.se for \',' hieh it wa mtenied;, Dam~I~J,. to bub. alllll:Il~w.£ter unto the peo.ple concerning 'the Word of 'God. I can not speak inf ooQ trigb oommenliatioll or£' the i3Jiihiul clcx.I£''men; because (~od honors those that hODor hi.m. \\'bat gJtreat:e'l' priyiit!"ge ean be ,giv('n to all!y mao. than ;0 rene tile Lord and miu~S't.er ~liE): Word to, the peopl,e? Fo:r this i!'e~o.u d[J~gymen art! c:ill~lin the Dillie shepherds of the llo~k a'l1l~t watdnne:n ~~'l' fbe Hoek. ~lIL" the elerg:rm~n H~g,acrd the~h!('.s as wBitchmrmJ ~l:' .~heflherds or their fl®cks, ~md b:equelllHy speak (!f tb~ir t1o'J~greg'Dl6i!Jf(I IjIS ('wj<,·jloole". God iOl.ii@lrnL'fl,\" thw the1r would ion a w,ay in !:b e llaS! (]'a~'S, <Ii the 'Gos,pel AgO(.

Comfort I()f' the. PC(Ilple

1Vh~F€! ·mefllle,.and well knew tlHlt Ul~ woah] ):loll; unGle:!'!:lUnd the Bible and! would therdorre use ~t ior a wrengmull pUlJlose. '!'hto\lgb hi~ holy prophet: God said ef ~Il.d! coneernmg these meu who were euee appointed clergymen, thereuy {oreteUing their course when t]leN ieU ",viay and be-eame soofferS: "llis l\'lltchmen are ~Hnd; they lire all ignofw'lt, they are all dl..llnll dog~,they CIlD. not bark; sleC'phug1' lying Iilown, IO"'ing to slumber. Ye.i.i!" they are gre€d,1j dogs whidl ('an never have 'enough, and they are shephcrw; that '~Im !lot I.UlJ~JI"Stand; they all leek to thai r own wUh every ~M.e for his gaiJ1~ fKltDl his! quad.ef:'-h~ilJ.h uG: ]J)~ 11.

E:-raCll;ly as the Prephet mia, w-e !'IOO that these men Me :lD.eniOl!i!l bllinl ~o God'.; purposes, and wiUiugly EO. An.d. then the Lord calls them :0. D/s. 'l'hf'Y also caR Ulem.oolv'lls D, D/::. Bul: tim Lord'!; prOI,hct ~IlYB thmt D. D. meaas dum.b dog!!. They Iove (lase and comrort. 'l'h'e$ are greedy fo.r gain; Hle:r UIiC "lll:lpberdll that can D~~ !rndentand.; and C\i",:ry man looklO ior support hom his owl!!. oon.,~egaJ,i'®n .• rogaro.lt's~ of "'hut he teadls

Yon may. wonder wlry these ~eern.iIJgly wise raen ~h.ouru(l go mentallly and splirituuJiy bililild. 1'he l'(.I¥l1J1 is,. thac tbe~' have Icllowed thdl' Qtm wll;;dom.1 ha~ ignorced God's expressed wkdow, and hue ml.en i;id:im;s to the !IdV!lY'eflry. Satan, the god of this wodd" has blinded them Iilj' the .lIalse doetrinea whicJl they have willlin~ly embr.[!Iced and taught. i(:t CormUt:iaru; '4: 3,,4) 'The Srdptur~ sbowthat God pe:rmits Satan tapllio ta a test e\i(J!1ione who claims to be HIs tepH-se:niatr!le. ,He permwtte~ tile ~~ .. .il even t@ te~t Jesus. ~Luk'e 4 :1-12) Along similar ruinelii the ,clergy ha ~'e boon putt'l:l the ~t, ~d have laJ1en. The pewer gamed ~,y th.eM by reasen of their 'position they hl:lv-e use..d ~&:r selfish purpeses, Tbey hil~'I"e fed themselves and .ba.e let the flQck~,f G OIl

g0 wiUum.t akl:ent.i.oll. (Ezekiel 34: 8) Desi:riIlgto L~ arlmi~d '(n'y men r,llIthte:r thll.!l approved by Go-d, they ha vc yie!lded to the iatie)rie.s @f men, nO]!la have assumed II (OFIll i!JIf god!liness and denied the IKm1e:r thereof.

. WMle boldlj' a!1~l1l1ili[l~ fu, represent the Lol'd,ihey have igMr-ed the teaching!.! oi Ji~5m; concerning the. estahlishment 01 GQd's kingdom '011 earth, but have willingly j-oined hands with worMly men, :linaIlClel'18 <1ml pWit.:i-. eians, to estatlii:JJ. a Bl'llt!ml on ealUi w hi·ch iher call "the political exprei;Mon ~ Oed'!>; kingdom on ewth~'. 'l'he Lord tllrough his ,WI pllet Iii'Jrowld that they would rol'S8!ke the plain tel'l.ch.hlg5 of too Bible. and flx Ill,' systems

• of their (i),wn: ~"]'he'y have ])O!I'$;;ikell me, the w1!I.[Itaffin of Iiv i rig wa-ier~ [sourec of life !lind truth ],anOl ha'n;:. hewed them Gut cistern [man-made systems and deetrines], broken cisterns, that can bold DO ,"',arer [really hold no lifc-gmvwg huthr'-Jieremiah 2: lit

Fundamentalists

J:la. HmHlER: But dtll not the l"ru:ldamental.iJSh; adhere to and teach (Ile Bible?

MR. iB'Al~:£-;JiJ.l~S; 'l'hey d!) not J~sus O\i'e.rca!me the werhl, and taU!i!hlt Ilia!. aU of his true follower";; mug evereome the I'l/orlci. (John Hi: 33; 1 John"': 4.) <l'b,o wodd is the er~~Il.j7-ed rntlh!lg powers of the earth, of whlch SautalDl!> god or invisible ruler; 'l'hOl'e are three dements that go tn tnake up ~he Wo.rld or gQverning fact,ors; .ll,fl!Ulely, conun~r·rilll. poUtica1, and. l'eJ!iigioU!;. In nwderntimes the clergy, bani Modernists sad :rrun~ damental~ts, .REWC joill!€d' IUIl.'llldi> with the ()ther two all~ io:rmcdffilil l'tiliIlg ero!!!lerJ t ~f the ~rez.ent. C~'n l~orU

No hcneilt man will leny the tact tl~ 81~ l bo d ~J gfr.nell have :I1or .fE-ail'S dil~gruJny EO~Jgl:Ji~ ~t.lt toe I:leb, t.b.e udlu-

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CMnffJ,t fo,r f.htiJ ['(JiJ,ple enHal and the ]pi1J'i'i"trful in Ute cOJlJllllltmity~ brought, tbem ~1IDW tl}n.enilitJ.[i'ch deJlO'n'li.n.aki(ln~, .md nmde them. preminent members, even eldena and deaww:j in the cl~Oitd.!!.

\\~hen ,,",ar was deehll'ed! Ol.mO'J]I:gl'ltthe nations, Ule elergyme1! we.r~ the.rce, to lend their aid, eJ1C'\ll!tfl"llgemeut ,<1IJ1J support to'. the li'Pat!1TIDg faetlons, some 011. one .side~ Some I'1n thE) o her, no'twitbrlanding that the Lord JesUf; wMm fhey da~mel1 to Follow, eemmaaded: "l'l:Ion shalt net killl.'~ Each l'egwme:nt of sekllers is JPw.'ided witb a cle['gym:el!l~ e~thlJr Cathelic '61\ P~"Ote:rt [Il!lt~ ModerruE"t Oir l'l!!uda:wJI2'ut,W,jj to llcl~re 'the a'i1uw~s g">O iDtc action, these de'J:'gylmen hold l,e:~i,gio1;is .oefvi.cclio, Wl~. CfA WFOiH Godt.o ~ie~8, Ute figh~e',fs and eMaIJ.l.e the lr l!"e~pe~thie oo~.diers to kill mere t.h!ID the other army can kill.

'JI.'lhe~ clerg:rmen hare clac~me.d to !,(!pFe~ellt the kingdom!lllif G(I(I~ for which Jesus taught, his io]1owe.r.s to l'Eii)', Y,ct tbeyjgnoreUi,<J!t kingdom. ,[lind ad\10ClI.ie a League (Ii Natjous, a. '\Todd Cou.rt or like Ilil'faiugemcn{. or well!,! ,o'rgan.z~tion!; to 3!COOblllliijil their l1eshFed end.

:,iIj'hen a JloHtic!l~ CrumPEl-ign is on, thll cl'e'rg}'llu!ll take pad in IDi, some on enc side and ~Oltlf' en tho <llItbel. If as a dass~be:' are l'ewnl'~n tati ves ~f tlre Lord, h(!lw C()U~i1, they [Mf.ibly 'e en llIifi'ien'nt ,~illes in WlI1' and.lu po]!iHc~ ? Christ is not dh·id('d~ nor' do h]~ true mIlo,n'ell's "HlIIT against ea<'l~ oth~r.

It ]s a well~knoo\~·l1 fm:ft, Ihat the duC;ymeRI, utl'tb Prule.:.iant and Cathelic, l.l(od(,l'11i"t" and Fum.l.lllllcnrol!i::;k'. me ,11. part of tJ1C present world ' r (lrgal1ize~ powers, Mow tI!!.IIIi HwL the~- ure u-iemh of nH~ worM .. and adopt wurlUly method.:; in eaITying 011 tlaeil werk, 'I he}' resort til' worMh llfletl~(ld~ and worhilv l'nInNt~lil1lillH'nt jn thc1r ehurches; in nttt'l· d~Fregard ~I Ow b·':JJ·hil'lg~ ef the Bjbl~e. }'lU'UH!'tJ1~ol~, ~hc:' {l~e'~:' the Uihll' amlld h.'a~·h \'"bl 1~1n.illi.>su~1D!rn5 ~ men, X,ote what lilt' l.olfd's il1spmcd liI.po.silc ~1i!ji'c con~rni:mg' such; "Pure religion ::I.IlU u.ude-

rued b~f(!lIe g,®d a[n~ the Father isthis, To \'i~]t thil :Eathedm and wid'il'1i'o1S in thel1railliclion", tUld ,t,Q la-ell 1~i1m;elf £uz.s P'(Ditt(3a. f,ro,»" Ute w(}ll·l,d." :'Ye adulterers and adult.e1'e~iOeE, know ye not Uwtthc fr.i.cn~;Mlill ef the world ill enmity with GQd? whesoever the.r-eiore will. be a ll'iend of th~ world, is the enemy of God:'~ Jmnes 1: 27 ; -1: 4_

.Adulterer, wit!:Un the rneal!!!.i.~lg of this scriptuee, lneau::; the mb:iug of 'Chl'l!itia.u reijgiou with worldly polities. It i~ a'll. illicUt thill;;. St, Paul \'\larne~ Ilgamst tJ..e ,dti,I!lUCel' of b~iIW led UW~:nT \w the~e phHo~(lI'".hic1Jl

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te~eh.ingf>: "Iew<l!lre lest aUllf Ulan. spoU you t1rroHgh

philosoph;- and vain deceit, after the traditinns ef men, alter the rudiments of the world, and not jJnc:[" Christ," -()OlOS5liilllS 2,: 8-

A maj;or part o£ Ul€@e cle.gymen have iidtil1g ears, iJL'be~r love to' heal.' nice thing;;: r;aid alilol!rtlt themselves, 'l'J1e'J love 1000 a:Pll.r"il,,'ed by the wealthy aud :po\\~eduil of the world, This it> C'~adljr 'l;i·bat th~ crip'ture8 foretold would he UU! case ;'fFor the tooe will (lome when they .• will uet endure seund ~]@ch-ille-; but after their owu

lusts ~liilll they hoe-ap t,!) tlieraselves te(il)ehn5, ha;'\;lll~ itehing e!l.t~/"-2 'l'i:m.~thy 4,:: 3.

Perilous Times,

r:!ll'h.e~e ~ indeed pe!'i~ous ilillE'S... All the colleges,

lmhle1sitie.:;and ~chQ01£ have j~Qib~bed the evolutlon • tbeory, and ~cmn.e(l and jg:n!!l1'8ti. Hle' Bible' awl the !Clergymen ar..e ,chiefly lIe"~illlstble for it. Why have tbe;;;12 " thi.ngs cometo pass nlY~';, and why do these Cl~rgJJnen baSEl so little :bith in the BIble? .1 an.;;w 'x': Such is dearly in f~~~fUment of the p"(JIp"hetic ~~tt~nuH:e ef the SCl'iphll'es. In h.!I.I'1'I1'~l!l.Y with fhi~ 'lITe note ~

UTMIl U.JOiW also, that in ilie 111 t dayspell"i1oUE, times

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shan come. ]t"{kr men shull be levers of thei:r ~:nnl selves. eo'vetoll.s,bf~!lstel's, 1'],01.1«, bla~'ph~ewers, diE®\)cd[entt~ IlaN~ub;, illIthank£ul, mlhQ~y j' wit heut 11 atural atreclil!Jll, trueehroak ~·S. :till!lse ncevseFl>, ·:i!nf:.,'Q1JtiueJIDt, .fiel'tt'.. despis'IL'TS ali those that ,ai'e gooill, traitors, beady. bjgbminded~ lQ,vc.rs o£ pleasures more than lovers (If (l od ; .11.BIvi ng' a :liolm of godlin ss, Ime denJ:Ulg' the po\H!F thel100f = Ir-iOm such turn ,iilCway."-2, 'fimotby 3: i-.J.

Ha~,iu,g wiH]l'D~ly al:wndollell 'l:b~ Lord's Wo.l'd. and Ira \' ing f1S.il.eJ to :f,oUow the 'OOachlrug~ of 'Christ Je~tl!;~ they have ~eool'lrb cm:nplef'e]y blind! tc the truth of ;the ~V Q.1'd of G'od, 'fiW@l'l, OlE his .~ffl~hnd (·r..n:ehlld: '~F,oJ' the

" !.oM Al.:!Ith peured out upon yeutlie ~ pir it of deep sleeJ~ and haith elo ·~i j101U eyes: the prophets sud your rulers, the seers hath he oo,yel'ed. And the \;.iJ;:lI[JU [understanding-] of ali is became unto ~~IIlJU as the \HJrdl; of a book that ii; sealed, which. men delirer to ene thBit is learned, saying, Ue.\ld tblis, I pray thee: UBI! he Hlith, 1 can not; fl)ir it 1:5 waled; -lJ5;;l.ab 29: 10, Ll.,

Tlr.-e people lri.Hle ~(}st 'l'(Jspef.:t fpJ' aw Bible· i'~~ a lfu'ye deg~·ee. 7P}"e sGiW(}U; ifJl'UJ~"e it, UM. eh~~rclte1G jait to teeeb. it7 uud there L; a 1a'wiue in tile laud (QJ!' the lie!l.l'iug {l{ the \\"tJJ'ld tW" 'GOod.

• 'I'his is, also ill ful..li:Lmeut or jllr,o,vhecy: (~]J e\loh1; Hie dayscome, faith the [..oll'l!l (.l odl, that 1 win ~elld a £UiIIlil'lli in the.la(Jd; not afamine ~f bl1ea!il, n01"a thi l' ~t for WI~

• te["~ but ofheal:'ing tbe.words of the ~'rll:"-lIws 8 ~ 1][.

As c\"i!1erwe that the clergy, ~I; ~ class, have dep~tcd from the BiMe and substituted theil" mnl deetriues therefor t~e. IDo!lO~\']!IIg e0mj[l<l'l'lSl>.Il m m,ade:

'.rhe Bible b::adnliM that n~.m was 'm'MteJ }redec~, <:Iinmi because M sin was ~:e]ltJen0e,d to' death, th~l'Cby wsillg ~Glll Oil 01'!S"3:nffim. and the rfg~lt l!ilJ i.iie.-G~.Il~5i,\;

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[! 2"6. 2,7; D~ute~nQ.my 32: 4; (l,enesm 3; 11-24; Psalm 5l: 5 ; Romps 11:' 12.

E'Ctles~astics teacb tbat man is a creatuNof evolution, neveF fell, never lost the right to rue by reasen of sin.

The Bible plfJJ.iD~y sta<te.s man. is ml!ltiaul; md: that beeall.se o:fdam'E sin ill are bQJf.ll sinmu:s su.bject to' death. -Genesis 2: l7; E~ekiet 18; 4:; .Eo.mans li: 12 _;. 1 Cer-

inthi.ans ]..:i: 2 2~. '

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Eccl,esi.u:stict;; teach tbt all men ha\le im'nrlomtI ~O'Qlffi5

whicb t)00! not die • .",'hieh ~lodr],q li> e,~.p.P'orl.ed oilly by Sa~~f; gIMt Hc.-Gen~,;is3,:4;. John S: 44.

ffhe Bible plainly De,,'lche:;that the wages 0'£ sin .is ~eath .. and that death and de5trumion j the Pl!Ulismnent of all HIe wilfully· wickied.-Hmnans 6: 23; Acts 3: 23,:; P 111m. 145; 20 •.

Eccle$i.a-t-!iics leadl that there is no r,elJl dea:~h; that the punisbmanf. of the scl!ish <.in!! 'wicked .ils. conseious 'rol'~ me:pt, ewnw.i in duratil)'~; and thl!l.tto est"IlIpt snell terrible purnishment the people mUst join theft ,ehurch del1.o,mina'li(lllJ;.

ffhe Scriiph.l're3 plaimy i:eaeh thut JehO\iah is l(1oi1, the great HFst Cauae j and. tha,t, Ji"es,l!I.S Cl'l1'ist, his 'only begott.eu. Son,. is the :Bli!cdOO1ll1er m m!l-nHna_F'~:<Illil gO ~ 2;. 83 : ][8 ; Isaiah 42 : B; J ehn 3 : 16.;, 14: 28 ~ Ad~ ;} : 13 .

, Eeelesiaeties teac' the lllli>criptur.ll Goa-dishonadm.g ,Ii®ctrine 0:£ the iF inity.

The inspilleil 'VoId of G<ld dechm~snmt Jr esas Chr i8t :is the ransomer o:~ all; and tll"t all members of the hnmsn raee, in due' titme~ ~haUha".e "ut epportunity to hI.ow akmt the raasem aDed receive its bencnts.-l tr~_ why 2: U ~ ,6,; Hei:)]:e~ 2: 9'; MSiUhew 2Q: 28 •

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fJom.fJ!)r~ for~h P(Jopto

Elcclest~'~,it; teachin,gs ,oIl C fUJi ution, hll.fr. 'J~l-l'Mr1- t.n~u.O·iI"ta ~ r t /I} eternal tenaent, aiIM!i the trinity ,am ru denial of UlO I\l:I,nWlll ~y MpJic~tioll; aud UtlW Hie ehle£~st" all!'JJIg them liIeny that ,Jle~U!:. WI1S :my DlOre than ill oriUnat"y mu.f1, deny that there hi al!ly nL~Uc in tis I"ocrifke. dellY the only Luil! Oo-drum.l til blvod 'I,!,t the:

L'il)Ji~ .JIMIl.S Christ by whiclllll.lJ!'1l!kint.l. i", redeemed,

" _ 'The Serlptures teEI.Ch that CM~'l Je:ms i.!; King aml thEl'"'OWY One who, ha~ the i-ight <llIIti 8.1.thQrit~; to EI~~,e the earth, in O®d's due t]mc~-jEliekiel n : ~~ ; ]f-ai~li:D. 9 ~ 6" 7 ; Re¥eTu.tiw'E 11: lli.

Ii;cclesJiastk;; 'teiliic:b the disine l':igM (If ~llrHn1y kmgs, who Memallebyl!l:i.glmsi.neoo .• ~onalc.H~[.pt.Ople ; ,00l.~. the ecdesia~Ue~ hal"O joined. hauds w jtb lJ~g l!mgi.ne$s and big llo~itici,;ms to ernol"oo this rule and to c'Ol.l'tnJ. the IrKlOpte;; of earth beeanse .• and they :HI.Y, it is the dhr~ne all!:Earlgement for them t~ rule,

J esu.s C!J)l!lEt:ihltcd Mil apostles as the Ieaudatien m the kingdom, and the SC:I'i:ptuJlii:S teach tlllUft Ule apostles have no mccessors.-Revelautio.n 21: H.

Eed~giast1es have fO'aucl ulentlv elaimcd to be the sue're..&il"S {If t}u: apostles, alul the:l,,£~Y hu re l1I'rrog:aOOd to i hemBel ves g-rMt autb01'it:y and have aUelLl p'b:d t'll' deceive, snd !1llwe deceil',ed,. the people,

TILe Uibl'lil ~e~dws and el!nph~ls~zesihc ~(' ,IHld comin,g

, (If tGh.rht the ,!!J'tat Pr~nce of P("'aee, th31t I'le will tak~ unto himself Iris !ilO\\'er to reigll; udmoul "he.;. aR the :m'illow~m; o.f the Lo,rd to ]lJl!Odaim this m sage of his C<!Jming kingdom iireifhl:ull!y. ani to ad vocate and tollfuw peace with all m.en,,-J,@Jim 14: 1~4:; Matthew u; . -3U ;~ : 1=13,; 2 Timt9,H1Y -4: 8; A,et~ 3: 19~24:.

I:lw eCI(Jle-S1o(!ffl,tics te,~t:&~~l~d' a-d vocat e wa.r; ,hey .11:'(1, V'68oiftct:ittea ~'VI~.r l(1,i"d to ~"e8t th,f!j SC1"ip,tilues to jlw,tit'U theit· CQ~'t-c~8io,I,!'; th,e'Y

hSl'i'e ~peab~illybadthe.ii" p<lrnaHs mad~ wina, and ~'."hib]te~. with, great w,l!U'l"io.]'~ of the WOJi'ld; the" lww tinned their rbur:ch edifices .wto rec:ruit,in,g st;'t ion- ; they have relJeived ,ana a,c'Cep,ted fiUl~JI 1 ~W;l'(' i-n cQ~lsf.del·atio·n_ of oremlen'liD service [or 1·ecnutmg men uz.to Ute t1'eJ"Iir:hes;, And 116 I'i , when the evidence is pfulli and cenclusive that the old w(l]'"lcl bas en ded, that the Lord reI!: the second time i ~ preseut, and that the kingdom of heaven is at Iraud, the eceleslasties ignore the PJ.lOO[,. and scorn, t,iqjjicule and pee rsecute these who d<;1!ffl te~rn. 'the tn,i,U. to the p€&ple, InsteaJd of bh.hl!ill'''' we]co-m.e t-othe Kin .. of ""len,.

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and tellhlg the people of his kingdom aadtae l!i~e5sin"J

it willbrillg, they. openly unite with the !le\,'il In L~~ I;chemea. to control tbe ~BOFlle;,; of the earth in a compact, designated as ~l'be League of Na:tio.n.s, Iil"nd pii.'.!!,dy and :JLrfludulent11i" declare it to be the "poUHed expression ~f G o-d.'s. kiugdem on earth", .

-P~anted ~. PUJ;e Vine

llt~. Ht'NC£B:: Butwere not nu~ churehes, including our miJ;tisOO:r:i;, }Jla;!1tetl by the Lol'd?

MRo BilSlillA.S; Y'(;\.i;, I .\InS-livcr ,. Tile Loll®] founJ;11 b~e Uil.llcb in ~]~oplici:ty and ill putUy.. He instr-uetrJ .hill f,ol!10WICrs to te!l.d. the ,y 01'd; to abide in. hUn and ,ab~de in the ''''oro oJ Gild. He likenel\ hlmseli to : ~·i~.e and his fuUowcn; to the brIDll;.:'hes, all bein'" one vlue, (J~]lIi ][5: 1-8) Some few ban: £.,;ithfully f~lllll~\lcd UV' LlJrd; hut the majuF pertion have turned awny .:hom the trnth,. paJ!"ti,cWllrly the modem-day shepherde, 0[' d~I'1;v class, 'l'hey lra ve run aftell woddly men, aud l}['o,.~tihlt!.'( l them &e1'1iies bei~riil \'i'Q.rldly ]l!lsHtutiOO1S m 0l\~elJ' to gai.n fa "'ill'. The Lord knew that thel/' \'\iOl.dd aCt this lJ!nd jOlt'!-

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fall them. God's prophet $!1Ys: "They $Jl_lr" still unto HleIll that desp]~e me, '.l'he Lord hu:Lh mid. 1e shall have peace; and Hwy F<1~· unto eye I'Y one that walkelh lliter the imaginatiens (If his own heart, No ~l\lil shall tome Ul",)fi you. For wlrlO bath stco I in the eounsel of thi:! wDd. and bath p rc ivcd and h~'al'd 11i ~\·flldJ wllo hath mll.'!'kJed hi~ ward, and heard it? BdlOii;lJ. 'll whirlwind [great trouble] (1£ tilt' Lord i~ go(Jll€' forth ill fury, e'.e"JI Jl gl'ie\'ous \, hidwind ~ it "huH (IiH l!ricl"oll;:;ly upon the h~all of the wicked." '''1 have uol ~!'lIt ·~he.;e prophets [preaeliers], yleot U1l!'Y nUL = 1 huvc not ~!~oken t~ fhem; n~t they j~w'pb.Q.'li!e4. UlJ.t jf Hl{'.\' hut! H100d i~1 nn)' eounsel t &ooJ. by t he Bible J. J!lII.i had l'j1U sed TII:'I' ))ooJll'le to hear mv WI:lIJlh;, then thc,r ~h{)ull ]UHI' turned themfrom their c\·il way. and fro~l the evil (ilf their uoulgit."-J"t!re'miah 23: 17-19 21,22.

n J1el"elatlou 16: 13 hi gi!i(,TI a werd-pictuee of tmee lUlc1ean d·octrlles. 0 r prodllm!lt i [JI ~~. t11l1't 'fn,oC>eCd Ieom -the 11lOU~h oiUUl d.rag-on, the Il4'a~t mal Ull!' fal;;c pfophct, aud_ are lleadn~g all the lJaUOIl~ t(l the g'l'ellft and Dual eonRict. Vro;y&olt is II symbolic terui nll'Il~lh1" the del'ii's o:rgau.izlI:ho[l,bt'nt 'I!.l~mu d['~troyillJ!: Hit' iloople of God an~ dhc.l'etliitiTJlg God.. 'l'he d~drillH' ur preelamation g{l:i.n.g' fGl'~h. therefrom is to tbr ciTed: 'Uut!. Is a ~i~~r, ami hi!!! '~Tonl unreliable.' Jl(!wi~ ill 11 Hymbollc eXIIl!'e~son pictul'iing.the de\.i}'a vi,;iulell'Jrgauizatiofl; made i.t~ of c@nunercjai., pollit!('~~d and cccl.c.siatitical ~Iowel't whleb is ~;I,yi:ug' in eRect: ·W'e arewise and strong. We rn.ake life po"sibh:. 'Ye rille by div~ne right! False pr,orhd is <l. $.'l'I:!lboliC phrase r-epl"C~~ti:i!lg a ml~e eL:dlls~D.stit!3.1 iiy6~ t.eI~1 which lclrtiiml to represeDt the Lani but Wilkh does not, and[ wlraich is. saying, ~We are the i,nt:el'!Dr~ters of the divine will. 'l~hlil present order isb,y divine right. Commercia], potitJ.calmd efjcle3i~.tkal bodies must., stic k togetheI/

l.Hl(}f these ,(l·,.e bl'i'Jl~fJi~~!J iliscr-ed';t «po« G odj dlestroyi!Qg: the with ~i the peo'plc in the l3ih1r·, ami J]iri\rUIg' tbem tCQ desperation, . ike the M.idi:lLIHt,.· who d~stJ'oyed each other at the shout.·oJ( [ideon auJ lilli mtrc baud. so new these autit,vpkat lIJ:idiauites will de:;;boy eaeh other in a gftlrillt. oo.llru.d aI.I101l£' tliemtJ('ln'Ji;; wbRe llio.:>e who in truth l'eple...;ent the. Lord 8"ing nO[' l',r:abes (If .JrehG\',ah .<ln~l o~ UH~ g.reat King, For. nd~ reasen fliey a&1iil PJleparhilg' .for this grea1t ant] imll eoulhet. just as 'Goi'il prrerpheb fo[et®ld:

~{Proclaim ye nUl> [IlliOUg- the nations : .P·J1eP:Jl'e W[]I, w,al.e up the m.ig~lty men, let all the men orf ",,8.1" 4['0.\\" I1ear j Jet them come up: beat your p[ow;;h3J.'t"" into ,swords,. and yom' Yf'lllUWghooKJ:; info spears: let the weal;: say" I am. strong, AEroen!lbk :vol]!;8ehres and eome. all vc uatlons, and gidllecr }10lll'f>et\'e;; logetheT roulnl about: thifhcl' eause thy nlighiy euestc clune (]OWJ1;, 0 Lord, :Let, the nations IJ.c w~kene~I; .uld come Ul!' to the \'a~ll.I!.e~· of Jr~hlllSllBJlb:\t: loll' HlEl're, win I :sit to julillge t]U UU~ ]1".1 lOW> .!l~llUlld aLQut. rut ye ill tile ~ i~ldt! ; 1m' the b1J.T\l'cst is rw~~e: eeme, get you do,'i1nl; ~'rtb{: press is lull, the routs O\lCT JiIJ"Y; :tmr their l\'i~cqffiO£l; is great, ~!luUHtudcj!, muLtitllQ3.c5 ~n the \'allley oi df"(lit;iOI~: [lOT.' the. dillY ,o~ tlile Lord is near in the ",:!).ll.c'Y of ~e(! i$i'I;IiI.'" -Joel ;;I.: tl·U ..

It 1s ~nteJr~.slillg [lU' noiQ that Mr. Shepberd sars I~ his ,al'fide: "Net lelien th(l pl'ofiicers will be safr i;. the next war," About ~uf:h Ooil~ p'fiophet Wl'~·t'e ~ ~ ~ J,V ('; [:

tlr..e~· U",el.;' 8ih.I,~~· nor t1tei:r g:()'~d 8h~ll b'e «Me to de~ii{.·e.j· them ill th·!;) dOl)' Qf the Lord's wl\~lh; Il:nut Ua:~ whole land ~ha~rn 'he. a~I.1{1ured bv the fire '(l,f M~ jool~usy: io·r he 8hEJn rnabe e~'en a s,p~dy l'itddi!J1C'C Clf an them that dwdl in tlIe land," (Zephamla.h :1: 18)1

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'''1ih;:y shill c~'i the ir ~ih~r in tbe strsets, and ihe.n:: go1nm shall. be Ie:milJ!w~4: Ulerr ,(;!iiL V1\lT arml(L their gold shall not be able to delive'J: them in the df.l\T 'of the wrath of' the L6rd'! they sball.. not ~tidy tbcili:' ~OlIlll.S, ne~t:heI' fill their ilQ,yeli;;; becaJ:t~l'ie it is the E,tl!lmbHl'Ighlocko£ thei:: in~quity.~j-Ez'fkiel 'I: 19., ,

F'IU tbe aid and. comforl of those who debille to be helped, God B prophet ~ljrruetS'" them as they ee this trouble impellil!.ing to seek m.ooknc~ ~ Lind dgh.teoW;llSS¥. (Z~pt!L~'IlI.~ah 2:: 2~:l) How if> it pOffiible for one to be ba~~F~ lIitnl:d:er' such cOl]uliiions, loeelng that the gf~at conIlid is a pp:ru.aehmg ? 1 .9LI!8Wff :13ecil use the prophets show that· this trouble when dmIH? which \I'ill lM3. hod: . and I,;;harp,- will be the Iast ; and tb:Jit then the Lord wli!ll tum to the people.. a Jure message. that Ule)' :mm)'alll call upon his name and eerre ~iim with one eoasent,

--ZIll'lla..nl.U :3: 8, 9.

GO(rS ]:'\ep.li'e-sentEl'tiw~ omei .• ~' ,e.a~t oft the J-ew~h nation, r~~.!i'J.n fue day of its Qill~ni.z8:tio\IJI.to that ti~lie Willi 1815 ~·elll's. ":I.'t() double il!J.ut p[!l.'iod, ;j)f tmll;'!" ~~ fQnto,!d bv the above lIPr'O'phei, 'I-~'QU]d .meen wruldd li:H5 )'ca!!~ i~ .t\. D. ~3, which would bring us dO\\'l!l ~ 1 rs Ao, D'. E.xs(;ik OEI time in. Juae. 18; 8. the Berlin .r;QJ]·"re,;.~

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preo:nled ever by Lol'd. ~e.aOOll.:ilieJld .. the JewiF:h 11!r~lI!le minj~i-er of Gl'eat Brita"in~ rook the fit.t iel'<S 1911killg "llil i'U:''''f i!}O the Jews iip Palesttae. . But Uttle 1;11' noth.i.llg: w,tiI!l:; done for lorty ~ieau thel'eaH.el. From 11 .. n. 3:J .• UJ."ltlL the last Jrott of Pale;;t~iIle. J5eU wru; 'e"xncthr :11(iJ]t" ~'~Ili.~ to' the day. We rnru..st ,oontunle to J(luw.,e tb"e l:te;ri.od 0:£ H~lle, th.el!il: ],'!3.:;-8, JP~i\lS lo.~ty ~133F~ llni~g~ us tot!!J' 1918. Exaclly IJ!J] timethe Iavers oogiln to increase ~o' theJ1ew. In that yCilUl' file BriUsh Oo,·elimruenb <rtull.kd

" a com.mi1~iol!l to the Je'W~ to .re,buUJ Pnlestlue, ;Ild.lmder ,he leader,~b~p -(!Ii" D-r. '~Jdzmllnn and Dr .. Uupr~in

·tb{: wOl'k began. .

Why the AgItation Amongst the Jews Concerning the Rebuilding ,of Palestine?

Ml'l.iI;!oAR~ W,\S : Your question c~nce:rJiliQg the .Jews ~bu.il~g· Pa].e~tinc as abumela'lld i~ illlteteEtilll_g in Jew mld Gentile. The JC\V has been much despised among the l'J:atic!liI.s and kJ~Il.gdoml:\ of the earil!, but :in 1)oc-ent )"ellT!l the people have 'beenme l1Jor-e..wtemnt, amI DQW the Jew are l1etu:rning to. Palestine, Like the other pO'l1lLbi 1 have ]nention~, ~ this is exadly in fuHi1moot 01 lpropheey. Wilen God east them out oi Pelestin~j he wId them t'hat tbey would lOoffer :!I:'®f e;.,'tIl.cUy the same length of time that they-had received his fa'll'Ol.-

JeTem.irnh 16: 1,8. ~

It w,as on t'be tenth illar oJ: X isaa (abol.X~ April k A~ D.33~ wheD Jf~us rode iD.tQ J~nlsalezn, and thel'e .as

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. 'rhe Je~';8 Hilt'" have ~ewli.l~y·-Jive ,!Ig:rieu]tu'l';ai~ c!l~Qnie:s D ]_lIale:i!tlne. "riley ~la\Ve. buiU ~elellal.! . 1 h-e hr dttie~" rnI!iong the-ill. 'Tel Aviv, whieh nrn.r bas a llQPulat10n 00: 22-~5,®~,all J·ew~. 'l'nc ~1'e~l":i; are- jllowimlcr :mto jl''ale6tm.~

~ l!I!OW atthe rate 'uI ,3j'oO{l -pel' llil~'J1IIth~ Salj~ 1J.b. l~c-belskr· and dUIr'ing 1 !J<2 5, lit ilil e);:p-Cf~~el~ t}tat Irom 30,000 to 40': 000 n.ewoolollirts will l1eUI~ there, Ycn' :De,\" O:ftlil.Cii~ collle from" .America '!il'f (\t.Ua«],a. but nCillr[y all 'emigrate il'OOl !{I.1SSlilL• 'l'nJis is. wh!IJt tbe Lord's ;Pl'ophe~ said th~t th~" w1{il~d dill:' ~'Tll(![',do:r'e", behold1 the dlil.YF: It>Qlne, sa~th the 10m, fha'tit shaD no mare be s,Ji~, 'J~b~ Lord

. ]i\a~fb:. tl~"t br~ught Up' tl:!.e ~hilldren 'of b~lael out ~f the land o~ E~ypt~: "blWt~ rrhe lAri Uvcth, ·UI.OIt l:l;ougbt up the ,~hih]n.n fiJf Ierael from the Iand OIl the uorth, and

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from ali fhe lamb wlrt~ther he had ur-i>'en them: and I will bth.l£i them Bg'U~:n into Lru,'!Jr laud that I g-are unw thdI: fatheB:i:~-Jlcremjah Hi: 14~ 11.5.

G~(l made <1\ solemn promise to Abmlmm (hat lie should have the land for himwlI ~llJ his seed after him fore\'er- (G,ene i. 1.1: 17, 13) 'I'he iullilment offhat promise ii. just lJ.e.-giuniing. "Fer 1 will e; t mine eyes upon them F01' so(nJ~ and I will bring. thesn agahl to tbis JarI;IO: and 1 will l:milll th{!]1I1; ~ml'llot pl.li1l them. (lowu;

_ and :I: wUl plant th.etll, amI mJ'tpil[wk them up. Al.d Jl will give :theT:l1l 0'Iil1 heart ~C! know me, Ul,l3Jt I am Ute Lord; u.il they shall be Illy people, ami ][ will be their God: :for they 'hl'ldl return unto me with their whole keart" -3 eremiah 94.: 6" '1.

The land purchased by the Jews i'u, PnlesUM within t1t;,e p,r;st few '!Jea,~'s nmv ttJltals 206iJJJO acres. rrbis io what G{)d~~ prophet i:iaid Htat they-' would do : '(And fi~hhl ~haUbe bollght hi this Iflnif,. wher-eO][ ye ~ay > It i~ desohlte ""ithoU'(. mall (If I.l~a"t, it is gi"!'"l.]:n into the band Qf tb~ C i!Lal.!l.ea.m_ ]It'll :5bU buy fieh1~ 1m: mon~y~ i3.ll1~~ ,,;uL~er:ibe ,~dd~ucel;i·~ and ~ them,. and. take witnesses ])1 the Iauil ,of Heujamin, ilnd 1 ~ the l"llal~ !l!bout ,J~rm;al.en~, and 101'1 the cities of Judah, and in the cilti.es a'll the mountains, and iII the ,cities of the \'a!l!l:e'o"- ,amd if] tho '. ities of t];)~ south: for I ",".m eEl~1!"ie ihcn-" capti'dty turetl[trn~ saiith the L:lro.'-.J!,cl'erD.iah 32: 43,44.

'The Jews ll,!Fe 1)undin«' hl)lli.se~ to Iive in .. I!llUl eencemillg this lime Pr,ophet ~id: ~'.And they shall, build hauses, and iohabit thr:.m; amI 'they .. hall phu:tit' \·il1€yar.Js, I'IlH~ e,<l,t ihe tg:IA~.t of them. 'l'hey ~han net. bn.Ud, ,ancil anotb~r m.haoit; th.ey sIMln liJ;ut 'pbni~ a.~1'l1 another ea.t:· iOl'a~ the d!l.Ys of a aware the day:s of mypoop,IIi!, ~nd mine el~t. ,liJhaJl Itll1.l.g eaj(l'Y ~he walk of their hands, 'l"hcl

~han J1.o,t laJ:101l" in: vain, Jl®/f iirrng fo:rih for trouble: Ior they an the s~ 'of the blessed of the JLm'd_, and thei r 1ill,ti5pFing ,..,ilh them.~j~l:~iab 165.: 2Jl~2·<J,.

ID'WFillg the put five yemie. they have planted ill. Palestine hundred oI iJlJ!lltsfJ!D.iils of trees, e.~ai()tl v ill. harmom' with pro~I:llroy foretold = ~~ will plant .. iil!l. the ~'Hderne::;s th:~ 0!ldar, the shiUah tree, and the Ut)irUe, and the. oil tree ; I will .set irn the desert the iii' tree, ami tbe pine, ,<!luI ike box iroetogE!'tber ; thai· ~he:r may see, and know, and oo.mider, ad 1llidenw.ud rogeth(j~, that U:w hand of th Lord h~tb. dane thi~, _1lII the. Holy OUill of I~.raeli lina:th Cl'eate~ it"~I!I5a:iath 41: ][9~ 20.

Couoorntng the time VI' hen ilheJi:ew~ woul d begin io leoohre 'Oot's faeor Je~u5 said: ~'And. tbev ~hau~l jilill b}' the edge 0:£ the sword, and. shall 'be led ~apH"e into .all nati.ou.:. ~ and Jlel.'1JI~e:m ~hall 00 trodden down of the Gentiei!i, llnH~ the U;me6 of the G'entiles be ilillllled:' (Lnk,e 21: 24)1 rr'he -Gentile tjrmes ended in 1914., .and from thaI; tim~ lorwarril title J ewsharl.-e been active :in. l'aiertirne.

• Aiocording ~'O their jubilee s.~,..mll'!., ll,.hijeh Oo~ :i.[laIl,gu~

. rated, \1:ith them unt~el" Mi~_~.fuhei!.' last tYli'k'al jUbil.~e i So t]~e ~:,~~. 1 !)tZ5,; aud ~lriorl1y thereaftii"f the great blessmg:a whieh Ood!. has pl'omi:;ed to the ,,~\\.' sheuld Iwstin UOOO' made manifest. '\I\Te may look witl keelll expeelancy i(ll" S'Q~lle u'uu'k,ed 1'Jt(j1ti.festatiQ~t of GOll' ... . hH'o'I" i'tb Ut,e Z;attel' pl(J,rt '()It It}:Nj~ or "hul'H}, thereafter,.

l~lIt t}IC~· must learn '!iii JIoMIlS as their le:ssjojl. MoSl:S was a iy!,e of Chlli~i Jesus ; II.Hd ]lo. (0'$ pn~pll!~A,eil t~lat God WClli~~ rai;;e up hts :,lintltype~ who ,:;lunlld be Uw leooer!lllll hll"s~el" !Jf the ]"§6I.lJple. St. Paul, him"JI;']f a Jr-w, P'1'~p']H'tie1lll]]~' w:r-.:)ie: '1'];'Oi" J[ 'would Jlot .. 1)]j·('H~I'r'n.

that yc should be igmm<Iot ti: iMs DlIyBitlery~ l~st yc ~hClU!ld

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he wl~e in J'QllU' own conoo.i.~; tha,t hlindncH in paLd is happened to Israel, unttl the Iulness of t:lT!e Gentili>s be come in. AIld. so all Israel shall 00 saved : as it is wdtiim:t, Tbere shall come QllI!, 01 SlOll the Deliverer, aml sha]f turn away uJlg-Qilliness :from Jacob,' (Bl,lllfl!UlS l1: lM~ 26) Tne'])El i a 'ui11Cl!'CllOO between the "Gentile times'" and the "fullness of the Gentiles". 'I'he Iatter reiC'Jl's l!!l' the time wh n God lias taken out from among th~ Gentite:; all who shall oonstitdte, bws k[ugdllRI elass. 'l'h~ evldeuee liAows thaI; that w~H'k is abeut 1;(I:m~lete.

B~y these ]lFOtJhecl@S ~iou obse!rV€ l'Iddltiollru proof that the wol'ld llas ended, t]lat the new 'I1Ir-del' of fhi ugs is here, that the til!l€ is due Io!!" Glod"~ j:'.tJ,VOl" to the ,Jew, and dlOi-Hy thereaftet the bl~5Sii}g.5 t1!l all the nations of the earth.

lIIB., HU:NG£R:. But what effect will 'this baWl I.llJUll the other nations i'

)Ia BUN JJlIAS ~ 1 shall eorsr that in the subsequen t que.s:b{l.[ls you have pr-o])ounded .for me. Y 00 ask ;

Elf' hum a n schemes, No. .A,ce~l'\dli.ng W. God's p]an. Y es, God\ ~w phet, speaking of this time of distress 1'I pon . the I1!:lJhoil1~ .an~ kinudoms. tJle earth said: ".And ill tile days of these Idllg$ mall the God O[ heaven seL lllp a kingdom. which shall never be ticsil;f(lyed: and the kil1f."iihnn 1!hE!!J!li not be l'eft to other people, I;mt it st.!!U bl"eak in pieces :l1111 eonsume all, these kingdoms, and ilt 1:;1ul.U ~t8ml. for ew!'[/· ,( Daniei 2:: 44) /i;~ karrtl (} ~lEg u,'i t Itt his p'r·(J·ph'(!,c:f1~ '!Irn! 'wm ti,e€ th(,~t the ~~ tiQM8 of ,the. earth tu'e b.eing ,da81~ea to picce!5, a.nd tha! I .a ld the other pl'~pbec:ieb show that tate Qed 'iJ·i

heaVen ~ 5eti~g up his mrei'~tw.g kingdom. -

Th:e apO£ltlellP'dsr also wrote proJ!lh(!Hc-aUy. He 1I.escribe.s thevery eondlttens that w-e see now 'am.ellg the nations and peoples of th~ earth, In 2 Peter 3: he shews

, that the whole s~~tem would be on fire, wll,i:ch 'I\"'e now see in eeurse of fuJDlml'nt; and he thGll alld.;;;: '''Nevectheless we, ~CC(ll'!l!inS" to . h~1> Fromil;e~ look for new heavens and a new ,earth~ wherein dwelleth righteeusness," (2 Fete]' ::I: la) Those who haVE!' faith lin Gad's W erd, and who are hal!1(lstiy npI.esenting: the Lol'd~ olPder\l'e Uris command prorhetkaUy get forth: "'Say a.m.oug the ntiO'u:s th!!t the Lord :re.igneth: the WQidd !!loo. M ElllJ] be ~IbHrned that it sl:1&~ no,t be :mO\W ~ he shJ.1!.ill jt1Jdge ·the ~ple l"ightOOUidy':' [Psalm 9G :'10) 'l'he. LoN! has returned; he has taken !ris power; be has begun hi reign; an~ th",t ill w~y the trouble if; on: and that 15 why the message >lew mnst bepreelaimed, We must !11hreni5e the King and his k:iIJigdom.

Stabili.zing the world can he accompl[~hed only by 'Hl.e kingJmn oJ Chdlit the Memah. The first to,orl,; ,(,)11 flu~f k,ingitollt is to br,eak to pieces Ullf; 1Jt.nrig.hteo'U~8 ,syt;tem$ of the 'Ztl,Q'l"ld, wltich, is now in progress, Por the eDco1!lffic,or.eDle1J!Jtand comfort m these who de~:iljle a better alay,. the Lo,r,iW Ml!l."Ol!gh his proph.et says that when this is G'l!.on.e then the f!e~ ple shan learn righioousne&s> because then the [udgments 'of fihe Lord will be m the earth.-Zephalllab 3: 9 ; I~atah 26: ,9.

AU. eHoTm of men !Jo Ilcoom.pHshth~ frlabiHzing of the wedel by a League (If Nations and Fedemtion of Ch1l!1'(!he!;~ er orgruJizatiollS of Uw,t :lcind~ aile W(H',se fbau :fooUl1hn~ss, Wl:J.atthe poo-p~e -»tust UQW learn fs tZMt the ki~~,gd(.!'m fJj heUtven. is' at 7~n,~id. Jesua b!Ju:ght the ~iptM roPf!1J :'~Th" l'dJlgdom come.

't'hy will be d0ne eD, ~i!l.rtb. as it is m h.eal.\'~ut and to

Can the World be Stabilized?

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continuethis pmy(it ootil tile kingd.orn. oiiln1e:;.., Many have urbeRd thi~ pll'n~'i{""~ bue not in siu,eerity. But be !l~~nr~(l 'Ulitt ill!' ]ll1U.y('f q! the sincere @IH!-B hail. been. hearik 'l'h~' ime bas nOl\r eoms, IUId 'the L3!l'd .bai: blwil lU hi lliJll!'ol'li his gr-eat power !mil begun his ~eiglll. 'I'iv' Lcrd 11.8.\1'ing }prophe,;ied and pfom:iseU that DC' "in .bl.JiUr.I' the world, we nul':; be surethal; that 'Vi ill be UIHIi'.

Jacob my servaat, wherein YOUft fath~rs, hsve dwelt ; and they shall dwelil, ·thern'i!R~ '~li'tm. Ha~y~ and their children, and th~iI children's children lor ever : ami

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lilly servant David ~all be theh' pcinC'€ :for ever."

(Ez~kiel 37; 2-4, 25) J.rIll.e Jews did Dot u.DJler$'ta~d beeause it was not due time. Dml'id means be1o\i'ed; sad : the . beloved One ~f G?d, thlil antityp~ of Da,']d, is Cllllht. J e';UE the Mess!<ili. Long prior thereto Hod ihreugh his prophet Moses had ,~aUJS€d to be written:

.~ A. prophet ~haill U~e LOl'Ji jiOU~ GO'@. la:i.~e up 1!Juto yO<ll. of J1Ot'i.l!:' b~thr,erl.~ like unto me; him s1~ atl!~ ~!e heal' in all thrng~ .• wMtsoever he shall ~ay unto you." (i!J:ds s ; 22 ; Del]te~qoIllY 1 S: Hi) 'Ul5 prophecy reliXbed to Christ Jesus the Lozd. GOQ1';:; dealing with the natien o~~rae~ was ]!o,r the J1HJI(l~e of mllkiil!lg typ.e,,; and :.bauowlS of goo(l hlngs to' eome, (neb:re~~'5 10.; l) HI!fOlfe 'tbe estaibfi!;hrn.el1t ,0£ his kiJIgdlfll, iF WfJ$ fiUlt neeessary flOft:he LeI'll J'i;I$US to redeera mank-ind; $nu this, he dld by hi:,:. death upon the cross aDd by hf:s

nlSwl'ectioIl.-2 T1Ul.athy 4: ~ 1. •

1'he man Adam had Ernnoo~ ani![ ~))Ougbt death ana co<ud€ml!lartio(jrn upon all DiI.!lDkim:t The man CbdSil Je~"Us"oluMitarilly dieOl, Ua.at, he hoight be the Ii:ed~mel 0( ,aU mankind. (1 iI'im.oihy 2: 5 .. 6; lIe]!Jl~ws :\::9) After'Ms resurreetien J esus sahli: ('.A]] ]wwe.r js gi'l'.et1 unto me in heaven amI in earth," ,(Matthew 28: 18) God. appointed him. to be the KWflg, the gl'C;lt Baler, the ~iElri,iih. (Lul!e 2~: ~HI) J esus ta..ugld: Jz.i·s fol-

ll"wers to prOlfJ for the CQ~ni'ng of his It.,ingdQ1n~ not th-il't the:, oouJ.d bring the kingdom soener, but ]11. ornder ro ~eell th~rn in a proper eondltlon 'or bQrt to rooei\'e the kingdo:m. «lLSJttlbe'w 6 ~ 1"-t3) '!'he one tbililg t~:Ilot.J'es.us mS.,(P[Iiti.ed· tlibOI\'e all others in his Wacbwg was the kingdom m heeven, He promised bis

:.\111. l ~ .. \ lU, AliAS ~ Y on ask: '~ih11t is mea:nu: !by fhe kill gtlom til hea ven ? It m.MID S the e:>EuiblLishmmt®,ftlmt kUI~[l~lIl1 j['I!l'f which Jesus taugbt h,~ disciples to pray, ] j. tho hope oT mankind" It ll."m bring the de we of ('\'j"}' lIonel>!t. bl'in..t. It ~·m he the (-omton and joy 'oi

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'I'ho ,~(,w· hOpt:'d that they. Vi"oU!~d establi.ili a. unl\l'r<I,d etnllirc, tmoug:h which IiU the uations .11f the

12':.1 rth wou ld be bl essed, They based this hO.l:lc l!tp@'.11 thellrtlll~i~e G,®il made to i'lJ;ucahaw. (fle]}(l.Si.s 22! 10-1S) 'Jt'lub proIll·L~e lH~!'enewcd to UU~ ¢ff.JlfWmg or{ Abr,(l.n,l;lDln Hme and time n,gain- '!"hrougb his }l'l'ophet Jen@'\'ail

,.U i ~ tu David: "A 1'1 nl thine hOIlf€il-lil ~ tllY kingdom Rhnll be ,;fablii~hed lot e\·er bf"l'~l"e thea; thy tbl1!ln!le shall he esbJJl)lil>h~il fureH~F:~ ('J: 8amu{'1 'i: Hi), '!'M Jews. thought that ])ll-viJ mlIul,dJ.te the king over the whole eadh. .Long a:U~!' Dadd's death, aml when thlil b"faelit;e,s had been ~(,IlHerOO ,:H!Jlllong the nati~ ef ,earth? God tbrou,g:h his prophet. Ez.ekM sruil to th,um: uAnd Ihl.~·id. my servaut ~h(ln be !king o.-err them ': and the~ sb~ ha \Ie ODe shepherd : they shall alli>o waIDk N!Jl my ju.dgrn.enbi, anti. 'ob~el''''~ my sta.d!:ute~; and d!l' them. Jlnd they shan dlwe'l in. the land "l:lUlot I ba,~e gt'i'en Wl.~ _

disdples iIll,adthe w(lulll 'rchUD and ~et up bis kingdom. ' '!'M6 would ma:rk f~lt, t i~ne of tile bJe~,3.iug M W!Ii!!kind. (A!cts 3: 19'- 24) 'l'I~i s is t h~ kmgOiO'fIl fOii:'e!old by Ute Preph t.-n nlt'l 2: ,H:.

. 'rile ,,"orl] k~lIl:lbllll is tIl!leil, in a twofold, mannere

• l'i.ri>t. n ~Jll'lLn 'ill(' l'i)'\!alline or 'I'IJJiog one ; seeond, the domiuion or • .ubrjcet:~ ruled, Jes'us Christ ,n,n!l th(l~e w~!om lu- hlll,('s to be ,[I.S:oocmted witb him as thc :mernbees Ill! Mili 130dty eouni:lllte Ui'C It-<i;;"1iIIi. line Of' f1!JHn,g !JIIle~.

'fbe tmti()<u!I of tbis w!1)Irlll are desigm:!3:t(!d in UIe Scr i lIt l1'1'1'~ liU:ld~'l Hu~ title 'lbeasf', TlD1@Sfl ,oo~lsti:h~t.e ~~ dev j I' ~ (I rgil.ln i zaHo-n" beoo"1L~ he ts the ged oIt]l!ifo! W(I rl d. (2 Cor iutbioo" -4: 3, 4, ~ T]n,oir~uj]sib]e part of tho devll's l ... iugdom, made up of Satan an(J[ the evil aug' I . constitutes the e,-il heavens as mentioned ]s 'the JolcJ'iIJh~ro~. rrhe vi&ibte parts oJ[ Satan's kiIlgdom art! th!.' tlDiti ns IJInld gystel1l;> of this worM ... operating in un.l'ightcolJI.mci!$, Sat3lu1spo-wel.' and rl1!l.e is {:O be destroyet1 ~ and Christ ~llall e~aibHih new heal!eIlS and ;[1, new' earth wher~.in ~lwcUelh :r[gMoo1il ness, :H:Cijlrdingio, the propbee;-. (2 rd~ g: 13) 'ill'be Jew,s Etill look for tbrir li,lte~/ili.ab, ~lli in ~]n.e timefbey wiU r-.ecOg1l~e

'b ri st :lIS the JIC!.siaih. Tll.eJLll'vl"s will nm 00 tak-eri te 1m], n, 'J.'he.i!.' hopes .. ~'ill be iul6Ued; [lfnd thei!r M{j:,~jall will eet:illbti.J~ a universal kiflg40m II':II!. eadh, wHh ~lis l{'gru. r,epre$eni::lJti"t'IC.;! made u~,' of the ~ajtJhtul priflphet of 'old lU:~l1ght. back fmm IIJeath and e- .. taidishei in the e,ill1-i:,b_ as the princes '61i rulers, (Psalm 45: 16) 'I'll!! Cbr'ist, im'i~ilih' I'Irlling heareu aud !'adb. wnI 00lfi!itjh~te t.he nerw bc-a:vens. The rule "isibfe under the:

Sl]p~n i SlOB (I] 'lab perJfuct "epresent'i1Iith',e~ wUl ()O[l1itih~te thl:! ]if'W e1li]'t.h, aooQffii:llIg to th~ prophecy. 'JIl'he first work of Ch'riet, as 1~"G siaie{ljis ~i!lI dash to pieces, these old w]ck~ syst~m.~ '_]L'llis '10~k is now g<ling; on.-Be ehdiQD. ~: ~16, ~7.

The q1lU:l;;t;l(nla ,e\l'er in tho mipd of the faithful .JI'\\" and Chl'i~tian Is, ~~llum" will tll,€ 1~)i~'$JJdQ'~'Jl- be ('1;t(J:7itio1~ed? Ac-corrliing 10' the prophecy of EzekLt'j 2][ : 24-27, when ~'lI.e C.Qlll.es whese right it is"; wh~n he ~haU t!llke untohim,se.Jf rus Jlow'~'il!llil -reign. ,\:\,·hn.{. then shoU!~d Woe expect to be evidence Ul.a!t this has been done': ,JesllS hlm~1'f pl'opihetkalIy aillswered thHt then the .na>filllls would become angry. (R.el·elaition 11: 18) The Gentile ti!Qes, as I ha~'e stated: ,wdlXl :in 1'9 ti. 'l'here the m\tiQ.I!lli became liillg~y; and f~om then 1llI!t:i! now the 'evid~oo bas cent iuued to mcrease thut th . .e Idnga Oltl Qf heaven is ,at hand.'

,\r e win 'take note oIthe met that dU:t~flg ilie :pa...«t few years there has been a. co.m.parahvely small! bo~~' of Christianpc'llrplc lmown as Bible Stnilent.s~ 'who lm.vepeJrsisteDtiy~eld the people jill suluiauca that ih~ werl d hall endoo; th~t the kingdQlli of heaven if at hand, and that .milli.o.ns now ll'fj;ng will nenlf Ili~; This had to be done. It is de-.aily in fnltfibncnt 'l;Jit Jlr{lplle¢y~ as mueh se as the other- projphecie's I ha.e fhovoll '"OU, ft1illlilled and in the mum') !lJf £ulillm.ent. The COI1HiUl!lg o! thf;l' Lm~s krn.g.dolTI is good! news, ~boih 'to the :iaillif1:ll Jew and to the iiaitMul Cb:ristiau. I t is good news to :every ooe who wants a r]ghteons, rule. The w~rd gospel means gO(ld UelVF"

A(ter ~ting what would be evidence that Ule wor 1] had ena,edan(l[ that the kingdom is here, Jiesm; C"llIrnmanded, saying1 «J.D.l thi;. gospel of the ki1:!;geom sllaU be preached HI. all the world for Ii. wimel!s unto all natieas: (lui! <then: shall the Wld oom.e-." (Maitlun", M: U) In iulfillnellt oK this conumrn~ a.nd. pr'lJrphecy:. the go~pe •. OJ: b'l.md llews has been acnd is billing }Dreamed by tile Bible Siudelib in atll the nations 1)( earth, only :!t> ~t wimess. Dot for the ]J,urp@@ of con li'€:rH~g mRIlk lull 'rhsly ~re ,sdvmwng the KilJ,g anill .his kingdom.

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W/11.1' ,&:0' ~wt the de¥'9'1J IJ ~'ea cl~ aii e ~ne8- safJ€- -ins~e"~,(l of scofli'ug? :-illU have a;,ke.d. Beeause they are :It part of ibis worM. 'Xbey SUp]JQrl. llie worldly instlbdlQJll81 ~nUi::JiN l'!.e~~'€Ire a part @{ -the de'i',il'll; II)lgan~zatillu aDd. not a pari of God's org8.llieation, I ha \Ie Jlolrlied Qut to yuu he.re:toilll'lJe that sueh is but [1, iuUilmcnt oi prop'hiJ'C~-. Now you will be able to see taut it is ueeessury foE' the roo]de to ,alb!Rdall the dergy arml thil l!blU''Ch sy!'tC'lns. tltl!!er1r I1I'W complete~y. and. to d@l their ,®own il!tUti!y~!nlg fill t~lIl llililte. rrhey .oust ::>epWF'J,liW 'l:bem~eh~i's f[GI:ul liIiU UU'~o 'lIOOO'lidly :5,YE:i:m!S' ela il:ulrnl1g' to :r(!pl'e~el1t the ].J(I'l'dI.. l:.\n~ 'i> MeO 0:0 1>0 ~:nul prayerfully i!lud. bithtull:- devote t1ril~m,;eb~~ ~0. t~e stlldy ~i God s WOl'd DOW "ill- be g]"'eJ1 g:ve~t romGrl and hope.-~ , o:rinthil]fns 1: 3-[1.

)."011 DIU t see now, Mr. Hl.lll!ger, Umt all the qlle.;:tioD'" Yi!)iU have propOlmd d lr.ebte to the iuHilment at: prophecy. And noW as t!o ~'O1l[' fimd qlli~.,:,--til!ll!..

What Blessin,gsMay t'he People Expect to Come from It?

M.R. BJl:(1.;;.'< }!.1I&S : Yon eane;;i1:r ask: 'ih~t Me~s,iugfi. !l'Ulji' -!the. peo'ple e"pedbfi)m.UI£~ Messiah's kmgtl®'~l? I aaswer thiSI~uesti:on from. tile Scr~,tUro5; and I hore tc(l p()lint Oil ' ~o you eertain p,r-Gofs, that. "-iilL bring l'etJil coDliort to )'o,ur betl!l'i, tb:l.lIt yau rnsjl take ceurage aml louk to tJne Ltml {or &cli\,erulloo [lnll hl&--swg :in this time 0:£ pm:p,1exity .anll db-tress.

]"nml tbe da~ii; 'Of Eden. tlH~e has bl:e,n Ilmt mUe jo~ ~n eadh. 'Tbank:!; ~ett:l.lto G/ild that tbe dll.l-- Is d~wn= ifl~ wh~nUlero i>hllU '00 greaitjoy among the people-;; tof lhl!1'\J ,n-l'~L and this jloy suru.l increase tluUli. it firurns tbl whoh' l.'alrt1m.1. '!l'Il,) gO'li'cTillllumb 'Clf ihis world ]l-OW. as l~-e 11n lSt! ,. are n 1:; u]])rigbteou,s. 'JIl'he gm'ermtll' at ~f

ili,ekil.llgdom or Mes.siah will be a righteous !;ov(,U'Ilment, (bl1iah 1!1: i:i) . dod :fQF"e~oM. this tbrough hi~ prophet Whe~ the bate Jesus '" 90S bO'l'lI. at BriMe.lu,~Jn the IUI~t of eJml brought the message : "']BellUM. I ildng ~r!)u good t'!~{lift!J8 Q', greed joy, ·w'l"tid, .sl~(t~l b~ 'llmto' an peop.1'e. For un~Il' you is born this day, 111 the city of Davtd, a Sa\'ior,\vltich is Clui;:;[: the VJ'r-d." 'fhe angelic hwb bang, ',tGl~ny to God in the highe~t, amd on earth peace, good witU toward men:'; ,( Luke 2,: 10, 11) The1i1'l utbemnees, Ql the ang,eh were p~p~hc, 19. partial fulmmeut of one Prolpheey and !;Wm.:bng "WI a eemplete flill.film.~t o:Ji it in due tii!le. Long hrio([lc f.hat time Go,ffi'sp:rophet hlild wrltoon C.O.l1~ eerning Christ the ][e~f:iah: "For unto us a child is lWl""I!, unto us a SC!!l is giveII. and the governmen t shall be ul'o(Inb.is ~hou1der; &rDd. hili name " all he emitted \V!ilnderflll:i" Counsellor, The mighty God, The e\lcdal>ting: Fathe~'i, The "Prince of Peace. Of Ole IDC:reI,iSe of his g()vermnent and peace there ~hall line He) end, UPi;lU tic throne ijf Da'ir~tI.> and u,on. his kingdom, t() order it; and to eS'bablisb it. with ju.{lgme;nt and l'i~ith' justice, fromhe'nooforlh even fo.r e'I,«,,~' -ISala1b 9' ~ 6~ 7.

By this ~r"0p'hecy you. see Dot oini~y that hi~ gOll,,'emment ~ l'igh.teOllE, but flmt he i~tThl.e ll:;rtat ICoon~eJ.ler iillld Lme-glli'er cd tile peoples (If earth.

N O'IV the people :!ire bl!il,tcdencC!. l'iith ta.xation to llHlke prepat:aUonf'ot' rulil!}tue:r iwrib1.e war. Millie than tbet, they are frightenoo and ill dh"tre;>,; because of· tile iim}}ending disasier from ,gas bembs :pd otbe}! instrlillloots, oi desteuction, U nder the reign of the Prince of Peaee, Christ the Messiah) wrars slM1ll cease, a:,nd thfJ. p,r3opZe s:l~'ftU seftl,e d<n.Q·l,~ to pt!'wef1,~l condliti oti.S. '

I thiW:l;, the ~fiaen.~e he~tOO:'i)'Ie 6ubooU~d shom'll.

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:h¥~h eonr mee "0 u Ullllt \\"1" l1It-f' 1l.(lW in the l~lilt days of H~c ·0111 order .. Go~l' ~ llroJlh~t l.:~nce1'lli:l1g .,41lis U~.c end

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4:611llf'- to p[J-~ i~II~I~' hlRt lIuys, tl!!i,t the- 1J!1Ouutllm [kLll~~ 11 m-IillUllllium ,[0, I' Joj,HJl 0.1 of llilll~om:] of th.e LQ~:. [LOn .. e ,h III Iw " t.lblj"}I('d ill tile to,' '!II nil Il'lOunta;]ft;;. ' l.lHd ~I .. ll hi' x ul (I'U Hb{)H~ '{he .llill:s; .'lIml all natieus -hnll tlow into it. AmI mnny pooptc shaU go' :mil

-av, I '1)1111' Y~'. umt Il;t us go urn to tile lII.1ol~ntain [bng-

,.1';'111 ur fill' L~I·~I..hj Ul(! hrm~ of the oOod, ~f .J:aco~; I~wl \1i' wm t('Jlch H.~ of hi~ W~lJS~ and we W]U. 'I'I',~ 111 jllj,~ '1Iilh~; for OLit ef %ion [t'i·h:iehlllea!1l.S o(U;r.._;, organiZilt inu, th~ kiJlgi.lolTI J shall go forth Ute law, (md: t7~(-t WfU"t of i:h(' Lon~ f~'o'm, Jertts(liej'J~. And he ~billl!l jll~~(l IllJloug the nahens, and .. hall l'Cblltke many ) II'< I I'll' : uml tlle~' hall JJ:~t; their S~\illnt, i!lto pL~'I)i1')'b 11 " '". 111111 their spc:a:" ml.oa pnnl.!lll.ghooks: .I..Iah<m ~hnll uot lift' up sword agajngt uatien. u(']I~her shall. UH';r lcuru war l]ll.~· mere . .'···~ts'liah 2: 2·'. _

); ow mflllJ~' or Hue F~ J,,]e,s of earjh are ",,~r\tin,g i~ Wtlut of 10011, wMie ~h~ rrof:ib;;e:~,,; roll in IU1J:JU[Y and j u4!.g:l~ wit h. th~l Nlri(:e~. \VRIim the kin,gdom It!I'l the Lord j,., in [un milli', these !J1]1),]iJ_U!ii.iOIlS wU~ be cbilugetit. 'i'he L n~ \d~l 1M;,; tho I~NJple se thllt the<y",:ill ha!ie plellty: .. Uc g~~Jd taen, y elnldren 01 Z ion, and !l'Cj olee in t~e. L(lJrd \"1 ur '~0I1: Jlolll bp hath gh.-,en you tne jomlli!C i1':U!l!l Jllon(';akh-. dind '1h: w]ll 'I:au':;'!!l to I)OIl'U~ UIl'WIl iO'f ,~;I]1)J!1l tile mm. 'HH~ f'Ol'nlCTr1:!m. and. th[) latter ra~n lin the JI r~i' month. A.wl t hI.! i:\4;IDlS ~IiLaU Ibn fall of \f'he:!t. ~J.iln It tl:af' ~Jl!t~ ~h.llIn on~[i11 fJitV lV lth "'me Ilnd. eil, And [ ,dnr(!~b~H'e to VoOll the \~~:l'rs i.hfll~ the ~O{!1[a~t hath eaten. tiw ~':;Jilllk1f nli'oOl';I!. ,Imll t he lCareq~jlJe1", and ~_1.1~ pfdlr['lei~ worru, my great army whieh 1 ~ent Wi!long yon. Aml ye ... hall e:lt i,l'!. plenty, ,and he l'~t.i:JJi.ed., and pfail'l(! the name

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oJ Hle.LOJrill your 1(: 0([, that hot)ll dealt woudrouslv with jrQiu: 11 lUi my peop[e :.ltd never be ai>h!iIl'leil. .'\.uni. ve shall know that I asu ill the .!:n~lLst Qf Israel, :J!ml t'l!.tat I am. he LoI'~ )i'Oll!r G'Od!, antl none lee: aud 1lI Y jeeple shall mel'IilT be IlEhfllIDCIi "~olll 2: :23-2't,

. Since the ti.tne ,,,{ Eden :m:tu ~1<i15 been l.;mlipeUeu to fight with the tholn:.; anlI thlstles to p'r-.e\-,cld. th~Ul from dcstf,l]Ilymg his creps, ",,'hi.,eh predueo the necef;ilitiec 0,[ Hie- Under JIe8si,(dl;/;;; feign tlWI!Jf! thi"~f!~ shaU pa.'.!s a.rvay~ as it is Pfo.l;l~eti,ca1l!}· w riite,1:L~ {fJil~tead or '~e tJh.oi.':M. shall e~U[le up the Iir trot..~" alld mst.e{u[ ,00( the brier shall ~ .. -,tj)me tl.!i1 the myrtle treo : uud it shall ~Iil to the LIili'UI. fmc a uame, ilDO'1 nn ('\'1"1- lla.:iitiu.g slgu that shall not be cut 'o]PfE aiah ;j.ij: 13,) 'Hille it will be UC()I2~~IUV for man to \YOI'l. his work will[ ]IO!; be lllJ.boril!lus; al~tn he $h;:d[ alt tb~ fruit; uf 11i5 labilE' all!..'!. ~jllk'e"..---Pi;ahn 67! ,.1, G.

Now there 8/lre milliOIIHl of jflOOp](, en ('.arlh who Im\'I! 1m hlJ1J1\?S in. whidll to 'lDn~ permanerdly. 'rhe~- dweU iu houses oWIJ~d b\- tlthe.rs. lllilrl\; ~l't' Iu ,dread for i-e&r th,e l[llu:lon.l wi]} come ;;J!niil 'IlU~'t them. because tlwy eaa M.otpa.y ~."I'O'fhruMnt rents. Tlley plflll1!lt ~heh' C'I'O~ ~~ andl their \;ine';a.nr-d~. and !II,e in feu ~esf tnC' landle I'd ~h(l!U take u\\',al~- inc- imib of their lal~OoH_ limi~I' t!.I~· reign !l,f :M~aiall the 'ooond~~ti~'llS win 'change ~0~.' i:l~I'h' goed and happiaes -. as it .:is written bv the l">'-oJJbd:

ItA nd Hley :!'llan ~wel saiely fl'l.erem, anll ~hall b II i M ]unH.e~,. ~JJI!1 plant riu('yarr):;; yea, tlhey ban d\\ 11 widl 'totrli.del'llC, wheu I 1m\,'e executed j~]d,grnent:o. ~lfll])iJ] nil th0.i>--e th:1lt despise them rou.nd. ab@ut Hiem : autl Hl"_" ~hdl kJ!u~\; tbat I t1~n the Lcrd thecir Go~,,'''.lE;rekiel 28: 26,

No,m 11I1m:;;- bnild h~'li!"tilS and are unabl» to tlhi,d~ ill them, because the m~!rlg[i\ge is soon tu be ffJredo.-.t'J.

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and the llilU''V eats up the plI'iMipal. Unde:r]!j~>:sia]t1! rei "0 :it will be dJ:lterent, as it is' written: '~A nd Ute'y

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shalt lHtilil lW'/1$es, and' il,~lUl,"Mt UlIetl't; and they ~llan plant vineyards, and eat tho £n.tit of -them. 'riley sbBL~l nill,t builG3!, and !!Rufher inha\'i,; they shall not ·pJant. anti anether cat: for ill' the day'S Q! a lrCIJ are the dtl\TI> of 111.)' people, and mint' elect !1'hal.l long 'enjo.y the ,\rork of their hanill;."~ salah 65: 21, 2:e.

Du dng the reign of llI.e~fID.h no pli'ofiteef""~ will 00 permitted be rob Um PeoId.e. '~'b.e olt~die[lt ones (!If t~~ peop.ie will he milled the,bl~~sed af the Lord, !l.n~ sll.all receive hls oonstl1l1t La vor, "They shall not' 11!.bar in 'TalD, not bri! g forl:h for- treublc : lor they are the seed ~f he blessed of the L0l'1l~ and their offllpring 'with, them. And it shElf~l eema to paliS, :that before they can, I win ;}U8WeT: and wbde they are._ et speaking •. I will h ar, "he wolf and the lamb shsll feed together, and the lion shall eat shaw like the bWll.'lol!k; and dust du,all. be the serpent's meat. They slmU not hnrt lHn' destroy ,in aU 'mg holg 1e'i'Ugdo'm,) saith the Ler,d!;-hadah '65: 2::l~25.

"lli'he wuliish ais~:;;itl.olill. te il:.eV{lUI (!Ine's nei£ hbl)r ~kaU. pass away; a'n(~ the lam.bJ.ik:e, p~"'eatble disPQilitiillD wiJl be developei by men.

Now D~u.rh:" el"ervbolly is Eick.. The e1l!t~re race is in need oi ieJp. "E'w'en one. must look wel!l to his health; and ('vel] when 'Cmnpal1athrely well hi.;; li!l1e is brid and fun of sorrow. ]Jut the reign 0{ M~~i" will chll'l1"'c these coDiI'itions, 11$. it: is. written: ~r&e-

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hold. I will b.ring it 'health and Cl!lll'~ and. ~ wiiU !lUI'C

th,em, an~~ \V "lre'i.'~.al unto. them. the abundance qf [Wolle€- and truth-" (J e~miah 33: (l) U ilu:ld the inhabitants ~ha]!111{lt saYJ' I acID. :sfek; the people that u"I/veU ther-ein shall!. be iUE'girv-ell their ini9W;JtY.'!'~bali.Elih 33 ;·24 •

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L«I.kimDg bacli:, we see the ~UlW()(l the g1ea:~ W erhl '\~~ ar WlW'ug:Jl!t; aonl1i the i:m:p~ding tl'ouble wiiilll ~IiDg:

. mneh more sulEel: hlg. Let ns for iJ, mQ)l!rlent iUiI'get these borrible thll1~,ll(Jul eontemplate the joy tna.t will iUl Ute head. of the people w hen tb~y learn or the beneieent inlLueJice aDd !:I1e.sings the killgdoll1 of Me1:siah wm brillg tothcnl. The g:rea:t '~'odd War ilJestroretl the cvesi .. ht of maID v, m.aOle mall" d.{llU, lame mll) halt.

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COllooniing tile l'e~gn of 'Mess:ialh and hi.;; kingdom it is

writtcu: Of '.Pl'l.elt U(.e ,e!)',es of tlw bUnd. shaU be o pcn·ed, ~m,(l Uw f:'tU'O' of the. (;ZeofJrl slmU b,c: UU ... Slt(l! pp.r:il. Then shall the lOb-me mao 1eilp [[S *l!H h.u'{, ' lltmlni UremJilgUl.e [Iff the dillJib sing ~ Ji}00.r m. 'the wilderUl'~, t;ha~~l waters ureak out~ and streams ill. the desert," -hfljah 35: ;;'" 6.

. Ko\\' all men fi[ld iit tli:fii.tuU to 110 right. There 15 C\""eJ.' PN~'!t <I' t'eJidcliCY to do l~·fQng. Selfi:;;bne.5$ is p~\,aleDt, IWd wic"ednC~$ is ou C\·..eFY hanr1. Under tile ]·.ightwllS I'eign !Ji Cbri~-t the :,\'b~'S~~ab,. Sat'!-o will 00 l'e.stn.im:Il~il that he m . a \" not u.ei1el,r.e flit natiens anv l[LJ}f\e. (Kel'ela,tio.n ~~: 1:"3) ]~n~;ry ad of ][ighf:001ll~~ ness t1I~ man.'s p:!lll"t will be rewfI!.Idei&; and e,'"Cry Iilil.oore ~d. h@est 'e:fiw.i· to dl!.D l'ighbrom;ne~i$ will bdng blessiDglS. It is WrUreD: ,~, And[ anb~gh:wa.y ishalL be ther~, wnl a way, an.d it 8h.all be called, The way Qr bl!l~ille1.S; the undelll]!!. :;bd not P<kS o."cr .. it; bu.t it sball be f'Dr tho~e:: tlr;t '!1Ja'1Jfa'F'i~1"g 1:u·e'lz, .... tlf..Qtt.g1t tQo,is ...

s,1w:n iiwt en!' t1lerein... "'_,I~i!lb 35; 8. .

·Ihe ki",hwav o.f hl;l-1!ine:os is a, picture of the W8.'· in.

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whil?b.the Lor-twill lead the ,e®',lIle back to himseH.

No ll!.I!ldeall thm,~ ~111ill !pass Q"""e'r it; that 15 to ~3iy. to the end of his I~~gn. Eut he who 'tries toelean iUI p ad do ,J~ght1 en';M th,Qugb he be fl; wayiurin,g mUJI~

sl1a.!ffi. see the way oJf r~gh:ooolH;lIle5S mplaJruyU:ult by'

the Mt~~'Fs gTMe mr;,. w~ID~ be able to w8I1k ibere~n. .

'[here b~ing:s are fin made p05;1;ible beea\ll!Sfil ChrlS,t Jml1!ts died im"ali men. NIJ),w the Lori J&llS esk!hl~Mce3 his kingdom for all ~eli1 who will be obedien~ to ii. llillioll" have died V;li.hout any lknowlooge or Gad:s gnacillus anungefi1l~nt, <lni are fleep,in,g in the ilust of the earth, i~n tao land of the enl!my., Under the kin",dom of the Lord the,,;!> shall be re8urr,ected~ beca=se JeSUS d,e.clareil th:a,t uU in t1teir g'·ruv,es s7~~H (iQ,me Im'fh. (J'Wru [I: 28. 29) G(uI~s."PI'I!D'Fhet ~.Yr~~ O'f tlli s ha PPJ time: ~j Ami, ~he r~m~ of f~~ Lord shall return, aDd come to '-hoD w.l.th EOngS, an(I el;e"J'la~tIDg joy upon their heads:' the~' shall ebtain ]oy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing ~h: l! .fllee 8i'l\:a.y}~ (][::;a1. 3.5: Ul) The word Zion used intais prophecy-

mesas GIld7s o.rganiItli'tiQn, ~f whleh Ohrist .Je us. t~e ]![e~Jaih is the Head. When the people c-ome to Ch.'rHit l.Uldre~iier theIrueh'e.;; P. obedience too his kingdom .. s~mgB of' enldastiDg joy shill be u p(j.n their lips, Falll.ilias that" ba"~'e been sepfl-r,a.red 'by tealth will agnin he

unrnted. in.ilap:pi'(!..ess. ~

Alld !ilOW~ Mt. RUlligcr, .seeiDgl::lliit :Go,t"t ll«s brottgltfto pass 80' 'liliany of kfJi PW'(JphM;ies eX(J.ctlg as fore:to,ld, is IJ.ot that sufficient m:aron why we should believe th:~ .other prophecies, which we abouf due to be fulfilled llIlI.l which -God hss promised m~lst immedia ~ely rollow the gfeat time of t.r.::mble. illa.t is now on? Once undey;sland1ns these ~(IIeat blessw~ to c~me, 'Ire 0(\,)1 3fp'IHedat~ to wme ext€nt the foree and efOOci. '!Uti {he wmtds of St. Paul pwphetieffiUy written: "~Foit' we koOl'l' tbat fh.e whole 'cEeatio.n gE08!iIl~ eth and ht8.'vaildb ill ~~ill ~lWglith..e:r' \'lJltii TJ.fJ'f'l/"- fRo ...

lUans s: 2.2) ,\"by is the whole C'lIeatioD g.I.'<l'l.l'nmg until. nl)rW ~ .BeOOiou,a-e, r;~y,~ ~be ~.l.me w~tu~s of u()a~ they .are wantiD!g i~. 'tile mani~ialJt].O'n jJ)] the sons ,0£ God, t.he Jfb:iog a:Q,d hts kfu!l'l.g~@'~. (ilJ(!mJlns 8: 1,9) '.!i:'h.e people aro wa!t~lIg for :MleEsiab's ·kiitlgdon1> UVJ!Jt do. nut .appi:~jat.e ]011· W]lp!t. theyllJ.'e 'u·aiti:ug. it means the gl.'eaiest boen and grea~ ble:;s~ngtu, them tim:t co,uhl po~ib~y be dooedbcd.

Finan,;. :U:eEsiah'~ ljnttd.i.'lnt wlIl fiB the whole earth

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w'~nl a happy, j'ffi!~-fulr,1K!e of poop' Ie- Those who re-

fuse tuo obey and who pe.r&isi in umighteO'!J.SDe~s ~all. bill des.t.NI~.-bets ~: 23; 2- 'fhefw0mans 1; '9; Psalm 145: 20.,

'I'be r,eiglll Orl elitist the liIes'3iaih is tlllC' t~l'!1~ of re5ti,hdion of all tbllig.e. Enry OiOleQif God's holy prophet~ fOIle~l:)1d thl!; ~l1'aHj)n. (a(".'T,s 5: 19~24) Re~tOF8iiof.l meaas the giving to Dum life everlastm,g. libert.y: pea,oo' and happineM ,eliern<Jil!.

L1s surely as Uter,e is a. G,(J,d, ii/~ 7~·eact·i'$t~'7 we ',U!,iwt Am OlD t1z.mt he 1,vill h·QJ t t1.~e ,olMro;ti!O n ,of et,.~i~ ,a,t 8o~n6 t,inte. His pCTm~:si~n oi e\ril @Qm~.iD.sh!'ab~s his wl~dj)):!Il, because fher'eby 'i:n~rear)l;!:'; the 'rel'rible effects of sin. Experience is the best o;t-e ache r . When the: Jeopleha.'\r~ a c1\1Jlrrect, UE.~elrst;a]ll(liug of Hod ailld his p11l,ll.. 'mr~y eI1le that i;.; hoonei!'t woo. ~(ll~ght ilia bo,nor and dJtiey the lA1w. 'i'hey will then liIe exad:ly in liine ro l'~h"{j.h.i5e'ieElll$;ti.qg b~eSf!:iug.

Asid0 from all flle e,ridenoo tl,l the Bible", li:\ieFy illil\it and I,easouable mind must now ~e that whille selfishness rumes Ole peoples 91 earth there coo b no, chu'IIIge {lor the. bd~er. lYhy ll!Jt aLb:milGn the slnkmg sMp I1Jnd ~UOl tcO i:hrul which I1ol; only ,ghr-es IJl.OC.IDll8C, but 58, cert~.·tlO bdi.~g your d,Mi!ro? .(}oillr.t'(t8 ~',Mde it tJta,in i;~t 1ds liVolrlJ" ~'WU}' i~ttld'erS'fQ.~idab,~e beca,u.s6

lu i,.,. JI'r,pUij~9 l~i~ In'oplw()g~ ~howing fliai: lie inI",ui LII ~~t(': l!Illlolnnd w]tb peace, IM1~~ liberty, and

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'I'hcfl' aFe milliens of people no,w ]living, on earlo. nilo im~ JtJlJl,ilUy 1earnillg ,00: -Godts PU1·P0..e"S. and 1lle2 !il.\tr in his W~rd, and are propa;r:wg themselv,e.$ :lor Iii'"! kingdom, There are not being taught by the clergy. 11111. are iltlldying the mble them~hTe~. Ood's prophet ,f.l<'SG1·ib,es tl~is el(;MS 0'1 ~ail'lle.st seekers for om t.l'uth uml ~ho,ws that lw 10 iU prot,ed ,fl,tUJ.. talc€' UMm. through tl~e f}Te~lt iti1ne ,of tl"o~~b,le t1~t is j !>l itt 1,"0 w i ri'~ l)'!~md i 1"'9'. "And Dr. will bring the ~lId i~aft tn1"Ough the fi.re. and will refine hem as sj~\'W" is refined, and wlll try them as geld il:; tned: they shall eall on my name, and I will heacr themr I wi~ <l'ay. It 'is lily People; and they fihd say~. Tlie Lord is my God."-z.echariah 13,; 51'.

'I'he kingdom of heaeen is here. Tile ,;Scr~ptul't!I de ..

. clute that the jJ!hi ng ones aow on 'eMth ~haIII fi["'5t ha,'e an opp~tUDity to' receive the bless:ings 0'.11 the kmgd_~tn. (~ 'l'imofby 4': 1) 'Ihat meauljo tba't there are nuLhMs Il,OW on earl~l who will first h",ve the opportunity, and these wuo are obedient to the- Lml will be taken tlLrow.;:h the trouble and he re'"tore~l to life. This is the Ie8.00I!. it ean ]!lOW be eonfldently ~ai~: that t~lomio'ltl; 1tOlO livb~g will never die. '1'oiDeli_:'le Silch sJHl1!1~d.m~ke anJo' IHie happy. He !'hOlI1d be iIllXlOUS to tell his neighbcrs of t be coming: blessings, Hoe shoulJ joyfuUy ad'l1erti~ the KhLg !IDd l:Iis kb:agd.mn, '1'h~ who ere dU]llJ;!: thi.s ure J{o~eribed by the FH'Opbct .of God as beautiful mes~eUI~Ch of peace, bringing- to the peop~eEl of earth the. h"Ood neW'&[ o:f )J~ace ,~n~ :;[lI~~,~t:i.Q<n throu_gh M.e~si!llh' ~

J.;irwrlom.-I:miah 5,2: 7-9. .

'The Lord gl"Q.d01.l1~ly g"'\~ St. J olm a vuion mlf t.Jili

wou(l'erful Mess[amekingilloIll tM,:t will brmg j,oy hI mmlDn.d. As I h!tV<! sbiedl, hcat'e-ns Ja'l.C[l.J1LS the i uvisible nnil.ing :po\\-er; while cart:h IDeB!MS the oli'ganiZl'.1 g~",erumeMt~. The old. earth ba; been wicked, t!~e !lId neaViens l\-ickei!l!1 under Ba.rnun':;; sUl~n·i:si~H. St John l>aw and wrote pl!'ophdi~y-: "'And 1 saw a new heaw' aOO Ii new earth: :Fo'!' the fim heareu and the first cwrth were passed ,a,w,ru:r; and there was: no nloNl sea, And I Jiohn saw 'tthe. hilly cit.y .uew J emsalem, oomin,g down fl"(]ttn He d out' of hea "l!l11 piFep.arcd as a bride &I,o.rneclL for her hi!B.~lxm~V' C it'lJ is a sy]1I1lbol of go,;,ernmeni; Jlcru~ale'm., the I1tlUlI.C oj[ Cled-'s o:l'sanuaH(jl~Aad tb:ms pietures G'od' 5 {Iltga[l!zaiim.l taking pesssss im I ef -the 'kiu",dom& oi t]~e earth, in fu.!iflhnel'li 0:11 the

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p'1."8.ymr that his will be done OD earth as it. is mhea ven ;

aDd his organiza ion is tJl.e lle~ ir:!.l!lic kwJlgdelli!..

'l'hen St. J'ohn in his dSl0ill 'oon:Hnu.es ::. "And I heard II: gIloot "!lime OllLt of heaven Sa!ywD~ 'Eeboll1, ih,e ta:~enI8ide of God. is" willi men, and he. wiin d well with tbcnl. and they shaH. behis lloo'pJe, and G![!Id Milloollf ~haIl be 'with Ulem, ud be Uleif' G'od.'·' Th,e,

JfesS'i,~tn W .k i-~"g~Jom, ·i 8 f.fJ:r it hep~tl·p'Q.:se of b ri~~!J ifn.,g th e l~,lt~"~~iJ'1l- 1'~e b'~c'k iftto INz,·nno U'Y' ~£,.I£~h .,Je1l,ovaJb.. Dieath.bas e~'el' been the enemy of mankind, Lif~ has been their gli'eiflt d.0sire, and ~iI ls Is w.ruat God!.lu'QmL«e6 to, do !J!Jr the (lbedient ones : "Alld

- God r.;h8!l1l wipe ::IVi'ay .all -tears {rom. their eyes; and tlWrt, shan OOfJO more death,. neif,her serrow, nor ('r~'ill~, neither !!haU th~r,e be any :mom pain: ior the iorlllrr th;~DgS are p:a!;l!leil Jllwuy .. And he that ,~at U,pon t\w throlle said, n.ehol~ I make all thitngs HCVi', .Aud h(, sadd 1Jllilf,Q me, "~ItIro; lW'r' t.b%e wmd!Ii ,IlWO hue i.liI1~ fai:tttmi.."'-Re.'el!ati®lilI 21; 1-5.

J eho!,j'~ fOl'e't~llid th~ Himc joonilii.iou throu;;ll!. his

prophet long centuries ago ]uthe~e words ; "And in this mouatein [ki[IJgtlt'II!U] :,;l~mm the Lord of h@!!m mlike unto all peui~~.e a feast o[ :LBlt. things, ,EI. :reast ~{ wines 00 the 1<:&, of fat things full of mQn1>W, of wines I!IlI!. the lees we]1 J!efined. And he will destro~' in thil:! mOll-Dtain [kingdom] the face of the covering cast 'lJ'l-er all peofle, ::Jfnd the vail thmt is spread ever all uatio:ru;. He uJ',ill s'W',(I.UOW l,tp death in victory~' and ,the LQrd God ~!.I'iU u.dpe away ,telU'S from off (1[ U f «ees; ,,,.wl the rebute of his]leople mlllll he take. ,away from oft ull the earth z f,ol' the Lord hath ~pokeu it.AI1~ it ~}l£Ln be ~a.itl ill tl1mt. tiny. L"i!t" this is OI,1!'f 'j) 0 d,; we have waited for hi:m.~ and he will ~ve 1!,lS! 'this is the Lord ; we have waited tor him, \>"e will be glad and l~oi('1'! in me l'al'i~dion."-I~ai:!ili 25: 6-9.

Tb1;, Mr." Hunger. is my amaver why in the m:i,dst of gJ1eat distN£S ,aun pCrI!iexit;:r !!If the peoples {If eariJh. al:l1id$t an irullerldiug peril, I eae, Ilecau~ of my taiith in the ~n·iJpbOC'j{Ji, look fO'nfan1 to this as being the final 'cataclysm. 101 carih <m~1 the e<pening !.:If a new an~ hetter ordee when ble~in~ Iililll cemete all who ~ sire o[Ji;I be bleaed· I bid )'®U Wlke eourage, theIl, aad ]u~tm YOlilrnelli' morafnll y upon thf.:.oo :slibjetts ,1I2j, the'y an:: dearly oot ](Jorth ill the mw.e. My jo,y is ill the LU1'1I1 and ill hls wonderful proyislon for manklnd.

'The Intarnational :Bibfe Students Assodatl!lH publishes 8. sl2'f.ies of books e~plaii~mg all these UiMc p!'tlphccies in deta~t These books acre not (!lniS a Hbllln'". but a treamre !fUue., They are nllt the }lrod~et5 (lIf the'lll~Dd oX selll!l:ill. men, but 11 ibl'hJg~ng together in simple -r'orm the Scr:iptu.re~ :in the light oJ pMJlheeJ. SODle oi tl:Le~e bOQks ~ as fo,Uo'Ws.:

'fThe !tarp' of: OM?

"'Fhe Dhrme Plan of the Ages" '~The Time is at Hand" "Tby Kingdom COlne" '~'l'he Battle of rumae,""eddon':

,if The .At~nem,ent Between Goll and 1:[;5,j "'The N ew (1r,eafiOJ;l~'

~''l'be Finim~d. :Uyl!~e.ry"

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flbl)'\·e mentioned wJWI be sent

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hs Lr«Ilru.e-nt'M tne p~pbedE!;;! o! .the Bible ,1I.,dtll<.'. 1:IJ(onn:i'O0.1\ Sl(I!eb R;S; Will Ilhuul(! tile I, ro ~""B 'gI '~he le\vi>;ll :Ni1.tio!lD be· watcllOO'? \\' h t is tbe i!nd ot the wodd t Wbat oUle:r

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Wtl-'! 1UIl:!\' iY! ~JKI:LI;;i.n:i w en h~ ~: ":t'btllL m1IIt IIiOt ~lI'e m~' !i()nl LD Jii~U"? Wily '.H'Y! Je;I;Ulii ~l:J'IlS.k ~o th!l'~ :b~ ,~'(!I ... I(I. !l.ot. 'i:ioI:l IJI1IGerstl)()oIl? Wh~l; ~!< the tlll1r.J"i'IlCle 8·f J~I,I" ,ill lIetmn'llOill tu e~uh.~ Wb.'i' !il'e rue ~to;>tl = liS9\. l'~1 aiJd iBN A. n. ]JI]],pO"hll[1't~' U"W W':U; I't t.nvlllil:! far 1!,1, j f'P' re3¥" beEo~,e ~bIlt M:lf> en~ of ,tile '1I'luld wouLIl bl~n" 1.11 1914' l;s. ~rt! ~. ~U~llli!o:::l!n(>c in ttLl:7present <'lilY bre::J.tin;; 01' of killJ!tIonlB, emplJIie!<. anil I!'epuliliC8? What impolftll:nI la~!1' e."t!'Dt uietl"ke4 18'1'41 lD.g it ,e.t:r b,,,,,n II. pQlmla~

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The t:ltle !rug~~1li; tj,e ~pe 'of the 1'>OOk-f, n onl~T(~1 PIlD;:Fi,.<i~IOIll;;if th~ dWlne ,I!.FMn:;:-ewent, 'ror.eknoli'l'n t(l! God. ';rite 'i'olUill~ ",,"i'!b1!.s1I~ IDe ilu~to,~nLlci1!.J" Qf tb€l m:M~, demorub'ak£ the bnfl~~ny and etlJd~l!! ::IJ:'~"el1 t amoDg aU the Wl"jteXli 0 t .'lte Bibl'-!', 0 u mlle.l 1I mCUlod ,af p,rotlI!!r.1Ul'~ in BiblQ. ~tu(1(r. ~ubJ1ms a lI'~a-liOl~\!l'bli!l (!;~~r~tiil.n ~(, ru.ll"ade;,-,

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THE TIME IS AT 'HAND'

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lin ,e~Bmil1l!lllivDJ oi :Mb:l£o durOj:lol~g;r and .tb:e :1;1 L1;)I~'a, hL.t>tvF)' ~,f tb. mJofl(1. IlLs ew.l~H.r has boeeow oollat-e· lliA:.' Ui,J,jle e.,i.lh'!D~""-'l 'l.!l~ 1"11" ~1Ji!!" !i_'I~>E2'tion8 jn r&"'pI!d fl' their ~:rn'1 tieanC~. 'I~ Tl)}llIt~~. wrj~1ten !.I. 1589, pre..UI~ I ed tha t me "tilUB;j, otthe G"ul.ll~" \l"t>ulil end ~u U114. F<orupUr in ll:a,;;UI!oI, :Il9!'l-t. tile 'i!:leDtilli! 1l:1n.ll·dema rti(!,rlitQ 1I!J' In PFoIJl CC:o.' b~nu 11 ~~'F",.~i1<~ knO"'lI $'! '¢he W'ln1d ","',.,,!,. wnicll '" 1II culm j E>il te in l!!he complete> Irl'"t!rtbro... u ( IlU bUlf,<lIfi;;o'·· "'fll'%I,mt dlJd the E!iitnl)ll9h:ment of 'Gocl"~ ktr,~,," dorn on t!Illrtn, .

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THY KINGDOM COME,.

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,'lot'!, l/indi".l'I9'. !;:; 'LI"{,wU.

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ih{) ~tfLllll! bm~nt (I ui~~'~ klDl.''I10111 on !!(\t'1h.

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_Uro 4'11 1,iI1I!~Vc;>"~ rI~~ plf,m, I'j',loI,r<lll, .l'n:~:Jt!d, t:I'~d SIL' t"I!;,oI,. ce~ ~ II ,simI! "!)'. 1 j'e,

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. THE B,A'ITLE OF ~lAG..EDIDON '

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in '~lo1m become mil],,' IW'lru a eause oe

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'IHE ATONEMENT

fJ.E-TW!EEN GO,D ANI!) MAN

SIC ~,~ Q,j) ,!l4UiOtl.,G:: 7 plJi!l~"; O"lotf, bl'ndt.!!;. 119' cenU,

''Ihe t>e,.. III te of tJ.lt!l: V!llUI";:' I~ th~ 'ii!l'fIi."ll1"

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a_all, Greek CIII'If' l'ofigh; (I.I:atjh Bt,.ui'fnu. n~.

7ni~,~ cdmon_ 'C!oth 1liffciin~. ~ Q ceJlt:t

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-,"0 @<xamin..'ttion of eli\l!r<' '~ellt 1,0 tile, Bible III vrihL.:-ll tho" ""Ol'd h~]1 i~ 'fulllld. 1'1r'O'~ ~t tl10! d<!(ltrIne o[ ~t~lf,!~1 m=~Dt, ,of ~H]e wi~'fld 5R 00'[ t:a.IlJiI'1 t in tb~ I!Ubk. De=,aI;~E!L~~ tl:wt dIi~ !IO(~.~lna ,liS, a 'N'MO(;~IQU of tIiL~ uart ,.li.:ii'e~. W ~""II ~D tIl~ om T,e~tamt.nl, Ue]1 in fuc ,~"ew 'fl!d~me'rl(, Ml l'~'I;;, oon.!liO,er.M., "WoJDll1j; rlll',l :;~lL, bIn;r of tefth," 'P,' iJ.rnbl(! OJr t!l;te HMa ,\11111 ~TId l.:l!~'!c~, l"l'lftLl/~~' (Or 11110\ ~h~ :1n<.l GOO'r~. ]E"Nl:JJ'l1!i.r!':; r""misimi~n,t (I' 1h ... '\,j~~,;d. "'I'hi: "'ll!t,ed ;;hall be Ulr'J!leoiJ Imo Ilelll, m~d !!Htbe Jl!:U[QJ;~ that f~'r~'N. Goo:' 'li'h~ Li,t!e. o( Fi re ;lind l!lri 1"~Hme. Jewj;;;11 be, lle! III t'o .. "",nl.

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